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SINNERS WHEEL's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Visuals | #299 | 4.176 | 4.176 |
| Audio | #483 | 3.529 | 3.529 |
| Overall | #721 | 3.541 | 3.541 |
| Creativity & Theme | #980 | 3.588 | 3.588 |
| Seriousness | #1130 | 3.412 | 3.412 |
| Enjoyment | #1367 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Unity
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YEAH, I LOVE GAMBLING! It was really fuuun! I really like the computer screen aesthetic. Great job!
Thank you for playing, I'm glad you liked the game!!
This is really interesting! I had kind of a hard time getting the different websites to load properly, I'm not totally sure why, so I couldn't really access the cheats website, which based on the screenshot seems to be some sort of upgrade system? Other than that, I think the biggest problem I had with the game was that the fade in/out was really long, and every time it triggered I felt like I was just waiting around. Otherwise I really enjoyed this though, the music and SFX are really nice, and the visuals are great! The intro also has a lot of bespoke stuff going on it seems which is really cool. Great job!
Hey there! Thank you for your feedback, I'm glad you liked the game! Also, I believe I know the issue you're talking about with the websites not loading. Basically, in the current version of the game, there's an issue where pressing the buttons on the left side of the Sinners Wheel website make the remaining websites invisible, which has since been fixed in the current version (of which will be uploaded after the jam has ended). So, you pretty much just have to use the tabs at the top of the screen to switch between websites, otherwise some stuff breaks lol, sorry about that. The fade in/fade out thing sounds kinda weird to me, since all of the transitions in game are only 2-3 seconds long, so maybe its something to do with your system? Idk they don't seem too long to me as of now, but I will keep that in mind for future updates. Thanks again for playing and I hope you stick around for future updates!
Sweet! I'll be sure to check it out after the jam is over since I'm interested in seeing what else is here :) Yeah, 2-3 seconds is how long it takes for me, which feels much too long. When you consider that both the fade out and the fade in take 2-3 seconds each, suddenly that becomes 4-6 seconds for the whole fade, which seems unnecessary to me. In addition, because it's so slow, it isn't immediately obvious that it's fading out because it takes a second before there's any noticeable visual change on screen, and that combined with the fact that certain inputs are disabled during the fade can make things (such as the main menu) feel strange and unresponsive. It's a nitpick to be sure, and I do kinda have an unreasonable obsession with responsiveness, but I thought it would be worth pointing out anyway hahaha
Ah alright, yeah that sounds fair enough lol. I mean the transistion fade from getting onto/getting off of the computer is only 2 seconds (1 second to fade in, 1 second to fade out), but all of the other fade ins/fade outs are 3 seconds long, so I can see how that'd get kinda tiring after multiple playthroughs. I'll make sure to fix that in the next update, thank you again for your feedback!
Excellent game! Simple and sweet gambling simulator with funny popups. Also a very good representation of darknet websites with the loading times lmao. Actually made me a little frustrated. Sometimes a tab would load into an empty page too. If that's intended, then props for capturing the feeling of dealing with this bull irl.
Nice sound effects for the wheel results, very satisfying! Browser pages are nice as well, colorful and comprehensive. The fully modeled room is a nice touch, even if not used outside of cutscenes.
Managed to reach 400k thanks to doubling the balance on the high risk wheel. Didn't push my luck cause the cop car arrived, but I'm sure you can get to a million if really tried. Overall, an incredible project for a week-long jam! Big fan.
Hey hey! Glad you liked the game, and thank you for your feedback! The whole loading into an empty page is pretty weird, I don't know why that's happening lol, feel free to message me on discord (my username is just SNik7) and let me know how you encountered that issue because I can't seem to run into it. It's also definitely possible to make an ungodly amount of money lmao, my personal best (and also the current record) is $523,450,192, sooo yeah lmao. Regardless, thank you again for playing and I hope you stick around for future updates.
Really enjoyed the intro lol, good job one of my favorite gambling games made.
Thank you for playing! Glad you liked the game!
