Speleo

by h0pe86
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.60
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.80
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.20
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.98
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.32
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.87
*Description*
Speleo is a game about a little speleologist wandering through caverns, in search of precious gems.

*Goal*
Collect all the gems and avoid any contacts with rats

*Features*
- Tutorial
- 4 playable levels

Comments20

Rushhourz26 Apr 2021, 07:43
Really nice game. Sound effects and art are really well done. Also a responsive, resizeable window :D
tomn11426 Apr 2021, 07:48
Nice clean game, I like the art and the sound in general (the water dropping was a nice touch) it's actually pretty frustrating at first but that's on me I failed the level with the 3 corridors on the last rat and I wanted to rip my hair out. But that's what makes it a compelling game even with such a simple concept. The tap controls (can't hold down) and lack of grid is non-traditional but I wouldn't say it's bad, it adds to the unique-ness to the game.
H0pe86
H0pe86author26 Apr 2021, 08:23
@rushhourz Thank you! As a sound designer I've tried to push my limits and tried to do a "game" all alone. The audio part was the "easiest" one. I'm glad you liked the game!
H0pe86
H0pe86author26 Apr 2021, 08:30
@tomn114 Thank you for your comment! I've tried to create a balanced curve of difficulty... but the "3 corridors level" is waaaaay too difficult, I know that :D Glad you liked the aesthetics of the game, thank you so much!
Hilvon26 Apr 2021, 08:30
Nice game. Few neat mechanics. Clear level goals and tutorials.

The only problem I would like to point out are - all the builds in one archive. Seeing a 530mb download file is kind of a deterrent. Maybe if you split builds into their individual archives and give several download links, a game would be more accessible to people with slow internet connection (Yes, they still exist).
H0pe86
H0pe86author26 Apr 2021, 08:36
@hilvon Thank you for your comment! you're right: later I'm going to separate alle the different builds and re-upload them, so it will be easier and faster to download the specific executable!
Soyeahimjames26 Apr 2021, 10:22
I enjoyed this one! Simple and clear objective, and frustrating in a good way! Really nice job on the audio too!
lesinvisible
lesinvisible28 Apr 2021, 12:38
Very cute simple game, I liked the art and selected color palette. Overall, well done!
snesgaard28 Apr 2021, 18:15
Art is really great, makes it super clear what's going on at all times!

Did feel that collision detection can be a bit unforgiving at times, but great otherwise.
NicMagnier
NicMagnier29 Apr 2021, 05:23
The sound design is just so cool in this game. I also really like the minimalist art direction, the colors used especially are really good.
The game is good and straightforward. I would say that the collisions box on the rats are a bit too generous. It often feel better is they are smaller than they look.
But otherwise congratulation, this is a really neat compo.
Ripter1 May 2021, 00:06
Loved it! I won! The music really ties it all in together. It was super tiny on my MacBook, but it scaled just fine when I maxed the window.
Dorigami3 May 2021, 04:03
Cool game with fitting music! A solid entry indeed
PiJaMar
PiJaMar17 May 2021, 01:09
Very good art and music! I love that it's an action arcade-y game, but using tiled movement, gives it a different pace than usual. I think the hitboxes could be a bit smaller to make some section less punishing. Would love to see more of this game, hope you keep working on it! Well done :trophy:
CiaranW17 May 2021, 21:11
Music is great! The cave noises in the background are a great touch, and all of the sound fits nicely together. Simple gameplay, but it worked and was well polished. Controls felt a little unresponsive, I think it would be better to move on key-down rather than key-up. I did accidentally move one too many squares a couple of times and suffer death-by-rat :P But maybe I'm just bad! All in all, nice entry and I learned what a "speleologist" is!
Raphiell17 May 2021, 23:47
Great entry! A bit short on levels, but the great music and sounds set a great mood. Well done!

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