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A jam submission

Mega Meow-MartView game page

Run and SCALE your own shop to repay your loan before the debt consumes you
Submitted by NathanTheCraziest, Creeno, Hullahopp, Lemonz, SadArab, hafnhaf — 1 hour, 30 minutes before the deadline
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CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Style#6984.0334.033
Enjoyment#6993.6833.683
Overall#7223.7673.767
Creativity#15203.5833.583

Ranked from 60 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
You must build a store "to scale" before your loan repayment scales over you.

Development Time

96 hours

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Submitted(+2)

Very fun! Loved the music

Submitted(+2)

Cool game and retro vibe, easy to get and handle, polished, really fun and satisfying :) congrats!

Submitted(+2)

Alot of cats 10/10

Submitted(+2)

This was a super fun game. VEry cute and very chaotic very fast

Submitted(+2)

The shop gets to a large scale really fast! Super cute art, a nice idea and a beautiful execution! This game is great, amazing job! :D

Submitted(+2)

Very fun to scale up the store! It took me a bit to figure out I had to click the arrows to expand the store. I do like how you get “squared growth” of the area by expanding the whole length of wall at time – unexpected, but way more fun than linear growth.

It was unclear how much I was spending on auto-restocked supplies, and what actually brings more cats into the store (larger store, more cashiers, fully stocked shelves, not having crap lying around, or combination?)

And some of the restockers were just standing around, not sure if that is a bug or if they are taking their break (they have rights!!).

Overall, this was super fun to play. Would love to see a more fleshed out version with some rollercoaster tycoon-like situations to take care of (cats spilling stuff needing cleanup –> hire cleaners, getting into fights or theft –> hire guards, coupons / advertising). Still, very ambitious as is!

Developer (1 edit) (+2)

Thank you so much for the detailed review!

I'd say we spent 90-95% of our time creating the simulation. This led to some of our game mechanics not being explained well (or at all).
Auto purchasing was initially a dirty fix for not having a UI to buy things from, and one of our devs got super used to it, so we added it to the purchasing menu. I'm personally still unsure if having it on by default is a good idea, but can't deny that it's a good QOL feature.

Also, THANK YOU on the rollercoaster idea. Our Artist, Nathan, gave us the sprites on Day 2 (for me anyway), and those types of situations came to my mind immediately. Glad I'm not the only one who thought about it, and it's something I'd love to work on in the future!

We're also working on a post jam update! A lot of these little things got fixed, added some explanations to game mechanics and generally polished the game further!

Submitted(+2)

dude i went -164 kitcoins lmao i don't know what's going on ahah it was fun to buy and build shelfs but i was so lost. I really liked the visual tho

Submitted(+2)

Lovely game! I like the combination of cute cats and capitalism. Very relaxing, simple but charming ♥ Even though I was trying to survive on the labor market, I had a great time playing ♥ Good job!

Submitted(+2)

Cute and polished game! I would love the option to fire or destroy something I built. Nice art style and feel to the game!

Submitted(+2)

I don't know how I stacked up this much debt but I must work it off in the most stressful work environment ever XD Kittys go brr love it. 

Submitted(+2)

Very cute game! Relaxing yet stressful at the same time! XD  Like others have mentioned, I think a way to see what you currently need for the customers would help but you can definitely work around it. Great entry!

Submitted(+2)

Very cute and nice to play. I loved the game, I always wanted a game where there's just a swarm of clients trying to buy your stuff from a supermarket, and this game is exactly this.
But the game can still be improved by allowing you to destroy buildings, and by having a stress graph to tell you what you need to expand at the moment, for example, if you need to hire more cashiers to expand your store.

Developer(+1)

These are exactly the features we wanted to implement, but ran out of time 😕. Simulation code took roughy 90% of our time. 

We're planning a post jam update though!

Submitted(+2)

The game's charming pixel art style and playful soundtrack create a moewful atmosphere. Cat-filled store is both humorous and engaging. 

The core mechanics of building, managing, and expanding the store is well-executed. The balance between resource management and loan repayment creates a challenging experience.


While the controls are generally intuitive, minor adjustments could enhance the gameplay experience, like streamline selecting building/hiring/buying.

Mega Meow-Mart is a well-polished and enjoyable game that offers a unique gameplay. Its charming aesthetic, addictive gameplay, and clever humor make it a another standout entry in the game jam.

Developer(+1)

Holy! This was a lot for a comment, really love your feedback here glad you enjoyed the game! And we will be improving it post jam

Submitted(+2)

This is so cute! I love these sort of management games, and the cat theme was great! The game play was so simple and addicting!

Submitted(+2)

I was a bit confused by the gameplay when I started playing (but that's probably just me). When I got it though, I had a blast! This is very cute and addictive.

Submitted(+2)

Pawsome game! I found it not so challenging, but relaxing, AI is so good they kinda do all the jobs, so you do not have to micromanage, and prices for building are so cheap you can instantly scale if needed. So just sit back and look at catsplosion happening :)

Submitted(+2)

It seems like it could be addicting, I didn't quite catch what I needed to do to get there. But I'd like to give it another try!

Developer

We are working on making the game's objective a lot more clear in the post jam update :)

Submitted(+2)

It was a bit hard to understand what to do (with all the things to manage simultaneously), but it was still pretty a-meow-zing and fun! Also it pretty nice that we can choose where to build stuff without any limitations besides the kitcoins 👍

Developer(+1)

Glad you think so, we'll work on making the game more understandable for new players

Submitted(+2)

Fun game! Feels super frantic but in that fun chaotic way. Really good work!

Developer

Thank you, we were really hoping to achieve that feeling

Submitted(+2)

This was super fun and chaotic! I had the same issue as someone else where I thought the fridge was a door, but once I figured that out my meow-mart was unstoppable. Art is adorable too!

Developer

Thank you! I'll try making it more obvious that the freezer is not a door lol

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