Tools Of The Trade

by kenevil1

co-authored: @halfpintofbitter, @hungsin, @rise12600

Tools of the Trade -
The world outside is already rotten, but mounting debts are making life a living hell. The local thugs want you to descend into a forgotten mine to scavenge enough relics to clear your name or pay the ultimate price.

Venture into the suffocating dark depths where your only lifeline is a flickering, dying flashlight that begs to give out at the worst possible moment.

Outrun the unseen horrors lurking in the shadows, scrounge up every piece of lost treasure you can find, and use your haul to unlock antique tools that let you delve deeper into the abyss.

Can you survive long enough to claim the ultimate prize, or will you join the long dead miners and become just another permanent fixture of the deep?

Instructions:

WASD - Movement

Click - Use tools

E - Grab artifacts

- Upgrade your tools at the shops for the 3 tiers of Artifacts found deeper and deeper into the mines

- Make sure your flash light doesn't run out or the creature of the deep will approach

- Find the final artifact to play off your debts

Now with 100% more Garry the Skeleton!

Credits:

kenevil1: Main Developer, Gameplay design, Map design

Rise12600: Lead 2D artist, Character/Sprite design, SFX

HalfPintofBitter: Environment design, Music, SFX

Hungsin: Environment design

Comments7

maxxxMAX19 Oct 2026, 22:08

I couldn't figure out where to turn in the gold and items. I kept dying because of the flashlight—I’d be just a meter away from the light and then perish. Overall, the game’s graphics are interesting, and I’m curious to see what lies deeper within the caves.

kenevil1author19 Oct 2026, 22:10

Thanks for playing, appreciate the feedback, the vendor is the guy you talk to and the idea is that you collect enough artifacts to hand in to him to get upgrades.

Vinnnie19 Oct 2026, 22:15

Creepy game, with some minor jump scares. Art is fire. Sound is fire. Really cool :)

mrs.wheelsx19 Oct 2026, 23:08

Great art, music and sfx! Hated getting stuck on every tiny bump on the ground but I guess I've never really been that coordinated with my own two feet so... fair enough. :D

1ncors19 Oct 2026, 23:44

The game is unusual, with a wild vibe I like it! But the full restart is frustrating. And it’s really hard to walk on uneven surfaces, I have to keep jumping all the time.

Alice Andronova20 Oct 2026, 15:21

Well, this is fun. I like the way the hands are rendered, and the sense of confusion about what’s going on.

JusAPerson20 Oct 2026, 18:12

The artifacts are... Pleasant to look at. Pretty fun game overall.