Depths of Anxiety

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.89
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.72
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.80
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.13
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.45
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.23
Play as a fallen spirit in the depths of anxiety. Use light orbs to fly and place platforms under your feet. Overcome the obstacles and defeat the evil spirit! Made in 3 days for Ludum Dare 57.

- Programming by Timothy van der Valk (Arceryz)
- Sound by Georgios Skote
- Music by Max Jonker
- Art by Ezra Spillekom
- Environment Design by Siebe Beerkens

See itch version for fullscreen.

*Changelog*
*- April 23: Fixed game crashing at the end and missing platform trajectories visual bug*

Comments18

Tozi8 Apr 2025, 10:42
wow, very interesting game, looks like comp of hollow knight and celeste, which is my fauvorite game, great job
Indiealesha
Indiealesha8 Apr 2025, 13:10
Looks absolutely awesome – top marks for graphics and atmosphere!
slow chaz8 Apr 2025, 14:51
wow love the feel. first moment I used the light was really exciting!
Haastaggi8 Apr 2025, 15:01
Very nice game and looks awesome but causes strong emotions.
Nazgulx
Nazgulx8 Apr 2025, 15:02
The mood is awesome and I really like the take on the theme. Really reminds me of Hollow Knight
xWilQ8 Apr 2025, 15:03
I really like the visuals and the mood they create. It’s also quite a challenging platformer, so I wasn’t able to make it to the end, but I’ll have to come back and try again later!
Poppy Entertainment8 Apr 2025, 15:03
Lovely game, incredible atmosphere and a very original theme. The needles in the last section of the game sometimes were almost impossible to dodge, however it's a very polished game for a 3 day jam!
JackShadow8 Apr 2025, 15:04
I liked the style — it feels like a mix of The Binding of Isaac and Limbo. The platforming is well-designed too.
Norabacu8 Apr 2025, 15:04
I love the mood of the game and the fly/platform move mechanic is very unique. The last upgrade really helps with the fight.
Tikotey8 Apr 2025, 15:04
The idea with abilities is super cool!
Monogatari
Monogatari8 Apr 2025, 15:05
Really good try to make a metroidvania :), graphics are cool but the gamefeel feels a little too soft, also the dash with mouse is a good idea but i think the moving platforms should have a visible line on the screen so you know where they going, sometimes you don't have other choices but die somewhere so you know where the platform is going. When the second mech come, the level design become really interesting and i wanted to get more of it ! the boss also is really cool and creepy ahaha. Music is simple but works pêrfectly and sound design is effective ! There's a lot of checkpoints and that's a good thing too so you never struggle too much on a screen.
Chupachup8 Apr 2025, 15:07
Seems interesting, but in my opinion, a bit lacking in attention to visuals. Perhaps a few simple sprites in the new locations could have created more interest in exploring them. Although I realize that there may just be a lack of time. Liked the idea of the “angel” and the very otmaspheric cartoon at the beginning, but it fell short beyond that.
dot_Ex8 Apr 2025, 17:00
The game looks cute, the music is soothing, and those graphics look amazing.
It's obvious that a lot of work was done.
I liked the mechanics, but it was like they didn't let me play with the ability to place a temporary platform.
There was also a good moment when you haven't yet received the ability to double jump and can't get to the part of the location that you see
Texugo
Texugo9 Apr 2025, 00:42
Really nice vibes and gameplay, I found the mechanics unique and interesting to grasp! Great work!
leorean
leorean9 Apr 2025, 15:09
This game sets a nice mood, but the level design is a bit unforgiving, especially when that
!> black cloud comes
WHOLE GARBAGE SALE
WHOLE GARBAGE SALE9 Apr 2025, 21:43
Really nice game, especially like the style. Great work!
Chuckiee
Chuckiee24 Apr 2025, 14:24
I think game could've used some gameplay polish. Coyote time and input buffering would be nice to have. I'd also say having more animations for the character would be nice, environment was so nice it felt like character was out of place. Very good looking entry :clap:
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