Ludum Dare #48compo

Deep Within

by untitled-studios

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.58

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.90

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.74

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.21

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.60

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.68

:alien: PREMISE :alien:

Louis is stuck on the newly colonized planet Ananke IV, and is in deep, deep debt. It seems that he'll be trying to pay it back for the rest of his life, until one day, when he finds a mysterious ancient alien ruin with poisonous gas, alien monsters, and riches inside.

:gun: HOW TO PLAY :gun:

Pay off your 150 credit debt by collecting and selling alien scrap. Venture out into the ruin to find scrap, and then bring it back before you're killed by the poisonous gas or an alien monster (if you die, the bill to revive you will be enormous!). If you bring back 4 or more scrap in a single run, your O2 tank will be upgraded, and you'll be able to stay out in the gas for longer.

:video_game: CONTROLS :video_game:

Use Menus - Left Click

Move - WASD / Arrow Keys

Aim - Mouse

Gun - Hold & Release Left Click

:film_frames: GAMEPLAY :film_frames:

:frame_photo: SCREENSHOTS :frame_photo:

Comments18

NateG26 Apr 2021, 03:57

deep in the ddeep dark it in the deep

Kieron Woodhouse26 Apr 2021, 14:50

Not bad! I was a little confused about how to actually exit the cave at first. Maybe a bit more signposting would help. But I had fun trying to clear my debt

RuslanCH26 Apr 2021, 14:55

For what it was, it was pretty good.

Kittenhunter26 Apr 2021, 15:00

It was really fun playing and going deeper and deeper and getting more and more money to pay the debt felt really good :)

DevParty26 Apr 2021, 19:13

Man, the debt gives me Vietnam flashbacks even though I’m like 13.

ristoretto26 Apr 2021, 19:16

The sound effects are very satisfying and it works well to add dread when the player has to charge the laster. It feels a little harsh to not respawn pickups when the player died.

Untitled Studiosauthor26 Apr 2021, 19:24

@ristoretto thanks for playing the game! I definitely agree that it's a bit harsh and I really regret not having done something about it before the end of the jam.

Noel Widmer26 Apr 2021, 19:24

I liked the idea that the money doesn't seem to spawn back when you die so you have to go deeper. The shooting was a bit unfair because I had a hard time missing the shots. That is probably the main thing I would improve. The music was amazing.

clemonades26 Apr 2021, 21:01

The sound dude! The sound is great, you can almost get a little song going if you pause at the right times. And can't we all relate to the goal being just paying off debt! lol

Benedek Labancz28 Apr 2021, 15:40

Very cool game!

Togis28 Apr 2021, 16:27

I uploaded our gameplay of your game on youtube, you can find it here: https://www.youtube.be/watch?v=KLwrzc7DkDo&t=8529s

Thanks for being part of the stream, yesterday was amazing! :smile:

Such a good concept, always keeping the player on the edge, asking the question "can I go a bit further before going back"?

Untitled Studiosauthor28 Apr 2021, 21:50

@togis Thank you so much for playing! Your stream was lovely :)

tanis2 May 2021, 15:50

Liked the mood of the game. It becomes hard to be able to get back once you have to collect treasures that are further away from the exit. Good core mechanic.

Holtzzy2233 May 2021, 12:49

Deep Mood! Liked the concept alot! :)

Taylor Carroll6 May 2021, 16:06

Sound effects are really good. Solid gameplay. I think the concept of having to go out with limited O2 felt like it could have been pushed a bit more. I never felt super rushed to get back. Overall a solid game.

lilkrit13 May 2021, 21:34

I'm sorry but I couldn't run the game :/

Untitled Studiosauthor13 May 2021, 21:49

@lilkrit :(

Arefnue17 May 2021, 18:12

Nice mood!