TUGTSI

Submission for Shovel Jam 2025

TUGTSI is a self-improvement simulator, where you play as a character, who wants to resist the urge of procrastination and wants to "just get started" on his self-improvement journey.

You have 5 days to accomplish your goal.  Each day, a random buff and a random debuff are rolled. The minigame with the buff, gives 2x the points, while the minigame with the debuff, gives minus points. The goal is to collect as many points in each stat as possible and to unlock the 8 different endings.

The game also only displays correctly when in fullscreen.

How to Play:

1. Strength Minigame: Interact with bench press station and spam the spacebar as quickly as possible. You have 1 second between each press to press again. If not, you lose points.
2. Speech Minigame: Interact with the lectern and choose the correct options with your mouse. You receive points based on how many answers you got correct.
3. Creativity Minigame: Interact with the painting and press the keys shown on the screen, to gain points.
4. Health Minigame: Interact with the table and separate the healthy food into the green container and the unhealthy food into the red container. You receive points based on how many separations you got correct.
5. Jump Minigame: Interact with the 2 people playing Jump Rope and jump when the rope hits the ground. You receive points based on how much HP you have left.

Controls:

• Movement: A, D & Space
• Start/Exit Minigame: E
• Strength Minigame: Space
• Speech Minigame: Mouse
• Creativity Minigame: J, K & L
• Health Minigame: A & D
• Jump Minigame: Space

Credits:

Programming & Art: CyanOwl

Music: non-copyrighted music & sounds from "freesound.org"

Have fun!!! :)