Just another day

Solo developed in about 2 days for Mermelada Game Jam. All code and assets (graphics and music) has been created by me (but music was be composed before the jam).

Wake up early, work yourself to the bone, buy, buy more, BUY MORE AND MORE! And then start all over again. Will you ever achieve happiness?

This is an experimental experience inspired by Every day the same dream by Molleindustria, but with a slightly different meaning.

Just another day explores how the promise of happiness through consumerism ultimately leads to disappointment and unfulfilled expectations, and also distorts our connections, encouraging us to see relationships as products designed to fulfill our emotional needs.

Disclaimer

• For MermeladaJam #4 players: I uploaded several post-jam versions to fix bugs. If you think that's unfair, you can lower the rating (though keep in mind I did it in two days, not a week :P).
  
• This game is not fun: it’s an experiment, what I want to convey is not obvious, there’s no final conclusion, but there is an intention behind it. I hope it stirs something within you :).
• The absence of sound is intentional. If you want, comment on what it makes you feel, so I can know if I’ve achieved what I wanted :).
• Pay attention to the colors and the absence of them. There are details, there are changes. I want to tell you something with this. It’s not important, or maybe it is. In any case, it’s there.

Controls

• Move: Left/Right arrows or A/D
• Change option: Up/Down arrows or W/S
• Interact / Select option: Space or E

External assets

• DOTween: Animation easing curves
• UniTask: Better tasks (async methods)
• Music composed by me before the game jam:
  • Main theme: Uneinigkeit (disagreement)
  • Title theme: Experimental tense sad chords with random melody (not published until now)

Release notes

v1.2.0

Fix minor bug and small ux improves.

• Change the versioning to 3 digits instead of 4 (removed second one)
• Now music stop on end game
• Now the text on the television no longer covers the character
• Add one "don't look up" thread sentence to strange woman
• Now the texts from the vendors and the wardrobe use bold for the items and price, and italics for the notes.
• Fix: if you turn off the tv, next day tv is black (but text is showed).
• Fix: if you get out of the car on the road, you appear naked (even if you were dressed), and in the next day, your character is still there.
• Fix: prevent look at left at arriving factory when use train to go to work

v1.0.1.1

Fix major bug (block) and visual bug that could confuse.

• Fix: when you drive on the road for the first time, the second time the car gets stuck.
• Fix: when you get a partner, the woman still appears on the train station.

v1.0.1.0

Fix major and minor bugs and improve end working flow.

• Fix several major bugs that make you cannot end the game in some cases
• Fix several minor bugs
• Now, when you finish working, you appear in the factory again instead in the shop (as it could be understandable)

v1.0.0.0

Mermelada Jam version