awesome game! I loved how the game really encouraged me to engage in my crippling cigarette addiction. I felt like I wasn't going to be able meet my very important deadlines if I did smoke a cig or two, particularly at that last level. I do kinda wish my mood decreased faster so I would have to take care of it more. But other than that I loved playing! I also really liked that I die at my desk at the end no matter what I do lol, seemed fitting.
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Work To Die's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #618 | 3.719 | 3.719 |
| Narrative | #618 | 3.688 | 3.688 |
| Artwork | #805 | 4.125 | 4.125 |
| Enjoyment | #1270 | 3.688 | 3.688 |
| Creativity | #2075 | 3.781 | 3.781 |
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?
The player races to finish tasks while their Vitality, Mood, and the final deadline all count down.
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All art assets were created by the team members. Audio assets were sourced from websites such as Freesound and OpenGameArt, and their sources are listed on the in-game Credits page.
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DEADLINE
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Thanks for your comment!
We actually considered limiting the number of items at the beginning, but later gave up on the idea because balancing and testing the values would have taken too much time.
As for choosing the next word, that’s a great point. For example, while typing the current word, the player could press 1, 2, or 3 to decide what the next word will be. That would probably make the typing experience more varied and engaging.
Its been a while since iv tested my typing skills, played through all 3 days i didnt know a nicotine addiction was meta these days HAHAHA super OP item specially since its only 3 days the reduce in max vit couldn't handle my work ethic. Idk how i died though.. maybe a visual bug with the max vitality thing? Didn't really take away much of the experience. Overall surprisingly cozy game. 
55 days ago(+1)
Sorry , there was a bug at the end of the game: whether or not you completed the final deadline, both outcomes incorrectly triggered the death ending where Vitality reaches zero :)
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