Newspaperts

…is a game about a beginner shopkeeper working to build the best newspaper stand in town.

Juggle with deliveries, resources and hirelings as you unlock upgrades to boost sales.

Playable here.

Click on NPCs that approach the stand to sell newspapers, click on shopkeeper to restock newspapers (newspaper icon) or convert currency (dollar stack icon).

Still very much a work in progress.

Rough log of events:

Day 1:

– Formulated basic idea

– Stacking system for newspapers / money

– Character system & Wandering NPCs

Day 2:

– Further refined stand

– Added character actions

– Re-stocking newspapers using shopkeeper menu & stand money

Day 3:

– Different currencies/resources (rocks, bottle caps, cigarettes, dollars)

– Settled on a style and did an art pass

Day 4:

– Some more art tweaking.

– Y-axis & depth sorting for wandering NPCs

– NPCs will now approach the stand when they want to buy a newspaper

Day 5:

– Added thieves

– Added floating texts

Day 6:

– Added time of day & ambient fx

– Added stashing

Day 7:

– Added dealers

– Added upgrades

– Added variable NPC count depending on time of the day