Escape from Rigel 12

by damian
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.74
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.49
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.84
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.05
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.07
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.47
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★67%
So here's my first LD game. Thought I'd take it slow and just do the jam. The controls are as follows:

WASD and mouse to move
left click to interact
F1/F2 to increase/decrease mouse sensitivity
F3/F4 to increase/decrease sound volume

Here's a caveat, the core mechanic of the game is a massive drain on performance after a while, so I would recommend playing on powerful machines only. The code is quick and dirty. Sorry about that.
It's also quite short, I guess, depending on how quickly one can find the way.

Should you decide to try it out please do let me know how it went. I'm not quite sure if the solution is at all easy to figure out.

Comments22

Crawler Studios28 Apr 2014, 23:38
Clever game! Very funny how you tunnel through with a fork. :p good job.
blockbot
blockbot28 Apr 2014, 23:43
This is hilarious, nice!
MidCry28 Apr 2014, 23:49
Good Job ...
dook28 Apr 2014, 23:51
I really, really enjoyed this one.

However, I wasn't sure if there was a way to beat it. I got outside, but don't sure if that was it. Digging around at random I later found a room that looked different, but i started glitching through the blocks and nothing seemed to happen. It looks great, though! :)
Somfunambulist29 Apr 2014, 00:31
Very interesting gameplay! I got caught on stuff really often, but other than that pretty good.
theundeadwarrior29 Apr 2014, 00:33
Nice game :) It just lags a lot when trying to dig for a while!
atlantian29 Apr 2014, 00:38
Loved the destructible terrain. Great first entry
NiceAlexanderAS29 Apr 2014, 00:40
Funny digging with a fork xD Great work on the game :D
thenmal
thenmal29 Apr 2014, 01:19
Great first game. I couldn't find my way out before my computer melted but was a neat idea. :)
TeamPurpleDolphins29 Apr 2014, 01:28
Nice mechanics. The fact that it's a spork makes me laugh.
bitserum29 Apr 2014, 13:46
That has to be the most powerfull spork ever. Fun idea, would love to see it expanded. I kept digging until eventually I found my way to a glitch.
BoTreats29 Apr 2014, 13:48
It looks good and the mechanic is pretty fun! I got stuck in an open space a few times though, and couldn't make my way to the surface.
Slader16
Slader1629 Apr 2014, 14:01
Pretty fun game!
BoneDaddy29 Apr 2014, 14:38
Very cool game. The digging mechanic is amazing. I got up to the top but there was only a locked door. Wish I could've gone through it. Probably a pickup I missed...
Lyje
Lyje29 Apr 2014, 17:15
What's that spork made out of?! Couldn't get very far without too much slowdown, but fun idea!
DonovanWu
DonovanWu8 May 2014, 05:16
Runs kind of slow on my laptop. But good game.
kristof8 May 2014, 22:41
Very good concept! The visuals and the sounds are nice as well. I could not find anything in the level though. I went down, maybe that was my problem. Also my frame rate slowed down significantly after a short while. I would like to see this as part of a bigger game. Good work.
mcapraro
mcapraro8 May 2014, 22:45
really neat idea! great execution too! i noticed the web version got very very laggy as i progressed as you pointed out but still very cool
friken
friken9 May 2014, 00:05
great work.... I really wanted to get into the metal area. hearing footsteps in there was a nice touch :)
Damian Schloterauthor20 May 2014, 04:12
Hey, thank you all for playing and voting! I made top 100 overall!

So, I understand that most people didn't figure out how to escape. That's okay though, seeing as this was a bit of an experiment and also not all that well thought out. Anyway, you can follow the drainpipe coming from the toilet and/or the noise of the guard's footsteps along the metal hallway to get out.

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