Harvest Dues by rojo

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made by rojo for LD34 (JAM)
Harvest Dues is a match 3 game where you grow and sell plants to pay off your debt and run a successful farm! This game combines both themes. You can get help in game by right clicking most objects.

I created this game solo.

Tools:
Unity 5, Photoshop, Adobe Audition, sfxr, FL Studio

Ratings

Coolness 45% 1562
Overall(Jam) 4.00 52
Audio(Jam) 3.23 395
Fun(Jam) 3.87 72
Graphics(Jam) 3.74 346
Humor(Jam) 2.71 478
Innovation(Jam) 3.77 110
Mood(Jam) 3.33 411
Theme(Jam) 3.91 304

Feedback

GoodwolfStudio
15. Dec 2015 · 13:10 UTC
I really enjoyed this game and played it a lot longer than any other LD game yet. It's juicy and it has a really complex strategy part to it. It could need better explanation of the action chain that the player has to go through (at first I played it for then rounds without even planting something), but other than that it's a really nice work.
PeachTreeOath
19. Dec 2015 · 03:56 UTC
This is the first farming game I've seen that solves the issue of crops being non-unique. Normally it's just pricier seed = more profit, more or less. You actually made each one have its own resource payload req, good job.
Anti
01. Jan 2016 · 23:56 UTC
This was actually one the best farming games I have ever played. It actually had a more complex strategy part which made me play it very much and enjoy it. Really nice work with this one.
Wumbo
02. Jan 2016 · 00:51 UTC
Excellent game-I absolutely loved it. First off, I won on the last day, which just goes to show how well it appeared to be balanced. I loved the store music and the farming music, while a little boring, still fit the game very well. Art was excellent, though I never figured out what the two things on the top row in the second to the farthest left spot do, and it took me a while to figure out what everything in the store did (especially the shoe-I didn't realize that that was how many turns I had left until I only had 10 days left)

Progression was great and made sense. I didn't see anything that seemed too good or bad, though I never bought the mushrooms. I like how the more expensive plants cost more resources, but give you more money when you sell them.

Great game!
BunchaSapsGames
02. Jan 2016 · 00:55 UTC
This is actually really good! The concept is solid, the gameplay is all there and you fit the theme of growing perfectly. The only mark down I would give is that I think using the mouse is kinda cheating for two-buttons given that it's actually more like two buttons + dpad, but I digress. Since it's one or the other, you still fit the theme perfectly.
A-Flat Miner Studios
02. Jan 2016 · 08:19 UTC
Nice idea and well-balanced. (Won with 4 days left!)
Gaspard_
02. Jan 2016 · 16:01 UTC
Great game!
I managed to win on the second run. The complexity of this game was unexpected. The different types of plants interesting. The music was good.
Even if I was lost at first, the second game I got to tinker around with upgrades.
Very good job!
themadknights
04. Jan 2016 · 17:34 UTC
Wow, great job! You made a complete and innovative game :D. First I thought... oh just another 3-match game :/ Then I started playing and I realize you introduce some interesting new mechanics. Again, nice work!
patvanmackelberg
04. Jan 2016 · 17:50 UTC
Great little match-em game, really great entry!
kardfogu
04. Jan 2016 · 18:19 UTC
Surprisingly good for a farming kind of simulation and the whole growing theme is well implemented. I'm not lying, it was actually really good to play it.
Keep up the good work!

- Kardfogú
NirabazGAMES
05. Jan 2016 · 01:25 UTC
interesting idea!
radmars
05. Jan 2016 · 01:59 UTC
This game has some nice strategy and depth! I especially enjoyed the various levels of "forgiveness" the plants had. Well done!