Love the asthetic and sounds and all, i love the little lore and the psedo-desktop interface that makes it stand out a bit out of all the gambling simulators here. gotta ask whats the ending 1/3
Hi there! Glad you liked the game and the lore, I think it's probably my best jam submission yet! Ending 1/3 can be obtained by going into debt at any point, meaning that your balance has to go into the negatives. There is a little cutscene for it too, so feel free to let me know what you think about it if you decide to try and get it! Thank you for playing!
It was dangerously engaging. I came for a game and almost left with a gambling addiction 😂 Jokes apart, I can really see the effort you’ve put into the UI, SFX, and 3D art. Huge kudos to you!
Hi there! Glad you liked the game lol, the current record for the most amount of money gained is $343 million from MangoWorks, so don't worry, you're not the only one who has a gambling addiction now lmao. Thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it!
Really good visuals and immersion!
Glad you think so! Thank you for playing, it means a lot!
I Got The Bad Edning cause i was to addicted to gambling and forgot abot the rest of the game, made 50k though (edit: now i made 343M) Im going for a billion!
I officially declare MangoWorks as the master of gambling, congratulations on your earnings lol (edit: I have beaten MangoWorks' record now lol, the current record is now $523,450,192. Now we're racing to see who can get a billion first)
Sick game! I love gambling, got to 90,000 ish money before I cashed out I can maybe afford 1/4 of a house now! I love the artstyle and the 3d pixel art is very nice!
Glad you liked playing through the game! The art style is probably what took the longest to refine lol, so I'm glad you enjoyed that. Thanks for playing!
Fed my real life gambling addiction
Same here bro lol
I played until I got one ending (arrested).
The presentation is wonderful and great voice acting, cutscenes and UI.
Perhaps I was missing something, but I did not understand how to influence the game's story.
Also took me a bit to understand that you purchase upgrades by pressing the picture specifically.
Very mysterious so I might have to come back to it and see if I can get a different ending.
/sandwurm
Hey hey! Welcome back my friend, thank you for your feedback, and I hope you liked the game! I did want to make the whole police tracking thing a little difficult to understand at first, but here's a little hint for you. Suspicion rises over time, and can be decreased by switching your WiFi connection (done by clicking the WiFi icon in the bottom right of the screen) or clearing your activity logs (done through the Sinners Wheel settings page), sorry if that was unclear. Also yeah, I get that the whole picture thing can be confusing, but I did that mainly so players wouldn't accidentally by upgrades they didn't want because the button was too big, if that makes sense. Thanks again for playing, and feel free to let me know if you ever play the game again, I'd love to hear your reaction to the other endings!
Oh cool! Will try that next time. Not used to these sorts of games
The game is fine. The presentation is really really good, the visuals and audio are both really good. I did ~4ish runs, all ending in debt, so perhaps it was bad luck, but the luck cheat didn't feel like it was helping all too much. Even if the effect is significant, it might be a good idea to signify its effects better (I'm thinking of chance doll from Risk of Rain 2, which improves odds with chance shrines but does it in a very visual and clear way).
The presentation is still really good though. Great game!
Hi there! I hope you enjoyed the game, and thank you for your feedback! I can confirm that the luck cheat does work (I tested it extensively lol), and it gives a 6.25% boost to your odds of getting a positive result per level, meaning a 25% boost with all 4 levels, or a 75% chance total (since each wheel has an equal amount of positive and negative segments). The highest chance to get a positive result is 85% with all 4 lucky spinner levels and any amount of fortune cookie spins. I did add icons for each upgrade, but in future updates I do plan on changing the luck upgrade to only have 3 levels, of which each give a 10% boost, and that way the luck amount is more noticeable. Regardless, I'm glad you liked the visual style and the sound design, and I hope you stick around for future updates. Thanks again!
