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A jam submission

Hitchhiker SimulatorView game page

Pick up hitchhikers on your way to your last destination. Created for Brackeye's Game Jam 2025.1
Submitted by Houson — 3 hours, 55 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Innovation#10472.6483.375
Theme#11662.5503.250
Overall#14342.1902.792
Gameplay#14492.0592.625
Visuals#15232.1572.750
Enjoyment#15572.0592.625
Audio#16791.6672.125

Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does the game fit the theme?
Every new person you can pick up to travel with you is a gamble, what could go wrong?

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
All character profile sprites were not done by myself. You can find them at: https://jayjay99.itch.io/1-bit-portraits for free use by JJ99. I also used a CRT filter for free on the unity asset store: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/vfx/shaders/fullscreen-camera-effects/realistic-glitches-lite-107974

How many people worked on the game?
1

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Comments

Submitted

Interesting game. i think it could be really good with some more work. Is there any insentive to accept any hikers? and nothing bad happened to me even when i accepted every hiker, was i just lucky?

Submitted

Cool game, I can see potential in this. I like the randomly generated levels, the art style you're going for and the simplicity of the game itself. Easy to pick up and just get going.

Suggestions for improvements:

  • Make the "Move" button stand out from the rest of the text.
  • Add some good/bad events that can happen between destinations based on which hitchhikers you pick up
  • Maybe the hitchhikers have a specific destination they want to go, so they will stay in the car for that long?
    • They could be angry if you miss their destination - If they are dangerous that could lead to something bad happening
    • You could have a limited space for hitchhikers and their stuff, which would make you have to choose wisely
  • The items the hitchhikers carry could perhaps be necessary to survive the trip to the final destination
  • Maybe there could be more than one hitchhiker present in some cities, so you could choose one

Good job so far, and I hope you continue working on it after the jam!

Developer

The Move button definitely needs to stand out in some way. I love all these ideas, especially the location specific events, and if I continue I'd love to play around with these! Thanks for the great feedback!

Submitted

Good job! I liked it!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted

like the minimalism

Developer

Thanks!