Dweller

by miscetc
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.46
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.93
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.21
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.81
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.11
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.96
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★51%
*game instructions in description*
My first Ludum Dare didn't go as planned, but I was able to turn one of my ideas into a working game, so, I suppose that's something the celebrate. Whoo!

The game is really short and sparce on mechanics, but hopefully its fun... or, at least not terrible...

The premise is that a group of archaeologists and explorers discover the subterranean caverns of an ancient tribe, guarded by an ancient earth demon. So what's the catch? You are that demon.
However, your are bound to earth, and can only move within the ground and rocks.

I'm too tired to put in a tutorial right now, so here are the instructions. They're pretty simple.

1 The game is controled with the mouse
2At the begining of each stage click somewhere in the ground to spawn
3The earth spirit will follow your cursor
4click on nearby rocks to enter them, click on nearby tiles to exit
5Devour all the the Intruders!
R- reset level
M-mute sounds

screenshot

Comments19

ceosol29 Apr 2014, 02:37
Nice strategy game. Those poor archaeologists don't see the giant earth squid popping its head up :)
LandoSystems
LandoSystems29 Apr 2014, 05:14
Great mood, nice art and sounds. Clever puzzle mechanic, good take on the theme.
atlantian29 Apr 2014, 05:14
Great mood with the audio
NoorStudios29 Apr 2014, 05:14
Cool idea! Eating archeologists is fun
kmakai
kmakai29 Apr 2014, 05:28
Interesting concept, definitely a cool interpretation of the theme. Good job!
hyouko29 Apr 2014, 05:29
Indiana Jones and his Indiana Clones are having a *really* bad day.
bugninja
bugninja29 Apr 2014, 05:36
This is fun, unique, dark-yet-funny (scream). I like it a lot, good work.
Frump29 Apr 2014, 05:38
Really cool! I love the premise of being the earth demon and killing the intruders. Well made.
mclewis29 Apr 2014, 05:41
Interesting game mechanic. I really enjoyed hearing the poor explorers scream.
Loneshark29 Apr 2014, 05:42
Fun! I want to play more levels...
IAmSpencer29 Apr 2014, 21:26
It can be a little hard to control, but that was a really creative idea and good take on the theme. Well done :)
TheColorMan
TheColorMan29 Apr 2014, 22:13
The music is good makes me feel like the predator
mrbungle
mrbungle1 May 2014, 22:43
Cool idea and absolutely great sound music, really generates a foreboding atmosphere. Unfortunately I was able to fall off the edge of a level :-S
zeal
zeal1 May 2014, 22:54
Cool game concept and the mood just grabs you by the hand. Thumbs up!
Martin Vilcans1 May 2014, 23:15
Awesome mood! Who doesn't want to be an underground demon that moves stealthily through rock?

The controls are a bit difficult. I often had to click a few times for the game to react, and the inertia can be somewhat annoying at times.

But definitely one of my favourites in this LD.
MunkeeBacon
MunkeeBacon3 May 2014, 15:31
The atmosphere of the game was set very well by the music!
GreatBigJerk
GreatBigJerk3 May 2014, 15:36
Couldn't load, kept timing out :(
MintArcade
MintArcade3 May 2014, 16:36
Cool idea. Eating some funny men which scream like girls when I eat them is funny :)

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