Digging’s Afoot!
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_an autobiographical tale_
*Play in your browser or download here:* <https://rancidbacon.itch.io/diggings-afoot>;
Controls:
* move: arrow keys
* dig/drop dirt: enter key
* pause: p/escape
Objective:
* dig a hole. spread the dirt all over the backyard. don't get stuck. or called in for dinner!
Help
If you _do_ get stuck in a corner between some dirt piles you press "P" to get to the pause menu & quit back to the main menu.
Game Mode Options
Enjoy the relaxed pace of an infinite summer's day in "Free Roam" mode--no score, no time limit, just the pure joy of digging a hole in the backyard just for the sake of it.
Or, if you're the more competitive sort, play game mode--there's a score, a time limit and combo bonuses!
Inspired by true events!
_ a game dedicated to my loving Mum & Dad :) _
The story goes that when I was a kid I *really* liked to dig holes in the backyard.
Problem was, my uncles--when they were kids--had also *really* liked to dig holes in their backyard.
And, years later, their mother found out exactly *how* deep they dug...
...so given *my* Mum had learned about that family history, I had to live with a strict "stop digging a hole when you reach clay" rule! :) (Probably a *mere* 0.5-0.75m or so.)
And *that's* the story that inspired this "Deeper & Deeper" themed game where you dig a hole in your backyard...
"Digging's Afoot!" is what might have happened if I'd watched more POW escape movies when I was a kid--and if I'd learned the "spread dirt dug out of a hole around the yard" trick they contained. :)
Gameplay images
Fonts used
* "Teko" by @itfoundry
* "Indie Flower" by @kimberlygeswein
Check out the development thread on Twitter
* "Digging's Afoot" behind the scenes development thread
Changelog
```
v0.1.0 -- Pre-compo deadline upload.
v0.2.0 -- Pre-jam deadline upload. WIP. Now includes game mode in addition to the previously existing free roam mode.
v0.2.1 -- Pre-jam deadline upload. Added pause menu with resume/quit game support.
```
*Play in your browser or download here:* <https://rancidbacon.itch.io/diggings-afoot>;
Controls:
* move: arrow keys
* dig/drop dirt: enter key
* pause: p/escape
Objective:
* dig a hole. spread the dirt all over the backyard. don't get stuck. or called in for dinner!
Help
If you _do_ get stuck in a corner between some dirt piles you press "P" to get to the pause menu & quit back to the main menu.
Game Mode Options
Enjoy the relaxed pace of an infinite summer's day in "Free Roam" mode--no score, no time limit, just the pure joy of digging a hole in the backyard just for the sake of it.
Or, if you're the more competitive sort, play game mode--there's a score, a time limit and combo bonuses!
Inspired by true events!
_ a game dedicated to my loving Mum & Dad :) _
The story goes that when I was a kid I *really* liked to dig holes in the backyard.
Problem was, my uncles--when they were kids--had also *really* liked to dig holes in their backyard.
And, years later, their mother found out exactly *how* deep they dug...
...so given *my* Mum had learned about that family history, I had to live with a strict "stop digging a hole when you reach clay" rule! :) (Probably a *mere* 0.5-0.75m or so.)
And *that's* the story that inspired this "Deeper & Deeper" themed game where you dig a hole in your backyard...
"Digging's Afoot!" is what might have happened if I'd watched more POW escape movies when I was a kid--and if I'd learned the "spread dirt dug out of a hole around the yard" trick they contained. :)
Gameplay images
Fonts used
* "Teko" by @itfoundry
* "Indie Flower" by @kimberlygeswein
Check out the development thread on Twitter
* "Digging's Afoot" behind the scenes development thread
Changelog
```
v0.1.0 -- Pre-compo deadline upload.
v0.2.0 -- Pre-jam deadline upload. WIP. Now includes game mode in addition to the previously existing free roam mode.
v0.2.1 -- Pre-jam deadline upload. Added pause menu with resume/quit game support.
```