(Revised) A robot doctor sim where you surgically get rid of those pesky glitches.
Okay, with the new version, the game now works fine and I was able to play it normally!
This was a nice, tranquil game. The gameplay requires you to not only look closely at files, but make sure you don't accidentally skip any folders. When I was doing it right, it put me in a sort of "flow state", just carefully removing glitch after glitch. I sort of felt like a machine, similarly to the actual machines you're removing the glitches from in the first place. This gameplay loop was nice and satisfying for me.
I was right in saying there was a lot here. Although it is really impressive how much playtime this game has...... oh goodness gracious. The later levels take FOREVER to beat. I'm fine with long levels, but I feel like the last couple could've been at least 15% shorter.
Also, at one point I missed a single glitch inside a folder inside a folder inside a folder (folderception) and had to spend minutes backtracking through them all just to find it. I think a great way to fix this would be to have the folder make a frowny face if it has a glitch somewhere inside of it, even if the glitch is within another folder inside it. That might cause a couple problems if there's not any glitches inside the folder when it spawns, though.
Another idea is to have a mechanic where you can right-click to mark folders, maybe by placing a flag on them like Minesweeper. After searching a folder's contents, you put a flag on it to let yourself know that you've already searched it. That'd probably work a lot better, and might make the game a little more relaxing.
Anyways, I really liked the writing and the overall message of accepting yourself for who you are. The music was great as well; really helped the game feel as tranquil as it is.
All the art in the game was really pretty, especially the background for the whole game. The gradient coloring on the tiles is really nice to look at, and all the computer-y popups are super charming.
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