Odd Little World

Odd Little World started as my project for Zine Game Jam 2021, I told myself, "I need to keep it simple. Keep the scope small." An hour later, I had decided I wanted to make a whole civilization builder. What could be simpler than that, right?

At the end of the game jam, I had a 22-page half-size zine game, packed with tables and lists, and it was honestly way too complicated to actually play. So I spent the next 3 months overhauling the whole thing, trying to simplify it as much as possible, while still keeping the parts that were quirky and fun.

I managed to condense it all down into a 16-page minizine, and that's what we have today! The gameplay is simple & focuses on exploration and problem solving. It's more story-oriented than strategy-oriented.

I also made a prompt generator program to go along with the game, so instead of writing out prompts and drawing cards, players can pull up the generator on their phones & roll all kinds of odd prompts.