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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThHuMo
202557DepthsTreasure Down Underjam7742.963.172.752.962.723.10
202456Tiny CreaturesA Week Until Winterjam

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Comments by cmaks

LD56 — Tiny Creatures

Tinybuns by notnasiul 2024-10-12T23:44:45Z

Really cute, loved the art style and the subtle animations!

LD57 — Depths

Echoes of the deep by BadPinkChicken 2025-04-08T07:41:38Z

Sonar was really cool! I found that hugging the wall and upgrading hull let you get pretty far :)

Defense in Depth by pkenney 2025-04-10T02:29:42Z

First, props to you for picking a new stack!

I thought this was really interesting, but took me a few plays to understand (definitely utilized the "slow resign" ;)

Nice work!

DESCEND with CAUTION by LightningST 2025-04-10T01:03:20Z

Really fun! I love the art style (specifically how the drop shadow looks), and thought the music was a really nice addition. The water effect was cool too.

Mr. Money's Phenomenally Soggy Water Removal Romp by Rhoka 2025-04-10T03:38:41Z

This was such a delightful game! Not sure what it was, but as soon as I tried a few upgrades, I went to spreadsheets to see what was best. I did 2 V8s + 3 chem filters until I realized money wasn't an issue and I should just be upgrading speed.

For the roller blade wheel: I had trouble getting it, and then had a great "aha" moment when I got the rollerblades and realized I could go back for it. Well done!

Two feedback nits: - I think upgrades could have gotten increasingly more expensive- the 1k price for all 5 slots felt to achievable - I noticed some tree textures were missing: missing texture 2.png

The graphics were fun, but I especially loved the trees!

DeepFrame 9 by JavaSaurus 2025-04-08T07:04:19Z

Wow, super fun! I love the countdown-- adds some pressure :) Bookmarked so I can try on mobile as well!

Leviathan by PopDaddyGames 2025-04-10T01:42:26Z

@gamurmakesgems, thanks for the refresh tip! I was wondering how I got 170m my first try but barely crossed 10m after that.

Overall fun arcade game! Besides the refresh issue, I found the start of the game could be difficult as the mouse movement wouldn't make the player move. Maybe a bit more time between start and first obstacle :)

Also, I think I found that `d` is your debug key? :)

Hole Punch by Michael Parrish 2025-04-10T01:17:07Z

Ah, I love typing games! This is so much fun, and I love all the audio effects. Tapping out at 58m!

M.I.N.E - Massive Indifferent Neverending Exploitation by Pentaworks 2025-04-10T04:37:35Z

@siilicac +1 to this. It looked fun, but it felt hard to play. The pickaxes felt very slow, and the drill extremely quick. I wasn't sure how to get my resources back up. Cool concept but maybe some more tutorial or guides!

Helldriver 2 by oxnh 2025-04-08T07:11:14Z

Art and voice over added some much!

Restless Soul by unkilledshadow135_Alex 2025-04-10T03:52:00Z

The combination of 2D and 3D was cool!

Pogo Dwarf by NTMalichi 2025-04-10T01:10:47Z

This game ended up being strangely addictive.. I love the simple mechanic and how to levels really lean in to not being able to jump up blocks you're too close to!

Lock Smith by Flying Butter Studio 2025-04-10T01:35:49Z

Agreed with earlier comments on asset size, but I loved the concept, music, and voice over!

Descent Protocol by DuKe.ua 2025-04-08T07:53:27Z

Wow, great game! Feels very fleshed out :) Really enjoy the graphics!

Scampi by apoly 2025-04-10T02:01:40Z

Wow, fantastic game! I loved the shader in the water, and disassembling the car with 5 arms was very pleasing. One of my favorites for sure!! sub.png

Burger into the Depths by zjuWindKing 2025-04-10T01:46:52Z

Rats, I think I died right at the end!

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Cute and fun game, reminds me of club penguin mini games!

Atacama Trench by DarkLumo 2025-04-10T02:39:45Z

@siilicac: "Reverse space invaders" is a good way to put it lol. Fun! The music is a great addition. +1 @fancyreckless on damage feedback, it felt like the bullets didn't do much to many of the enemies?

Treasure Down Under by cmaks 2025-04-08T07:44:57Z

@javasaurus @zjuwindking Coyote time/jump was definitely on my TODO list :) Unfortunately lost a lot of time to a version mismatch with Unity's new input system-- probably spent too much time getting it working on mobile :sweat_smile:

Thanks for checking it out!

Treasure Down Under by cmaks 2025-04-08T07:52:50Z

@3deimos: will check it out!

Treasure Down Under by cmaks 2025-04-08T07:55:03Z

@flying-butter-studio, @popdaddygames, @oxnh, @batisdark: thank you all for checking it out and the kind words! The animation was made by [elthen](https://elthen.itch.io/2d-pixel-art-archaeologist)-- it was perfect for my needs :)

Treasure Down Under by cmaks 2025-04-10T04:41:15Z

@haykam thanks for the feedback! I have the grapple location turn yellow (and vibrate the controller, if using it), but agreed it might not be enough (it doesn't show up until you're already in the air, which makes timing hard).

Ran out of time, so made the last part quite a bit harder just to play with the grapple mechanics. Wish I could have done more play testing + level development :/ Thanks for playing nonetheless!

Slime Miners by Kveg 2025-04-10T04:48:21Z

Very fun! I love idle games.

I did notice-- every 1-2 minutes, I'd get a 2-3s massive lag spike.

Nightmare Digger by OnnGD 2025-04-08T07:08:22Z

Feels like stardew valley mining, but much faster paced! I love the lighting effect!

Depth Diver by EddieYang 2025-04-10T02:07:56Z

Very unique controls, I love games that try something new! Well done :)

It's madness, my dudes by Keys Presser 2025-04-08T07:29:56Z

Wow, this was great! I really loved the mechanic of using multiple grappling hooks to travel against the current. Very addictive, was sad when I died :laughing:

It's madness, my dudes by Keys Presser 2025-04-08T07:30:47Z

@rustywolf: you can attach your two grappling hooks to each of the healing things. Once they're both attached it'll open!

Echo Dive by Ricesteam 2025-04-10T00:50:43Z

Pretty cool! Is there an end? I got to just under 10,000.