Desktop Dreamer

Once you start the countdown, there is no stopping it. Ever.

Thank you for playing

I made this prototype for the GMTK 2026 Game Jam, in around 48 hours. Sadly, I couldn't "finish" it properly in time, so here are a few things to note : 

• The endings are not implemented.
• So is the second half of the narration, which, by the way, might contain many typos.
• A variable I forgot to set in the editor prevents you from winning. When you obtain the "???" chip, the game is over !

Apart from that, the game is playable and I am pretty happy with the core experience, minus a few things to tweak. I had a lot of fun coming up with this concept and it was my first go at pixel art UIs, and I'm pretty satisfied with the result. I will 100% finish this once the Jam is over, and therefore would appreciate any reviews !

Controls

• Interact : Left click.

Tips & good to know

• When a chip is placed in the "?" inventory slot, a tooltip with its description is displayed.
• Anything that looks like a button is clickable. Explore!

• When a chip is placed in the "?" inventory slot, a tooltip with its description is displayed. Anything that looks like a button is clickable. Explore ! If you ever want to play again (if you lost very early on) you can delete the "save.json" file at User\AppData\Roaming\Godot\app_userdata\GMTK2026\save.json

• A bug renders the introduction screen translucent for a few seconds at the beginning. If any Godot wizardout there has an idea why let me know !

• Around 10% of the code was written with the use of generative AI

Credits : 

Palette : Autom8ion by cheepling

Font : Micro chat 5x5 by V3X3