IHM: Race to the Bottom by T90.

made by T90. for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Small game about going down. Use <- ^ and -> for control, and mouse for "upgrades".

Edited: added html5 version. No changes were made.

Link	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VAv3AlhJ81qpffrNLWFcZ4pITCuCIw-s/view?usp=sharing
Link	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2SMMNSDsPtqEqr10ELRRZbyrrj_nnvS/view?usp=sharing
Link	https://t90team.itch.io/ihm-race-to-the-bottom
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/ihm-race-to-the-bottom

Ratings

Overall	1508^th	3.146⭐	26🧑‍⚖️
Fun	1403^th	3⭐	24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	1676^th	2.587⭐	25🧑‍⚖️
Theme	1150^th	3.457⭐	25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	1593^th	2.87⭐	25🧑‍⚖️
Humor	363^th	3.452⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Mood	940^th	3.477⭐	24🧑‍⚖️
Given		38🗳️	26🗨️

Feedback

Azel Wkr

27. Apr 2021 · 01:21 UTC

Really fun

KP_CFTSZ

27. Apr 2021 · 18:21 UTC

I thought it was alright. Took me a bit to figure out what I was actually supposed to be doing but then it clicked. The depression/addiction/self-loathing commentary aside I think the gameplay could've been better, the art was cute though.

Sleepqt

27. Apr 2021 · 18:27 UTC

This game is literally my life :sun_with_face:. The only issue is I don't wanna shoot all those things but to catch or consume them. Great job guys.

KillRyusha

28. Apr 2021 · 00:58 UTC

Cool game and really funny upgrades, i love such mechanics

NuclearChair

28. Apr 2021 · 00:58 UTC

Could have used some sound but the art was super good

xpoho

28. Apr 2021 · 03:26 UTC

Gives you lost job =\
Алкоголь, бутерброды, отсутствие друзей... Очень грустная игра.
Спасибо! ^_^

Zeilanda

28. Apr 2021 · 18:56 UTC

That's like "space invaders", but in real life :D So simple and nice. Maybe it will be good to some music add)

Gordy Keene

29. Apr 2021 · 00:11 UTC

I unlocked them all! But... I guess I'm not going to Josh's birthday party, hope he will forgive me, but he probably wont.

ROBOWARRIOR1982

01. May 2021 · 12:08 UTC

Fun little game, i like the humour into this !

Alex_LemminG

02. May 2021 · 20:57 UTC

dialog options are a little short on this one, but character development is 10/10

VixenMink

06. May 2021 · 02:57 UTC

Definitely a race to the bottom but.. this person partook in all of these items but didn't even idle his time away on his phone. Upstanding!

LDJam user 243489

15. May 2021 · 18:22 UTC

That sinking feeling when you realise that trying to win is bad, despite the obvious signs. Definitely lacking in some content, I expected the things that fly around would be changed by what upgrades I got but seems like that wasn't the case, either way fantastic idea for a game about going deeper!

Peace Of Cake Games

18. May 2021 · 14:35 UTC

What a fan little game! Poor main character, without any way to not buy upgrades and agree to do stuff they're doomed to sink deeper and deeper.... Got to admit, I did love clicking the upgrade buttons even though I was completely ruining the main character's life, clicking random upgrade buttons is very satisfying.

LDJam user 246128

20. May 2021 · 01:57 UTC

Thanks everyone for playing and a for a very kind words!

It was our first jam game and first really finished one, you know. Obviously not even close to perfection, still, we had a lot of fun!

I really underestimated how long and hard it would be to create a "tech-tree" instead of just a table with perks. Oh well, need to better manage my time & expectations.

Also we should probably prepare some audio samples/tools before next jam instead of trying to figure it in place.

Thanks again, everyone, see you at the next jam!