Boxin' Gamble

Goal:

Try to make as much money as you can by picking through random choices.

Controls:

Click a box to open it. You can see your money on the top left. There is not winning condition.

Assets:

m5x7 font by Daniel Linssen https://managore.itch.io/m5x7

I made this game in 3 hours for the Trijam Gamejam #288. The inspiration for it was Balatro. The original idea was a game where you have a debt to pay and have to risk your choices through multiple different types of boxes. Are you going to be able to pay your debt or will you just increase it? That was the concept, but as always, time's not in our favor and I wasn't able to add everything I wanted. Still, the prototype is there, and it was hella hard to get it working through an amount of silly bugs. I was able to learn random generation and using particles which is always a plus. In this one specifically I was also able to focus a little more on polishing which is great.