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A jam submission

You don't have to smileView game page

Can you work off your debt? Submission for Zeno Jam 8 and Fuck Capitalism Jam 2024
Submitted by AbNormalHumanBeing โ€” 4 hours, 26 minutes before the deadline
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CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
ANTI-CAPITALIST POWER#74.0004.000

Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

Loved balancing the smile meter while remembering orders. The doom-scrolling news got me; the satirical articles were great. Love the fresh take on cafe simulators with the petty customers, definitely feels right at home in the genre and leaves you wanting more!

DeveloperSubmitted(+2)

Thank you for playing and your kind words, it means a lot to me <3

Out of curiosity, did you reach the ending? Just asking because you mentioned wanting more ^^

Submitted(+2)

Yes, I did! Not wanting to spoil it for others... But it's worth playing to! At first, I was a bit daunted by how long it seems like it would take to reduce the debt to 0, but the twist comes along at a great time. With leaves you wanting more... I meant petty customers! Their writing was funny and memorable, and there was a lot of variety especially for a game jam game--but you can't help wanting to read more of the line you've come up with for them.

Submitted(+1)

it's a really smart use of game mechanics, i love it

DeveloperSubmitted

Thank you for playing and leaving a comment, it really means a lot to me to have people play my games <3

Submitted(+1)

this was really stressful and hurt my hand, but i think that was the intended experience haha -- great job!

DeveloperSubmitted(+1)

Thank you for playing and commenting! <3 And, yeah, the experience was designed to be stressful and annoying, while making progress still possible to reach the ending. Sorry about your hand, though ๐Ÿ˜…

Submitted(+1)

I dig it, use to work retail I so get it.

DeveloperSubmitted(+1)

Thank you for playing and commenting, it means a lot to me :)

And I'm glad this worked well as a caricature of service work.