This Does Not Spark Joy

Karie Mondo has gone rogue in this roguelite bullet hell tidying game

Your house is a mess, your life is in danger -  and your only weapon... is tidying up.

Every item is a choice.
Sort through your belongings to prepare for the battle ahead:

• It does spark joy? Boost your stats for the upcoming fight
• It doesn't spark joy? Earn coins to spend on permanent upgrades

Kiss your items goodbye, so you don't kiss your life goodbye.

Every choice could be your last as you fight through a bullet-hell gauntlet against the corrupted queen of tidying herself.

Find what sparks joy... or else.

Controls

Keyboard and Gamepad are supported, however Gamepad has not been tested.

• Click to decide if an item sparks joy or not
• WASD or arrow keys to move around in bullet hell
• Left Click or Space to shoot

Mechanics

The game has 3 stats that you can upgrade using coins:

• Wellbeing - The amount of health you have
• Productivity - The rate at which you can fire bubbles
• Momentum - The speed at which you can move

Destroying enemy dust bunnies and discarding items that do not spark joy grant you coins. Keeping an item that sparks joy grants you a temporary stat boost that lasts until you die. 

Credits

This game was made as part of the 2025 PB & Jam. Theme was "Spark".

The following people helped make this game:

Programming	Art	Sound
Jeff "Peabnuts123" Andrews	Madison Webb	Isabella Whitfield
Lizzy Eden	Kit Erwin	Kelsey Thomson
Sebastian Maddox		Sebastian Maddox