"I always loved that," said Zollner, who is Garage Sale's lead writer and director. "It's super fun to have your driveway turned into a little store. You meet people through that.
" The incoming UW-Madison senior is double-majoring in journalism and communication arts, but also minoring in game design. In Garage Sale, which at the end of June became available for download on Steam for $6.99, main character Juniper in her forest-y hometown of Lettuce Village embarks on various adventures during the town's community-wide garage sale day.
Zollner described the achievement hunting game as cozy and explorative, as inspired by video games with similar vibes that she played as a high school student. It was also important to her to include characters in Garage Sale that are representative of people from all walks of life. Garage Sale, compatible both with PC and Mac operating systems, has received several positive reviews on Steam since its release.
"A lot of people have been streaming the game on Twitch," Zollner said, adding that there have also been a good few of reviews about the game on YouTube. Think you're bad at art? This Oregon business wants you to give it a try anyway What happens in the game? On her way across Lettuce Village from her father's home to her mother's, Juniper befriends various community members with "weird" problems to solve, Zollner said. Without interruptions, it takes a few hours to complete the game, she said.
"One of the community members is a little kid.