Dungeon Struggle

by thijsku
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.47
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.59
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.21
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.45
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.50
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.11
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★74%
Dungeon Struggle is a very simple concept. The goal is to survive the endless wave of skeletons. I tried to implement the theme primarily with the simple controls (WASD + mouse button) and the simple graphics.

I hope you like it! Show those Skeletons what you've got!

screenshot

Comments29

TheSheep
TheSheep30 Apr 2013, 00:09
Haha, similar idea to our jam entry. Nice look and feel. And I like the music, nicely done!
Tyro
Tyro30 Apr 2013, 00:10
Very fun little title! Is the gun not supposed to be able to destroy crates though? More enemy types/power ups would be nice as well, but you could easily add those in the future.
Jellycakes30 Apr 2013, 01:07
Really nice game. Fast paced! Bit of a pain that I cant open chests with the gun but still fun. Nicely done!
Thijsku
Thijskuauthor30 Apr 2013, 01:35
Thanks for the comments! Guns can break chests now. :) (Just in time!)
minism
minism30 Apr 2013, 01:49
Nice graphics, the torch lighting looks great. One more enemy type would have improved the game a lot, but good job
fullmontis
fullmontis1 May 2013, 09:46
Very addictive! Really like it. And great music too :)
Almax271 May 2013, 13:08
The RSI inducing gameplay was excellent, the music catchy and the particle effect fantastically over the top. Best game I've played so far!
Xaychru04
Xaychru041 May 2013, 14:59
I like this game! Pixel art is cool, and the music too. (But I don't think it fits very well in the genre of the game)
Good job :)
CogComp
CogComp1 May 2013, 16:23
Very minimalistic and fun! Well done!
GreenPixelDev1 May 2013, 16:24
Very nice job! The game is fast-paced and addicting :D It's satisfying to beat on skeletons and have their piles of bones scatter the floor!
Beldarak
Beldarak1 May 2013, 16:24
Love it, and the music is really nice. One new type of ennemy would be great.
pighead101 May 2013, 18:18
Simple but fun. The few mechanics were executed well, and I liked being able to dodge enemy attacks. With more powerups and enemies this would be a great game. Awesome music!
avidgamerNino
avidgamerNino1 May 2013, 21:05
You watched me play, Enjoyed playing it, I didnt know you can hold down the mouse for the gun. I think it would be awesome if you did that for the sword too. The enemies were also a little to predictable.
brookman32k
brookman32k2 May 2013, 09:27
Very funny to play and I also like the graphics, but here I think the music made the game... The sound has oldschool midi character, but is very beatuiful and well composed and gives a nice sense of adventure.
Robrock552 May 2013, 16:19
A very funny game, I love your concept !
acro2 May 2013, 16:24
Fun game, I liked the music and retro art style. Not sure the gun as a power-up is very fitting with the fantasy game setting and also I had a couple of issues with collision detection though. The gameplay is good and with some additional enemies and weapons would be even better. Overall nice work!
plash
plash2 May 2013, 16:51
Thanks for streaming Prisma! Sorry it was so difficult.

Notes:

- Simple mechanic. Like it.
- Music is nice, but it doesn't fit the theme of the game very well.
- Some nice details: the shield tweaks slightly when you swing your sword.
- Wave 10! The dungeon floor is littered with skeletons.
- I got a gun. Doesn't work very well at close range.
- Got a blue sword, but then died at wave 12.

Things I would change:

- Randomly choose between the four corners of the map when spawning a wave.
- Vary the speed of baddie attack when in wave 10+.
sparkleswirl
sparkleswirl2 May 2013, 19:43
I really like the way you implemented the spinning weapons. The fact that you don't take damage from simple collusion with enemies gives it a lot more depth.
Rafael Sales2 May 2013, 20:03
Cool game. I missed the option to attack walking backwards. Congratz!
Martin_Monosys2 May 2013, 20:46
Cool game, very enjoyable! Nice music, too. Not quite fitting in, but good... :) Would have been nice to attack up/down or to the back when running from monsters sideways. Otherwise, very good!
mipi3 May 2013, 17:50
Loved the music and the enemy attack mechanic! This was great.
Thijsku
Thijskuauthor3 May 2013, 21:06
Thanks for the comments so far! It's nice to read them. Will probably expand this game after the Ludum Dare. ^^
naughtyloose4 May 2013, 09:51
that was pretty cool. I liked the part where your sword turns into a lazer gun :) What would be fun for further versions is to add some level design or stuff in the level that you can use to kill the enemies. Maybe even some goal like save the princess or get the gold :) Anyway great work!
sudorossy
sudorossy4 May 2013, 21:06
It was quite fun, although it got repetitive quite quickly. I was a bit disappointed you could only attack in two directions where the enemies could attack in a full range. Good work though!
MinionStudios
MinionStudios5 May 2013, 23:34
Awesome... I got to the tenth wave. The poor character, though, is stuck in a dungeon that he cannot get out of, in a dress with mace - wielding pigtail killers after him for all eternity. LOL
lathomas646 May 2013, 01:47
very nice, I thought things were getting a bit monotonous and then *bam* I had new weapon.
sP0CkEr215 May 2013, 03:38
aaaaahhhhh -- not the spinning axes of doom! great job
juaxix17 May 2013, 16:54
This game needs a soul,...like Gaunlet or dungeons and dragons, minimal interface, pretty fun, well done
SecondDimension
SecondDimension17 May 2013, 20:05
I liked the audio and graphics, it's a cool little game.

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