Ludum Dare #48compo

Treasures Of The Depths

by uzpykes

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.38

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.24

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.12

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.02

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.60

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.62

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.47

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.02

Mine as deep as you can to get the highest score! Collect 5 Diamonds to win.

Gather valuable resources along the way and exchange these precious items for explosives that might just save you if you ever get stuck in the depths...

Controls:
- *[Spacebar]* - Mine deeper. Destroys a block under your feet
- *[WASD]* Or *[Arrow Keys]* to move or mine rocks that are next to you
- *[B]* to plant an explosive. Don't worry, you don't have to hide, your yellow helmet will take care of you!
- *[Mouse Scroll]* - Change layer visibility. Make sure to take a break and admire what you've dug so far!

*Note: HTML 5 player doesn't load when Google Chrome is launched in Incognito mode*

Tools: Unity

Comments15

Sigmath Bits26 Apr 2021, 02:35

Very cool! Kinda' relaxing just clearing layers of blocks as you mine down. Personally I would've loved if something happened when you got to layer 10. Maybe it gets harder in some way, or it's just the end and you have to find the 5 diamonds before then. I like the subtle strategy that emerges too with when you choose to dig down, in trying not to miss a diamond.

Uzpykesauthor26 Apr 2021, 09:41

Thank you for the feedback @sigmath-bits and playing the game! I was hoping to implement something like you've suggested but ran out of time :sweat_smile: Currently, every 10/20 levels chance to find Diamond, Silver, Gold or Rock block increases slightly, but it's probably not noticable enough.

alexjdg26 Apr 2021, 11:32

Great little game! I encountered a bug where my player would disappear from the game if I changed layer height while moving, but apart from that, very polished!

mdotedot26 Apr 2021, 11:32

Feels really good when you find the spot. Animation feels great.

alec27 Apr 2021, 03:21

man this game is so relaxing! the axe tink's were right on, and I think the graphics served the gameplay really well. I can totally see this being expanded to where rocks get harder to mine as you dig down and you would have to buy upgraded gear with the stuff you've mined so far. Also the zoom all the way to the top once you got 5 diamonds was ssooooooo satisfying. good job!

Quetzakol27 Apr 2021, 14:57

Relaxing, well polished game! I like the concept. I wish there was a bit more challenge or more things to do/discover. I felt really too easy and I lost interest very quickly.

TevasLiutauras27 Apr 2021, 19:55

Relly well executed! The zoom through the layers at the end was super satisfying :>

Simon Rahnasto29 Apr 2021, 09:45

This was a very pleasant game to play. I like the fact that you don't see blocks when you get deeper (unless you cleared out blocks above), just one of many examples of small details that you added which are great. The graphics are all slick and very coherent. For a compo game I would go as far as saying that it's one of the better looking ones!

This would be great as a mobile game, you should consider it! :)

bereg29 Apr 2021, 13:37

Very cool concept, the idea of scrolling through the layers is just superb! The motion is fluid, the art is nice. Overall it's a great soothing experience. Maybe it could benefit from some random artifacts you collect from tiles or something like this to break the routine. Great game!

Havok0629 Apr 2021, 18:26

The game is really well made and it is fun to dig and look for the diamonds.
The graphics are simple and well made and fit their purposes. The sound is clean.
On little point about the UI where we don't necessarily know what icons are.
Thank you for the game !

mudlee5 May 2021, 17:14

And this is why people love minecraft! You just hit blocks and done! :D I mean the idea is neat and unique compared to a loads of participants. A good job, congrats!

JavaSaurus5 May 2021, 21:26

Very interesting concept ! Would love to see this grow into a full project. Certainly scoring high on theme !

Thanks for making this, cheers !

Triastase6 May 2021, 20:29

Fun and pleasing little game! The look and animation feel great and I really enjoyed two moments:
1. When I found a diamond in an unexpected place (felt as good as in Minecraft or Terraria)
2. The animation at the end where al the layers are shown, that was awesome!

Good job!