Six months on a jam project, and I think I’ve created something that would work. Nothing complicated or highly original, just a strategy about Santa’s toy factory.

The main idea is to take all that I like from Anno and Tropico, tie it under the theme of the jam (Important dates) and add as many features as I can. What we have in result:

- Construction of industrial buildings with carts and warehouses (from Anno);

- Workers and needs (from Anno)

- Distribution of workers and priorities (from Tropico);

- System for events and story (also Tropico);

- Dynamic snow and sound;

- Cheap graphics from free (and not) lowpoly models (the list is in the credits);

- Basic research system that affects the performance and appearance of some buildings.

You will need about 2-4 hours to complete 11 levels on a single map. As the story goes on you new buildings will open and the main production chain will become more complex. There are also events in the game for some random element.

The project was finished for the sake of the portfolio (it’s kind of a full game), but I hope someone will like it. It’s free.

And some link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1943690/Until_the_Night/