Postal Town by FreezedIce

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made by FreezedIce for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

Welcome to Postal Town!

Draw the posties' paths so they do their job as best as they can! Deliver letters to houses, collect stamps, and deliver... houses? screenshot1.pngscreenshot2.pngscreenshot3.png https://youtu.be/2igFKamB-o0

Ratings

Overall 47th 4.237⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Fun 121th 4.013⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 94th 4.039⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Theme 37th 4.513⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 24th 4.684⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Audio 208th 3.865⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Humor 782th 2.758⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Mood 214th 3.986⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

publicidadeba
02. May 2023 ¡ 01:09 UTC
It's been a while since I've seen a jam game with such polished graphics and mood. It's truly inspiring to see such high-quality work and it motivates me to become a better game developer. Congratulations to the team for a job well done!
Stevie257
02. May 2023 ¡ 02:08 UTC
I love the graphics and the gameplay. Very well made considering the time restrictions.
Kenzie
02. May 2023 ¡ 02:13 UTC
This is a really well-executed game. It took me a moment to figure out that the routes had to by cyclical, but other than that it was a really smooth and fun gameplay experience.
Wolfier
02. May 2023 ¡ 02:22 UTC
The game looks great and I like the idea. Only problem was that the arrows overlap with each other and make it hard to tell where they are all going
Diego Teran
02. May 2023 ¡ 02:33 UTC
Once I figured out the gameplay it became really addictive. The levels of polish and art are amazing!
Nathaniel Kaplan
02. May 2023 ¡ 02:58 UTC
The graphics are incredibly well done, very clean and polished. Great job!
JHax
02. May 2023 ¡ 12:14 UTC
Incredible work! Graphics are delightful, mechanics appeal a great deal to the graph / network theorist in me :smile: Really polished and nicely executed to boot.
HermanLejter
02. May 2023 ¡ 16:21 UTC
Really consistent visuals and art style!
machinescreen
02. May 2023 ¡ 17:32 UTC
A lovely chill game with great graphics and mood. It probably could explain some stuff upfront - I didn't initially realise routes had to circle back to the post office and that you could have multiple routes active at once. Solid entry though with high levels of polish.
ugly_robot
02. May 2023 ¡ 17:52 UTC
Wow - the polish here is breathtaking. I am having a hard time finding words - truly award winning entry here.

I played several times, just to sink into the beautiful, soft aesthetic you have so perfectly crafted here.

So many wonderful touches - each asset was so lovingly rendered with a consistent, tactile feel - everything from the score icons to the background envelopes just exhales a sense of comfort.

Puts me right back to the release of New Horizons.

Also, you managed to take the classic graph-solving mindset and turn it into a relaxing and fully-engaging game loop - a total act of game design wizardy to make something so familiar and 'banal' into such a charming experience.

I will definitly be showing this game to friends, and only wish I could poke about the source code myself. I can already tell I will be inspired by this game in the future, and count myself lucky to have played it!
Yeris
02. May 2023 ¡ 18:00 UTC
It's a wonderfully polished game, it gives me the vibe w MiniMetro. So clean, so responsive, so chill - great job team.
makuck95
02. May 2023 ¡ 21:18 UTC
Wow It is very nice game. I love graphic style it so cute and well polished. Color fit perfectly to it. Gameplay was relaxing. I like this idea. The animation of hero and envelope look great. Nice job. It reminds me of my game which I made for other game jam [https://mrdartmoor.itch.io/health-manager](https://mrdartmoor.itch.io/health-manager) You can check it if you want :)
Ixil Miniussi
02. May 2023 ¡ 23:15 UTC
suuuper cute idea with the low depth of field right there, very satisfying to get those lines working as well. The balance was neat too which is hard to do in only two days for that kind of game. Not too slow, not too hard or easy. Good job
Ani
03. May 2023 ¡ 15:12 UTC
I can only manage 'meh' scores but it's still very fun to play! The action of constantly making paths is quite mesmerising and the tiny world setting is really cosy. Great job with this!
unkilledshadow135_Alex
03. May 2023 ¡ 17:52 UTC
I really like the graphics! So simple and nice! Also, mechanics are great!!!

It seemed too hard for me to complete all tasks simultaneously but I guess that's skill issue :smile:
Cowgummiboy
03. May 2023 ¡ 20:03 UTC
This is all in all just a very good experience. Loved the soundtrack, loved the graphics, everything was very well polished, the concept at first reminded me a bit of the traveling salesman problem, but then it tourned out to be a bit different still extremely fun concept that perfectly fits the theme. Loved everything about it ^^
chrissx2
03. May 2023 ¡ 23:43 UTC
I have to say, i love the clean aesthetics! I have jet to fully understand the gameplay, but i'll give it a few more tries :)
pixelstuff
04. May 2023 ¡ 15:55 UTC
What a cute atmosphere! The amount of care put into this game in such a short time is impressive. I really like the artistic direction, and it would make a great couch game that I would love to have on my smartphone to chill. Congratulations on your submission!
paulhocker
05. May 2023 ¡ 04:48 UTC
a really solid entry that follows the theme well and has great execution. impressive!
sergilazaro
05. May 2023 ¡ 12:05 UTC
10/10 graphics and mood, such a high bar nowadays 😭
resacaGames
05. May 2023 ¡ 14:50 UTC
Beautiful polished game!! I love the art style, so neat. Animations, everything just looks amazing. I had a blast playing, congrats!!!! 👏👏👏👏
Mololo
05. May 2023 ¡ 14:59 UTC
This game is soo cool, I love it. Looks so polished and plays great. Good job.
SkelleRoznik
05. May 2023 ¡ 16:54 UTC
Very engaging game! It took me a whole lap to figure out that you have 3 postmen, but once I did it hooked me for quite a lot of time. The gameplay is amazing. Art is very pretty and the overall experience feels very polished.

One thing is when you get to the later stages and build more houses it becomes confusing to understand what arrow points to which house, especially under the time pressure. But I have no idea how it could be fixed.

Other than that, it is a great entry!
DominikaM33
06. May 2023 ¡ 08:56 UTC
Very immersive game. Also the little stickers are adorable!
MrEliptik
06. May 2023 ¡ 17:07 UTC
Lovely aesthetics, cool idea, awesome idea! Congrats for your entry
dxk2294
09. May 2023 ¡ 08:14 UTC
What an incredibly polished game! From the little letter opening animation, to the wonderful artstyle and aesthetic, to the satisfying plops of delivering packages and expanding the neighborhood. I loved this submission! Definitely one of my favorites. I don't even have any nitpicks, great job!
CataclysmicKnight
12. May 2023 ¡ 22:30 UTC
The art in this game is SOOOOOOOOOO freaking cute!!!!! Goodness, watching the delivery people bob around picking stuff up and come back is so lovely 🧡 Plus it all looks like papercraft on a piece of paper, that's brilliant! This is definitely one of my favorite LD53 games so far :D​ Plus it was a lot of fun once I figured out what I was doing lol
John Kisner
14. May 2023 ¡ 23:34 UTC
Postal Town caught my attention with the board game look to it, like building roads or something. Once I started playing it, I realized it was so incredibly well done and was a fun, bite-sized scorefest. Trying to figure out the best path back so you can use the Postie again and not have them make an overly long journey was challenging, one that I found myself waiting for Posties to return so I could send them out again. The art style was amazingly cute and super clean, very well done all around!