Nice little wave-based fighter, very impressive for a solo submission! The only thing I really felt was missing was more feedback on when attacks hit and the area they affect. Made it to day 4 wave 2, game ran fine on my RTX 3070 btw.
This is SO COOL. You struck gold with this one, it felt like a Steam demo for a hyped-up indie game, one I would happily buy to see more of the story. If this doesn't make the top 10 I'd consider it an injustice.
I'm a little surprised to see so many people got stuck, I wanted to go back and look at the environment some more so I made a cheat sheet in Base64: TmEgVG9lIFBlZQpQaG8gRXhpIEV2ZQpDb24gT29rIEV2ZQpFbWIgQWluIEVkZA==
I love the vibes on this one, but I wish the level design was a bit more forgiving. It's really easy to be faced with an impossible generator setup, or get camped with no way to escape. Maybe if the whole caves were a bit more spaced out, and had connected loops? Nailed the rest of it, though, love the graphics and audio. The quiet breathing was a nice touch.
Very ambitious to go for multiplayer during a jam! Sadly, had quite a few connection issues, even with two computers on the same network. It refused to connect sometimes, and always kicked one of us out after a few minutes. From what I did get to play, it was a cool co-op experience and has some fun bones! Some sort of time pressure would really make it shine.
I hate to ask, but was AI used for the radio? The jam page description, strange voices, and sheer amount of music which abruptly switches every 60 seconds all seemed a bit off. If so, you might want to opt-out of the audio category - gen AI is only allowed if it's not the vast majority of assets in a given category, or if you create meaningful derivatives of the output.
Oh, I can already tell this one's gonna be one of my favorites from the entire jam. Perfectly executed within its minimalist scope, absolutely adore the graphics and audio. Very cohesive. The only complaint I can dream up is that my brain kept wanting the controls to be inverted for some reason, lol
The limb severing mechanic was really cool! I experimented a lot in the first few fights before I settled in on going for the head every time. Incredible art, love the style and how well it all meshed together.
That poltergeist is SLIPPERY! Barely got a few hits in before it disappeared each time I found it. Really love the art style, good job for a solo project even if you did run out of time
Well, that went in a direction I wasn't expecting. I stared at that glimpse of the sky for a while at the end. Thanks for painting this ruby so it would catch my eye, I'll continue to share gems with my friends when I find them :)
Took a few tries to figure out the mechanics but I really like how you did the climbing. Great pixel art and animations. I couldn't quite reach the second checkpoint though, I ran out of pitons after around 5 even though the description said I should have 9.
LD57 — Depths (11)
Oasis Dawn by pickens-inc 2025-04-10T05:32:02Z ♥ 1
Nice little wave-based fighter, very impressive for a solo submission! The only thing I really felt was missing was more feedback on when attacks hit and the area they affect. Made it to day 4 wave 2, game ran fine on my RTX 3070 btw.
Sun(d)less Descend by Foursay 2025-04-10T04:47:31Z ♥ 4
This is SO COOL. You struck gold with this one, it felt like a Steam demo for a hyped-up indie game, one I would happily buy to see more of the story. If this doesn't make the top 10 I'd consider it an injustice.
I'm a little surprised to see so many people got stuck, I wanted to go back and look at the environment some more so I made a cheat sheet in Base64: TmEgVG9lIFBlZQpQaG8gRXhpIEV2ZQpDb24gT29rIEV2ZQpFbWIgQWluIEVkZA==
Blackout Protocol by eggsscrambled 2025-04-10T03:37:22Z ♥ 2
I love the vibes on this one, but I wish the level design was a bit more forgiving. It's really easy to be faced with an impossible generator setup, or get camped with no way to escape. Maybe if the whole caves were a bit more spaced out, and had connected loops? Nailed the rest of it, though, love the graphics and audio. The quiet breathing was a nice touch.
Somnium by Roitchie 2025-04-09T01:28:06Z ♥ 3
Don't mind me, just walking down an infinite hallway for a bit while I eat my food... :P
This is such a cool game! Really impressive art and non-euclidean tricks, loved walking around each level and taking it all in.
Listen to Me! - Multiplayer co-op (2 players) by Notredamstra 2025-04-09T01:09:10Z ♥ 2
Very ambitious to go for multiplayer during a jam! Sadly, had quite a few connection issues, even with two computers on the same network. It refused to connect sometimes, and always kicked one of us out after a few minutes. From what I did get to play, it was a cool co-op experience and has some fun bones! Some sort of time pressure would really make it shine.
I hate to ask, but was AI used for the radio? The jam page description, strange voices, and sheer amount of music which abruptly switches every 60 seconds all seemed a bit off. If so, you might want to opt-out of the audio category - gen AI is only allowed if it's not the vast majority of assets in a given category, or if you create meaningful derivatives of the output.
Ruby Hole by Aleksey4adoff 2025-04-08T08:37:14Z ♥ 2
Pretty polished and addicting carcassonne-like. Nice job! The pre-placed tiles and dialogue were a good twist that helped keep things fresh.
СГ-4: Superdeep by Auto 2025-04-08T07:07:42Z ♥ 3
Oh, I can already tell this one's gonna be one of my favorites from the entire jam. Perfectly executed within its minimalist scope, absolutely adore the graphics and audio. Very cohesive. The only complaint I can dream up is that my brain kept wanting the controls to be inverted for some reason, lol
into the forest depths by Fliegen 2025-04-08T05:45:01Z ♥ 1
The limb severing mechanic was really cool! I experimented a lot in the first few fights before I settled in on going for the head every time. Incredible art, love the style and how well it all meshed together.
Deep Exorcizing: A Poltergeist Cleaning Company by ThomasTournoys 2025-04-08T05:27:05Z ♥ 1
That poltergeist is SLIPPERY! Barely got a few hits in before it disappeared each time I found it. Really love the art style, good job for a solo project even if you did run out of time
Yet Another Game About Digging A Hole by AploveStudio 2025-04-08T04:29:52Z ♥ 2
Well, that went in a direction I wasn't expecting. I stared at that glimpse of the sky for a while at the end. Thanks for painting this ruby so it would catch my eye, I'll continue to share gems with my friends when I find them :)
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P.S. since I didn't see it mentioned anywhere, Q to open the store and E to cycle through your inventory
Piton by Bea 2025-04-08T03:32:31Z ♥ 2
Took a few tries to figure out the mechanics but I really like how you did the climbing. Great pixel art and animations. I couldn't quite reach the second checkpoint though, I ran out of pitons after around 5 even though the description said I should have 9.