Controls

Receive a mail -> Give to employee -> Stamp -> Send -> Done

Mouse Drag & Drop. Right click on a mail to see its content.

Avoid getting too many mails waiting around, or you'll get overwhelmed with them !

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Description

I Command Thee is a satirical game, in which you take the role of a manager, that has one single purpose : avoid working at all costs !

To achieve this, you'll have to make sure you delegate tasks to your slaves interns, stamp them and quickly send them back to your clients. You also must get rid of all those pesky junk mails to avoid getting overwhelmed by them !

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This game was made for the 2020 VimJam Game Jam, and had to comply with two themes :

  • There and back : This theme is taken quite literally by the emails, that have to go there and back, between you, the ones to actually do the tasks, you again, and the clients !
  • Collectables : Is this game, you collect emails, which you absolutely do not want ! If you collect too many of them, this means game over. Experience being afraid of watching that collectable meter going higher and higher, completely out of your control !


Download

Download
ICommandThee_Windows_0.1.zip 31 MB

Comments

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loving the vibe of this game! 10/10 would work in an office again lol 

Dang, This game is GREAT. I wish i could make something this well made in a week. 

Glad you liked it! Thanks for playing

A unique game that really stands out for me so far in this jam. Really neat idea and the implementation is great. The art style and music really work, and I don't feel like I'm playing a game that took just 7 days to make. I do feel like it's pretty hard and it's not entirely clear what the mechanics are. It took me a while to realise that I need to stamp and send things that come back to me, and I can bin grey emails? There's definitely not enough time to read the emails. I think I actually finished a level once. Regardless, really cool. Rated!

Please consider playing and rating my submission if you get a chance: https://talfuin.itch.io/the-hungry-ghost

Thanks for your comment! Actually we thought about creating a « How to Play Screen » screen but not enough time. It will be something to keep in mind for next games