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Depths Space 9

By wisch and Lollister

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall4853.4830
Fun4323.3930
Innovation1023.9230
Theme3163.8730
Graphics5083.5031
Audio5232.7130
Humor5242.6124
Mood6033.3030

Comments

derllie 2025-04-08 13:44

so interesting game! good idea to do smth with the stars for this theme!

lea251 2025-04-08 13:48

Nice game. More addictive than i thought first. After some try and mostly failings, i managed to complete about half of the challenges. Some background music/atmosphere would be nice. Great Submission!

beebster-games 2025-04-08 13:48

Nice game, and a very interesting idea.

I wasn't sure how it worked in the beginning but it became apparent as I played it a bit.

As an idea you could add 'W' and 'S' for forward and backward movement and have the screen get smaller and larger to match the constellation

roxxorxx 2025-04-08 13:51

Surprising gameplay. Not clear at the begin, but when founded it's fun

teist 2025-04-08 14:54

Nice! Cool idea to use constellations with this theme, could really benefits a lot from more juice and some background theme

aveezavr 2025-04-08 15:22

For those who enjoy astrology and stargazing, this one’s for you. The gameplay is pretty simple and reaction-based. The warp jump was a bit painful — I had the volume sound all the way up — but overall, it’s an interesting concept.

buckmeister 2025-04-08 20:48

Interesting mechanics, though a bit same-y throughout the game, adding more depth in order not to only rely on rolling would be a nice touch too. Either way, congrats on making the game!

milano23 2025-04-08 22:05

Cool game. Very easy to play. Definitely a mobile game. Good job!

gamesplusjames 2025-04-08 22:22

Very cool idea! Took a little bit to wrap my head around it at first but then I really enjoyed it. Great job!

alec 2025-04-09 23:54

I really liked the warp visuals, reminded me of that classic windows screensaver! I think the time to game over was too short, and as other said some more ways to change the view would have helped keep things fresh.

wolfier 2025-04-10 00:29

This is a good concept for a bigger game, but the sound could be less shrill.

jscommander 2025-04-10 10:08

Great game! Good job!

magnesiumninja 2025-04-10 21:53

Really cute concept here, I had an A-ha moment when I understood what I was doing and then saw rapid improvement after that point. The rotating of the star space left me mildly dizzy toward the end, though I'm not sure how that could have been easily addressed

verbante 2025-04-11 17:22

Maan these captchas are getting crazy! Loved the concept, came all the way to 21

duke-ua 2025-04-11 19:49

Cool concept with potential! The minimalist approach is interesting. It definitely has a clean look, though I think some music would help bring more atmosphere to the experience. The timer felt a bit tight, which made it hard to actually think through the puzzles. It also started to feel a bit repetitive after a few tries. With a bit more variety and some pacing tweaks, this could turn into something really fun, maybe, as part of the bigger game! Nice work getting it done for the jam!

xparker 2025-04-11 21:10

First thought - before playing - looks like a classic "X" game

After playing: Look and feel of X combined with the FTL setting and a classic puzzle game. Very enjoyable :blush:

wisch 2025-04-11 21:47

@xparker Thank you for the kind words! And that was actually the look I was going for when designing the cockpit :)

willianfhs 2025-04-12 18:21

Interesting idea. With simple mechanics you did a great job. Got 15 of 25 in my second try! Had to decrease the volume tho, the jump sfx was too loud for my headphones haha

yt-ty 2025-04-13 12:46

I think this game aligns perfectly with the theme. It tests my skills, and the art style is minimalist yet sophisticated.

2009yasha2009 2025-04-14 03:14

Wow! When you start running away — it gets really tense... and that’s so cool! The fact that not everything is visible on the radar adds a special touch — and it’s awesome! Thank you for the game!

limered 2025-04-18 12:37

Cool idea. I hat trouble finding the correct stars at first. I needed to understand that the smaller stars also count. Maybe add a small tutrial for the first level in wich you mark the target stars.

designernap 2025-04-19 15:26

You know, I was playing this like "this is too punishing.. the player needs more time..." and then gave it another 5-6 goes trying to get better at it! That means it is just about right :D Nice work!

ezduzzit 2025-04-19 18:26

I was really confused at first because i had it open in a smaller window so I think none of the stars ever matched up, but once I fullscreened it it worked great! What a cool idea using the constellations to jump! The sound effects were really awesome too.

holyblackcat 2025-04-20 14:38

A really interesting idea, but it ends up being very simple with only one degree of freedom. Most levels end up being solvable by looking only at the teeeny area around the center of rotation.

This would be really inreseting with a freely rotating camera and an entire skybox of stars.

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ryano 2025-04-20 23:48

Fun little game and clever use of constellations. Good job!