S3xnal by Xiao Duye
This is a nightlife-themed game where you play as a club manager. Your hostesses will give you signals to indicate what they need, and your job is to manage everything efficiently and earn as much money as possible. As you earn more money, you’ll unlock better hostesses and more outfits to boost their stats. Keep managing the club and get to know them better!!
Screenshots



Team
- Xiao Duye — Programmer
- ACD — Artist
- GTGG — Artist
| itch.io | https://guangtougege.itch.io/s3xnal |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/s3xnal |
Ratings
| Overall | 121th | 4.013⭐ | 42🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 85th | 3.975⭐ | 42🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 98th | 3.938⭐ | 42🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 186th | 4.125⭐ | 42🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 69th | 4.488⭐ | 43🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 44th | 4.171⭐ | 43🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 227th | 3.962⭐ | 41🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 38🗳️ | 62🗨️ |
It felt a bit difficult because everything moves very quickly, and the hostess cards did not always feel fully responsive. When a client left before I could seat the hostess, I wanted to move that same card to another sofa right away, but it returned to the bottom of the screen and I had to pick it again.
Still, I had a lot of fun with it. Great entry! Sadly, I got fired as a manager 😄
a little bit confusing with the signals but that might just be a me thing and i might've just forgotten to read something but this was such a fun play overall! love love loved this
@marumari Haha, thanks for your comment! I set it so you need 25k to reach the Night King ending, so it does take a bit of practice. I’ll also take your suggestion about the music and add that feature later.
@2inkling @uroborei For the signal, I was hoping players would learn it as they play, but since the game’s pace is a bit fast, it might be a little hard to get it right. Thanks for the feedback! I’ll consider adding a tutorial level.
@hazel-c Thanks for your suggestion! You're right, there is a bit of a conflict there. I’ll work with our UI artist to improve it in future iterations.
@shivvvy 不只有一条圣也o哈哈哈哈哈
I would have liked more responsive controls.
It’s quite difficult to quickly drag these cards around, especially while also trying to hit the buttons on time. It might work better if recalling a card happened by clicking directly on the card itself instead of using a separate “recall” button. From that level of strain, my wrist got tired.

美术挺有风格,音乐好听。
牛郎抽卡竟然还有点意思。
看起来制作组懂很懂,我甚至学会了牛郎店手势。
the gameplay itself reminded me of old browser games—something like "Kiss the Boy Before You Get Caught," haha
it's not entirely clear how many points you need to score to win. i thought i was doing well, but in the end, i got fired x)
i haven't figured out how to restore stamina to my subordinates (if it's even possible to do that?)
great job!
@aniretti Hahahah Thank you for your suggestions! Actually, 25k is actually the score required to achieve the good ending. I’ll try to make that clearer in the tutorial. As for stamina recovery, hosts can regain stamina once they stop working, and answering the signals correctly can also restore stamina. I’ll make these mechanics more noticeable as well.
really funny. I just didn't know how much money i should make? When do I not get replaced by Felix?
@shlolo Hahaha, I’m sorry I set the requirement for the Night King ending a bit too high. You need to reach 25k to avoid being replaced by Felix /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~
The signal system was a little hard to understand at first, and the pacing felt quite fast, but once I got into it, it was very fun. Great entry — sadly, I also got replaced by Felix 😄