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Ludum Dare #29jam

Rise to Surface

by jtrencsenyi
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.13
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.43
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.85
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.46
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.76
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★81%
Endless runner... eerrrmm... swimmer game. Help the little monster to rise up to the surface.

Control (web):
Left arrow - move left
Right arrow - move right
Space - start game

Control (mobile):
Touch left side of the screen - move left
Touch right side of the screen - move right
Tap anywhere on title screen - start game

Hint: pick up gold coins and shells for extra points.

iOS versions are coming soon on App Store.

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Comments31

drfrankie28 Apr 2014, 21:08
Nice Addictive Stuff.
nicolashognon
nicolashognon30 Apr 2014, 12:30
nice. but is it possible to loose/die ?
Yword
Yword1 May 2014, 15:32
Nice try! The overall mood is pretty good. Maybe you can add some hazards or speedup to make it more challenging.
BuKaneerz1 May 2014, 20:52
Good work, and good graphics !
But it's impossible to win or loose ?
Nezzhil3 May 2014, 13:50
Good job! The graphics and the mood is great! :)
Nezzhil3 May 2014, 13:52
Mmmm would be better with enemies or some objective.
jacklehamster
jacklehamster3 May 2014, 14:10
Damn, this game has a bit of flappybird-like addiction feel to it. I think it'll do well as a mobile game.
mark.goetz
mark.goetz3 May 2014, 14:14
Hey, good entry! I like that you're already considering how it'll work on both desktop and mobile. I felt that the coins and pearls were a little too random to make much of a difference, though.
Sanguine3 May 2014, 14:31
The mood was good, but I feel like the concept could be a bit more innovative by maybe adding in some new elements to the mix.
Konrad Zegis3 May 2014, 14:34
It reminded me of old Bubble Dizzy game, and also - as someone stated before - a flappy bird :D

Too bad that fishes didn't do anything.
Switchbreak
Switchbreak3 May 2014, 14:37
Nice, I made it to 84,200 - though the score seems like more of a test of patience than skill. I liked the colors and the light beams from the top, the ambient sound was good too.
Sim00n3 May 2014, 14:37
I wish it was a little bit more challenging. I feel like there's no way for me to die and it gets boring after a while. Nonetheless good job!
hanoth3 May 2014, 15:01
I love the look of this one. It could use some power-ups or more obstacles though. Maybe make the fish so they can pop his bubble?
MaesK
MaesK3 May 2014, 15:08
Good game, but it is easy to stay alive for long periods of time. There doesnt seem to be an end, goal or variation, so users may get bored after a while. I wanted to see the surface :(

Nice work with sounds and visuals!
Kaoin3 May 2014, 16:44
Surprisingly fun! The menus and sprites are nice, could use some variation to the obstacles.
Bashosha
Bashosha3 May 2014, 16:46
Nice simple game :)
Cash3 May 2014, 17:37
This would be a perfect mobile game,congratulations
rujo3 May 2014, 17:38
simple idea very well designed
jhrrsn
jhrrsn3 May 2014, 18:25
Great little runner, I was getting a little bored but then things started getting really hard! Final score was 52900! Good job guys.
Brian Stegmann3 May 2014, 19:13
Very clean and well-rounded entry. Good graphics, sounds, and excellent difficulty scaling.
ArcturusDeluxe3 May 2014, 20:02
Nice polished entry! A bit simplistic for my tastes but probably makes a suitable mobile game. I really like the ambient sounds.
randoman4 May 2014, 14:19
It's a cool casual game. Nice if you're targeting smartphones.
Rodaja4 May 2014, 22:18
Looks and sound good, but I couldn't really get it to play properly, trying it on a Mac, maybe key names made it not respond correctly.
ruerob5 May 2014, 02:23
That game makes a lot of fun. At playing I thought that it would be a nice effect if the background would become brighter and then I see that it is that way. The sound also fits and there are colectable things. Really good work. I really like your game. Thank you for that entry.
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