But can YOU run it?
Submission for GMTK Game Jam 2023 - In the spirit of reversing roles, we asked ourselves "What role exists in ALL video games?" In this game, you take on the role of the true unsung hero in the gaming world:
Your PC's CPU scheduler!
Control your CPU trying its hardest to manage the various complicated tasks you are running. Deal with challenges such as the underpowered PC you bought on a very tight budget or those viruses you got from watching.... content. Compete for the high score and answer the question we're all dying to know - Can YOU run it?
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Great concept. Would like to see some more polish. Dragging and dropping can get a bit annoying after a while, I'd like to just be able to hover over and press 1 2 or 3 for the lanes. Clicking the color indicator for a lane should change it. Tasks stack in a way that it can be hard to figure out how many there are, and important tasks can get hidden under unimportant ones. And losing can be a little bit abrupt, and it might doesn't tell you why you lost. Also, you can drag processes onto a lane and not have them actually move onto it, just stuck in limbo
However, despite all these gripes, the game you're trying to make is one I really want to play. There are many ways the game could expand, and a little bit of polish could go a long way in making this game one of my favorites. If we introduced multi-threaded processes into the mix, for example, that would be something quite cool.
I'm glad I got to play this game! Thanks for making it.