Note - This game seems to crash in Safari, Chrome is the only browser I have tested it extensively in.

About

Petty Plants is a game about the real-life practice of companion planting.  Some plants like being planted together, and some dislike each other.  Your job is to find the plant arrangements that make the most $/day.  

Sometimes you will need to make tradeoffs or ambiguous choices, you can always refer to your $/day to see if you are going in the right direction.  You can also click on a planted crop to learn about how it’s doing.

You progress through the game by completing quests, which you can find in the quest tab.  

Theme tie-in

When I thought of positioning I immediately thought about a game based on companion planting.  The positioning element would come from plants wanting to have "friends" planted near them and no "foes" around.  The game has the vibe of an idle game, but it's also meant to be a bit of a puzzle, you must position plants carefully in order to proceed.

Controls

• Click to interact with menus and plant crops
• Right click to remove crops
• Escape or click grass to get out of buying plant mode

How to Play

Shade - Plants grow at half speed when they are in the wrong amount of sun or shade.  Plants that create shade show an umbrella icon during planting.

Pests - Plants that dislike pests will become infested unless protected by another plant that offers pest protection.  Plants that offer pest protection show a shield icon during planting.

Other Plants - When a plant is next to a plant it dislikes, its produce is worth less.  When a plant is next to a plant it likes, it is worth more.  You can see if a plant likes or dislikes it’s neighbors during planting.  No face means the plant is neutral.

Credits

• Code reuse - reused some utility functions from prior projects (quest system & scene loader), the rest is new
• Art made by me for the jam
• Sounds - https://pixabay.com/ and https://sfxr.me/