Deep Dive

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.26

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.42

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.66

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.74

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.42

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.13

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.92

Dive from space down into the depths of the Earth, to discover true power.

Works on desktop (preferred) or mobile web (a bit janky - on mobile you'll need to use the Itch.io version in order to go full screen).

How to play

On the web: activate fullscreen mode in settings.

* Keyboard: Left/right or A/D to move. R to restart. Esc for menu.
* Controller: Left stick (left/right) to move. Back to restart. Start for menu.
* Touch: Tap left and right side of screen to move. Menu button in lower right corner.

Play in browser at Itch.io if this isn't working, or try refreshing the page.

Credits

Game design, programming, music, sounds by Matt Giuca.

Art from various sources, notably Kenney.nl. See in-game Credits for full information.

Tools

* Engine: Built with Godot 4.4.
* Music: Reaper, Surge XT synthesizer.
* Sounds: jsfxr, Audacity.
* Graphics: Gimp, Inkscape, Blender.

Tags: #arcade

Genres: racing

Tools: Audacity, Blender, GIMP, Godot, Inkscape, Reaper, sfxr

Comments15

ScoobySnacks8 Apr 2025, 07:58

hard af

3Deimos8 Apr 2025, 08:00

Simple and pretty fun game. To restart i had to refresh the page - button didnt work for some reason

Gaspar8 Apr 2025, 08:40

A simple but fun game with smooth and responsive controls

Matt Giucaauthor8 Apr 2025, 11:29

Hmm, I encountered this last night due to a Godot bug and I worked around it, so I'm puzzled why it's coming back. I've only seen one other report about it and I can't reproduce it myself. :(

MrManGuy9 Apr 2025, 15:00

The movement felt really good, and the game felt intuitive. Great entry!

ToKto9 Apr 2025, 15:02

It's a great game, an interesting idea, dynamic and very interesting to replay.

Quail Weaver9 Apr 2025, 15:02

nice! I thought I was supposed to get the red things at first, but I figured it out afterwards lol. But yeah fun game!

She Wrote9 Apr 2025, 15:19

Even though there are a lot of games about falling in the competition, I haven't found another with such refreshing realism and magnitude of depth. It adds a unique feel to the catharsis of falling. Well done!

Trevor Lentz11 Apr 2025, 05:32

I enjoyed the choice of music and fluidity of the game itself. It was very easy to pick up and just enjoy, which is always a battle for a jam. The UI gave perfect information about what was happening and the red/green highlights were a great way to visually tell me what to do.

AmunOnra11 Apr 2025, 19:10

Nice take on the theme. The music hooked me instantly and added a lot to the feeling of gaining speed very fast. Expected to turn out badly for the character in the end but your ending felt great though :)

Eugenik14 Apr 2025, 11:19

I'm loving the graphics, such smooth animations!.

Le KnallFrosch18 Apr 2025, 10:41

Nice Soundtrack :D

LDJam user 20240818 Apr 2025, 12:50

I never managed to make it past the molten lava but I can see this as a mobile game. Nice work

Matt Giucaauthor23 Apr 2025, 03:37

Thanks @0x-void-x0 ! The lava section starts to hurt you over time so the only way through is to go faster. Ideally you start that section at a high speed, and quickly pick up 1 or 2 green stars soon after, and then you'll get through with no trouble. (That's the last stage.)

LDJam user 23334723 Apr 2025, 16:45

Nice and solid entry. very enjoyable with the beat to it.

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