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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202557Depths๐Ÿ‘ฅYou Gnome the Drill!jam4873.483.253.314.073.663.692.883.41

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LD57 — Depths (39)

The Hole by dstoc 2025-04-10T15:04:05Z ♥ 1

Very fun and satisfying game! The music got a bit annoying and I could stuck in a wall once but other then that I had a lot of fun.

Depths Scraper by mr.kvinter 2025-04-10T14:49:29Z ♥ 1

Super cool and engaging game with an amazing athomsphere! I think a version were the levels were randomized each day would be awesome but getting farther into the same house was great too.

I think balance wise there need to be more of a benefit to having more characters, the all had very similar stats and energy would refill anyways so it seemed more like a way to get more hp in the current version.

Deep Blast by Senso 2025-04-10T14:16:12Z ♥ 1

Super fun and addictive game, great job! Game feel was really on point!

All the upgrade were great, with the exception of the drill upgrade: imo it was super strong but made the gameplay way less fun as it removed the excitment of seeing the balls bounce around. I think you could expand the game really well with a couple more upgrades. On suggestion: I think it would be coool if you could get the "the xth ball get an ability" upgrades multiple times but with a different ball affected each time. Having them all just for a specific ball felt a bit strange

The Undead by j_rara 2025-04-10T12:11:48Z ♥ 0

Fun game with nices sprites!

I was really missing some music and sounds tough and you should make it so that the projectiles and coins can't collide.

Gobbo Steals a Drillship by Providence 2025-04-10T12:07:42Z ♥ 1

Very interesting and unique game with a great style!

The levers on the ovens didn't seem to work for me as most of the time (even with coal in hand) interacting with them who do anything except for making me unable to move for pretty long time

A robot with funny physics goes down for a diamond by ToKto 2025-04-10T11:59:43Z ♥ 1

Very cute and funny little game!

The deaths felt a bit inconsistent for me, as the robot sometimes survived landing on its head. I also wish you had more control of how the robot turns. Other than that, it was fun!

Miku Miku Dungeon! Penguin Ice Rescue by Miku 2025-04-10T11:53:15Z ♥ 1

Very funny and charming RPG with great graphics and music as well a good gameplay variety. Both the slide puzzles and music segments were quite fun, and I loved the dialogue sprites in particular.

The real-world political references felt a bit jarring at times and slightly took me out of the otherwise fun and whimsical setting but other that I liked the story.

MESSIER 104 CBH by kuboi 2025-04-10T11:34:39Z ♥ 1

Cool game with a really nice atmoshpere and great sound design! Gameplay was very enjoyable too.

I would give the obstacles a red glow, as the yellow glow made me think I had to collect them as well. Other than that, great job!

Deep Dwarf Fantasy by Disvent 2025-04-10T11:28:35Z ♥ 1

Very cool spin on the classic doddle jump formula!

Having to spam to button to insert fuel was a bit annoying and you could skip all the doodle-jump section after fueling the drill for the first time since standing on top of the drill while its moving gives you more than enough fuel to keep going.

Still a lot of fun tough and the satifaction of the insane drill speed and cool chaning enviroments made it worth it already!

Thats deep bro by AdamsMcCall 2025-04-10T11:18:09Z ♥ 1

Very funny idea, I did not expect to see a cooking mama style game about smoking weed. XD Rolling the joint took way too long but still very enjoyable overall!

Hoard by Talif Moor 2025-04-10T11:11:47Z ♥ 1

Very cool and unique little game! It took me a while to understand the gameplay so some sort of in-game tutorial or a more detailed jam page would be nice. Once I finally understood what I had to do it was quite fun!

Hyperspacedive by marudziik 2025-04-10T11:04:15Z ♥ 1

Very fun game with cool retro graphics and a great psychedelic atmosphere! The sound effects got a bit grating after a while tough and the invisible wall was a bit annoying.

Back From Abyss by resty 2025-04-10T10:57:30Z ♥ 1

Fun platformer with a very clever tourch mechanic! Controls felt pretty good overall, but I think having some control of the jump height would be nice.

Hooked by mira 2025-04-10T10:51:11Z ♥ 1

Short but sweet little game! I really enjoyed the graphics and music, and the game play was fun too. I think the game would be more fun for me if there was more of a consequence for touching sharks, but I can see the benefits of the more casual approach you took as well.

Sinking Hope by NuiN 2025-04-10T10:46:15Z ♥ 2

Cool game with a really nice atmosphere!

Home is where hell is by Anderson Job Loeffler 2025-04-10T10:43:01Z ♥ 3

Really cute and funny little platformer with great visuals! Controls felt good too. My only complaint is that I wish it was longer :D

Spirit Lock by Brian Russell 2025-04-10T10:39:03Z ♥ 1

What an awesome idea with a great execution! I also really enjoyed the chill but sligly eerie atmosphere and the ending was really sweet! :D

My only complain is that the controls a bit stiff and a coyote timer is missing

Fish's Tresure by JonaGameDev 2025-04-10T10:30:08Z ♥ 0

Fun game with a very enjoyable game-play loop! Shooting multiple enemies at once with the harpon was super satisfying and the progression with the upgrades felt great!

I hope you can add some music and sound effects next time. Also make sure to enter the correct widht and height for the LD Web game: on this page the web build windows size is too small, making a lot of stuff not visible

HellDigger โ€“ A Cozy Idle Game by sangheli 2025-04-09T15:47:20Z ♥ 4

Solid gameplay but really needs some sound and the ai-generated art was a bit of a turn off, especially the cover were you could clearly see all the messed up hands

We're at the bottom by ChiFu 2025-04-09T15:39:39Z ♥ 2

The funniest game I played so far, made me audibly laugh at times! I also really like the clever "meta" puzzles and the lenght was jsut right for a jam game. Good work all around!

