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Dronefall

By soundjammer, Skartem and Ilyazah

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall6053.3121
Fun7732.7321
Innovation7882.5721
Theme3603.8121
Graphics2454.0521
Audio1993.7321
Humor6462.1321
Mood5003.4721

Comments

soundjammer 2025-04-03 20:25

The best test ever!

ferit 2025-04-05 22:26

The poster looks great! Looking forward to the game.

soundjammer 2025-04-06 10:26

@ferit Thank you! + 1 to your karma =)

badpinkchicken 2025-04-07 09:44

The preview look so great!

soundjammer 2025-04-07 12:32

@badpinkchicken Thank you! We hope you enjoy our game =)

leophyte 2025-04-08 01:41

It definitely looks awesome! I didn't get very far tho, I couldn't get past any of the fishes, it felt like they came at me super fast and I couldn't really do much about it? It could be me misunderstanding a game mechanic

skartem 2025-04-08 02:09

In fact, we didn't have time to fully assemble the level, and one game mechanic is missing, which is embedded in the concept. In general, the task is to collect 9 spheres on the level without being seen by the fish (the fish have a cone of ejection). For every 3 spheres, an one ability is unlocked.

follusior 2025-04-08 14:12

A cool game, appropriate to the theme. It's a pity didn't do it completely. I don't know if this is my mistake or yours, but these buttons hardly work: RMB - Shot LMB - Accumulation Energy SPACE - Burst Thanks:0 and greetings from UralGem

soundjammer 2025-04-08 16:30

@leophyte @follusior Thanks so much for the feedback! We’ll definitely check out your games!

firellon 2025-04-09 14:07

Very atmospheric, looks and sounds appropriate for the sea depths.

Dodging the fish is very hard, they are incredibly quick and the camera is very close, so it's common not to see them come until it's too late.

How would you advise to handle them?

soundjammer 2025-04-10 06:20

@firellon Thanks for the feedback! The fish really do move fast. Try not to get caught in their line of sight — it's marked by a red light.Снимок экрана 2025-04-10 091626.png

buni 2025-04-10 17:45

The atmosphere of the game is great - well done :)

scriveneroflight 2025-04-16 15:17

Wow, great aesthetic, music, sound - your use of darkness and light and color - all very good. Loved the polished animations. Fish behavior is solid, predictable, yet challenging to overcome. In a lot of ways, we created similar games conceptually - navigate a dark maze to find power-ups necessary to advance. Even the power-up to break through barriers was similar. Great minds think alike ;) Anyhow, this was a pleasure to play, though I couldn't figure out how to get to the win condition. An earlier comment makes me think maybe it didn't quite get finished? If so, that's a shame, because this was fantastic. Still, high marks from me. Great work!

ammonit 2025-04-17 12:11

It really immerses you in the game's atmosphere — the music, sounds, the way light spreads and darkness recedes. I loved the octopus robot we play as))) and its animations. Turned out great! Good luck!

soundjammer 2025-04-17 12:56

@buni Thank you!

@scriveneroflight Thank you! We didn’t manage to finish everything we had planned, but the game is logically complete. The goal is to reach the Earth’s core (by moving upward) and search for “magic spheres” to unlock new drone abilities—like explosion, dash, and shooting. It took me around 20 minutes to unlock all abilities and reach the finish.

@ammonit Спасибо! У вас тоже классная игра получилась! =)

devilxrom 2025-04-17 14:09

Hi! It's a very atmospheric game, I like it!

yanato 2025-04-17 17:45

Didn't understood how to broke walls shooting didn't worked may be it's in web-version:( But that's creepy atmosphere is awesome! Music and graphics both well tuned. Techno-jellyfish is kawaii! Glory to the Omnissiah!)))

hru 2025-04-18 22:20

Very atmospheric game! I love graphics!

slava-che 2025-04-20 16:46

Nice game! And Audio is amazing!

soundjammer 2025-04-23 19:31

@devilxrom @yanato @hru @slava-che Thanks y’all so much for all the love and notes!