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​Try to work from home while keeping Toffee the Dog occupied (GMTK 2020 Jam Version)
Submitted by Justin Malik Heartley, CupcakeCrazier (@cupcakecrazier) — 25 minutes, 46 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#434.4944.494
Overall#2923.7973.797
Fun#5833.4943.494
Originality#8153.6463.646

Ranked from 79 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?
Excited, out of control dog makes working from home out of control

Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

Yes

We created all art during the game jam

Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

Yes

We created all audio during the game jam

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Submitted(+3)

Loved it! There's some amazing teamwork here... Like, the art is super cute, but usually this type of art can't be used to it's utmost in all types of games (since many of them rely on animations, which are very taxing with this quality of art), so there's some great communication/knowledge of each other's skills behind the scenes. And the cute artstyle is critical in endearing the player with Toffee, instead of frustrated; pulling that off requires trust in the team. But... the music is also amazing, and the fact that the gameplay is perfectly synced with it is doubly amazing. I'm impressed; Great teamwork!

Developer(+1)

You should go check out our sound designer's stuff here you want to hear more, he's going to be releasing the game music there too: OK Coffman's Youtube Channel

Submitted(+1)

I've just checked them out, the videos look amazing! I mean Toffee's dance really helps, but the whole thing looks really good, how'd you do that? "asking for a friend"

Developer(+1)

I would try messaging the youtuber, he makes the visuals for his videos

Submitted(+3)

Super cute game! Loved it! It's pretty energetic and keeps you on your toes. Presentation and gameplay is great overall and fits the theme well.

Developer

I liked playing your game as well, the relatability of dating going out of control is too nice and well executed!

Submitted(+3)

Love the game! This will be a very interesting and fun game than a clicker game would be. Really like the game till the end

Submitted(+3)

cute game, not sure if there's a way to lose? My work queue seemed to be spiralling out of control but i guess i still made it

Developer

The idea was like it's just another day kind of thing but we're exploring new things for the re-release

Submitted(+3)

Cute little game. The click box for the arrows felt a little awkward to hit sometimes, and I felt that the email/work stuff could have been more than just spam-clicking, but I liked it.

Submitted(+3)

Great funny game, Loved the visuals. My finger is tired from clicking though lol.

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Developer

I'm glad you like it, thank you for playing! :D

Submitted(+3)

A super awesome concept my guy. Beautifully done. And a pretty polished game at that. :)

Btw try out my game and tell me your views yeah? :)

https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2020/rate/699263

Developer

Absolutely, I will! Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+3)

Oh, the horror when the connection came back and there was 52 worksheet waiting for me!

I liked it, cute, simple, elegant.

Developer

This is actually a secret horror game, watch out for our upcoming creepypasta in our re-release lmao

Submitted(+3)

Super cute game - very impressive! The way your work piles up is a little too real QQ

Developer

I'm glad you enjoyed it, thank you for playing :D

Submitted(+3)

This is super impressive for having been made in 48 hours. Way to go! You artwork is just adorable, and the premise is incredibly relatable. My dogs don't unplug the wifi but the do stare at my with big sad eyes, and cry like they have never known love. Thank you for this cute twist on pandemic living, I needed it! 

In terms of game play I feel like with a bit more time you could tweak this into some really intense, really adorable, putting out fires game. Right now I can't manage to be fully engaged when I am at the Comp because I am just mashing LMB. I think part of what makes the dog/work balance interesting is that you want to love on your dog but you also need to be solving problems, and focusing on both is hard. Right now the computer side and the dog side both boil down to clickers. I would love to see you push this further. I'd play a Papers Please style unfolding narrative set in the bizarre time of 2020.

Developer

We decided to keep working on the game after the jam, here's a blog post about it. Add it to your collection and follow me for updates :)

https://jmheartley.itch.io/work-with-me-here-full-game/devlog/161839/continuing-...

Submitted(+3)

For starters, and even before actually playing the game, I have to say that the art is really good!
*downloads and plays the game*
Okay, I have to say that the gameplay is really nice! Not really frustrating as there doesn't seem to be any 'bad ending' per se, but still hard: it keeps the player focused. Ah, of course the music is as good as the graphics. It's something you'd expect from any game, really, but this much having been made in 48 hours is something that anyone will appreciate, I think.

-Loupyboy

Developer(+1)

I'm glad you liked it, we were blessed to have such amazing people on our team. I was continually shocked by the art and sound assets as they came from our members. Everyone killed it. We decided to keep working on it after the jam so if you want to see a full release add it to your collection and stay tuned for updates from Team Toffee: https://jmheartley.itch.io/work-with-me-here-full-game/devlog/161839/continuing-...

Submitted(+3)

Fast paced and adorable! Love how simple it is, while still being very stressful!

Developer(+1)

Quantum Catacombs is the perfect name for your game, I loved it! I'm glad you liked Work With Me Here

Submitted(+3)

art is adorable, and I loved the chaotic fast pace the game has :)

Submitted(+3)

This game is almost TOO adorable! I love the art style. I feel like a lot of people nowadays would appreciate a game where they have to manage work and this cute pet of theirs. The only area of improvement I could think of would be if there was an "autoclicker" similar to the mechanic in many idle games (or like you click once and it clicks up to four items on the computer screen). I could see someone getting worn out from all the clicking. This does not detract from the game, though. It gives the feeling of actually, y'know, working and dealing with the dog.

This review is from the GMTK Reviewers Group, link here: https://discord.gg/FJCt4Wd

Developer

Nice to see a fellow Discord server member, I'm glad you enjoyed it, I really like your game! I can't believe you made such an interesting story with a nice background in a short time. You must be a great writer

Submitted(+5)

This is just anxiety simulator...

Submitted(+3)

Nice idea and the art style is amazing, nothing much to say

Submitted(+3)

This game is amazing and gets really quickly out of control! Really nice work!

Submitted(+3)

The dog is actually saving us from this terrible job ! Very cute looking game, love the artstyle. Good job !

Submitted(+3)

Really cute game! the game play was frantic and got out of control really fast! Makes me think of Fnaf with the switching between 2 static views to manage multiple arbitrary tasks. I Loved it! it took a second attempt and some Osu accracy but I was able to finish a day with 0 work left. First attempt I had around 600 because of the dog. 

Ive rated close to 20 entries so far and this is my favorite BY far

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