Paleontologist with bombs

by cjgammon

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.67

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.30

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.19

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.42

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.66

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.27

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.25

Dig for bones, don't hit bombs. Just messed around with a quick game my kids could play. Didn't spend too much time on it and I didn't have a ton of ideas for the theme. I probably should have brainstormed a bit more before making something. It's probably not very fun, but thanks for checking it out. Any thoughts on mechanics that could make it more fun would be welcome, was thinking of making it more minesweeper-esque with numbers and auto clearing empty squares?

Comments15

Wallkysek25 Apr 2021, 19:30

Hi, it is a nice concept, but I would like to hear some music, SFX, maybe add some particles for the bomb to spice it up. For me it wasn't much fun, but the I like the idea.

Turkey26 Apr 2021, 03:23

Made it to level 5! Don't ask me how xD My only gripe is it being so RNG heavy. Other than that, it gives me some dig dug vibes. Not bad! Hope the kids enjoy it!

juako26 Apr 2021, 03:51

Nice! A little random but still playable, good work!

IndigoWolf26 Apr 2021, 13:43

Very simple but completely solid end result. That's always important.

TomBuston26 Apr 2021, 13:55

As said above, simple but solid. Gameplay could be more interesting by adding a minesweeper-like mechanic, with clues to find bones and avoid bombs.
Well done:)

Daegonz26 Apr 2021, 14:32

Found myself caught in the digging process, luck was with me cause I made it to level 5 like Turkey, haha. Straightforward and effective, it works well but yes, as a lot of people already said, adding clues to avoid too much random will help! Good job :D

Tygrak27 Apr 2021, 08:46

Cool game! If my parent showed me they created a game like this I would be amazed! :)

Geo3D30 Apr 2021, 03:34

I like it! One thing though, when I find the bomb it says game over even though I don't press the button to go on it, like collecting bones or diamonds, but maybe that's the point?
Good concept, I can see this becoming a polished game.

Fabian G30 Apr 2021, 19:06

Boom :) What you got so far works nicely, charming gfx. Some indicator if there is bomb nearby would be cool.
Good job!

Nisovin30 Apr 2021, 19:11

Cool game, fun graphics. Needs some kind of mechanic to be able to avoid bombs.

Jonrei2 May 2021, 15:48

I like the idea, but I would like some audio or visual feedback when im about to dig onto a bomb. It feels a bit random now, like a minesweeper without the numbers

XOREAXEAX2 May 2021, 19:56

Very cool concept! It would be nice to find different kind of bones so that there is a bit more exploration? And maybe the level design could be fully vertical :)

Marc Jones6 May 2021, 20:13

A nice idea, but I agree with other commenters that it's pretty random at the moment. A mechanic I was expecting, and which might add to the strategy in an updated version, is the rocks falling on you if you mine underneath them.

Marc Jones6 May 2021, 20:13

s1lv3r Dr4g0n Games6 May 2021, 23:57

Pretty neat, agree with mostly everybody that it's a bit random. Nice seeing it in html5 though

Also I should be your 20th rating, so congratulations!

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