The Dark Sea

by fernando-henriq

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.37

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.18

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.45

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.63

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.64

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.79

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.90

Sail your ship through a storm with UNSTABLE winds in The Black Sea, the most dangerous place on the seas. Avoid giant rocks, collect treasures and go as far as you can!

Points

- Go far and collect treasures for more points.
- Points multiply by the ship's speed.
- Make as many points as you can.

Controlls

- Turning the sail:
Click on the sides of the sail to turn it in the same direction

- Rotate the ship:
Click on the sides of the wheel to turn it in the same direction

Assets

https://audionautix.com/
https://opengameart.org/content/thunder-very-close-rain-01
https://opengameart.org/content/rain-long-thunder
https://opengameart.org/content/storm-sire

*Sorry english mistakes!

Tags: #arcade, #endless, #retro

Genres: action, survival

Comments12

AbuelitaJoe5 Oct 2021, 08:48

A simple and fun game! Really loved the movement mechanic and had a good time playing it. The soundtrack and sfx are really cool. Collisions could have been more impactful, but besides that it is a great game.

Ghatazorg5 Oct 2021, 10:49

A simple and really cool experience !

Hélicule5 Oct 2021, 11:06

One of my favorite games so far! Simple concept, yet really well done, congrats!

LDJam user 2359155 Oct 2021, 14:00

This is how games on LD should look like)

Kobrasadetin6 Oct 2021, 13:23

There black & white graphics are a good idea and bring a nice mood to the game, and the music and ambience work well with that mood. My biggest grief is the controls. Although it's a very fun idea to use the rudder and sail to control the boat, the actual movement of the ship feels avery unphysical. Of course, although I would have enjoyed a physics-based solution, it's a game and the controls can be just fun.

Luis Felipe Patrocinio6 Oct 2021, 14:16

I missed the option to play on the keyboard, and it took me a while to realize that the bottom bar was the ship's life (despite having in the tutorial, haha). By the way, I liked the way the game only starts after you "try" the tutorial completely. A very peaceful and enjoyable game!

LDJam user 2356946 Oct 2021, 14:48

Cool game with a good atmosphere. The soundtrack is beautiful. Good job

rufson6 Oct 2021, 20:18

An interesting combination of music with an extreme situation at sea. At the beginning I had a problem with referring the direction of movement because the sea is black and the wind is lines, it seems to be sailing backwards. Great mood.

Sovcenko6 Oct 2021, 21:47

Love the scope of the game : Simple artistic direction, simple gameplay. Everything is hyper efficient. Would've love to see a bit more visual and audio feedback when I get hurt, it was a bit confusing at first and it would improve greatly the game feel. I'm not sure about the sail control though, I think the wheel was already great on it's own. Anyway, good job and keep on going mate !

gespenst314 Oct 2021, 06:06

Addicting game!

Rengo21 Oct 2021, 08:00

really cool game! i dont have much to complain about other than some issues with the hard controls

almightyzentaco21 Oct 2021, 14:07

Aesthetically pleasing, yet simple. I enjoyed it. Nice audio too.