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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Narrative | #36 | 4.380 | 4.380 |
| Creativity | #568 | 4.160 | 4.160 |
| Enjoyment | #1121 | 3.660 | 3.660 |
| Audio | #1315 | 3.420 | 3.420 |
| Artwork | #1777 | 3.680 | 3.680 |
Ranked from 50 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?
Salary Man is a game about repeat the same menial tasks. You're stuck in a loop.
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
ZanTheMan and Polylyly
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If I have to assign comparative degrees for the level progression, it'd be Dark > Darker > Darkest XD
Amazing concept and was quite fun to play. You should definitely add more storyline to it. This game also reminded me of 'Papers Please'. Keep up the good work!
Papers Please was actually something of an inspiration for this game! I've never played it, nor do I really know what the gameplay is like... but I'm pretty sure you do paperwork!
Yes, I've been an international student for games design and I did tons of paperwork, from admissions to visa... all one man show :D
Great game, kinda depressing but hey that’s corporate life I guess, also "Driving in my car right after a beer!!!"
You have found the inspiration!
This game reminds me of liminal spaces. Like I was stuck in the backroom or something. Crashing my car almost every week trying to drink and drive was funny. Very fun game.
"Hey chridd why don't you have a job yet?"
My inclination for most of the game my first time was just to reject everything. The poor aren't getting fed, but at least I'm not making things worse.
I kind of expected approving getting rid of the suggestion box to have me laid off immediately but it didn't (I guess what I'm approving is different from the suggestion box?). None of my choices seem to have consequences I can see besides a couple numbers going up or down… but I guess that's the point. The company just wants me to think of genocide as an abstract thing that earns 100 moneys.
*sees the final "carrot" cutting scene* *tries to click everywhere else, hoping it will do something*
A great game about monotonous work life! I love the driving mechanics, that has a lot of potential!
If possible, please consider rating my game too.
Thank you so much <3
Lazy-ass salary man can't even walk a 30-second drive home
Grim, but some of the funding decision options were darkly funny!
Crazy how lazy some people are :D Thank you so much <3
GOD DAMN it got dark very quickly, was not ready for the paper's idea like saving childrens and making a genocide and selling guns to mental health, that is WILDE and if it makes people react as like "what the hell" i think that's a great emotions response. Love the arroudings and the music cracking when you loose sanity, and drinking while have to wride.. Makes you think "yeah..he will never arrive home without crashing or else....". I was ready for the carrots metaphor, I knew it would end with something terrible, I just knew it from experience.
Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much <3
This is a great game with a surprising amount of content! I love the mega crunchy pixelated visuals and the voice acting. The depressing atmosphere is definitely there!
i enjoyed it. nice job
Thank you <3
Well, that was delightfully dark lol.
I really like the variety in the different micro games.
Enjoyed the fun little loop that you made me stuck. The dialogues are well enough to make me feel like a corporate employee. And man made me stressed to pay to repair car on the first day.
The clean mechanism does not seem to work every time so it was a hard time cleaning myself, rest all is great. Also the choice of characters (bet they are you and your friends are they?) Good game.
I agree with the cleaning; it definitely needs more work. Thank you for your feedback <3
Incredible game and very unique style, the voice acting is just so peak too lmao, shame that there didn't seem to be any change for keeping your sanity high (or the other way around lol), but yes a very enjoyable game
Mabey in the next update :>
A very depressing game, I was really sad that I couldn't help some people and at the same time I rejected some of the company's plans. And that journey home... I crashed once 🙈 The ending didn't really surprise me 😞 That's all I have to say about the emotions the game evoked, because emotions were really strong.
From a game designer's perspective, the game is really well designed, it keeps the player engaged and evokes real emotions. The music is really powerful and complements the whole atmosphere. Thumbs up from me, this is a really good game.
If you have time, I would be grateful if you could rate my game as well.
Thank you for your honest reivewi <3 I will definitely play your game.
Quite depressing game. Shouldn’t have play it in the morning. Was there any way of getting good ending?
But the minigames and artstyle are cool.
Thank you <3 No there is no good ending yet :>. mabey if the game blows up Il add one.
Cool game bro, I'm a fan
Incredible game! A very real representation of being stuck in a loop.
Thank you so much <3
Really creative and interesting idea! The gameplay whas simple and easy to understand and the visuals had a very cool style to it. The voice acting was god but very loud and noisy and i get that it fits the style of the game but i found it pretty anoying. Overall very unique game with a really cool style!
Thanks for the feedback!!
great game, creative and unique concept
I love the quirky voice acting the compressed png images… wow. It’s just full on Vibes
Great work!