Hole Crawler

by msd
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.96
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.29
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.42
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.50
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.29
Point your mouse at holes and abilities. Press left click to apply.

Comments20

oxnh
oxnh7 Apr 2025, 08:38
Unfortunately, the game crashed on me. There should be a way to skip the opening sequence. The text scrolling effect was a really nice touch though, I just wish that level of polish was applied to the rest of the game.
oxnh
oxnh7 Apr 2025, 08:40
Also sorely lacking music which is unfortunate
MSDauthor7 Apr 2025, 08:44
@oxnh thanks for the comment, i checked the game it seems fine... sorry for that but may be you can try another browser?
oxnh
oxnh7 Apr 2025, 09:08
Oh I see you can click to move through the starting sequence quicker that works. The game seemed to work better when I tried on chromium, or maybe it's cause I stopped running full screen.
MSDauthor7 Apr 2025, 09:58
@oxnh yeah web issues hope you enjoy =)
av_shustov
av_shustov7 Apr 2025, 12:11
I liked this grey style
Placeholders
Placeholders7 Apr 2025, 12:52
really cool game, loved the aesthetic and the mood!
i can see this game get expand easily! great job :)
sweltj7 Apr 2025, 16:52
This is a great concept for a rougelike, I was hooked on this!

It's also mobile friendly as well, try releasing it on the app store if you can.
pres2300
pres23007 Apr 2025, 23:47
I really liked the grayscale theme and artwork! I think some sound effects at minimum would serve to improve the experience a lot, but I understand it can be hard to get all these things added during the crunch. Overall I thought the game was fun and had a great flow. I'd like to see it expanded on. Nice job!
LDJam user 352490
LDJam user 3524908 Apr 2025, 02:48
The pixel art here is good, especially the main area with the wells and stone pillars. If there's one thing I'd recommend, it's that some of the UI elements could use more detail to help the player understand the game state. For example, greying out the abilities if one has already been used this turn, or adding symbols next to the health and defense bars to make it clearer what they represent.

Otherwise, it's neat trying to balance health and defense on both my character and the enemy. The cinematic text scenes are a nice touch.
MSDauthor8 Apr 2025, 07:31
@pres2300 yeah i could not add sounds because of the compo/ Thanks for the reply appreciate it
MSDauthor8 Apr 2025, 07:33
@sudocoffee you are right but there was a lot of abilities and i didnt have time to make icon for each of them sorry =(
MSDauthor8 Apr 2025, 07:34
@sweltj sorry i cant i dont have apple =)
Sviborg
Sviborg8 Apr 2025, 17:59
nice vibe overall, i liked the tone of it. yeah some sfx or music would help a lot, but it’s already pretty immersive
ToKto8 Apr 2025, 20:18
It's not a bad game, it's got a good idea and design, but it's going hard.
APG9 Apr 2025, 19:49
I really like the art for the action icons, with the blueish streaking when you use them.
mgear
mgear9 Apr 2025, 20:30
nice game, could be developed further!
ChiFu
ChiFu10 Apr 2025, 08:57
It's a good concept that needs to be completed
ljg14 Apr 2025, 17:29
Neat game. It needs a little bit more work but the concept is good. Well done.
grid96
grid9615 Apr 2025, 21:00
Nice game idea! I liked that you had to choose between abilities. Kind of reminded me of other themes that were in the voting. Is there a reason you need to confirm the end of your turn? I thought you can always only do one action anyway with no option to undo.

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