Beneath The Crust

co-authored: @albinobat
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.61
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.75
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.53
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.61
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.75
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.69
Even the most dull of asteroids often contain treasures beyond your wildest dreams.

Comments17

Sariiger
Sariiger21 Apr 2026, 11:57
A very fun and addictive game. Once the upgrades get out of hand, it's so satisfying harvesting tens of thousands of dollars in seconds. Wish I could play it more, but unfortunately after a while it becomes a slideshow due to all the items spawning, and when landing on a planet worth $100+million, the game just freezes.

Regardless, a very fun and enjoyable game! Really feeds the brain dopamine.

Good job!
Oradimi
Oradimi21 Apr 2026, 17:47
Couldn't have said it better than Sariiger, very fun!
AO-8521 Apr 2026, 21:34
Interesting idea! Maybe you could add a mechanic where you drill through the planets crust to reach rare resources. It would be awesome if you first scan the area, then mine the resources, and later buy new planets with upgrades that progression loop would feel really satisfying!
LDJam user 243193
LDJam user 24319329 Apr 2026, 09:13
Woohooo, numbers go up!
As expected, I started at wrong foot, buying wrong upgrades and sending drill too late. I wanted to extend drilling duration so I bought drill speed and ship speed but I actually need drill length.
But after all those mistakes, I've managed to be in powerful drilling state that I don't need to send signal to find ores and could just send drill to find the ores.
metalim29 Apr 2026, 09:59
Collector mode activated! Fun! Unfortunately it lags after around 10 levels, because of huge amount of objects. Good job, nethertheless
Destr29 Apr 2026, 12:15
I like it when games are built around one simple mechanic. Even though the resource growth curve rises very sharply, it already shows what the game could have become
Ty Victorson
Ty Victorson1 May 2026, 08:49
Had a blast collecting all the resources! Like others mentioned the game crashed when going to a world with too much on it but the gameplay loop was a fun one, I do wish there was an upgrade to extend time on each planet but that's a minor gripe. Great job with this one!
ImNotVegan1 May 2026, 15:18
I really enjoyed the core gameplay loop! The 'mine, upgrade, repeat' cycle is very satisfying and addictive. Being able to actually control the drill after launching it is a great touch that makes the mining feel more active and fun. The scanner mechanic also fits the 'Signal' theme quite well as you hunt for those hidden treasures.

One major issue I encountered was performance. Once an asteroid gets filled with too many treasures, the game starts to lag heavily and eventually froze during a transition to the next level. It looks like a performance bottleneck, possibly due to the number of active objects. With some optimization, this could be a really solid title! Great job on the upgrade system!
hirqshi
hirqshi1 May 2026, 20:42
Really cool and addictive game! I loved when i became so powerful it crashed. Really simple yet effective upgrade system, sound design is spot on. Great example of what a jam game should be
VenomousMouse4 May 2026, 07:35
Very nice game. Good mechanic. Nice job.
Tetracold
Tetracold5 May 2026, 00:22
super satisfying and addictive gameplay, it's simple but it works really well
Alexandr Gerya
Alexandr Gerya5 May 2026, 14:12
numbers go brrr until my laptop cried worth it tho drilling planets is addictively stupid fun
Neon Kuroasa
Neon Kuroasa5 May 2026, 20:19
Not only did the game crash but it took my entire computer with it. Does that mean i double win ?

Had a lot of fun, very satisfying the first time you scan to find you hit the motherlode !
digital bacon
digital bacon6 May 2026, 06:37
Interesting game. Unfortunately, it stopped responding to controls -- all I could do was spend the money I'd already accumulated.

Good work -- well done.
MikhailNe
MikhailNe6 May 2026, 12:56
I love games where you collect stuff. In this case, the working progression is also really appealing.

It's just a pity there's no web build for convenience.

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