Into The Depths

Into The Depths

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overall: 3.66
fun: 3.60
innovation: 3.28
theme: 3.32
mood: 4.02
Venture deep into the underworld! Build your mining settlement, gather resources and descend lower and lower. Riches of the depths await!

It's recommended to play in full screen mode

UPD 26.04: There is an updated post-jam version available on itch.io

How to play?

You have 3 random tiles at the bottom of the screen.
Hover your mouse on them to see what they do.
Place tiles in the world around your castle.
Pay attention to resources at the top of the screen.
Each turn settlers eat food. When the food runs out, the game ends.
Gather enough gold to progress to the next level.

Controls

- WASD - move camera
- Q / E or Middle Mouse - rotate camera
- LMB - interact with the world
- RMB - cancel current action
- Esc / P - Pause

Theme

It all comes down to "exploring the depths". The game is taking place in the underworld, where the player is expanding their settlement. Once the player reaches the floor goal, they proceed to the lower levels of the underworld (there are 3 of them with different layouts and mood).

Credits

The game was made during LudumDare 57.

Assets used in this game:

- KayKit Medieval Hexagon Pack
- KayKit Resource Bits
- Kenney's Survival Kit
- Kenney's Fantasy UI Borders
- Shikashi's Fantasy Icons Pack v2
- SFX from ZapSplat
- Ambient sounds by Joel Fazhari
- Music by DeusLower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8mxjvfQLgQ
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