Aquarius

by xoreaxeax

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.94

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.15

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.13

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.11

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.78

Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.20

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.36

Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.50

In Aquarius you will dive deep into the unknown depths of the mystical ocean at night.

You will find some fascinating stuff!
You will swim with jellyfishes and a giant whale, you chase a swarm of fish, maybe you even find the hidden treasure!

Controls

- Use Mouse to look around
- W and S to swim forwards and backwards
- Q and E to roll around forward axis
- ESC to close the program

This was my first solo jam! :)

Everything is made from scratch: 3D Models, Shaders, Animations, Music, ...

Tools I used:
- Unity
- Blender
- Krita
- Ableton Live

This game is realtively heavy rendering-wise - my 2015 MBP goes Gif-Mode at some points
If you are lucky and got a GPU you will however get a better experience :)

If there are any issues with the Build please make a comment and I will try to fix them :)

!!!spoiler alert!!!

If you are very lazy or you do not have a computer you can watch a playthrough of Aquarius here:

Genres: adventure

Tools: Ableton Live, Blender, Krita, Unity

Comments26

Douwe_Ravers26 Apr 2021, 22:22

Wow that was very very beautifull! It was very relaxing.

Alina Baybulatova27 Apr 2021, 07:57

Very beautiful environment! I really like it!

Whysguy5227 Apr 2021, 08:13

holy frijoles this is beautiful! Can I hire you for a space game I'm making outside of the jam??

Aerolink27 Apr 2021, 08:13

AWESOME GAME!! Congratulation! You really nailed the ambience, and the treasure was worth it. Plus the ability to roll really help to move around.

Blanky and Rocket27 Apr 2021, 08:20

This is gorgeous! Incredibly immersive. I loved the layering of different streams of organisms as you dive deeper. Absolutely stunning, well done!

Lakea27 Apr 2021, 08:22

This is really enjoyable and relaxing well done.

Mehul27 Apr 2021, 08:47

Love the atmosphere and graphics. So beautiful.

VersatileSponge27 Apr 2021, 09:21

The visuals are awesome ! I only watched the video since I cant run the game in browser but this is really impressive.

XOREAXEAXauthor27 Apr 2021, 09:31

Thank you all for your feedback! :)

I removed the WebGL build because there were some weird stuttering bugs going on that compleletly destroyed the experience :/ At first I thought it was a cursor locking thing but I guess its just some loading issues I was not able to fix.. I am glad that the video did its job :)

TheAwesomeShaz28 Apr 2021, 09:48

that was sooooo immersive!! 10/10 IGN

NoCymer28 Apr 2021, 09:49

Wonderfull game graphics are stunning for the time you had, also the music is incredible well done mate

colapolka28 Apr 2021, 09:58

Damn, that is impressive for an all-from-scratch solo entry!

The combination of the visuals and the music was on point. Also bonus points for the movement, really fitted the slow fluidity in an ocean mood.

Thijs Tak28 Apr 2021, 20:12

Very calm and relaxing game. Impressive graphics for such a short time.

Good entry.

nardandas29 Apr 2021, 06:58

Really beautiful game! If anything, I wish the creatures reacted to me a bit more, I wanted to get on the whale's back!

Human Writes Code29 Apr 2021, 08:30

You absolutely nailed the mood in this one. Thankfully I don't suffer from thalassophobia. Beautiful looking game. I wish it went on for longer but it's a beautiful experience for a jam entry. Great job!

pnkvrt29 Apr 2021, 15:26

Wonderful game! It's so peaceful. I love just swimming around and looking at jellyfish. The music is very nice and makes the experience super relaxing. Love the visuals. The message in the chest was super cute. Thank you!

bereg29 Apr 2021, 15:55

Wow! The game is visually stunning. Everything is so pretty and well made! And you managed to fit this nice graphics into a relatively small build, my regards! The game or rather experience is just beautiful, nothing to add. And the music fits well. Congratulations!

paulhocker29 Apr 2021, 18:12

this was more of an experience than a game. i really appreciated your effort in the artwork, it really payed off and made me feel immersed in the experience. great job. thanks for making this.

Toadile29 Apr 2021, 20:05

Holy original graphics, batman! Great job!

g123452 May 2021, 23:36

Due to my motion sickness I can't play this kind of 3D games, but I watched the video, and everything in it is amazing! The music, the sea life, the movements. They all come together well. And the ending, this was just relaxing and immersive. Well done!

timon3 May 2021, 17:31

I would have loved to play this in VR!! Beautiful and so relaxing

LDJam user 2356944 May 2021, 10:10

Very beautiful and atmospheric game. Very cool graphic, cool underwater effects. Good models, but I think not enough a whale sounds. Good work.

infinitycore6 May 2021, 20:46

Not really a game, but looks very nice. The music was also good, however you might want to change the scale of the descending quarter notes in the background from a major triad to something that is more in line with the rest of the music. It isn't dissonant per se, but it doesn't mesh with the rest of the song and tends to stick out like a sore thumb. Just a thought.

etrealjunior7 May 2021, 08:44

Congratulations on the game, the feeling of being at the bottom of the sea was achieved, I really missed being able to explore, and I didn't get the same feeling of freedom from the video, in fact I felt very slow and unbalanced, I hope the project evolves, add other goals, and thus manage to attract a greater number of people to be playing your game, a big hug, and I await your feedback on my game I will be grateful.

kr0s17 May 2021, 02:41

Nice game, chill and beautiful. Worked smooth on my machine.

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