Deepweb by alect

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made by alect for LD29 (COMPO)
Puzzle game about investigation and hunting beneath the surface of the web.

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.84 89
Audio 3.19 285
Fun 3.78 79
Graphics 3.25 496
Humor 3.32 140
Innovation 4.02 66
Mood 3.51 193
Theme 3.54 316

Feedback

microapple
28. Apr 2014 · 02:25 UTC
Very cool gameplay. Reminded me (in a good way) of the DeusEx hacking mechanic crossed with Minesweeper. Good sound design as well.

Great job!
JavadocMD
28. Apr 2014 · 02:55 UTC
Very solid gameplay and the writing was excellent as well. Nicely done!
telaviv
28. Apr 2014 · 03:20 UTC
no linux version :(
harko12
28. Apr 2014 · 03:22 UTC
I tried to click to start, but no dice. Sounds like are really neat idea thought
SFBTom
28. Apr 2014 · 03:24 UTC
Wow, really really good stuff here, top marks all round. Added benefit, your typing sound gave me crazy ASMR!
Suese
28. Apr 2014 · 03:25 UTC
Very highly polished. Lots of fun.
Mincemeat
28. Apr 2014 · 03:26 UTC
Very cool game, the typing sound reminded me of carmen sandiego haha. Also nice names "MidnightToker" haha.
gigitrix
28. Apr 2014 · 03:26 UTC
Surprisingly detailed when you get to later levels and unlock stuff... would have preferred that mission failure was "replay level" not "restart".

You had a lot of fun with the theme, nice job on taking the real twitter accs :)
🎤 alect
28. Apr 2014 · 03:28 UTC
Just added (untested) linux version along with other desktop versions. Enjoy!
Nition
28. Apr 2014 · 03:33 UTC
Really nice unique gameplay and plot!

A couple of things:
- I can't click to skip the intro text like I can for other text in the game, although it mysteriously works if I go to another browser tab and come back. Not a big deal.
- I missed that it was find AND frag the target at first, leading to a couple of unnecessary deaths. The instructions should maybe have shown the actual frag button as well as the target's icon.
atombrot
28. Apr 2014 · 03:36 UTC
I needed some time to get into the game, but when you get how to play it is much fun. Very well executed. I like it very much.
Jerick
28. Apr 2014 · 04:50 UTC
I'm a sucker for minesweeper style games, this is really enjoyable.
terraco
28. Apr 2014 · 06:03 UTC
That's cool. A bit of work on the mechanics and this could be a great mobile game
GAFBlizzard
28. Apr 2014 · 06:44 UTC
Good concept, nice puzzle game. Reminds me of combinatorics and graph theory.

The main two suggestions I have are that either you should be able to restart a failed mission instead of the entire series, or money should carry over. Maybe I was mistaken, but it felt like any profit I got from finishing a mission early didn't help with the next mission, and then it hurt to lose all the fancy tools I had gained. Promising ideas though!
jtpup0
28. Apr 2014 · 07:52 UTC
Stupendous!, simple and fun with a balance of challenge
mrexcessive
28. Apr 2014 · 18:52 UTC
Like Mr-X boardgame, nice basis for an LD game. Well implemented.
Pent
28. Apr 2014 · 23:42 UTC
Love this style of game, :)
petey123567
30. Apr 2014 · 00:52 UTC
I kept wanting to move using commands and a fake unix prompt rather than clicking -- get that "real hacking" feel :D
jomomomo
30. Apr 2014 · 01:02 UTC
Oh man, loved so much about this game. Only issue is that I would love to see a "restart level", rather than a restart game... or perhaps take the player back another step or two, just not all the way back to start. Other than that, brilliant!
WhiteVoidia
30. Apr 2014 · 01:14 UTC
Neat idea! Fun to play
Katamori
30. Apr 2014 · 01:16 UTC
Ahhh, cyberpunk! *.* instant 5.

Oh, and yeah, gameplay is also great and original. :D
JumbocactuarX27
30. Apr 2014 · 22:13 UTC
I loved this! Such a fun and simple thinking game. Reminded me of the board game Scotland Yard. :) Great job.
noom
01. May 2014 · 00:54 UTC
Tough little game, loved the concept though. I couldn't get very far into it due to sucking so bad, which was a shame because I felt I could have enjoyed it more.
ZQMony
01. May 2014 · 00:54 UTC
Very fun and addicting.
ElStevo
01. May 2014 · 00:55 UTC
Great game !
shasharala
01. May 2014 · 01:57 UTC
That was a good experience. Quite difficult, but in a swell way. Reminded me a tad of Minesweeper which I played extensively as a child.
josefnpat
01. May 2014 · 16:11 UTC
Nice game! It's a shame that when you die, you have to start all over again. Very cool though! Great job!
bussiere
01. May 2014 · 16:28 UTC
I will not vote for it beacuse not enough in the theme i think but very nice game i encourage you to make a better version and sort it officially.
Penguincat
04. May 2014 · 08:27 UTC
This is really addictive! I have to say, this is hands down the most fun LD29 game I've played so far. Very nice work!
pinkmonkeyhead
04. May 2014 · 16:40 UTC
So much fun!! i could play this for hours