Toby's Room by Lipski

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made by Lipski for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

Follow a father as he explores the depths of his child's abandoned room and dwells on the past.

Click here to play in Fullscreen (recommended)

Software used

  • Godot
  • Aseprite
  • Audacity

Ratings

Overall 286th 3.736⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Fun 575th 3.167⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 340th 3.405⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Theme 183th 4.083⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 302th 3.931⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Audio 128th 3.903⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Humor 88th 3.868⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 126th 4.071⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Given 49🗳️ 46🗨️

Feedback

Doppler Affect
07. Apr 2025 · 22:38 UTC
I like the music and the pixel art style. Loved the little easter eggs referencing other games.
Akkadion
08. Apr 2025 · 06:23 UTC
The music was great. First game so far I feel deserves a good humor score tbh, nice work of narrative.
librory
08. Apr 2025 · 11:27 UTC
A lot of references and deep humor behind many trash in a Tobi's room. And music that somehow remind me Nothing else matters by metallica, but just a little. Yeah this game is nice)
ChrisBeck
08. Apr 2025 · 11:31 UTC
Really good entry, I loved all of the references and all of the item descriptions were really well written. Music was very fitting and atmospheric. Good job!
Playrea
08. Apr 2025 · 11:32 UTC
Oh wow, that a little gem. One of the best games so far I've played on this Game Jam. I love everything - mood, graphic, humor and music :)
bene-labs
08. Apr 2025 · 11:39 UTC
This was great! Cleaning up the room and discovering so many different objects was very satisfying and I got pretty invested in the story. Made me a bit emotional to be honest. :sweat_smile:

The "clean up the trash" segments were a little tedious for me and there were a few typos but nothing to get me out of it.

Awesome work!
SimonL
08. Apr 2025 · 11:56 UTC
Outstanding entry. The music paired with some of the texts (the letter) hit quite hard.

Very strong on mood this one!
Joey Vrij
08. Apr 2025 · 12:25 UTC
Great work! I loved the original take on the theme and the story elements. Awesome entry!
Yopin
08. Apr 2025 · 15:21 UTC
The mood in this journey was incredible. I really liked all of those little eastereggs in the descriptions. A fun little piece of art
Indiealesha
08. Apr 2025 · 20:37 UTC
Cool graphics! Too bad my English is really poor, so I didn’t quite understand what the game wants from me. :(
Glurgludor
08. Apr 2025 · 22:23 UTC
The atmosphere is fantastic, I really like the idea of the background gradually revealing itself as you clear out the clutter. I would have liked more interaction with the objects, as it felt like I was mostly just clicking without thinking too much; having little puzzles to solve would have drawn me deeper into the setting. In any case, congratulations on the work accomplished—there are so many objects, it's incredible!
Jona Scheidig
08. Apr 2025 · 22:30 UTC
Interesting interpretation of the theme. I really love all the different ideas people come up with.
I was hooked to find out more about what's going on and struggling with similar feelings as the ingame son, I understood quite well what was happening.
The game itself could have had maybe abit more mechanics, like combining different items or smth. That could have been interesting, but nontheless it was a nice play ^^
Tori
08. Apr 2025 · 23:25 UTC
This is a fun and nice entry, i love your take on the theme , visual are cool and i loved all the ref (well, those i caught at least haha) very well done!
dot_Ex
09. Apr 2025 · 09:37 UTC
Nice game. I liked the graphics. I didn't think I'd ever clean up trash XD
MysteriousJuice
09. Apr 2025 · 11:11 UTC
@glurgludor @jona-scheidig thanks for your nice comments :) and you guys are right, we actually joked that there is not enough gaming in our game xD. We would have liked to include some minigames or riddles but there was just not enough time (tbh, we spent most of our time on art, so i guess we could have prioritized a little bit different)
GreenRadiation
09. Apr 2025 · 12:04 UTC
Very nice game, full of nice references. Finally, I can give the "humor" column a high rating :)
Great job!
GARYglhf
09. Apr 2025 · 14:33 UTC
Great, very beautiful and interesting, cool mechanics.
Holiwhirl
09. Apr 2025 · 14:40 UTC
This was so emotional ;___; the descriptions were written so well and it was such a unique way to tell a really moving story. Also love your take on the theme, really inspiring <3
Butterflan
09. Apr 2025 · 18:50 UTC
I really like this way to storytelling. It's original, with some culture pop reference. Really nice !
Dandee
10. Apr 2025 · 07:11 UTC
It just keeps going ahhhhhhhhh! Cool take on a narrative gameplay experience, loved the aesthetics, well done!
NickNickolas
10. Apr 2025 · 07:14 UTC
I liked the way the story was told, it's an original idea and plays off the jam theme well.
antonin_granados
10. Apr 2025 · 13:06 UTC
Very nice art and with the music/sounds it becomes very relaxing. The stories are very well written.
MoD_Wiz
10. Apr 2025 · 18:16 UTC
I like this take on a theme and the execution is very well done! Very nice art style and music.
Joror
23. Apr 2025 · 22:30 UTC
A story told by digging through trash and memories! Nice lil concept - I was expecting a big twist but also happy there wasn't one. Nice job! :star:
irwatts
24. Apr 2025 · 02:45 UTC
This was excellent! It felt very personal and authentic. Great presentation on the graphics and audio side, and fun writing as well. I also appreciated how you displayed the credits! Nice work
jk5000
24. Apr 2025 · 06:43 UTC
A interesting and pretty well made little game.
Molpe
05. May 2025 · 11:00 UTC
Very cool, nice idea for a game, would love to know more :slight_smile: Did not get all the references, but still had a lot of fun :slight_smile:

Here is my let's play experience: https://youtu.be/KYVe0qW1n5Y