Deeply Dazed

co-authored: @xiahouheshuo
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.22
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.09
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.88
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.97
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.57
This is a procedurally-generated puzzle game.

Try to match the pattern by changing each hole's radius and angular speed.

Link:

itch.io/deeply-dazed

support Windows / MacOS / Web,

suggest to play downloaded version

Control:

- Click on the hole to focus;
- Drag the multipliers to the left to change radius and speed;
- Use slider to control max speed;
- If you don't like the current pattern(or if there's any bug with the pattern), you can generate a new one by pressing "R" or the reset button in pause menu.

Trailer:


Screenshots:

Genres: puzzle
Tools: Unity

Comments24

otresnjak
otresnjak26 Apr 2021, 23:48
Such a cool and original take on the theme! The visuals are lovely too, minimalist but very polished and professional-looking. Took me a while to figure out how to play (a tutorial or a bit more guidance would help!) but it's a really interesting, unusual mechanic. Great work. :)
CandleBird
CandleBird27 Apr 2021, 00:00
Really cool take on the theme! The only issue I ran into was that Level 2 wouldn't complete even though I matched the pattern. Other than that, this is a really cool puzzle game! Very good visual style and I like the subtle sound effects. Good work!
Erik Bermudez27 Apr 2021, 00:13
A completely left field entry! The creativity and concept of the game is so fresh, and addicting! This is one of the few Jam games I genuinely believe could be expanded on!
ditam27 Apr 2021, 00:27
Wow, what a unique concept! I found the tutorial utterly confusing (there was only 1 value to "choose" from, so it wasn't clear what's happening), but the description and the actual first level made everything clear. Nevertheless, I still had no intuition for drawing the shapes, I just tried every combination of values :D

Well done!
treslapin27 Apr 2021, 10:26
I had a lot of fun playing this one :smile: Very nice puzzle game. I wish the zoom was always zoomed out so I can more clearly see the pattern I'm playing with. This is a really innovative game, and the art suits it really well. Good job!
Dorkulon
Dorkulon27 Apr 2021, 10:31
Really cool idea for a game. The visual aesthetic reminds me a bit of super hexagon. Great work!
felixmreeve27 Apr 2021, 11:21
Very chill game! I didn't quite get the hang of how-to-solve a puzzle apart from trying random values? Maybe it's just not very intuitive for me to think about those shapes. But I thought it was very innovative and fun to play with!
sadsmile27 Apr 2021, 11:33
very clean looks and very cool idea! Selecting the circles felt a bit clunky but I enjoyed thinking about the puzzles ^^
pleyad27 Apr 2021, 11:34
Wonderful game, very well executed! Nice and fitting sound effects, as well as a really polished artstyle :thumbsup:

I also think that a tutorial or sandbox-level would really help to get a feel for the effect of the different parameters and their respective values.

Also, I think some very lush and atmospheric ambient music would have suited your game really well.

But these are only small suggestions, you made an amazing entry, congrats! :smile: :sparkles:
EvoGenGames27 Apr 2021, 18:40
Very beautiful and unique puzzle.

However I think people just try out some numbers and get to the solution on accident.

Maybe this could be avoided if instead of using predefined values, you use sliders?
That way, you can see the shape changing as you slide a value and therefor start to understand what effect the changing that specific value has.

OVerall very nice entry, well done!
LDJam user 25117027 Apr 2021, 19:12
Unique game! The visuals were really pleasing and soothing to the eyes. The puzzles were interesting but as mentioned before; whenever I got stuck I would just randomly try out different values till I got it right - a sliders that forces people to actually find the right values themselves could potentially fix this?
Either way, I enjoyed the game quite a bit and it was a refreshing change from the other games I played so far, a much appreciated change. Keep it up, looking forward to more content like this in the future!
guladam
guladam27 Apr 2021, 19:29
There are some great ideas behind this game. I love the unique approach you took to the theme and how you managed to create such a mind blowing puzzle with minimalist graphics. :large_blue_circle: :white_circle:

I believe what is missing is a more thorough tutorial to better explain how one should solve these puzzles.
Eugenik
Eugenik27 Apr 2021, 20:56
Omg! This game is wonderful
BatJak0328 Apr 2021, 09:11
This was extremely well done! I have never seen gameplay like this before and especially loved how the menu fits the rest of the game aswell.
Alina Baybulatova28 Apr 2021, 17:22
Interesting mechanics! I really have fun to play this game! Thank you) And so adorable graphic and sounds) Great job!
mestania28 Apr 2021, 21:14
I spent 10 minutes but still don't understand the mechanics, but i guess it's just my dumbness or I'm just really bad at it:D I still really like the concept and the game. Well done!!
Jaiden Gerig30 Apr 2021, 04:34
Really unexpected entry, the concept is incredibly unique and something I wouldn't have thought of in a million years.

The art is wonderfully clean and minimalistic and really let's the interesting shape patterns shine. It took me a while to wrap my head around but eventually things started to click.

A great puzzle game and a stunning entry for what seems like your first Ludum Dare, great job!
AguaHervida
AguaHervida11 May 2021, 23:17
Ok ok, this was a weird one, I had trouble learning the mechanics, maybe I'm not the smartest person in any room but I would love to struggle less in the begining. The game looks beautiful and is so relaxing (once you understand) Overall i loved it, expand on it if possible!
blobo15 May 2021, 20:45
Quite a unique game! I definitely had a hard time figuring out how to make the correct moves though. Whenever I cleared a level it was entirely luck.
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