Keep That Boy by David Knox
Keep the dev alive long enough to pay his rent.! Type the text on the computer screen to earn money, and don't forget to eat and drink!
Programming and Music - David Knox
Art - Joe Knox

| Youtube | https://chorallybound.itch.io/keep-this-boy |
| Youtube | https://chorallybound.itch.io/keep-this-boy |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/keep-that-boy |
Ratings
| Overall | 2292th | 2.909⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 2420th | 2.476⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 1895th | 2.929⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 2009th | 3.214⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 2021th | 2.881⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 1286th | 2.952⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 1305th | 2.775⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 1561th | 3.19⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 23🗳️ | 19🗨️ |
Quite interesting and odd, really made me think...
I like the music and art, it did take me a bit to figure out what to do. The prompts felt really repetitive after a while but that's probably on purpose I'd assume.
I just wish there were more variety in the typing sentences...
In any case, this game is very relatable. And I like the thematic items that help you with productivity but also speed up your thirst.
Keep up the good work.
You should also be aware that you can't code while having your right hand on the mouse and your left hand on the WASD. That's not how coding works :stuck_out_tongue:
- Before pressing anything to start the game, I got up to do something, and when I returned, I had already died! I found that quite funny.
- I don't know why, but there is something absurdly hilarious about "meat city" and "Alexander Tamilton".
- Code that visually was split into multiple lines was a bit confusing at first! Once you get it, though, it's not so bad.
- Didn't know that everything from THE GAMER STORE! was one time use at first, so I ended up wasting a perfectly good Hawaiian pizza
- After buying everything and with progress being at 80%, I decided to sit back and relax, only making more money when necessary. It was a quiet and peaceful wait. But then at 100%, this jump scared me -

Rent is terrifying, man. Spent another five to ten minutes pushing up to this sudden new goal.

- Completion time: 31:52. My fingers! Aargh!