Definitely worth the download ! (might be worth uploading as a .zip as the itch app doesn't seem to like the.exe and wouldn't install it in the app)
I really enjoyed it, chapter 3 was for sure utter chaos! This was very fun and felt very polished. Well done on being a parent for the second time AND making a game in the game jam!
Thank you very much for your kind words!
I do hope that when people see the acknowledgements they think "oh, THAT'S why it's a text game".
(When, really, it's because I have no art skills)
XD
Thank you, also, for your patience in downloading it separately when the app didn't work.
I didn't even know Itch had an app!
I only joined for this jam, so I don't have experience with the website.
If I were to guess, I suspect the app probably doesn't like it because the exe is just a wrapper.
The game is written in python and bundled with a copy of the python interpreter (using auto-py-to-exe).
That trick works really well for just running straight on Windows; but it has failed me for getting engagement on literally any other platform in the jam.
Next time: web build!
That is what I thought, but honestly it is a great work around if you struggle with art! I'd say playing to your strength is a good way to make a game for a jam!
To be honest I only realized because Mark uses it when doing the GMTK live! But it makes it much easier to play download only game. I wanted to try playing more of these, because they are very good games in the lot (like yours!) but they get way less traction and view. It not working could also be depending if you ticked the box on your download identifying it as a windows build? I think that maybe the itch app needs to identify that there is a build for your system, otherwise it does not "find" it.
I did the same on my first game jam (which was last month) and realized a web build is a must for visibility!
