Money Maker

This is a fun time killer, but I encountered a few bugs, so I can't complete all of the achievements. Once the 2 hour time limit runs out, there is no way to reset in the hopes of getting the achievement for beating the game. Followed the directions in the menu to 'reset' my game, but no-go. If you're a completionist like me, this will be frustrating. :( Aside from that, the game is really fun. I consider this a hidden gem and hope to see more in the future. Well done! :)

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Money Maker is an unusual hybrid first person platformer/adventure game combined with an extremely poorly made "number incrementer" game where the object of the game is to increase the in-game currency by running around and sometimes buying things that increase the rate at which your currency/score goes up. It's an incredibly shallow game loop, to the point you might as well just run a program that does "i=i+1; print i" and watch the numbers go up automatically, and just watch it. You'd get the exact same outcome. If this sounds completely mindless, you're not wrong. Although some attempt was made to turn this into a game, as you have a time limit and must "escape" the large room you're in (which looks like it's full of a bunch of really low quality/flipped Unity assets). The visual presentation of the game is pure garbage, and while there may even be some kind of game that would be worth playing here if implemented properly, "Money Maker" wasn't. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. The game features lazy low-polygon "retro" assets, making this look like a barely functional 3D game from the 1990s. It's unclear why the developers weren't able to arrange high quality, high polygon count contemporary assets for the game, and also irrelevant... what matters is that this looks bad as a result of their decisions, a compromise PC gamers shouldn't have to put up with. Bewilderingly, the game doesn't include proper audio controls, so you can't turn off the annoying background music, you'll need to alt+tab out and stop the music using the Windows sound mixer. This is obviously not okay and it's unclear why the developers chose not to include this basic feature. The controls can't be customised, which will be an annoyance for many, but it can also render the game unplayable for differently-abled gamers. These technical defects push this game below acceptable standards for any modern PC game. The game is currently free, but the developers were charging money for it. Nothing speaks more to a developers belief in themselves and their product than making their game available for everyone without remuneration, but this is also in some ways an acknowledgement that the game failed to achieve any commercial success (unsurprising due to the quality issues), despite being dumped numerous times into DailyIndieGame bundles. It's a shame in this case that the implementation is below the minimum standards a dedicated PC game should offer to enthusiasts. The quality here is simply too low for me to recommend, even for free. [b][quote][url=https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/marketing/profile]Profile Features Limited![/url][/quote][/b]Valve have marked this game as "Profile Features Limited" at the time of this review. This is usually caused by poor sales figures and low community acceptance for the game (to date). Until this status changes, this game will not give you +1 to your Game Collector badge count, appear in profile achievements or any other Steam meta-accomplishments, nor can it be displayed in some profile showcases. If these factors are important to you, it may be worth holding off before buying this game.