I really enjoyed the graphics, the look on the first person camera was really nice and it has an interesting and concerning little in game lore, I did think that the graphic in the web browser were a little bit more lacking, text too big and felt like too much was going on at the same time, also the wheel takes a long time to stop spinning and for a game that involves gambling it's quite the opposite of what you want if the objective is to mantaing the gambler interested in investing money, things being slow don't add up a lot to it. I find it's pretty funny that if I delete my account I WIN, that's real life advice right there lol. Overrall it's pretty promissing, I understand how it must have been hard to develop with this graphical variety. Anyways, good job!
Hey there! Thank you for your feedback, I appreciate it! Also yeah I do agree, things can feel pretty overwhelming while playing, especially when you're learning how to play the game. The reason that everything is set up like that is to make every run feel unique, if that makes sense. There's different wheel risk levels, different popup results, different ways to use each of the cheats, and 3 different endings, so you can create a strategy depending on how you want to play, but every run will feel different. The wheel spinning time was something I had a lot of trouble with lol, since I wanted it to feel slow at the beginning, but get faster as the night went on. As of now though, the wheel time can definitely add up over the course of the game, so I think I'll decrease the price of the upgrade to decrease the wheel time since I think that's a good compromise. Regardless, I'm glad you liked the game overall and I hope you'll stick around for future updates, thanks again!
That's really valid! the wheel losing momentum is pure math so it can be tricky, but if you got it figured out I'd just recomending staying with the mechanic but making it so that in the begining it is already quite fast. If you plan on still updating I'll be happy to stick arround!
Hey hey! Just wanted to let you know that what I’m calling the full version is now out and ready to play! It adds a few quality of life improvements, as well as loans into the game! Thanks again for everything bro, I appreciate it!
Would like to play this but don't download game jam games, I have no clue if they're viruses, sorry
Hey there! No worries lol, I totally get it. So, I just uploaded a playable version onto the page for you, so please consider playing! If the web version doesn't work, you can still download the game, but it's through a google drive page, meaning you can look through all of the game files if you're worried. Hope you enjoy it!
Thanks, I'll absolutely give it a go, it looks great dude
Thank you! Your submission looks great as well!
Amazing idea with the theme, spectacular visuals and sound, nice touch with the "who wants to be a millionnare SFX" haha. Great level of progression, I played it multiple times wanting to get all the powerups and make tons of money, and gambling games aren't my thing! Brilliant job.
Thank you for your feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed the game and you thought it was fun to play! I also hope you stick around for future updates since there are some more things I'd like to add, I appreciate it!
Fantastic, I'm looking forward to seeing the updates
Hey hey! Just wanted to let you know that what I’m calling the full version is now out and ready to play! It adds a few quality of life improvements, as well as loans into the game! Thanks again for everything bro, I appreciate it!
Thank you!
Same issue. No cursor...tried clicking frantically and only an in-game pop-up showed up...
Hey!! Super sorry about that, the game had quite a few small bugs, that being one of them lol. But I'm happy to say that all of the ones I could find are now patched, and the game is now playable through your browser, so you don't even have to redownload if you don't want to. Please consider playing and rating the game again, it'd mean a lot!
(P.S: the intro scene is now fully working, so I recommend not skipping it for the games context. Also the browser version is a bit buggy compared to the downloadable version, so if you'd prefer that, there is a downloadable version that you can see through a google drive page).
Will do! Will get back with a comment once I have.
/sandwurm
Hey hey! Just wanted to let you know that what I’m calling the full version is now out and ready to play! It adds a few quality of life improvements, as well as loans into the game! Thanks again for everything bro, I appreciate it!
Did not rate the game yet, but I don't have a cursor after the cutscene. If you will have time to fix it - please let me know so I can play the game because it looks awesome
Hey!! Super sorry about that, and thank you! The game had quite a few small bugs, that being one of them lol. But I'm happy to say that all of the ones I could find are now patched, and the game is now playable through your browser, so you don't even have to redownload if you don't want to. Please consider playing and rating the game again, it'd mean a lot!
(P.S: the intro scene is now fully working, so I recommend not skipping it for the games context. Also the browser version is a bit buggy compared to the downloadable version, so if you'd prefer that, there is a downloadable version that you can see through a google drive page).