Nine to Five Nightmare by RelicTooth 2025-04-08T23:14:41Z ♥ 2

Simple but fun game with a funny setting. Well done!

I'm suprised you opted out of humor, I think you would have gotten a really good rating for it

Lyfe โ€“ Rhythm Meets Dungeon by Hypersomnia 2025-04-08T22:50:03Z ♥ 2

Love the look of the game but I really stuggled with hitting the enemies (without using the button mashing method). I feel like the timing might be a bit off but maybe its just a skill issue

Grimm Syndrome by Missfire 2025-04-08T22:40:37Z ♥ 2

Awesome art and fun guitar-hero gameplay!

The story seems really interesting too, but I got stuck on the second clean-up puzzle unfortunately. There wasn't any feedback whether something was placed or placed correctly so I couldn't figure it out. I also thing there might be an issue were you can't move incorrect items anymore. I'll be back to try it again tough as I really want to see the rest of the story ๐Ÿ˜„

Inbetween the Depths by Keith Wang 2025-04-08T22:24:31Z ♥ 1

Fun game with a nice game loop!

I think displaying a high-score of the most enemies you killed in one run would go a long way, but buying upgrades was fun regardless

Dig Digger by Transkuja 2025-04-08T20:54:00Z ♥ 6

The most fun game I played on the jam so far, controls were good and the way everything sync with the (great) music felt amazing! I need an endless mode :D

Onion Rings by Alopar 2025-04-08T20:46:22Z ♥ 3

Great concept and style, an awesome game overall! The wave starts off a bit too quick in my opions which leave you no choice but to build turrets and the beginning. I managed to stabilize afterwards tough and made a good mix of energy and turrets - the walls seemed pretty useless tough. I made it all the way to the end and had a good time :)

St. Harold the Devout by bwalter 2025-04-08T20:19:31Z ♥ 1

Super funny and charming game, great job!

Having to always remove the limbs manually was a bit cumbersome tough, I think it would be better if the limb that has been out the longest would be used when all four limbs are out. I also got a "uh oh" screen when trying to get past the mushroom. Are you not allowed to touch it or is that a bug?

Crabs in a Bucket by busisen 2025-04-08T20:10:45Z ♥ 1

Awesome concept and super polished aswell, great job! ^^

Pogo Dwarf by NTMalichi 2025-04-08T20:05:04Z ♥ 1

Super tricky but really fun and unique game, great job!

DwarfPunk by 1Daylight 2025-04-08T19:41:59Z ♥ 1

Fun game with a cool concept! I found it a bit hard to track of how many explosive you had left as you couldn't see them all in one view but blowing things up felt great

Depth Self - A narrative game by Flokami 2025-04-08T19:32:08Z ♥ 1

Super creative and cool idea but I sadly couldn't get past the first puzzle despite trying for quite some time - everything looked correct but it didn't seem to count. Probably a bug, as two of the screens borders got stuck being complely green while the other borders were stuck being gray after a while. I hope you can fix it as I really want to give it another try but it was still a cool experience already

Payback Pit by Alem26 2025-04-08T19:16:49Z ♥ 1

Love the atmosphere and collecting all the the minerals was a lot of fun! The gun play felt great as well altough I thing you could increase the frequency of enemy spawns a bit

Descent to sunrise by milq 2025-04-08T18:59:24Z ♥ 1

Really nice retro asthetic and atmoshphere. Figuring out the different abilities was a lot of fun even tough I got lost quite a bit within the maze

Diving Belle by The Stewarts 2025-04-08T12:24:54Z ♥ 1

Super fun game with a great art style and impressive polish, one of my favourites so far!

Could use some balnace adjustment with the upgrades snowballing super fast while the quora barely rises but the feeling of getting way more powerfull with every day was great! The music only played for the first 10 seconds of each day but the rest of the sound design was good.

Here's my cash high-score: Screenshot 2025-04-08 142359.png

Toby's Room by Lipski 2025-04-08T11:39:14Z ♥ 2

This was great! Cleaning up the room and discovering so many different objects was very satisfying and I got pretty invested in the story. Made me a bit emotional to be honest. ๐Ÿ˜…

The "clean up the trash" segments were a little tedious for me and there were a few typos but nothing to get me out of it.

Awesome work!

Laying Pipe by C0SMIC 2025-04-08T10:38:08Z ♥ 1

The game also crashed for me in the on chromium after returning from the sub, but the windows version worked without problem.

That being said: awesome game with an amazing atmosphere! I think the difficulty could be increased a bit, as reaching the next checkpoint was always very easy and I barely got attacked. I really loved the upgrade system and the creepy vibe of the environment tough and that ending certainly caught me off guard :D

No Man's Pie by Hannes Bรถrner 2025-04-08T10:18:50Z ♥ 2

Masterpiece! The concept alone just sends me :D

O.R.B.I.T. by robin_schmitz 2025-04-08T10:08:37Z ♥ 3

Fun and relaxing game with incredible sound design! I would have prefered if you would have to avoid the planets but the zen-like experience without the extra challenge was fun too

Endless Depth by Dywanix 2025-04-08T09:54:18Z ♥ 2

Very fun and polished game! The controls were smooth and the varierty of challanges was really impressive. The part with the narrow path were a fireball shoots upwards felt a bit unfair tough. I made it to 80 after around 15 attempts