Hey, I'm not sure you know me, maybe you do since you got my name lol, but I'm the real Vortarium and I couldn't help but notice that when I search up my username this account shows up, I was just wondering out of respects and such if you could change your name to something slightly different. Thank you for understanding.
---
I'm going to paste this message around your stuff in case you missed it
Play game
Bad Spirits Saloon's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Use of the Limitation | #25 | 2.952 | 2.952 |
| Enjoyment | #33 | 2.762 | 2.762 |
| Concept | #34 | 3.095 | 3.095 |
| Overall | #38 | 2.833 | 2.833 |
| Presentation | #53 | 2.524 | 2.524 |
Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team members
Vortarium
Software used
Unity, Photoshop, ChatGPT
Use of the limitation
In this game, “Everything going wrong” means that every success makes the night more dangerous. The more you satisfy your undead customers, the more the saloon falls into chaos, until one mistake can spiral into disaster.
Cookies eaten
About five truffle chocolates
Comments
This type or order rush games are my jam! And the fact that the customers have their own effects makes it all that better. I would maybe make the orders about 30 % bigger and brighter so that they stand out more and you don't have move your eyes up and down that quickly, it could cause headaches during longplays. The voices and sounds are on point with the overall mood.
Thanks for playing and for the feedback. I’m really glad you enjoyed the chaotic rush from the customer effects and the overall mood from the voices and sounds.
I hadn’t thought carefully enough about how much eye movement the layout creates, or about the size of the area where the player’s attention needs to stay. That’s clearly important for the overall experience, and your suggestion to make the orders around 30% bigger and brighter is very helpful. Thanks again.
Personally i don't have the huge gripe other pepole seem to have with you using ai art, i think ai giving you the abilty to make this game is a good thing.
About the game, i have to say GOOD FUCKING JOB. great idea that is exeucted excellently, gameplay loop is hella fun. love what you made of this old flash game idea. gave me huge nostalgia while being fresh.
Not a huge issue but when the window shows up about the new guests i think the timer keeps ticking and the old guests start to leave which is kinda annoying.
I have to say i think you did a great job with this game and should be proud.
Thanks for playing and for the feedback. I’m glad you enjoyed the game.
And thanks for pointing that out about the guest timing. It makes sense that it felt like a bug. The current behavior is actually meant to reset the board every in-game hour, with existing guests leaving without penalty so the board does not get too saturated.
I can see that the way it’s presented makes it feel abrupt and confusing. Your comment helped me realize that this is a feature I need to handle much more carefully. Thanks again.
The use of generative AI is really a turn down for me, but the rest of the game is cool and I really enjoyed playing it either way !
Thank you for playing and for sharing your honest thoughts. I understand that AI art is not something everyone is comfortable with.
For me, making this game still took a lot of research, thought, trial and error, and genuine passion, and I cared about creating something people could enjoy.
Even if we see it differently, I’m grateful that you took the time to try the game and respond
The game is completely in keeping with the theme; chaos ensues as you progress!
Making drinks and making food is stressful! Like it kind of brought back some rough memories for me lol. I wish you could eliminiate the step of giving the plate directly to the customer, tht would make it a bit more streamline. But it's definitely stressful in a fun way!
Thank you so much for playing and for the thoughtful feedback! This was my first time making a food-and-drink service game, so I’m glad that stressful feeling came through. I originally had it set up so customers would take the plates themselves, but I changed it because the guests in this saloon didn’t feel kind enough for that. I’m really happy that the stress still felt fun overall.
Pretty chaotic! Loved the fact that i can just shoot someone when everything is going crazy!
I Had to rate it five stars, i loved to play that game, need some polish, but overall a very good game, nice use of the limitation, maybe increase the timer for each phase.
Thank you so much for playing and for the kind words! I’m really glad you enjoyed the idea and the way I used the limitation. I also really appreciate your feedback about the timer — I was struggling to find the right balance between “not enough” and “too much to handle,” so your comment was very helpful.
Very well done! I had an absolute blast and the chaos is insane!






Leave a comment
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.