Shattered Depths

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.69
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.41
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.86
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.91
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.88
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.59
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.96
My first solo game jam. Lots of fun. I didn't think I was going to participate this year without a team, but I decided to give it a go anyway.
Also my first horror game. Would love some feedback.

Controls:

W,A,S,D to Move

LMB to mine crystals.

E to pick up crystals, LMB to throw crystal once held.

Space to Jump

Make sure your sound is up for the proper experience. Let me know if you make it to the end.

There are 15 logs to read if you can find them all.

*Made some bug fixes in the Itch versions (both windows and browser)*

Comments28

BadPinkChicken7 Apr 2025, 13:00
Really complete! Enjoied it a lot! Nice entry
ssiannas
ssiannas7 Apr 2025, 14:08
Awesome atmosphere! Found it a bit hard to orient and find where I should go after the third level but overall it was very fun.

The "Press LClick to mine" got stuck on my screen so I missed most of the dialogue. The crystal physics were a bit weird too, if you drop them looking down they just dissapear.

Great submission overall!
leorean
leorean7 Apr 2025, 15:14
Great game, very nice atmosphere! The invisible monsters were especially creepy :ghost:
ThisIsSpy7 Apr 2025, 15:25
Very atmospheric. The crystal physics were a bit weird sometimes though
mauzart
mauzart7 Apr 2025, 17:40
So cooooool!!
really loved it, just a bit sad there is no checkpoints haha
Sharky3188
Sharky3188author8 Apr 2025, 01:45
@ssiannas Thanks for playing. That's a bugger, I had that bug once when playing then couldn't re-pro it. Unfortunate you ran into it.
I sort of wanted a tiny bit of the confusing orientation to add to the horror aspect, but was subtly trying to direct players with the lights, i was concerned it might be an issue, thanks for the feedback.
LordSheo
LordSheo8 Apr 2025, 02:34
Big props on atmosphere, the invisible monster really helps sell it.
Dominic Graziano8 Apr 2025, 02:39
mood is great, graphics are well-done. very cool that you made this all on your own!
Taximan9818 Apr 2025, 03:52
Dang a full 10 minute game?!?!? Took simple concepts and made a really fun experience out of them, nice work!
LDJam user 410492
LDJam user 4104928 Apr 2025, 07:29
Great mood, love the movement and game feel. Great use of 3D. I was disappointed there wasn't checkpoints each level though and sometimes I couldn't pick up crystals when it seemed like it should work? Overall awesome job!
Nemu
Nemu8 Apr 2025, 12:58
Your movement script needs to be shared with the world it is too smooth not too share the love
RedScipio8 Apr 2025, 13:43
A lot of softlock spots bujt really cool game
ImNotVegan8 Apr 2025, 15:46
I am surprised by the amount of content in this game and I think I found a hole in one place that allowed me to get to the end of the level by falling through the ceiling haha
Aveezavr
Aveezavr8 Apr 2025, 17:04
There’s a lot of content here — the crystal mechanic is pretty cool, and running from monsters is fun too.
LDJam user 248799
LDJam user 2487998 Apr 2025, 17:08
Wow, very complete game for just one person!

I die one time and I had to replay from the start, so knowing there is not checkpoint I was really really scared by the monsters in the final floor. Very moody, well done!
Flinge
Flinge9 Apr 2025, 11:42
Everything’s great, aside from a couple of things.
1. I really wish there was a clear goal — like how many crystals you need to collect, or at least their total value to pass to the next lvl.
2. Also, the lack of a checkpoint caught me off guard. I died near the very end and had to restart the whole thing — that was a rough surprise.

Also really like level transition
magicstunts1239 Apr 2025, 17:22
10/10 Atmosphere! I liked the view at the earth at the start.
But the invisible monster was a highlight...and after i found out it could walk onto the metal-bridge, my heartbeat did the rest xD
Really solid game!
One thing i woul like to have is some indicator how many crystals someone should take. But just on the baskets, because classic UI would ruin that game in my opinion.
Kveg10 Apr 2025, 03:40
My macbook is screaming for dear life running this in the browser haha. Very graphically impressive. Neat environment to goof around in.
NuiN
NuiN10 Apr 2025, 07:02
Felt very finished for a jam game, love the space vibes and did feel the pressure when there were 2 of the fast guys, I wish it was more intense in the beginning though
stepa11 Apr 2025, 21:43
Great gameplay and cool graphics
3Deimos12 Apr 2025, 17:18
Great achevement. Didnt realize what game is about at first and almost got lost couple of times but invisible monster an grittier and grittier mood is great
tinykidtoo
tinykidtoo13 Apr 2025, 07:01
This feels like a complete game, from the sound to the visuals. This is really impressive for a jam game. Excellant work. I love the logs! Great story telling, combined with the footsteps. Kept me on edge!
Doraemon
Doraemon14 Apr 2025, 04:16
Great game, and the exploration was really fun!

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