Some Work and Some Play

Made in 96 hours for GMTK Game Jam 2025 (you can rate the game here). Recommended to play in full screen.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,
All play and no work makes Jack a mere toy.

Then how about some work and some play?

After months of failing to find any jobs due to the incident, Jack gets hired by Amir Toys Inc. His job is simple: connecting parts together to make pieces for toys. But after repeating the same process over and over without any breaks, his ENERGY drains quickly... Luckily, he can replenish his energy by playing his GameThing™ on the job, just so long as his boss doesn't find out!

How to Play

• Move the hand with your mouse. Note that the hand will not immediately follow the mouse when Jack is working, and the hand's speed will be limited depending on how much ENERGY Jack has and how much time has passed since his last BOOST.
• Watch your ENERGY bar, as when it gets too low, Jack will fall asleep and will be fired.
• Drag parts to each other to connect them. Drag them to the FAULTY section if they are faulty. Press the NEXT button to move the conveyor belt forward early.
• Your energy will decrease over time and will decrease more depending on how much the hand moves and grabs parts/pieces.
• You will work from 9 AM to 5 PM (4 real-life minutes) and be paid based on your overall performance throughout the day (parts that are left on the conveyor belt at the end of the day are not factored in). You make 🪙20 for each finished wheel, lose 🪙10 for each loose wheel part, make 🪙5 for each correctly identified faulty wheel part, and lose 🪙10 for each false faulty wheel part. If you don't make enough money in a day (indicated by the (+🪙) on the top left), Jack will be fired. Quota for each day:
  • Day  1: 🪙320
  • Day 2: 🪙440
  • Day 3: 🪙585
  • Day 4: 🪙715
  • Day 5: 🪙915
  • Day 6 and up: Did anyone even get past day 5 yet?
• You can take out the GameThing by pressing "Show GT". Hold down P to turn it on or off, and press space to press the button in the middle, which will make the player jump. Every time your score increases, Jack will receive a BOOST of energy. Be mindful of how long you play, as the GameThing has a limited battery life, with its power indicator shown in the "i" in "Thing".
• At the end of the day, you can buy upgrades from the shop. Some refresh daily, some are permanent, and some are upgradeable.
• On BOSS DAYS (Fridays), make sure to not have the GameThing out while the boss is present, or else Jack will be fired.

Known issues

• When holding a part over another part on the conveyor belt, the held part sometimes gets detached from the hand while still following its movements (This can also make the part not leave the conveyor belt). Releasing the part will make it go back to normal.
• On the web version, the music pitch/speed can return to normal after some time.
• Sometimes, the obstacles in Spinny Wheel can shake. Their movement speed is also sometimes too fast/slow, though the time between each is consistent.
• One of the Boss's dialogue is missing a period.
• The outer wheel part can go through the conveyor belt's bottom edge.
• The value of the false faulty parts is not shown.
• The fired message for when you get caught by the Boss does not fit on one line.
• Parts sometimes can spawn on screen.
• The cost for leveling up the battery life from Lvl 3 to Lvl 4 is 5000 instead of 10000.
• On the Windows version, the player's mouse cursor sometimes is visible.
• On the Windows version, the font_8.tres and font_16.tres files are generated unintentionally.
  
• On the Windows version, the window shows up incredibly small initially.

Credits

• All code, art, and design by me (Yousurname).
• Palette is an extended version of my Monday 4 palette.
• Music by ultramarine (made specifically for this game).
• Sound effects include those borrowed from Soul Slime, those generated from https://sfxr.me/, and those from https://freesound.org/ (all CC0).