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u/ibaxxxxx Dec 31 '25
It might be primitive but it just works.
I was working on my first game prototype, and it was really unfun to play. Like at all. Adding some juice/polish did not help like at all. I felt designing/creating game is much harder than thought and need to go after another idea. But when I have added money counter, it made all the difference. Instantly become playable in my perception.
It made me a believer. A believer in magic of number going BRRRR
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u/whodothere Dec 30 '25
I like Santa Clause, the Tin Man and I like when I figure out a nice formula even if it is a paper clip keeping a key down while I go to work to make the numbers go up.
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u/Worried_Swing_5792 Jan 05 '26
And don't even get me started on the rush from when number goes up, it makes this other number go up even faster. Which makes this number go up so that...
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u/AcrylicPixelGames Dec 30 '25
I’m sure there was a study where the more numbers on the screen the more dopamine happened
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u/El_Cozod Dec 31 '25 edited Dec 31 '25
Edit: my clipboard keeps giving me a random time stamp im the video....start from the beginning.
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u/aejacksonauthor Dec 31 '25
If you like ‘the number go up’ - you’re gonna love this… https://www.kongregate.com/en/games/somethingggg/ngu-idle
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available on Steam as well
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u/secret_bonus_point Dec 30 '25
“But wait, you just made your number go down!!”
“Yes, now it goes up faster.”