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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Narrative | #516 | 3.625 | 3.625 |
| Audio | #762 | 3.625 | 3.625 |
| Creativity | #3060 | 3.469 | 3.469 |
| Artwork | #3090 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| Enjoyment | #4545 | 2.750 | 2.750 |
Ranked from 32 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?
This game focuses on the main loop we're all used to : work! Pod Operator explores the monotony of the work loop, and the ways we keep ourselves engaged (or distracted); I implore the player to give the in-game radio a listen, hopefully it brings a smile in the endless work-loop!!
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
I've made all assets used in this project, see credits panel in-game
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Trevor Viscardi
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The radio is super duper cool, although (and it might just be me) a little quiet, as I had to turn up to volume to 100. But I cannot judge, i also accidentally made the sound too quiet in my game haha. Still, this was a really relaxing experience and I feel like it leaves you wanting more
I agree, the volume balance is a little all over the place, I'd really like to take some time to improve after the jam is over, thanks for playing!
yo nice voice acting always cool to see someone do it in the jam
Thank you very much! It was the most fun part of the development lol
same for me but you did way better XD
Simple and cute, a nice and relaxing experience. The gameplay could be a bit more varied, but that is thematically appropriate, so great job!
Thank you, and I appreciate the feedback! I agree, there could be more to it, still a bit rough in its current state!
Fun game! Could see this becoming a large-scale idle clicker! The vibe and style were simple, but impressive!
Thank you, I'm happy you enjoyed it! I hope to expand on it after the jam is done, there's some really obvious bugs I missed as well (naturally) that I literally can't wait to push out fixes for lol
This feels really good! Nice going! This is very amusing too lol
I'd appreciate feedback on my submission if you get a chance!
Much appreciated, thanks! I'll be sure to give your project a go as well!
Such a nice game incremental game! The art is really charming, sometimes simpler is the best, and I think here it really complements with a game about exploring work.
Great job!
Thank you! I'm hoping to polish it more in the near future after the jam is over, but I will keep in mind the benefits of simplicity!
Such a cute and fun concept, I love the art
Thank you! I used Aseprite for all the art!
A simple and charming game, you really nailed it!! I loved the radio it was such a great idea
Much appreciated! Thank you for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed the radio! I had a lot of fun recording it :)
Love the simple loop in combination with audio / universe :D Congrats !
Thank you, and thanks for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed!
Loved this ! setups a nice mood right away, and somehow makes you want to keep on playing, listening to that radio !
Thank you! Encouraging to hear it has a "more-ish" quality even in it's early state! I'm hoping to build on the radio in the future, (among a lot of other things lol), thanks for playing!
For some reason it doesnt run on my device.
Bummer, sorry to hear this! Do you mind sharing what your device OS is? Wondering if this could be due to compatibility issue with older versions of Windows.
I got terminated 5 times before figured out what to do XD, pretty chill game, I like the background radio. The vibe is pretty great but it would be great to have a reset button in case of termination?
I'm sorry you had to hear on-boarding that many times lol
I appreciate the feedback, and I totally agree! I'd like to add a system for skipping the first message on restart, or maybe modifying it to be much shorter than the one that plays in the first run, hopefully that can be included in a later release!
Wow thanks for welcoming me Hav! You did really well with this game, I'm impressed how much you did all on your own, great job! I look forward to a post jam release as well :) -Kaylee
Thanks so much Kaylee! I'm hoping Hav can make more appearances as check-in's throughout the quota in a later release, glad you enjoyed!
Such a nice concept, playing this game. Having voice acting is just such an amazing thing. That is pretty impressive. This game really implemented the concept of a loop perfectly, our daily life work. Overall, it is such a great game. Well done, dude (^▽^)
Much appreciated, thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
"It is not a rocket science" XD
Cool game, I appreciate the style and humour.
well done!
Thank you! I was hoping the vibes would help carry the experience :)
I didn’t realize that panels had a limit and had to start over a few times 😅, that’s my bad but other than that, it was a really good game!
Did you compose all of the songs in the radio for this game jam? That’s a lot of work, props to you!
And the Russian Mathias photovoltaic ad was a blast lol
Good note, I think my handbook wording on the "4 x ea." limit was a little vague, could be improved!
I composed all the radio clips for the jam specifically, and one or two of the tracks were specific for this jam, some of the songs were ones I made previously but hadn't used really for anything, so I remixed them a little and added them for this project
Thank you, I like that ad as well! lol
Hahaha love the idea and execution, felt like I was at work. Love the radio and the voice acting!
Thanks! I was hoping the "sci-fi cubicle" feeling would show through!
dialogue that's well acted, well written and funny? That was something unexpected in game jam. It makes the game stand out
Thanks so much! I'm really glad I wasn't the only one that found it funny! lol
great spin on idle games, radio and other voice lines are very enjoyable. Fun Game. Like the art style, would love to see more.
Thank you! I've always been interested in incremental games, I hope to keep working on Pod Operator post-jam! ( and post playing all these other amazing submissions others have made :P )
yes please do, want to see more of that !
also banger music
Thanks! I would've liked to spend more time balancing the volume levels a bit, but I'm glad you enjoyed!