Hydronaut

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.79
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.75
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.88
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.33
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.05
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.03
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a game about a divers journey to the bottom of the ocean


In search for the rare teracoins! Be careful though, the sea is a dangerous place and the more coins you collect the faster you'll fall!

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hidden keys: F4 to resize window, ESC to quit.

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Genres: action

Comments31

elZach
elZach4 Dec 2017, 11:24
Hey man, I enjoyed playing your game.

The visuals and the audio set a nice mood. The amount of polish is great!

But alas I suck at the game, after around 5 minutes of play I still am stuck at a Highscore of 15 :(

Still I've got nothing to criticize but maybe the connection to the theme?
randomphantom
randomphantom4 Dec 2017, 15:02
Very nice polish in this endless runner and particularly noteworthy is the music and mood. Not so much in terms of theme (I guess you fall faster?), but the mechanics are pretty solid. One gripe would be that the jump isn't always available - probably some cooldown - but it makes it a little unpredictable to use.
pst723
pst7234 Dec 2017, 23:13
Minimal but very nicely executed. I enjoyed droning out with the chill music.
Handle4 Dec 2017, 23:38
Really nice work on the graphics and sound. Gameplay is simple and fun, reminds me of Downwell a bit. Not sure what the relation is to the theme, but great work.
esper000
esper0004 Dec 2017, 23:46
Loved the character and theme. Y’know what would be great, if the background got darker and darker as you push to the bottom, until you are literally playing in the dark.
stencilchris5 Dec 2017, 03:38
Very cool ambiance here. Simple, to the point, and enjoyable. I do, however, wish there was a better indicator that you are falling faster (nit picky criticism)
ginger9
ginger95 Dec 2017, 04:14
* Great graphic
* Agree to @stencilchris, wish there was a better indicator that you are falling faster
bradleysmith
bradleysmith5 Dec 2017, 04:32
An awesome entry, reminds me of Downwell. The camera shake and collect animation are spot on. :)
Hertz14
Hertz145 Dec 2017, 04:48
This game is reaaaally satisfying to play, controls are smooth and the minimalistic graphics fit nicely. Music is great too. My only gripe is what others have already mentioned - there isn't any kind of indicator of depth or speed. Otherwise a really solid entry.
jjjjason
jjjjason5 Dec 2017, 06:41
I like blue. You picked a good blue. Music is super dope as well, it would be a dope blue if music were colors.

Hertz said it best when he called this game satisfying--it has enough difficulty to encourage score chasing without putting people off. One thing that I would like is a visual indicator for the jump's recharge. Besides that, definitely could see myself playing this on a phone super often. Cool stuff!
terakorp
terakorpauthor5 Dec 2017, 11:43
thank you everyone for your time and feedback! I seriously appreciate it!
Drauthius
Drauthius5 Dec 2017, 12:46
I like it! Everything works very well together. Good job
Desdemone5 Dec 2017, 13:32
Your entry is awesome, the minimalist graphics and music are setting a really pleasant atmosphere ! I really s*ck at it unfortunately and am stuck to the ridiculous highscore of 19 right now haha ! Congrats :D
Waraiko5 Dec 2017, 14:00
The art and music of this game totally reminds me about luftrausers, really awesome!
Some indication about jumping cooldown would be great.
Gaziter
Gaziter5 Dec 2017, 15:31
Great job on this one!
I liked the simple art and music, it was pretty hard but I manged to get a score of 24..

a few notes (I know you can't add these anymore.. but still): It would've been good to have somekind of an indicator for you 'UP' cooldown, even a sound could work!
also some form of seeing how fast you gradually go.

Gj again! I enjoyed it (:
JeffChen
JeffChen5 Dec 2017, 16:15
The sound effects fit well with the music,that feels very cool!And the music maybe the best i have seen in this LD
fractalsunrise
fractalsunrise5 Dec 2017, 16:52
I really enjoyed the retro style; the graphics and sounds were done well, and it felt good to play (just sluggish enough to feel like you're in water and make it a challenge, but still pretty responsive)! The diver animation worked very well, and everything felt alive.

Like the others, I think an indicator for your jump recharge and maybe one for your speed would make the game even better. It might also be nice to have a way to get a heart back every once in a while. Also, I found myself trying to use the spacebar to jump instead of the up arrow most of the time.

It seemed pretty hard at first, but I found it easier to do well when I focused on avoiding the obstacles rather than focusing on getting the coins. When I focused on getting coins, I would often work myself into a corner and get hurt; when I focused on avoiding the obstacles, I found that I could still get enough coins to get a good score along the way. My best so far is 32. Thanks for making it!
Team Catwheel
Team Catwheel5 Dec 2017, 17:58
Nice game juice! Character controls feel really good and responsive. I liked your game!
Tabass5 Dec 2017, 20:27
Simple, elegant and really fun to play. But what connection with the theme ?
Gumboot
Gumboot5 Dec 2017, 21:01
love love love the graphics, I just love the simplicity and clean look of it, feels very polished.
One suggestion is that I have a hard time avoiding obstacles even with the up button, they just come too fast for my reaction time. You could maybe zoom out a little so that you can see what is ahead of you a bit more.
Xacur
Xacur5 Dec 2017, 23:16
Fun, simple and fast game. If you need to rest, you can get close the wall and be AFK for a while.
Sand-Gardeners
Sand-Gardeners6 Dec 2017, 00:51
Everything I expect for a small LD game, some polish, some polish and some polish. Turned out very simple but very addicting, like you just wanna hit that key one last time, again, and again. Well done!
Dr. Argus6 Dec 2017, 05:41
This game was a challenge for me! It was quite nice to look at and play. I appreciated the simple approach but had a hard time getting a high score! That's my bad. With more practice I'm sure I could do better. Great job!
GerardB
GerardB6 Dec 2017, 11:38
Super great entry. The art is great, it plays great, game feel is great. Everything is great. Congratulations!
Angry Squirrels
Angry Squirrels7 Dec 2017, 15:52
Really nice "downwell-like". It was beautiful and very pleasant to play !
paulhocker
paulhocker8 Dec 2017, 22:39
so simple and perfect - really impressive game
Oivin F
Oivin F8 Dec 2017, 23:04
Beautiful graphics what little there is, and I really enjoyed the music and mood too. Good job!
Peredom
Peredom22 Dec 2017, 13:47
Great game dude! Simple but polished! I love how you always make everything fit in style and mood, from the art to the fonts and music
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