Island

by frederika

co-authored: @nephronhunter

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.05

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.10

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.25

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.95

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.90

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.69

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.95

Getting shipwrecked was bad and the raft was not the most stable. But they had all heard chanting on the island nearby. You can’t be sure what took the boat down as the water had been calm, but you just need to get to the island, and you will find help. But what is that under the water? Small and dark? Getting closer?

(Use the arrow keys or A and D to move. Try not fall into the water or touch the creatures...)

Design
Frederika and Francesca

Programming
Frederika

Art
Francesca

Tags: #lovecraftian horror

Tools: Construct

Comments14

SamarthMP50025 Oct 2021, 03:20

This game is decent, but the physics is buggy and weird, interesting concept though!

neverwinsthegame5 Oct 2021, 03:23

This was fun, I got devoured at the end. I like the raft mechanic but it might be better if the motion was smoother.

Zapturk5 Oct 2021, 03:24

Neat idea. Would like to see where you can go from here.

LDJam user 2599465 Oct 2021, 03:24

Surprisingly fun! The sort of janky way the raft moves makes it a ton better than if it had been normal! Bravo!

LachlanM5 Oct 2021, 03:25

Although the tilting of the raft is glitchy, it is still fun to play. The aggressive stage is especially hard with the tilting. Cool idea!

aapr5 Oct 2021, 03:32

Interesting concept, a little bit of music would have gone a long way.

Skyeward5 Oct 2021, 03:32

I don't seem to be able to lose if I stay in the middle of the raft. Great concept though, I think it has potential!

cireneikual2224645 Oct 2021, 03:37

I won, the game seems pretty easy due to the buggy physics (it looks like it keeps resetting at regular intervals somehow). I was able to mostly just stand there. I like the idea though!

subcreation5 Oct 2021, 03:38

I have arrived! I liked the art, especially the ocean effect and the island at the end. The balancing physics seemed to update on a fixed interval and I got thrown in the air a few times, but the monsters keep you on your toes.

VVatashi5 Oct 2021, 04:52

Physics of the raft is very laggy and buggy, but I somehow managed to get through the game. The rotation of the raft seems to be reset at some interval, it might be better if it returned to its original position smoothly.

WhenYouCantFindAFriend5 Oct 2021, 21:16

Neat Game! Love the spooky theme with the monsters from the deep. Kinda reminds me of those stories of divers getting attacked by giant squids! I made it to the island castle alive. Great Job!

jk500013 Oct 2021, 08:35

The idea is fun, but the game feels a bit unfinished.

moi9310113 Oct 2021, 09:24

The raft movement is not smooth at all, so it make game less enjoyable
If you stay on the top of pivot point, the game is too much easy too (you have no move to do)
But that's okay, I advise you to try to fix these point, because I think it may be something not as difficult to do, but is big upgrade to you game !
And, by doing this, you will understand better your game engine !

djcoil13 Oct 2021, 16:33

Nice work and a good interpretation of the theme. As others have said, more responsiveness on the raft would be a good polish item. An enemy that pulled instead of pushed would also mix things up a bit.

The sudden swarm when I fell in was a great finale. :D

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