Posted August 20, 2024 by Unprecedented Studios
My brother and I participated in the 2024 GMTK game jam. We both took off work to focus on the game jam. The plan was to co-locate, but sick kids got in the way. So we did discord voice and screen sharing. We worked on a game that was out of our comfort zone but learned a lot.
The theme was "Scale" and we opted for a tree and nature theme. I dare say it's the first ever root sim game. You direct a tree's roots to collect water underground. At the first part of the game, you start zoomed in, and as the tree grows, the camera can scale out. As you collect water your tree grows taller and taller. It's a pretty relaxing game.