.downtreading

by fonics
co-authored: @chipper1101
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.50
.downtreading is an atmospheric exploration game about driving a personal mining drill platform through a cave.

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Programming
FerynDev (Fonics)

Art
FerynDev (Fonics)
Otocol (Chipper1101)

Sound
Otocol

Controls


When in first-person:
- WASD to move
- Mouse to look
- 'G' to enter drilling mech when close

When in Drilling Mech:
- W to move forward
- A&D to rotate treads
- Mouse to look/rotate cabin
- 'G' to exit drilling mech

Any:
- ESC to release mouse

Post-Mortem

This was our first time working with Godot, coming from Unity and Unreal Engine! Right now the game is essentially a walking simulator with a cool (but admittedly a tad jank) mech to play around with. We'd envisioned a fuel system where the player would need to exit the mech and gather fuel to continue the journey, but alas Game Jam's gonna Game Jam. (The mech still has fuel, but it'll take a long time to drain it all) Perhaps we'll revisit/finish this, I really like this character controller and enjoyed Godot and especially gdscript way more than I imagined I would. Hope you have fun playing around with it!
Tools: Godot

Comments3

Ace17
Ace178 Apr 2025, 05:12
GNU/Linux user here ; any chance for a web build?
Matt Ravenhall
Matt Ravenhall8 Apr 2025, 19:57
+1 request for a Linux build, I attempted to play with Wine but the resolution was far too low to be playable. :(
stepa9 Apr 2025, 02:58
very cool game, liked the atmosphere and mechanics

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