Digger's gotta dig!

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.38
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.45
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.82
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.85
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.35
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.10
finally done with my entry!

started a day late but I did my best to finish something!

Digger's gotta dig is a game where you must dig deep to get to the end.

Be careful though, do not let your body wear down and always be wary of the lava below you.

controls:
Space to dig down
A/D to move left and right
hold direction to dig sideways

screenshot
Tools: Unity

Comments13

Adrien Dittrick
Adrien Dittrick26 Apr 2021, 20:09
I like the vertical screen layout for a digging game!
However it does not fit exactly on my screen so I can't see the elvel and the stats (like energy) simultaneously.
Also having to hold down a direction and dig feels a bit weird.
Kro
Kro26 Apr 2021, 21:48
Hey, nice concept! But somewhat lack of game mechanics, something like a unbreackable tiles, maybe roaming enemies etc. Great result for jam, tho.
SaranBaran27 Apr 2021, 10:17
impressive for only a one person job. With some little affects and a smoother gameplay it could be a great mobile game
Incal27 Apr 2021, 10:21
I like the peaceful atmosphere and the simplicity. Could be a nice starting point to add some puzzle elements.
ty_
ty_27 Apr 2021, 10:41
really cute little game! the sounds and graphics work well together. super cute aaaaaa, and also i love the controls! they're really interesting. good job :D
ditam27 Apr 2021, 10:57
Cute game! The controls could use some improvements, it's very hard to move sideways, maybe you could move into the whole automatically when digging sideways? Plays pretty smoothly otherwise.
kromeboy
kromeboy27 Apr 2021, 19:12
Controls are a bit clunky and it took me a couple of run to understand that the energy was some kind of a timer.
The level generation is a good idea but maybe it could be improoved if you exclude the possibility to put energy over lava.

Other than that it's a solid entry
Jorenkv28 Apr 2021, 11:49
Very nice! I struggled a bit with accidentally digging down when I wanted to dig left or right, my suggestion would be to require the player to hold down (S) while pressing Space to dig down, or to remove the Space bar and dig automatically with the ASD keys.
Emily Pitcher
Emily Pitcher30 Apr 2021, 06:51
The sound effects really make this game! I loved that you play as a cute watermelon. This is really impressive as a solo project!
suika343author30 Apr 2021, 06:57
Thank you all for the feedback, this was a really rushed project, maybe I'll polish it for a mobile game release or something. Anyways, thanks again. Cheers!
Link2702 May 2021, 04:43
Hey good job! I liked the game and everything with it quite a bit. One note, I wasn't quite sure what my character was? Not exactly a bad thing though haha Was it a watermelon? That's what it looked like so if it was then good job with that haha I mentioned this on another game that was somewhat similar to this, but one thing that would add a lot would be some sort of upgrade system. Maybe you collect the coins or whatever and spend them after each game over. You could get a better pickaxe, more time, things like that. Either way really nice job!
suika343author2 May 2021, 15:36
@link270 yes it was a watermelon haha. thanks for the feedback, I agree that some addition to the gameplay would be great.
limbo
limbo18 May 2021, 18:45
Controls were a bit confusing at the start of the game, but I get used to it. Nice soothing music. Simple gameplay with clear goal and good level design.

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