Fathom by Tristam MacDonald 2025-04-07T14:39:56Z
I accidentally flew up for a couple minutes instead of down :p. Looks good though. Got blown up by a very narrow corridor, don't think I could've possibly fit in it. Oh well.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → SYPIAC
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | Collector | 👥 | My Grimoire! | jam | 731 | 2.83 | 3.00 | 2.69 | 3.00 | 3.42 | 3.37 | 3.22 | |
| 2025 | 57 | Depths | FOREMAN | compo | 203 | 3.26 | 3.19 | 3.38 | 3.63 | 2.42 | 2.34 | 2.75 |
I accidentally flew up for a couple minutes instead of down :p. Looks good though. Got blown up by a very narrow corridor, don't think I could've possibly fit in it. Oh well.
win.png Love the game! My favourite of the compo so far. Great music as well. I don't know how you managed to fit so much work into 48 hours! My score's not the best, I think I need to figure out some more.
Very atmospheric. Unfortunately, I went to the house before the mine, got chased off by the monster, and when I came back home the monster wasn't there anymore. Couldn't finish the game because of that.
@unima9000 Yeah, I went in with nothing, got chased by the monster out of the map. Went to the mines, got everything, came back, and the monster wasn't there. The house door was still closed, so I just wandered around for a minute or two then quit. I think it got stuck somewhere or despawned.
Swinging around on the hook is fun! A bit upset that I fell through the terrain or got stuck in the rocks multiple times, especially near the end. Wish I had more air control, or a way to reel the hook in. Still, nothing wrong with a bit of grappling.
I liked it!
5 star game for the digging mechanics honestly. Unfortunately I'm stuck in the purpur zone. I wonder if I sequence broke the puzzles and entered some part of the map backwards there, no idea where to proceed from there. Could use some direction to the next objective. Also, it seems like landing on a corner from an upwards jump prevents digging. This was frustrating at times.
Fun little platformer! Made it to 1950 before the launchers got me. Gets my highest rating!
550 meters until the bat blocked me into the corner. I enjoyed it. Surprisingly many mechanics for how short the compo is.
Fascinating little game. Love the artwork! Thanks for sharing.
Not bad. Very innovative! I do agree that getting 50 collectibles is a bit of a chore, maybe some dangers would've been better.
Took me a while to figure out, and even then I barely made it past killing 3 enemies. Lack of feedback on turning is the biggest problem. It doesn't feel like there is a good strategy - even simply standing still will get you killed. Moving gets you killed. Turning gets you killed. Enemies seem to change direction randomly, so trying to track them over time seems pointless. I like the idea though, big fan of submarine sim kind of games.
@gemcc Thanks for the feedback and congrats on the new highest score.
The original idea was to include a bunch of tiles on the map that needed to be approached from a certain direction that would serve like slay the spire upgrades - restore cards from discard, restore shifts, copy or delete cards from the deck. Alas, there are not enough hours in a day.
Couldn't launch it on windows 10 - crashes instantly
I did it! Some of the rooms were quite a challenge. I like the movement in this one, it just feels nice to walljump around.
Very challenging, but also fun. Made it to the part where you have to jump over the red rock pit twice in both directions, turned out to be too much for me.
Best looking game I've seen so far. I didn't realize I had to left click to collect the orbs before reaching the end unfortunately, so had to do it in two tries. Very good!
This game is an amazing looker, I'm surprised it's not more popualr. Keep at it!
Music inspired by crazy bus, I assume? Congrats on your first release!
Just beat it - great game! Took me a try or two to understand the numbers are monster level, even though the tutorial explained that. Makes it quite taxing on my brain, but the bullets are here to save me from ambiguity. I like it.
I seem to have bugged out the physics and launched the needed block across the whole map into a corner right before winning the game, so I can't say I beat it. Great otherwise! Very innovative.
Took me a while to realize you have to stand still to complete the column, I like running around all the time so it was a minute before I got off the title screen :laughing:
I tried on both chrome and firefox, but it ran very choppily and slowly, I couldn't progress very far. Is there a standalone?
Black sphere jumpscare! Can't avoid if for the life of me. Always end up getting lost, never finding the last colored orbs. Couldn't beat it :(
Good looking game. So similar to mine too, I should've been in the team!
Got 2813!
I liked it! Nice little matcher. Appreciate the build-making opportunities. I thought the rounds took a bit too long though, and there is no pressure once the enemies are cleared.
Do not the sudoku
Had to double-check the game to make sure I didn't bug it. Funny!
Very innovative. I seem to have softlocked myself on the tedium staff by somehow filling every single slot so nothing can be moved again, unfortunately. I like the concept, however.
I T-posed for a bit and then walked to a door an won. It lagge the whole time. Did I do it right? Very interesting game. Honestly, extra innovation points for walking the hard path with that tech list.
I'll leave off rating because I couldn't get very far, the english translation seems incomplete. Couldn't get past the infant stage.
Got 2158 points!
Could not find any batteries, unfortunately.
Love seeing pico-8 represented. Seems like the most complete game of the bunch I saw so far. Great job putting everything together into a complete experience.
I think I beat it? After beating the third king, I have been sent back to the main menu. Even with some translation missing, this game makes a lot of sense. I enjoyed setting up for fights, although it took a couple tries to understand what the units do - I can't read the description or see what they do without using them first, which is a shame. Still no idea what the cannon does.
Thanks for posting your game!
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I loved it! Would absolutely play a full version of it. After some initial confusion, I got into it big time.
This game's definitely a looker. A 5/5 on mood and graphics. I appreciate the fallout references.
Based on real events
I give up on life, too hard
Got a little over a hundred coins. Wish there was more feedback about the state of the timer. I can't really tell if I'm doing well.
Oh, you tricked me quite a few times with the similar stamps, well done. It's definitely not worth 999$ now.
Couldn't launch it, sorry
I'm a fan of driving games, so you got my vote there. Was definitely frustrating trying to find my way around at the start, not the cleanest first impression. Once I learned where streets 1-4 were, it became a lot easier, but I still couldn't make it past the third quota. The scaling seems pretty extreme past that point.