Ludum Dare #29compo

Iceberg - Beneath the Surface

by jacobrb95

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.29

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.32

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.52

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.87

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.19

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.64

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.14

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.81

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★54%

*included is the executable jar file, a readme file, and source code(excluding sound files due to size constraints)...Sound can be found within archive file*

Controls:
Use Arrow keys or WASD to move
use -/= to zoom out/in (extremely useful)

Instructions:
You are on an iceberg which is quickly flooding with water. You must delve beneath the surface of the iceberg to avoid the water. Gather 100 wall tiles per level to proceed. Be warned, breaking the walls will allow more water to spill in.

Comments15

Zazibar28 Apr 2014, 15:37

Interesting idea, gameplay is simple but fun. Good job!

elpaulo28 Apr 2014, 16:08

This can become a very very cool game ! Nice concept !

WeaselZone28 Apr 2014, 16:10

Really like the gameplay - didn't see that I had to gather 100 wall tiles per level, so it took me a bit to figure out the door was close :D Fun little game

NikinCZ28 Apr 2014, 16:13

Nice! But why does character looks like a tortilla?

Biliogadafr28 Apr 2014, 16:15

Great idea. Nice gameplay. But I should start from the very beginning if I die. Restart of the current level instead of restarting the whole game would be better.

somethingsimilar28 Apr 2014, 16:19

Relatively simple idea, but REALLY well executed.

I just wish it saved at the start of each level! I got halfway through level 5 before being caught out, then was too disheartened to do the others again...

Up until that point, though, I had a lot of fun. :)

CiderPunk28 Apr 2014, 16:43

GRRRR level3! RAGE!!!

Wukkopi28 Apr 2014, 19:36

Nice game, I really like the concept that you must collect wall tiles, that really keeps you safe from water.I think I got to sixth level or so, and then got surrounded by water, I thought that I get to try that level again, but instead I got thrown to first level :(

anton29 Apr 2014, 22:09

check point would be really nice,
otherwise, this is a very good game :)

Zutty29 Apr 2014, 22:10

Doesn't work for me (Windows 7). The game just quits with no message when I click "Begin".

eerongal29 Apr 2014, 22:11

Fun game, but starting completely over on death is a bit harsh of a penalty.

CayoDaves29 Apr 2014, 22:14

Great sound track, great idea, good implementation. A level select would be neat too, because some levels I found fun.

jujule29 Apr 2014, 22:38

A nice idea, really. It deserves better art, I think. Please keep working on it.

Lucariatias1 May 2014, 20:52

A lot of fun to play - could do with some graphical juicing up but that's a lot more easy to fix than a broken gameplay mechanic. Restarting the level rather than the entire game might have been good, but it was fun regardless.

klianc0919 May 2014, 18:24

Really like the gameplay. The last level was the most interesting as the constant threat of the flooding creates a tension between collecting the walls and leaving them. While the levels where the water is sealed off and you can get the walls without any danger are rather boring.

Zooming out is absolutely mandatory, as I wouldn't have had any idea where to go in the last level otherwise.