Operation: Sub-Deep

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.10
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.12
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.65
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.90
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.98
An entry to Ludum Dare 48 - Deeper and Deeper

By Jack Pavey

Controls: WASD

Unlock new fish to showcase in a tranquil marine environment by going deeper and deeper in your submarine and avoiding the hazardous fish along the way.

Third Party Assets:

Underwater assets by Luis Zuno @ansimuz

Music by Antti Luode

Comments19

IndigoWolf26 Apr 2021, 20:20
This is absolutely one of the most solid games I've played yet. You need to get rating some games so more people see yours because it deserves to be seen.
snonk27 Apr 2021, 01:34
nice game !! simple yet fun gameplay :)
CrimOudin27 Apr 2021, 01:35
I lost the fish I bought :(.
tengusheath
tengusheath27 Apr 2021, 01:36
Simple idea, but a fun game. Wish the controls let you use the arrow keys as well, easier to move around with my right hand with this type of game.
Teh_Thanos27 Apr 2021, 01:48
Solid game and it creates an amazing immersive environment, I would like to see the player rewarded in a non cosmetic way though, other then that it's a great game and with some modifications it could work as a puzzle game too
BatJak03author27 Apr 2021, 02:30
@crimoudin Oh no that's not good - I spent quite a while trying to make sure that didn't happen but obviously it can still go wrong :(
BatJak03author27 Apr 2021, 02:33
@teh-thanos Thanks for the feedback! I definitely had wanted to add a non-cosmetic reward but simply ran out of time which was unfortunate.
Pandalk
Pandalk27 Apr 2021, 05:41
love the way you give an incentive for people to replay your game by making them buy fishes, very addictive !
ruruie
ruruie27 Apr 2021, 20:31
Compact and amusing.
apaphy
apaphy28 Apr 2021, 07:35
this game was way more addicting than i anticipated. i also really liked the aquarium-like menu that lets you just listen to the music (which was really good) and chill. definitely one of the better games this jam
Simpathey28 Apr 2021, 16:07
This game was soooooo good! I had a ton of fun playing. The movement was fun and crisp.
LDJam user 242787
LDJam user 24278729 Apr 2021, 01:07
The controls and overall game feel felt good. The shop feature was also cool. The only downside here is that the game was a bit too simple for my taste. Good job!
Brandon Orden29 Apr 2021, 03:59
Simple, but very well put together game! Really satisfying to move around and avoid all these fish while picking up coins. I'm reminded of bullet hell games, but I like this because it's a much more chill version of the same idea. Nice arcade feel, I played a few times to get a good dive score. Love the fish sprite art, and I thought it was a nice touch to use the coins to buy fish for an aquarium. Nice work!
jitspoe
jitspoe30 Apr 2021, 10:54
Controls felt really good. A lot of grid based games tend to over or undershoot the movement I expect, but this seemed to work pretty well. Solid execution.
Mololo
Mololo1 May 2021, 12:06
Great pixel art, the gameplay is a lot of fun and the controlls feel great.

Great game, good job.
Gorethumb
Gorethumb4 May 2021, 05:31
it was a solid grid based movement, although i do not know what exactly the items at the shop were for
azaliya4 May 2021, 10:12
I like gameplay and controls! My best score only 95 m
Alessandra4 May 2021, 22:38
OMG I love this game!!! Great job whoever did the sfx and music. I *love* the menu-aquarium idea, whoever thought of that-- kudos to you. The controls felt really fun, and the coins were really satisfying to collect. I appreciated the red exclamation points that warned when the fish were coming. The pixel art was also fantastic!

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