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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Visuals | #371 | 3.774 | 3.774 |
| Enjoyment | #476 | 3.453 | 3.453 |
| Audio | #522 | 3.226 | 3.226 |
| Overall | #571 | 3.274 | 3.274 |
| Innovation | #614 | 3.151 | 3.151 |
| Gameplay | #656 | 3.075 | 3.075 |
| Theme | #822 | 2.962 | 2.962 |
Ranked from 53 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
You're an employee in a convenient store, your job is just to fill and refill shelves of products, what could go wrong ?
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Music from itch / Zakiro and sound effects from free sound. Made the art and code.
How many people worked on the game?1
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It's an interesting game loop with a lot of potential for further development!
This is an excellent two phase play loop - tear it down, build it back up, repeat. It was very satisfying and engaging. Great work!
At the beginning the game was very calm and i found the little animation on the placed items really satisfying, and then all of a sudden it became really stressful and i ended up missing a lot of items, though i'm guessing that is the point. I did have a couple of bugs where if i started placing an item and the time ended before i finished putting it in place the item would just stay on the screen for the rest of the game. But overall the game was really fun to play and concept is cute and creative.
Who knew refilling shelves could be so stressful and yet so fun at the same time? Really cool game concept, the gameplay is simple but quite engaging, I love how you can see what item the customer is picking, this gives you the time to plan ahead on the restocking stage, that's a great piece of gameplay right there.
Although the art is quite simple, you managed to make each item distinguishable from one another, which is very important considering the core gameplay involves you putting item in the right place.
The music choice is also great, it sounds like a music that would play in a convenient store, overall great job on this!
Like the visuals and audio but run into an issue that when the day is starting again the item that I have in hand somehow stuck on the screen.
Thanks for the feedback :) I'll try to debug further all the issues ^^"
I managed to earn a total of $273, not sure if it's a good score or not, but I am proud of it. It's happy to see a fellow grocery store game in the jam, and this is quite fun! The game is very stressful and frustrating, especially when the customers leave the items in the wrong places. Guess that's what the support staff feels like when seeing one, but I digress. The game feels nice to play, and the graphics are clean. Scaling is a bit off when they are placed in the wrong place but it's generally good to look at. Maybe it's just me trying too hard, but I am not sure what the losing condition is. Probably out of stock entirely? But that seems a bit rare. Also, I don't understand why we were told to notice the prices as we players don't have control over what merchandise gets picked.
Anyway even with all that's said, this is still a nice entry. well done!
Your game definitely reminds me of my experience at grocery stores lol
There was a little bug I met: I could not move an item that dropped 'between' the shelves by a customer. Besides this everything was fine. Good job!
I think I found a minor bug lol.
That aside, the game has a pretty cool concept. I quite loved the style of it and the audio was nicely done. The gameplay could start to feel a little same-ish tho.
Thanks ! haha yes that's a feature not a bug oO ( kidding ) thanks for testing the game :)
Cool game and nice visuals! As feedback, I think it would be good to add an easy mode where players can have more time to organize at the end of the day.
Thanks for testing my game, right, a " cozy " mode would be good to make it less stressful :) thanks !
A very cute game! I noticed I started to get some glitches when I didn't put the items down before the timer ran out and it was stuck floating in the game and I couldn't move the item anymore
Thank you for testing my game :) yep there are some bugs ^^" I'll try to correct them after the jam :)
Fun game! Really liked the gameplay choice of giving endless time at the start, so the player can get used to the drag n drop mechanic and its nuances.
I'll never leave items in their incorrect shelves IRL. Look at the hassle it creates! lol
Great job!
Thanks a lot :) Yes that was the idea, to give the time to players to get used to the drag and drop mechanics :)
Glad that you liked it.
I really like this minimal art style, and your color choices are excellent. The gameplay loop is very well done - I love it. However, I found some bugs when fixing misplaced items after the day ends. While I was dragging them to the appropriate spot, sometimes they would freeze and afterward I couldn't do anything with them - they just stayed stuck there. But overall, it was very fun.
Thanks a lot ! oh, I think it happened to me a couple of times as well ^^" will dig into the bug, thanks :) Will try your entry as well :)
This game was GREAT :D
These customers were TERRIBLE >:(
I had a great time, and this game was super unique and entertaining. It had a nice little gameplay loop that kept me engaged, and the artwork and music were terrific!
Overall, it was an amazing game :)
Thank you very much for the kind words ! glad that you enjoyed it :)
This is why I will never be a merchandiser, because I get pissed off by people who take things and don't put them in their places. I'd kill them.)
Hahaha, true ;)
My score ends up with 251$ in total. At very first date I feel this game a bit less challenge. But I was wrong. For late stage of the game, it messes me up so hard. I have a good time playing this.
Thanks a lot :) glad that you enjoyed it.
Really interesting! It was fun and streessing to feel as a store worker, seeing everyone mess with the organization haha. I got some bugs when puting something back to the shelf. Ate the end of the gameplay there was a lot of stuff stuck on the screen, but this didn't messed with the gameplay. I enjoyed! Awesome work!!
Thanks a lot for the kind words ! will try your entry :)
Nice entry, I like games where you have to keep organised.
I loved refilling the shelves every day.
The shopping part was also great since you stay active by watching the customers. Really engaging, well done!
Thanks a lot, your game was fun as well :)
Really liked the colors and the layout of that scene. Very balanced
Great game :) I love cosy supermarket things, the visuals and audios are great and the game is simple and chaotic but not too much, just mildy frustrating in a good way :) I notticed a couple bugs with food not going where I want it to, or it remaining big when the store opens, the scrollbar is also a bit strange maybe make it a bit smaller or more easy to use :) But those are just niggles, I really liked the experience
Good Job!