I really liked how you used the theme. I completed the game, and I enjoy games in the style of Cookie Clicker. I also thought it was a nice touch that the cat from the poster makes a sound. Great job! The game was really fun.
Play This Very Serious Game
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Seriousness | #203 | 4.077 | 4.077 |
| Visuals | #615 | 3.810 | 3.810 |
| Creativity & Theme | #649 | 3.810 | 3.810 |
| Overall | #664 | 3.577 | 3.577 |
| Enjoyment | #1065 | 3.220 | 3.220 |
| Audio | #1277 | 2.970 | 2.970 |
Ranked from 168 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I loved the vibes of this game! The art and the sound effects were used very effectively!
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CRUSHED IT!Neat to see a game that tries to tackle something actually serious and very timely considering my country has just been hit by a massive heat wave the last two weeks. Having an idler that subverts the usual "number go up" trope is a pretty neat touch. Gameplay is decent enough, it's an idler after all. One thing I'll note is that for a game that tries to be somewhat educational, the "science" seems a little sloppy (99999 J is just a ridiculously low number while 52 °C is a ridiculously high number and watts per hour is definitely not a meaningful unit), and while I do think it's nice to mix in some humor when trying to shine a light on a serious topic, I also think the actual facts should be a little closer to the truth.
the heat wave was definitly the inspiration for me, i'm glad it resonates with people as global warming is pretty important :)
yeah, number go down is kinda fun :)
i'm pretty sure 99999J converts to 52°C but i know my farenheit calculations were wrong
but yeah it's for sure hard to be precise with science stuff unfortunately
i tried to get the fact as closest as i could research in the dev period but it was pretty short as it was the last feature i added
That's not really how unit conversions work. Joule is a unit for energy and measures an absolute value. °C is a temperature unit that is, in lack of a better word, somewhat local to the system. If you put energy into a system, it heats up, but the amount by which it heats up also depends on the mass of the system and its specific heat capacity. There are certainly specific masses of specific materials for which the two values are "equivalent", but you can't just generally convert one of them into the other.
There's actually a different energy unit the shows the connection between energy and temperature a lot better: The calorie (cal) is defined as the amount of energy needed to heat 1 g (!) of water by 1 °C. In everyday speech, when we say calorie, we actually mean a kilocalorie (kcal) which is the amount of energy needed to heat 1 kg of water by 1 °C. 1 kcal is the same amount of energy as ~ 4200 J. 99999 J are approximately 23.8 kcal, so roughly enough to heat up 1 kg of water by 23.8 °C. If you have 333 g of water, 99999 J would heat them up by ~ 71.4 °C -- so in other words, it's roughly enough energy to boil a cup of tea.
Air does have a much lower heat capacity than water of only about 1 J / (g * K), so if you only had 1 kg of air, 99999 J would be enough to heat it up by almost 100 °C. However, the entire earth's atmosphere has a mass of about 5.5 * 10^18 kg, so 99999 J would heat up the entire atmosphere by a measly 0.0000000000000002 °C -- and that doesn't even account for the earth itself and the oceans and stuff.
Another comparison to put the 99999 J into perspective: Our global energy consumption in the year 2023 was apparently around 620 exajoules, which are 620.000.000.000.000.000.000 J.
Sorry for being a bit lecture-y. I used to be a physical chemist and bad unit conversions are a bit of a pet peeve of mine. I also think when talking about something as important as climate change, we should be aware of just how ridiculously large the numbers are that are in play. As beautiful as the idea is to just cool down the earth by spinning the fan a bit (or, in other words, by changing our individual consumption behavior -- which we absolutely should, don't get me wrong), the reality is that we need a concerted global effort immediately that severly restricts energy consumption and CO2 emissions especially for the industry, without whining "but the economy blah blah". And for that, we'd need some more competent people in charge than there currently are.
Sorry for the rant, this has gotten a bit off the rails. Your game does of course not have to have the accuracy of a scientific paper. The important thing is to keep people thinking about climate change and what we can do about it. Which, as you can see from my wall of text, certainly succeeded for me :D
I thought the questions were cute! Don't have a ton much else to say unfortunately, the premise was fun and as far as incremental games go it's solid. I enjoyed the premises of the upgrades. Very serious stuff.
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Water LockedReally chill and enjoyable game. Really wish I could've seen what the correct answers were after getting them wrong. Oh well.
Also, you can pet the cat:)
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Sergio's StrifeGreat game! I really enjoyed the unique contrast between the chill vibes and the busy clicker gameplay. Well done!
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Penguin Swing JumpI enjoyed my time with this game!
It didn't really click at first, but as things got going I could feel the "juice". While the game sort of plays itself as you get the upgrades, the descriptions were funny (especially the child labor) and it's always fun to see big number go down fast.
Great art, great sound effects!
I thought the quiz was a fun element as well.
I didn't really understand the point of the motivation meter tbh.
Thought this was a cool concept, ton of potential. Well done!
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Mr. Serious's LaundromatThis is so relatable, I am currently melting. Loved the art, really cute game!
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Skate Wizard SupremeVery idle game like, I mean while playing it can be fun, just not many choices the player can make outside of motivation or spinning fan, I mean it really just feels like a story rather than a game.
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Boomerang DungeonsI don't usually dig on clicker games but it's handsome and doesn't outstay its welcome. Nicely done.
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Widdershins Spins to WinThis was really good, I also made an incremental game and I personally struggled with how long it should be. You seem to have it down pretty perfect but I wouldn't mind playing this game a bit longer (maybe the fan takes you to different locations and you have to cool down different places?). Overall really well done and straightforward. I liked the additional questions and could easily see this being expanded or developed further
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MAGNIFICA HUMANITASI love these types of games :) Simple and addictive. The art style is quite nice too, and I love the view of the city!
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The Hamster EngineMeow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow (Me for the first 5 minutes)
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Corporate NegligenceA very nice little game! I love the art and I sure am glad I don't have to save Earth by manually spinning my desk fan. Your game is polished and finished and feels nice. I also appreciate the topic and how you tackled talking about it. Some of the trivia questions were cut off at the end. Thanks for making a game!
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FERRIS FLYBYHad a load of fun playing this. The aesthetics + music are great!
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Legend of a Dizzy HeroI enjoyed it, didn't notice I could interact with the cat until the question appeared. The visual, sfx, and presentation were very nice and it was pretty easy to play!
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Dial Hard: A Serious Call
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