The Deep Dive into Another World is over?

co-authored: @mc-shopot
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.31
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.37
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.14
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.74
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.43
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.79
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.71
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.44

A shooter where you're a man arming himself and plunging into mysterious depths.

Guide:

* We can make money by going down the center on a platform. (deep dive)
* After each descent you can check the radio. (left)
* Once you earn money, you can spend it in the store to improve your attributes. (right)

Controls:

Move: [W], [A], [S] and [D];
Pause: [F];
Interact: [E];
Shoot: [Left mouse button, Deep diving only];

Update:

Increasing the triggers for the HUB;
Increasing the volume of sounds;

Developers: HNKXOBKA(Code-Art), MCWHISPER(Music)

Comments27

Scrawach
Scrawach7 Apr 2025, 02:02
The sound is good. If I had that sound, I wouldn't be knocked out in the middle of a game jam :D
angelalb
angelalb8 Apr 2025, 12:42
The music is fitting, but I missed some shooting sounds. I had a hard time understanding I had to shoot with CTRL, since that wasn't anywhere and the other controls are listed on the page. I thought I might need to buy a gun first, but I couldn't figure out how to get money :sweat_smile:
HNKXOBKA
HNKXOBKAauthor8 Apr 2025, 14:27
@angelalb I didn't really think of that, but it happens.
Thanks for the feedback, I'll add a hint to the page at least😅

@scrawach There are 4 tracks available in the game, though 90% of the time one track sounds... The musician spent all 2 days writing them.
Follusior
Follusior8 Apr 2025, 18:08
Cool graphics and sound. I can't figure out what this 3D thing reminded me of, but I didn't really understand the meaning.
Follusior
Follusior8 Apr 2025, 18:10
I didn't see that I could shoot. Not bad. Thanks for your game;
OnnGD
OnnGD8 Apr 2025, 20:33
Рисовка и стилистика очень кайфовые. Пули от стрельбы визуально смешиваются с общей картинкой, но всё равно круто
LDJam user 4075248 Apr 2025, 22:41
Music is really cool, though sound effects could get a little bit more work, shots don't feel impactful enough :p Art design is cool, combination of low poly 3d and character sprite looks very nice, though i couldn't really understand what enemies are. Overall a great game that plays nicely!
RyuSoHyeong
RyuSoHyeong9 Apr 2025, 09:51
Cool atmosphere thanks to the graphics and sound. And like the other guys said, it would be nice to make the shooting more memorable. You are good!:)
GARYglhf
GARYglhf9 Apr 2025, 14:23
Класс, прикольно.
ybzpp
ybzpp9 Apr 2025, 17:29
Игра кайф, приятный пиксель арт и топовый музон)
heat10 Apr 2025, 10:32
Крутой арт и саунд дизайн, я набрал более 100/12.2 очков, прежде чем пойти проверить радио, и увидеть победную надпись
HNKXOBKA
HNKXOBKAauthor10 Apr 2025, 10:57
@follusior Yeah, maybe I should have specified more keys in the tooltips...

@ryusohyeong @mcramon When LD is over, I'll definitely work on the impact of the shot and the visuals in general.

@heat Я рад что кто-то обратил внимание на радио, возможно добавлять его было лишним.

Thank you all for the feedback!
mgear
mgear10 Apr 2025, 19:19
unique style, is the pause game mechanic or just wondering why it has dedicated "premium" button?
LDJam user 202408
LDJam user 20240811 Apr 2025, 13:52
oof lol. This game reminds me of an old game I used to play I can't remember its name. Music helps the mood without being too loud and mixing of 2d and 3d is a nice touch. The gameplay was challenging especially the projectiles canceling out was throwing me off but the shop was there for the rescue. Good game!
Remote_ms
Remote_ms12 Apr 2025, 14:11
Didn't see a link to the notifications tick box - damn LD page

Pretty good.

There are a couple of comments:
- Sometimes enemies fly out of range of the projectiles. They can hit you. You can't hit them
- You won't learn about upgrades directly from gameplay. The only thing I could figure out was the screenshots
byebye
byebye12 Apr 2025, 14:23
Cool idea and graphics. From the screenshots I saw that there should be some upgrades in the game, but I did not understand how to get them, I think it was worth making some kind of tutorial for this, but maybe I missed something.
Remote_ms
Remote_ms12 Apr 2025, 14:24
Didn't see a link to the notifications tick box - damn LD page

Pretty good.

There are a couple of comments:
- Sometimes enemies fly out of range of the projectiles. They can hit you. You can't hit them
- You won't learn about upgrades directly from gameplay. The only thing I could figure out was the screenshots
HNKXOBKA
HNKXOBKAauthor12 Apr 2025, 15:24
@remote-ms About shooting, you can shoot down enemy projectiles with your own shots, but it's still a problem.

You're right! Even though there is a guide on the page, you should have put in some kind of notification when something becomes available or changes!

Thanks for the feedback
JB Rock
JB Rock12 Apr 2025, 16:54
Really loved the vibe of this game. The music and VHS retro aesthetic fit together nicely. The progression felt good too with the upgrades. Sometimes had some issues with firing the direction intended but otherwise great entry!
ScrivenerOfLight12 Apr 2025, 22:11
That was a nice little shooter game--tough at first, but with upgrades, increasingly easy. I think some tougher enemies further down would be nice, and maybe a little more explanation of what triggers a win... but it was fun, and I found myself unable to stop until I had all of the upgrades. Nice work!
Phasmantic13 Apr 2025, 04:36
Cool game! I like that you can shoot the enemy projectiles out of the air. The ending felt a little anticlimactic, but I thought it was neat that the radio message changed after winning.
LDJam user 234597
LDJam user 23459714 Apr 2025, 14:16
This is hard. There's a delay between your projectile hitting an enemy and them disintegrating, where you're not sure if it's really connected. Projectiles knocking out enemy's projectiles is a cool mechanic. If I had to criticize, I'd say that the pixelation is a bit over the top.
xpoho
xpoho15 Apr 2025, 16:27
Хорошая игра, понравилось отстреливать каких-то чёрных скунсов ^_^
Oduvan
Oduvan15 Apr 2025, 18:16
Оригинальная игра ! понравилось ! но прогрессия слишком медленная как по мне а так топчик
ditam18 Apr 2025, 15:38
I liked the vibes of this. No explanation, no intro, just a mysterious platform where you dive deep. What for? Not sure, but the beats are on - let's get blasting!
Franciszek Pyrć24 Apr 2025, 18:51
The movement is really sluggish and shooting feels unresponsive. It's confusing trying to learn how enemies work, because a bat can either shoot from far away, rush over to me and sometimes while rushing, it won't fly past and will instead just b-line straight towards me with no way of preventing that

Also the filters you've applied to the camera make the game really washed out. Would have been nice to see a bit more work be put into color grading

Music was really good, but the minecraft hurt sound effect really pulled me out of the experience

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