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The Game Designer Cycle by melhem_fares

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made by melhem_fares for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

This is my first ever game jam submission and I'm proud to say that my game is at least functional. I wish I was able to add more but I had a few busy moments. All the content is original except for the font which I found for free online.

For the theme, all I could really think of is an idle game since those never end and that's pretty much the best of my game developing abilities. I tried to make something unique by adding more than 1 step to the money-making process.

The goal of the game is to complete tasks by creating tracks, scripts, and sprites to create games and make money. You can then spend the money to hire workers to automatically create things for you.

I didn't add a mute button. Sorry if the background music starts annoying you.

Controls are simple: just click to interact. game_instructions (1).png Thank you for playing my game and good luck to everybody!

Youtube https://simmer.io/@melhem_fares/the-game-designer-cycle
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/the-game-designer-cycle

Ratings

Overall 1337th 3.086⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1347th 2.81⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1410th 2.69⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1021th 3.397⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1282th 2.966⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 933th 2.857⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 17🗳️ 32🗨️

Feedback

vegatss
05. Oct 2020 · 21:55 UTC
Cool game. I wish I could hold down though
Anguss
05. Oct 2020 · 22:03 UTC
A really unique and interesting take on the theme, very enjoyable to play :smile:
Tristan10Cats
05. Oct 2020 · 22:03 UTC
Very nice little clicker game, I like the take on the stuck in a loop topic. Personally not a big fan of clickers, so seeing that you kept me busy with this one is a compliment on it's own :) Good game!
Dimitria Mollova
05. Oct 2020 · 22:05 UTC
Just like in real life. Love the game, lowkey addicted to the clicking
Dogmann
05. Oct 2020 · 22:14 UTC
Nice job! I cool twist on the clicker game. Game felt pretty polished but maybe the UI and the Background needs some work. It was good enough to distract me during spanish class it was fun to play.
Nekuake
05. Oct 2020 · 22:19 UTC
I am in love with clicker games!!
mnursey
05. Oct 2020 · 22:27 UTC
Cool clicker game, nice art, very meta. Awesome work :)
Ryuk47
06. Oct 2020 · 09:20 UTC
Nice clicker. For a Game Designer Game there are no Game Designers though :cries Designer tears:
🎤 melhem_fares
06. Oct 2020 · 19:42 UTC
@ryuk47 It is you. You are the game designer. The workers you hire help build the game, but you design the ideas.
🎤 melhem_fares
06. Oct 2020 · 19:42 UTC
@ryuk47 It is you. You are the game designer. The workers you hire help build the game, but you design the ideas. (At least that's what I tried to do)
Ryuk47
06. Oct 2020 · 20:25 UTC
@melhem-fares explanation accepted ^^
etrealjunior
07. Oct 2020 · 10:47 UTC
I liked your game my congratulations, I also did one if you want to know, and give me your feedback I am very grateful, this is the link https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/resurrection
Doc_Moustache
07. Oct 2020 · 15:18 UTC
It was a pretty nice clicker haha. Liked it!
Carraka
07. Oct 2020 · 15:22 UTC
Why won't this artist work faster? I KNOW. I'LL JUST DO THE ART MAHSELF. click-click-click-click-click WHAT MY GAME DID POORLY???

Anyway, this is a great game for your first jam! I only wish there were a way to customize the screen size, as it took me a long time to realize I could scroll down and see that my money total was going up. It would also be nice to have some sort of end goal, rather than being ... ahem, stuck in a loop. D:
Donamougou
07. Oct 2020 · 15:25 UTC
Nice entry ! Fun clicker game, always addictive enough to give it an other click !
I really like the simple UI interface, and deconstruction of a game maker job!

Pleasant experience overall !!
Pulni
07. Oct 2020 · 15:25 UTC
An idle/clicker game?! Why did I not make this?!?!?! :O

Nice! Good job with your first jam submission! :)

Random thought/idea: how about making the 3 tasks handled in different ways? Code - you press random keys fast instead of clicking; sprites - you draw with the mouse (just drag the mouse around to make random shapes in random colors); tracks - uh... use mic to make noises? :D I' not sure about that last one, but you get the idea.
🎤 melhem_fares
07. Oct 2020 · 15:56 UTC
@etrealjunior Thank you! I'll play your game after I'm done my homework.

@doc-moustache Thank you!

@carraka Yea that's a 1/10 chance lol. Also thanks for the suggestion. I was planning to add achievements/milestones later on so at least there's goals to strive for.

@donamougou Many thanks! I really like to keep things simple.

@pulni Thanks for the idea. I was thinking of what you said, but I didn't know how to do it unfortunately. I'm still kind of a beginner. I would love to learn more so I can implement that in the future.
🎤 melhem_fares
07. Oct 2020 · 15:56 UTC
@etrealjunior Thank you! I'll play your game after I'm done my homework.

@doc-moustache Thank you!

@carraka Yea that's a 1/10 chance lol. Also thanks for the suggestion. I was planning to add achievements/milestones later on so at least there's goals to strive for.

@donamougou Many thanks! I really like to keep things simple.

@pulni Thanks for the idea. I was thinking of what you said, but I didn't know how to do it unfortunately. I'm still kind of a beginner. I would love to learn more so I can implement that in the future.
nardandas
07. Oct 2020 · 16:30 UTC
I got to 20 games created! Didn't wanna destroy my hands clicking. Fun little clicker, but I also wanted to have more goals.
Blue Pin Studio
11. Oct 2020 · 01:21 UTC
Loved your game. Unfortunately theres not much to it. I submitted i think around 12 games and stopped playing. Would be nice if there was some kind of progression or story :) Great work tho
🎤 melhem_fares
11. Oct 2020 · 17:40 UTC
@blue-pin-studio I agree. There's nothing to work for. I was planning to add some achievements or story in the future. Thanks for the feedback!
Misterm
11. Oct 2020 · 21:50 UTC
Nice click game, I am not really fun of the genre, but the idea is good.
🎤 melhem_fares
11. Oct 2020 · 22:14 UTC
@misterm Thank you! I understand the preference, we all have our types. I'm not really a fan of puzzle games myself.
JIH7
14. Oct 2020 · 18:41 UTC
This is a fun little idle clicker game. You made game development work really well as a metaphor for the genre, and the keyboard typing sounds when you click the icons are great.
guimoliveira
19. Oct 2020 · 23:22 UTC
Nice game! Good job. :)
itsdanidre
24. Oct 2020 · 18:09 UTC
Despite being really simple, the art was really likeable and the music wasn't at all annoying (you could hear the Bosca Ceoil in it; if that's what you used :sweat_smile:)

I've always struggled with making idle clickers, so nice game!
🎤 melhem_fares
27. Oct 2020 · 16:26 UTC
@itsdanidre Funny you say that because I originally used Bosca Ceoil to make the track but then remixed it in LMMS. I guess that's where it gets its Bosca Ceoil vibe.