The Cenote

by pawciu

co-authored: @truongx, @yagul

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.52

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.89

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.89

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.98

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.61

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.96

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.47

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.83

Dive into the unexplored underwater caves to find your missing friend. You have no idea what lurks in the murky waters of The Cenote.

Controls: Mouse + keyboard

Walkthrough:

Fullscreen and headphones recommended

Submission version: (Manual3.zip)

After submission patch (Manual4.zip) 2021-04-27:

Fixes:
- ui layout fixes for nonfullscreen resolution
- block player movement after game is finished
- drown animation now work for both sides
- bubbles now appear in front of background decorations
- dramatic sound on quest complete
- whisper sounds
- more scenarios

Tags: #2d, #atmospheric, #diving, #exploration, #horror, #swimming, #thriller

Genres: adventure

Tools: Unity

Comments16

Hexa327 Apr 2021, 10:31

Liked the idea and the atmosphere. Overall, great mood. Want just to point that at the beginning the prologue screen/continue button is overlapping the text and you can't really read everything.

Pawciuauthor27 Apr 2021, 16:09

@hexa3 Thanks for the feedback, I've uploaded a patch. I only tested it in full screen but now it looks fine in embeded window.

kingslee14227 Apr 2021, 16:46

The idea fits very well within the theme. Good choice of music really adds to the feel. Could be a little more interraction with the environment, but overall good game mechanics. Well done!

Milmalissa27 Apr 2021, 16:46

The music is awesome! It fits very well into the game. Good job and a great game!

JustinMullin27 Apr 2021, 16:56

Awesome atmosphere. It took me FOREVER to get any sort of read on where I should be focusing my efforts, so I did a lot of blind wandering, but that lends to the claustrophobic feeling, and the simple tool of dropping flares as a breadcrumb worked pretty well. Very moody piece, simple but well done.

Pawciuauthor27 Apr 2021, 20:39

@justinmullin ahh thanks for the feedback now I know there should be 'wetsuit cloth' just at the begining, probably you picked the wrong way at the very begining and didnt find any trail's of Javier thats why you probably got lost in the cave.

JustinMullin27 Apr 2021, 20:52

@pawciu Yes, I just managed to point myself in exactly the wrong direction and didn't see a cloth for quite some time. Bad luck! Definitely didn't ruin the experience. =)

Michael Peoples29 Apr 2021, 02:41

The art and music are great. :) The flares slowing falling looks really nice. Great job!

thomas-olsson29 Apr 2021, 02:49

+1 for the John Carpenter ish track ;).

UseCondsomsKid30 Apr 2021, 11:20

The music is pretty good, you nailed the atmosphere, and i actually had fun playing, well done!

ithebredor1 May 2021, 14:31

Did not find Javier but still had fun to play your game. Thank you a lot for your game! Also we have quite similar game, check it out.

deltachemist3 May 2021, 08:20

Awesome game. Art style is really well done. The light design, music, and sound effects make the game quite inmersive.

Zeilanda3 May 2021, 16:33

Nice game, music is so good and atmospheric! Well done job)

Tygrak3 May 2021, 21:26

Great game! The atmosphere was great, especially after getting through the first part. It was pretty scary how big the map was! But after I figured out that I need to follow the cloths closely, I managed to beat the game, was quite a close call!

WAIBIWAIBI10 May 2021, 00:54

It’s a great job, bro, it seems that there are several games related to the deep sea. This gives me a strong sense of immersion, very good atmosphere lighting and sound rendering

Brice Mahier17 May 2021, 02:55

I died... too many times.
You really mastered the claustrophobic ambiance! Loved it all the way 10/10, would drown again!

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