Dweller by MiscEtc

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made by MiscEtc for LD29 (JAM)
*game instructions in description*
My first Ludum Dare didn't go as planned, but I was able to turn one of my ideas into a working game, so, I suppose that's something the celebrate. Whoo!

The game is really short and sparce on mechanics, but hopefully its fun... or, at least not terrible...

The premise is that a group of archaeologists and explorers discover the subterranean caverns of an ancient tribe, guarded by an ancient earth demon. So what's the catch? You are that demon.
However, your are bound to earth, and can only move within the ground and rocks.

I'm too tired to put in a tutorial right now, so here are the instructions. They're pretty simple.

1 The game is controled with the mouse
2At the begining of each stage click somewhere in the ground to spawn
3The earth spirit will follow your cursor
4click on nearby rocks to enter them, click on nearby tiles to exit
5Devour all the the Intruders!
R- reset level
M-mute sounds

Ratings

Coolness 51% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.46 202
Audio(Jam) 3.81 80
Fun(Jam) 3.36 166
Graphics(Jam) 3.21 440
Humor(Jam) 3.11 179
Innovation(Jam) 3.71 89
Mood(Jam) 3.96 54
Theme(Jam) 3.93 34

Feedback

ceosol
29. Apr 2014 · 02:32 UTC
Nice strategy game. Those poor archaeologists don't see the giant earth squid popping its head up :)
LandoSystems
29. Apr 2014 · 05:09 UTC
Great mood, nice art and sounds. Clever puzzle mechanic, good take on the theme.
NoorStudios
29. Apr 2014 · 05:09 UTC
Cool idea! Eating archeologists is fun
atlantian
29. Apr 2014 · 05:09 UTC
Great mood with the audio
kmakai
29. Apr 2014 · 05:23 UTC
Interesting concept, definitely a cool interpretation of the theme. Good job!
hyouko
29. Apr 2014 · 05:24 UTC
Indiana Jones and his Indiana Clones are having a *really* bad day.
bugninja
29. Apr 2014 · 05:31 UTC
This is fun, unique, dark-yet-funny (scream). I like it a lot, good work.
Frump
29. Apr 2014 · 05:33 UTC
Really cool! I love the premise of being the earth demon and killing the intruders. Well made.
mclewis
29. Apr 2014 · 05:36 UTC
Interesting game mechanic. I really enjoyed hearing the poor explorers scream.
Loneshark
29. Apr 2014 · 05:37 UTC
Fun! I want to play more levels...
IAmSpencer
29. Apr 2014 · 21:21 UTC
It can be a little hard to control, but that was a really creative idea and good take on the theme. Well done :)
TheColorMan
29. Apr 2014 · 22:08 UTC
The music is good makes me feel like the predator
CoderMusgrove
01. May 2014 · 20:42 UTC
Really fun, very scary. o_o
mrbungle
01. May 2014 · 22:38 UTC
Cool idea and absolutely great sound music, really generates a foreboding atmosphere. Unfortunately I was able to fall off the edge of a level :-S
zeal
01. May 2014 · 22:49 UTC
Cool game concept and the mood just grabs you by the hand. Thumbs up!
Martin Vilcans
01. May 2014 · 23:10 UTC
Awesome mood! Who doesn't want to be an underground demon that moves stealthily through rock?

The controls are a bit difficult. I often had to click a few times for the game to react, and the inertia can be somewhat annoying at times.

But definitely one of my favourites in this LD.
MunkeeBacon
03. May 2014 · 15:26 UTC
The atmosphere of the game was set very well by the music!
GreatBigJerk
03. May 2014 · 15:31 UTC
Couldn't load, kept timing out :(
MintArcade
03. May 2014 · 16:31 UTC
Cool idea. Eating some funny men which scream like girls when I eat them is funny :)