Crunch away and see the effects of overworking yourself... but also how rest can improve your progress.

A ~~clicker~~ masher incremental game about crunch in game dev and other creative fields.

Made for Zagreb Mental Health Jam '26 for the theme "Pomalo!", a Croatian expression meaning "Take it easy!" or "Slow down!"

* Note: due to the web player's limited colour palette, we recommend downloading the Windows build.

More information

Updated	3 days ago
Published	6 days ago
Status	Released
Platforms	HTML5, Windows
Author	Vestigial Forms
Made with	Unity, Aseprite
Tags	2D, Clicker, Incremental, Mental Health, No AI, Pixel Art, Short, Simple, Typing, upgrades
Average session	A few minutes
Languages	English
Inputs	Keyboard
Content	No generative AI was used

Download

CRUNCH - Windows 39 MB

Comments

zBla5 days ago

Very nice concept and execution! My keyboard did not like it as much :)

There are som balancing that ought to be done, for example when taking the perk that lets you get extra progress by typing actual random letters, the slowdown in typing more than makes up the extra points you get. At least for me.

Also, I love the atmosphere of the game, the music and the window. The invisible protagonist is also a nice twist that more games could use.

Vestigial Forms5 days ago

Thank you! <3