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A jam submission

Power Crane FishingView game page

Use your giant crane and its faulty wires to electrocute as many fishes, as fast as you can.
Submitted by Szym (@szymgames) — 1 hour, 49 minutes before the deadline
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How does your game incorporate the theme?
You use the electric power of your crane to electrocute fishes.

Did you use any sort of AI during the development of your submission?

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(4 edits)

Let's trade feedback! I submitted a project too.

  • UI 5 Stars - great use of the industrial assets for the buttons, screens & overlays.
  • Theme 5 stars - This is out of the box combining of the fishes pack and industry packs. Real-world fishing relevancy so players get it right away so easily.
  • Polish  5 stars - gameplay loop is clean, clear and straightforward. The gameplay loop is reinforced well with language like Start Shift, End of Shift, Workday and Investment capital, like you're running a pro fishery.
  • Mechanicals - The more fishes you get, they pool and collect at the top of the water; it's a good way to see how good you've done. When your buzzer recharges there's visual lights and audio cues. I'd still add a bar that fills since it recharges like Stamina, which players are most familiar with.

Ideas for expansion:

  1. The fish have no major ramp-ups in speed, size, quality, points you can get or colors.
  2. I don't feel victorious when capturing 4 fishes, because it's only +1's or +2's. I'd love the choice to ignore a trio of fishes so I can go after the fast-swimming Goldfish that's twice the size of the others, to get 10+ points. Moments of Rarity like that are missing.
  3. Increase the of speed of certain fish and their on-screen size. It need be more apparent that you've progressed environmentally, not just in what you've purchased.
  4. You could add different levels and even a variety of cranes, similar to Love in a Dangerous Spacetime. Even a local coop where there's two chains controlled by separate keys on diff sides of the crane.
Developer(+1)

Thanks for all the feedback & ideas :)

Deleted 311 days ago

Really cute relaxing game nice background music too :) 

Developer

Thank you ! :)

Submitted

This is a really satisfying and relaxing game! The art is very appealing! I especially enjoy the moments when I'm taking out tons of fish (sounds a bit evil, haha). I think the pacing could be slightly faster—especially later in the game—maybe by lowering the upgrade costs or making the upgrades feel more impactful. While I can see the upgrades working, they don't seem to make a big difference to my income. Perhaps one thing that might be missing is an upgrade that increases the value of each fish hunted. 

Developer

Thanks ! Glad you enjoyed it :)
And thanks for the feedback

Submitted

Really nice job here! Added to my jam collection to play again later :D

Developer

Thanks ! glad you liked it :)

Submitted

Wow, we should just fish like this for realz.... so much easier :D Great job!!!

Developer

I think that would violate a good number of laws XD
& Thanks ^^

Submitted(+1)

Laws Smawlz... we have capitalism to do! lol :D 

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Love the game! I enjoyed waiting for them group up, and seeing how many fish I could take at once. :)

Submitted(+2)

Me too! It would be nice a stat like "Most fishes in a single zap" :D

Developer

Thank you very much :)

Submitted

Probably my favorite game of the jam so far. Brilliant decision to have the crane hook on separate controls from the crane. Every shift, I chose one fish to survive. His name was always Jeremy.

Developer

Thanks for the kind works ! :)
Long live Jeremy the fish ! XD

Submitted

Extremely addictive and fun game loop with beautiful visuals. Great job!

Developer

Thanks :)

Submitted

Out of the games I’ve played so far, this is easily my favorite. Gameplay is both super simple and super fun. Well done.

Developer(+1)

Thanks ! glad you liked it :)
& right back at you !  your game was very  interesting & fun <3

Submitted

Really like the concept. Played it for like half an hour. Was lots of fun.

Developer

Thanks ! Glad  you liked it :)

Submitted

I just finished and wow it's just very good and polished.  I enjoyed every bit of it

Developer(+1)

Thanks ! Happy you liked it :)

Submitted

Very fun concept with shifts kept short enough to not drag on (unlike the real deal, I bet)

Developer

Thanks :)

Submitted

Simple, fun, I like the idea! Nice job. The music is a bit repetitive, but it doesn't spoil the hunt for fish!

Developer

Thanks ! Glad you liked it :)

Submitted

Great game, it's very simple, but also a lot of fun. Well done!

Developer

Thanks :)