Procrasti-Start

LOOK BELOW FOR IMPORTANT INFO (also I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TURNING DOWN TO VOLUME VIA PICO-8 SETTINGS)

Tutorial/How-To-Play

You have a test at the end of every week, it is your choice to study beforehand or procrastinate. Regardless, you will be completing a set of math problems, where distractions will spawn in, charge up (indicated by the lil saucer they stand on) and then come flying towards your brain (specifically, the gray hitbox), resulting in a hit in your attention meter (the green meter on the bottom left). If you choose to study, you can get items to help boost your stats, however every week the difficulty and length of the tests get harder.

Controls:

Arrow Keys - Navigate UI
Z/X - O/X Respectively (will be listed in game)
0-9 + Space (During Test/Study): Input Answer + Submit
Move Mouse (During Test/Study): Delete distractions
Tab/Backspace: Delete last character of answer

Enter: Pico-8 Options (Arrow Keys to Navigate, Z/X to Select/Go back)

TIP: During actual segments of game, if you don't wanna struggle this is an

"ideal" way to position your hand (instead of standard WASD/Arrow Keys)

Thumb (or palm) submits answers, the rest of your fingers treat the numbers as a piano :D 

Info About Game
It's homework disguised as a game! Channel in your inner student and choose whether to study OR procrastinate and do no work (for gambling, basically)

Endless math roguelike where your goal is to just get as far as you can. Procrastinate and possibly have a chance of getting some rare trinkets that can push your run slightly further, or take it safe and study up and getting some basic items.

Misc Info (for those who care)
Hi! This is my first ever project and step into game development :D A short little roguelike game based on math homework because I heckin love math. 
Made for ShovelJam2025