Shoddy

Build it fast. Build it together. Build it badly.

You and up to three friends are the crew of Shoddy & Associates, the cheapest construction firm on a very active volcano island. Every job comes with a client, a budget, a tower, and a volcano that's running out of patience.

Only the LEAD ARCHITECT can see the blueprint. Everyone else builds by eye while the lead shouts "left a bit!" Nothing snaps into place: you set each beam down where you think it goes, hold a nail to it and hammer it home. Skimp on nails and that joint might be the one that gives.

Then the inspector turns up, does his rounds (act natural, hold the wobbly bits still), and the whole island shakes. Whatever's still standing gets you paid.

On the job

• Hand-build decks, posts, beams and roofs, nail by nail (nails cost money: don't bend them)
• Climb to the crane's cab and lower steel you can't actually see, while your crew guides you in
• Pump concrete floors, rivet steel with hot rivets from the forge, glaze the windows and seal them
• Order materials against the client's budget: cheap timber is weak, hardwood is dear
• Weather that changes mid-job: rain soaks the timber, storms throw lightning at the crane, fog, heatwaves, gusts
• Thieves sneak in to nick your materials: tackle them, or hire a guard
• Four inspectors: a stickler, a sleepy one, one in a hurry, and Grumble
• Knock out a support by accident and the floor above comes down, pinning whoever's underneath

Between jobs

• Hang out in the office: emotes, photo mode, a clothing-o-matic full of terrible outfits
• A supply depot full of upgrades: tool belts, nail guns, a lightning rod, CCTV...
• Earn Archi Bucks and career levels, and unlock gear by doing ridiculous things

Features

• 1–4 player online co-op (host, or join with a room code or through Steam friends), or play solo
• Physics, ragdolls, and accidents that are definitely someone else's fault
• Keyboard and mouse or controller, fully rebindable
• Windows and macOS

This is a playtest build: expect bugs, and please tell us about them in the comments!

Made by Funny Bread Studios.