Building Manager

Building Manager was created for the 2024 Ebitengine Game Jam (theme: building).

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Your late, beloved Aunt Josephine left you the first (and only) apartment building in what was to be her real estate empire. The building has 10 units and not that many problems.

Gameplay

Use your mouse to click on different screens and select solutions to resolve tenant issues.

The tenants living in your building submit maintenance requests regularly, and you get to decide how to respond! Some solutions will be more robust than others, and some will cost more money. The solutions you choose also impact how satisfied your residents are and whether or not they'll renew their lease when it's up. Keep an eye on your bank account and credit card statement: your credit card will automatically be paid off as much as it can be from your bank account every month, which could leave you with $0 in the bank and an outstanding credit card balance. The game ends after you achieve financial success or ruin, or if all your tenants move out. There are two possible endings.

• Overview gives a quick summary of your stats and warns you of upcoming recurring maintenance events like needing to handle the city's annual inspection.
• Requests shows a list of open tenant requests in a list. You can click on these to see the detail view of the request and either Close the request (without addressing it -- it might reopen though) or Try to Resolve it. Solutions are listed with their cost, but not the impact they have on tenant satisfaction or how long they'll take. Click a solution to choose it.
• Tenants shows a list of units and who occupies each (or if the unit is empty) and what the current rent and remaining months in the lease are.
• Financial Picture provides more detail on what your bank account, credit balance, and upcoming costs are.