Does Not Commute
{{Short description|2015 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| developer = Mediocre
| publisher = Mediocre
| released = April 23, 2015
tvOS:
October 19, 2015
| platforms = Android, iOS, tvOS
| writer = Simon Flesser
| composer = Douglas Holmquist
| modes = Single-player
| artist = Henrik Johansson
| designer = Henrik Johansson
| programmer = Dennis Gustafsson
| image = App icon of Does Not Commute, 2015.webp
| caption = App icon
| alt = A circle with a neon outline containing the shape of a car with a similar neon outline.
}}
Does Not Commute is a 2015 puzzle and strategy game developed and published by the Swedish studio Mediocre. In the game, the player has to move vehicles to a certain point on a level while avoiding other vehicles from their previous attempts. It was released for Android and iOS devices on April 23, 2015. Received positively for its gameplay, the game won the 2015 edition of the Apple Design Awards.
Gameplay
Set in a 1970s suburb, Does Not Commute is a puzzle and strategy game where the player starts with controlling a vehicle to a certain point on a level within a set amount of time.{{Cite web |last=Priestman |first=Chris |date=April 24, 2015 |title=Does Not Commute lets you peek at the divergent obsessions of a 1970s suburb |url=https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/does-not-commute-lets-you-peek-at-the-divergent-obsessions-of-1970s-suburb/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=Kill Screen}} Once completed, time will reset, and the player will have to control a new vehicle that is added to the level.{{Cite web |date=May 7, 2015 |title=Peer into the mysteries and secrets of a 1970s suburb |url=https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/peer-into-mysteries-and-secrets-1970s-suburb/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=Kill Screen}}{{Cite web |last=Priestman |first=Chris |date=May 10, 2015 |title=Does Not Commute Tells Its Story So Long As You Don't Crash Into Yourself |url=https://www.siliconera.com/does-not-commute-tells-its-story-so-long-as-you-dont-crash-into-yourself/ |access-date=October 24, 2024 |website=Siliconera}} Previous vehicles will repeat their route the player has set.{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jared |date=March 6, 2015 |title=GDC 2015: Does Not Commute Isn't Just a Clever Name, It's Also Hilariously Fun |url=https://toucharcade.com/2015/06/09/apple-design-award-winners-wwdc-15 |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=TouchArcade}}{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jared |date=March 10, 2015 |title=Best of GDC 2015: Crashlands, Does Not Commute, Sorcery! 3 and "Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon |url=https://toucharcade.com/2015/06/09/apple-design-award-winners-wwdc-15 |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=TouchArcade}} Marked collectibles can be picked up to increase time;{{Cite web |last=Boatman |first=Brandon |date=November 2, 2015 |title=Casual Corner: Does Not Commute |url=https://hardcoregamer.com/features/casual-corner/casual-corner-does-not-commute/172696/ |access-date=October 24, 2024 |website=Hardcore Gamer}} the player may also use a rewind feature to undo their previous moves, but it will cost them one second.{{Cite web |last=Oxford |first=Nadia |date=May 1, 2015 |title=Does Not Commute: Tips, cheats, and strategies |url=https://www.gamezebo.com/walkthroughs/does-not-commute-tips-cheats-and-strategies/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=Gamezebo}} They may use shortcuts to avoid other vehicles,{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Mark |date=March 5, 2015 |title=GDC 2015: Hands-on with Does Not Commute'' - Mediocre's barmy morning traffic sim |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/does-not-commute/gdc-2015-hands-on-with-does-not-commute-mediocres-barmy-morning-traffic-sim/ |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=Pocket Gamer}} and an in-app purchase unlocks checkpoints. A practice mode is available.
Development and release
Does Not Commute was developed by Mediocre, a Swedish indie studio composed of Dennis Gustafsson and Henrik Johansson. They had previously created games such as Smash Hit, Sprinkle Islands and Granny Smith.
Does Not Commute
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| rev1 = 148Apps
| rev2 = Multiplayer.it
| rev3 = Vandal
}}
On Metacritic, Does Not Commute received a "generally favorable" score of 87 based on eight critics.{{Cite web |title=Does not Commute |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/does-not-commute/ |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=Metacritic}} The game won the 2015 Apple Design Awards at the Worldwide Developers Conference{{Cite web |last=Sarkar |first=Samit |date=June 9, 2015 |title=Apple Design Awards 2015 honor seven games, including Crossy Road and Vainglory |url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/6/9/8754443/apple-design-awards-2015-games |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=Polygon}}{{Cite web |last=Dotson |first=Carter |date=June 9, 2015 |title=Crossy Road, Vainglory, and More Win Apple Design Awards at WWDC |url=https://toucharcade.com/2015/06/09/apple-design-award-winners-wwdc-15 |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=TouchArcade}}{{Cite web |last=Cameron |first=Phill |date=June 8, 2015 |title=Winners of the Apple Design Awards 2015 announced |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/winners-of-the-apple-design-awards-2015-announced |access-date=October 24, 2024 |website=Game Developer}} and has been ranked among TouchArcade
Several reviewers praised the gameplay. Most found the game and its dialogue entertaining,{{Cite web |last=Rich |first=Rob |date=April 23, 2015 |title=Does Not Commute Review |url=https://www.148apps.com/reviews/does-not-commute-review/ |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=148Apps}}{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jared |date=April 24, 2015 |title=TouchArcade Game of the Week: Does Not Commute |url=https://toucharcade.com/2015/04/24/toucharcade-game-of-the-week-does-not-commute |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=TouchArcade}} while others stated it was challenging or frustrating.{{Cite web |last=Slater |first=Harry |date=April 24, 2015 |title=Does not Commute |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/does-not-commute/does-not-commute-review/ |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=Pocket Gamer}}{{Cite web |last=Pugliese |first=Tommaso |date=May 2, 2015 |title=Paradossi portatili |trans-title=Portable paradoxes |url=https://multiplayer.it/recensioni/149196-does-not-commute-paradossi-portatili.html |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=Multiplayer.it |language=it}} Carter Dotson of TouchArcade approved how the game's in-app purchase offered players an opportunity for help,{{Cite web |last=Dotson |first=Carter |date=April 29, 2015 |title=Does Not Commute Review – A Sweet Ride |url=https://toucharcade.com/2015/04/29/does-not-commute-review/ |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=TouchArcade}} while Gamezebo
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.mediocre.se/commute/}}
- {{MobyGames|/72453/does-not-commute/}}
Category:Android (operating system) games
Category:Single-player video games