The Hand You're Dealt - 2024 Gain Jam Edition
A downloadable game for Windows
This is my submission to the 2024 Weight Gaming Gain Jam. The basic idea was essentially a card-based cooking game inspired by all the times I've gotten bad grocery orders and had to improvise my meals. The result doesn't quite live up to the idea thanks to how much I had to cut due to time, but I'm glad to at least get something done.
Also includes a few sketches by LongcrierCat, whose art you can find at 💜 Monster Mothers Inc.~ 💜 (@LongcrierCatAD) / X
Oh, and I didn't have the time or energy to add proper volume or resolution controls. So, be careful with that.
Anyway, if you end up playing it, hope you enjoy.
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There's a great premise here but I could not understand the card game. Didn't make a single good meal for the boss and ended up just closing it down after I got the bad ending.
I got it in the end but man was that a cliff of a learning curve to start with! The story and fun music made up for the card game itself. The mechanics were fine enough once they sunk in though I feel as if there were a few too many elements at play. Plus having zero to do with cooking it felt far too abstract for my liking.
The premise of cooking nice meals for your boss was pretty hot though and she had a nice design to her. There's a thread of something real decent here but the cardgame needs an overhaul.
Too hard card game