Deep Down

by gameraccoon

co-authored: @har1n, @orcpaladin, @boddhilesha

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.44

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.24

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.32

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.98

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.13

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.73

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.46

Synopsis

One night a young cultist has found a strange descent in the cave. Old signs on the walls were so dreadful that drain his sanity and he fell down.

On wake he realized that his soul can jump between the creatures with horrid forms.

How far will you go in the attempt to gain the sacred knowledge and reach the Elder Ones?

Controls

W A S D - movements

Space - possession (Each creature has unique passive skills and stats)

ESC - pause

M - mute

C - credits

Note: Gamepad supported

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Genres: action

Comments14

Quartzified Studios26 Apr 2021, 21:05

I love the art, and the possession mechanic. Very Unique :D

KieranMontgomery26 Apr 2021, 21:09

Nice idea here! To me it seems that it sometimes when I press space, it doesn't posses? Anyway, graphics were great!

IAAndrei26 Apr 2021, 21:10

Lovely art and quite a unique mechanic. Nice job!

syrsa12326 Apr 2021, 21:10

Cool Visuals and fun gameplay. Good job

Baturinsky26 Apr 2021, 21:12

Interesting idea, but it's not quite evident which abilities (other than movement speed) differen forms have.

Occasoftware26 Apr 2021, 21:13

Nice art, cool mechanic, well communicated! Nice start menu and clear controls. It's easy to understand when which units you can possess and why. The health / lifetime mechanic is a bit unclear first go around but I think I understood by the end of the first round. Thanks for sharing!

Jungle26 Apr 2021, 21:14

Very nice visuals. My best was 125. Congrats

Dante200126 Apr 2021, 21:16

I like the twist of possesing other enemies while falling. Makes you think how a boss fight with this gameplay'd look like!

LDJam user 23591527 Apr 2021, 07:01

Good idea and implementation.

Flamingo27 Apr 2021, 10:12

Interesting idea, GJ!

pdotjpg27 Apr 2021, 13:22

Ooh, cool to see some Lovecraftian stuff. Pretty cool game. The art and vibe are great, and the possession mechanic is quite satisfying – it feels nice to change characters on the fly.

kel27 Apr 2021, 13:38

How fun and unique! I did not expect to turn into a rock when I pressed space lol!

tetrapteryx27 Apr 2021, 14:43

Always happy to see some Lovecraftian horror! I enjoyed seeking out all the different creatures I could possess. It was hard to tell the difference between the stats on some of them, but overall I found this really fun, and the joy of controlling some new tentacle-covered nightmare was enough motivation for me.

mike0912327 Apr 2021, 16:19

Very interesting mechanic, possession! Don't see that often!