History VideoGame / PartTimeUFO

* AllThereInTheManual: Ankh's name is never said once in the game, only appearing in the official Twitter's in-character posts.

* SentientVehicle: The UFO, naturally. It seems to be the only one of its kind, however.

* CreatorCameo: In the mobile version, the HAL Egg logo appears as one of the food items the UFO can collect in the Restaurant levels.

* CreatorCameo: In the mobile version, the HAL Egg logo appears as one of the food items the UFO can collect in tge Restaurant levels.

* VirtualPaperDoll: The more money you earn, the more costumes you can buy for the UFO. They're not purely cosmetic, though: most of them will provide some kind of stat boost, such as the Safety Helmet allowing you to stop faster, or the Juggling Clown hat giving the claw a wider swing.

** [[VideoGame/BoxBoy Qbby]] occasionally appears in the UFO's apartment (in the Switch version he instead appears in the background of many stages), and several Twitter posts have the pair hang out. Some of the posts also imply the UFO admires Franchise/{{Kirby}} as well.

* EasterEgg: Tapping on Qbby when he appears in the UFO's apartment unlocks the Qbby's UFO costume, which sadly "can't make boxes".

** In the Switch version, the turtle and hare from ''Kame Sanpo'' appears in the job book illustration.

* EverybodyCallsHimBarkeep: The main character was known as "UFO" prior to the Switch release. The UFO would receive the name of Jobski in the Switch trailer.

* InnocentAliens: They mean no harm, they just want to get enough money to get back home.

* BilingualBonus: The soundtrack has a synthesised voice sing a phrase relating to the UFO in Japanese:

* CompanyCrossReferences: [[VideoGame/BoxBoy Qbby]] occasionally appears in the UFO's apartment, and several Twitter posts have the pair hang out. Some of the posts also imply the UFO admires Franchise/{{Kirby}} as well.

* VisualPun: A UFO using a built-in claw to maneuver items into a designated goal? Sounds like a [[https://segaretro.org/Category:UFO_Catcher UFO Catcher.]][[note]]Crane games with two-pronged claws are known as UFO Catchers in Japan thanks to the popularity of Sega's titular sci-fi themed line.[[/note]]

The game was released for smartphones in 2017. While it's a standalone title, The UFO would later make cameos in the ''VideoGame/BoxBoy'' series as well as HAL Egg's second title ''Tabi Kaeru''.

The game was released for smartphones in 2017. While it's a standalone title, The UFO would later make cameos in the ''VideoGame/{{Boxboy}}'' series as well as HAL Egg's second title ''Tabi Kaeru''.

While passing through the galaxy one day, a small UFO suddenly gets dragged into Earth's atmosphere and crashed onto a local farm. Not wanting to leave the place a mess, the UFO helps organize everything that got scattered. The farmer thanks it for its assistance, and even pays it a small sum for helping out on the farm. To make the best of its time on Earth, he gives the UFO a magazine of job listings as a parting gift to help it get accustomed to Earth life and have enough money to get by. And thus begins the UFO's new Earth life, using its claw to work different part time jobs and help out wherever it can.

One of their stranger outings, ''Part Time UFO'' is a physics-based puzzle game by HAL Egg, a mobile subsidiary of Creator/HALLaboratory. The game is a score-based system with a time limit, where excellence in your jobs means higher pay. Gameplay relies on picking up various items and bringing them to a designated goal site. Much like real-life crane games, there are only two methods of input: a joystick to maneuver the UFO, and a button to make it pick up and drop items. Also like crane games, precise movements are necessary to get higher scores: each item you bring to the goal nets an extra 10 seconds, with an bonus added if the main mission is completed in time. All levels come with three additional missions to complete, typically involving stacking the items a certain way, collecting a certain item that may be hidden, or even making sure your stack doesn't topple over.

''Part Time UFO'' is a physics-based puzzle game by HAL Egg, a mobile subsidiary of Creator/HALLaboratory.

Much like real-life crane games, there are only two methods of input: a joystick to maneuver the UFO, and a button to make it pick up and drop items.

* MultiPartEpisode: [[spoiler:The Moon levels, which involve fighting aliens (Moon 1), then a robot broight in by one of them (Moon 2), then finally making sure the pilot doesn't escape. (Moon 3)]]

* VisualPun: A UFO using a built-in claw to maneuver items into a designated goal? Sounds like a [[https://segaretro.org/Category:UFO_Catcher UFO Catcher.]][[note]]Crane games with two-pronged claws are known as UFO Catchers in Japan thanks to the popularity of Sega's titular sci-fi themed line.]]

* MultiPartEpisode

* OneHundredPercentCompletion: Getting all the medals in the game earns the Medal King crown, which comes with a red flowy cape.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The more money you earn, the more costumes you can buy for the UFO. They're not purely cosmetic, though: most of them will provide some kind of stat boost, such as the Safety Helmet allowing you to stop faster, or the Juggling Clown hat giving the claw a wider swing.

* WeAllLiveInAmerica: Galactic currency looks an awful lot like Japanese Yen. How much you get for a job also seems to match yen rates as well.

* CompanyCrossReferences: [[VideoGame/BoxBoy Qbby]] occasionally appears in the UFO's apartment, and several Twitter posts have the pair hang out. Some of the Twitter posts also imply the UFO admires Franchise/{{Kirby}} as well.

* AstralFinale: The moon levels, which [[spoiler:pit you against a group of StarfishAliens trying to take over Earth]].

* MundaneUtility: For such a versatile claw, the UFO is often seen using it in bonus art for changing the channel, eating food,

* SentientVehicle: The UFO, naturally. it seems to be the only one of its kind, however.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The more money you earn, the more costumes you can buy for the UFO. They're not purely cosmetic, though: most of them will provide some kind of stat boost, such as the Safety Helmet allowing you to stop faster, or the Juggling Clown hat making the crane swing faster.

* ContinuityCreep: While there are a few recurring locations in the game, the later stages start to tie into one another

''Part Time UFO'' is a physics-based puzzle game by HAL Egg, a mobile subsidiary of Creator/HALLaboratory

* CharacterInTitle: The UFO's claw appears in the title logo.
* MundaneUtility: For such a versatile claw, the UFO is often seen using it in bonus art for changing the channel
* SentientVehicle: The UFO, naturally. it seems to be the only one of its kind, howeve