Submerged Pulse

by pandalk
co-authored: @leonis, @mastoast
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.14
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.23
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.06
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.18
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.06
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.56
Update: We fixed a few visual glitches in the downloadable version available on the same Itch.io page, we highly recommend you to play that version, but we are leaving the "72 hours" version as the web browser build if you prefer to judge the game under those criterias.

Play with sound ON /!\


*"A rhythm-driven journey following two men as they descend into the ocean’s lightless depths, in search of a mysterious treasure— its nature unknown, its pull irresistible."*

This is a Rhythm/Exploration game where you control a submarine following the Beat.
In the Depths, you are blind and your sonar only reveals the world around you partially.

Controls: Just aim with your mouse in the direction you want to go.

Comments27

Martin D8 Apr 2025, 02:40
fairly well balanced which is really nice, the game is zasy to understand and quite fun to play.
gYziger8 Apr 2025, 02:57
This was so much fun - I really liked the simple mechanic of following the mouse direction in relation to the song. really great use of the sonar as well. Great game!!
Jaxrud8 Apr 2025, 03:01
A bit confusing the first 4 seconds, didn't understand why it went in pulses, but a fun idea! Was fun with the little voice overs as well. Would like more direct control of the submarine though
BatTheCat
BatTheCat8 Apr 2025, 03:06
its hard to understand, but once you get it, its pretty nice
bearcage
bearcage8 Apr 2025, 03:07
Rhythm mechanics _and_ VO in a jam game is ambitious, super cool to see!

The beginning bit started off a little slow for me, but I had fun — thanks for sharing your game!
Pontax8 Apr 2025, 03:07
the voice over was such a great touch to this. good job.
rack478 Apr 2025, 04:11
This was a really cool experience to play. I like the music. Great job!
Blue Pin Studio
Blue Pin Studio8 Apr 2025, 07:40
This made by brain tingle when it got to double sonar. Very cool experience but i got stuck at one of the corners so i don't think i'll get to see the end...
Leonis8 Apr 2025, 18:59
Thanks for the feedback.
We uploaded a new executable version that should have visuals fixed now please check it out if you wish. It is a visual-only update.
Wanabi
Wanabi8 Apr 2025, 21:01
I liked it, but by the end I was tired of the flickering and would have liked to have smoother control over the submarine
Tenzz
Tenzz9 Apr 2025, 11:56
I really like the game, very cool concept! I did find the double sonar mechanic a bit confusing at first though. It also wasn’t immediately clear how the sonar works or how it's meant to be used. Maybe adding a clearer visual or audio cue could help players understand it more easily. You could also consider introducing a faster-paced music section before the double sonar, just to help players get more comfortable with the base mechanic first
ChrisBeck
ChrisBeck9 Apr 2025, 12:07
This was so good, really rare to have a game jam entry with voice acting! The sonar concept was really unique, and I like the challenge of having to essentially traverse two different mazes at the same time. Really great job!
Denmander9 Apr 2025, 17:01
Very creative mechanic and nice soundtrack, though the flashing started to get rough on the eyes by the end.
Alex Servirog9 Apr 2025, 23:29
I liked the music a lot but got confused and stuck when sonar started to give 2 pictures. Got into some space and couldn't find the path forward
Leonis10 Apr 2025, 12:55
I forgot the pck file with the windows executable version. It is now updated and works. Enjoy.
BangKerpow
BangKerpow11 Apr 2025, 00:05
Very innovative gameplay. The voice lines and music were top notch. A couple points I knew where to go but couldn't because of the minimum move distance. Really good entry.

TailsGameDev
TailsGameDev11 Apr 2025, 00:32
Nice visuals, it's a vibe to play
jepjoh211 Apr 2025, 16:46
Really cool concept. The music stuttered quite a bit when playing in non-fullscreen mode, but luckily it was fixed in fullscreen

I was scared for just a short few seconds that the sub had to go back the same way it came.. Great ending :P
deadroach
deadroach11 Apr 2025, 17:25
I dont know how I've played as many submarine games as I have without happening upon one that uses sonar, this is a super fun interpretation of the theme. The version I played was unstable but I still can for sure appreciate the echolocation mechanic, the music is fantastic and I pretty much unconditionally love the inclusion of voice lines in ld games. Really cool experience
AthosPap12 Apr 2025, 12:42
I love the sonar mechanic and I really like the art style. I would like a cursor to better help with understanding direction
ruruie
ruruie12 Apr 2025, 13:23
Cool concept and the single control went incredibly far.
muriel13 Apr 2025, 13:07
Very intentional entry, small color palette, simple shapes but incredible result. To me games like this show you that less is more. This is the type of things that are hard to achieve for me, I tend to think that you need to complicate things to make them nice, but this entries show you that it can be done.

Nice gfx, music, voiceover.. solid entry. Keep it up!
Empyreans
Empyreans16 Apr 2025, 13:47
I liked the unique approach to a rhythm game and it has voice overs too which is great! :fire:

Now I don't have epilepsy or anything, but constant flashes and switch of scenery behind were getting irritating (that was intentional right?). I don't think changing things was a particularly good decision as it becomes way too confusing where you have to go while at the beginning it looked like a fun game that tests your visual memory.

~Xp
Leonis18 Apr 2025, 10:07
Thanks for the feedback. Indeed the switch of what is available to see (two radars) is intentional. We know the screen flashes a bit too much, and we think we know what to do to avoid that (we didn't have the time to implement that). We also know the music might be a bit too fast once it speeds up (at least at first) and that the level design should be less cramped. We will release a new version with those fixes at least.
Blues
Blues18 Apr 2025, 14:37
had a great time with this one! music was awesome and really liked the like rhythm game aspect. Voice acting also added a lot to the vibe.
Itskdog
Itskdog22 Apr 2025, 14:58
Neat idea. I liked the visuals and the explorattion
Levi25 Apr 2025, 08:33
Early on, when you "plugged in the living matter detector" that was such a good 'aha' moment for me as a player. Really hard to do that in a game jam timeframe, so kudos to that. This is a very creative and unique entry and I had a lot of fun playing. Great music, great voices :)

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