Deep Mine Time

by grewoss
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.91
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.59
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.81
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.10
Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.94
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.33

Deep Mine Time

Hey, this is my 4th entry for LD. This time i used phaser.io, which is/was new to me.
I did not manage to implement everything i wanted and had no time to do balancing.
Hope you enjoy it anyway. :)

You need to mine coal to buy more time in the shop.
Mine other stuff for more upgrades.

Controls:

- Move with: A, D
- Jump with: Space or W
- Mine close by blocks with: Left Mouse Click

Comments24

TomekS26 Apr 2021, 05:00
Its quire impressive to do a solid mining base in such a short time on a new engine
danvil26 Apr 2021, 05:02
The time limit is a bit harsh as you can barely do anything.
PixelPortalz
PixelPortalz26 Apr 2021, 05:09
Kudos for learning a new engine in such a small time. One thing I would have loved is a key to mine instead of the mouse click. Congrats!
crowvax26 Apr 2021, 05:11
Solid concept and mechanic and great progression. Great game.
Falke
Falke26 Apr 2021, 07:06
The idea is great but the execution is a little worse. It seems a bit buggy and unresponsive, but otherwise it's very enjoyable!
Grewoss
Grewossauthor26 Apr 2021, 14:16
@danvil You can buy more time in the shop (icon in the top right).
JoskerDu
JoskerDu27 Apr 2021, 13:51
Neat game. Good job.
I've used Phaser a bunch... pretty great. If you haven't tried it check out PIXI also... less of a game engine and more of a renderer but if you're a JS person you might like it. I set up a decent boilerplate for it.
F1reFoks27 Apr 2021, 13:54
Is there no "play new game" button after game over? It's a little frustrating. And i really miss "pause button", especially in the game with time limit. But core mechanic really solid and game is fun to play. Great job.
HardScore
HardScore27 Apr 2021, 13:55
The idea is solid, and it's impressive that you managed to finish it when you never used the engine before. Maybe you can add a key to toggle the shop so it's easier to quickly buy time and upgrades.
But overall a great entry :)
Freezerbot27 Apr 2021, 13:59
Cool game! I love games where you can mine everything around you. A little clunky controls though. Great entry!
XeduR
XeduR27 Apr 2021, 14:03
As someone who also created a "digging game", I appreciate the unique take that you took with yours. It's a nifty little game. I would have perhaps added a slight nod to the fact that you can buy more time. When I got to gameover scene the first time, I was also expecting some way to restart the game without having to reload the app.

Still, like so many have said before, nicely done given that you used the engine for the first time. :thumbsup_tone1:
teebaron27 Apr 2021, 14:09
Quite addictive game. The controls could use a little work. It would be more comfortable if you can leave a button pressed to mine. Maybe also add a description of the upgrades.
PurpledArtFrog
PurpledArtFrog27 Apr 2021, 14:11
Nice simple concept and your artstyle seems pretty consistent :thumbsup_tone1: I hope you had great fun making it :smile: solid work

I hope you'll drop by mine and give it a spin :wink:

:purple_heart: :dart: :frog:
Haematite27 Apr 2021, 14:42
I like this! It's a simple concept which I think has quite a lot of roof for potential if you develop it further. A future improvement could be to be able to mine just with the keyboard and directional arrows instead of the mouse (Actually spent a while trying to find the correct key to mine with!). Overall enjoyed this though!
Turquoise Moon
Turquoise Moon28 Apr 2021, 05:09
This is fun. It got a little glitchy when I went too far to the left, but otherwise everything seems to work fine.
Panzershrek28 Apr 2021, 07:48
Good concept, but I had hard time digging my way down. Like someone else say in comment, you should enable mining with keyboard. But still a good little mining game ! GG
MatiF10028 Apr 2021, 08:11
Nice concept, but there was a small problem that when trying to mine you cannot just hold mouse button and walk, you have to move mouse, or it doesn't seem to detect you are trying to mine. I like the idea, but i feel the time limit is too harsh as well
XOREAXEAX
XOREAXEAX28 Apr 2021, 08:12
Very cool idea!
I like the time management + mining fusion very much :)
The controls are unfortunately a little glitchy/unresponsive.
OgelGames
OgelGames28 Apr 2021, 09:48
Nice little game, it was a bit confusing to start, but once I realized I could buy more time (if only that was possible irl...) it was fun, and I managed to buy all the upgrades :)
Rick211228 Apr 2021, 15:24
All I want to say was already told^^
A new Game button will be nice and hold left mouse button for mineing will be nice too. Its also a great game.
zimny11
zimny1128 Apr 2021, 19:34
Congratulations on your next LD game! Controls and movement could be improved. But beside that, nice game!

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