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20000 Leaks Under the Sea by webthingee

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made by webthingee for LD 42 (JAM)

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20,000 Leaks Under the Sea

🚨Aooga!🚨

Get your submarine to the surface before it fills with water and sinks to the ocean floor!

Patch the leaks with your blowtorch to keep water out. The longer you work, the longer the patch will stay; weld 100% to fix a leak much longer. When all the leaks are plugged, pull the lever to ascend.

How to Play

  • Run: left and right arrow keys
  • Climb Ladders: up and down arrow keys
  • Patch Holes with Blow Torch: hold down space bar
  • Pull Lever: hold down space bar
  • Options: escape key
  • New Game: N key

Play Options

The Team

Sean Lange // Wes Rulvacaba // Marissa Epstein // Hunter MacDermut

Jam Details

  • Completed in under 72 hours, with original graphics and sound
  • Theme: Running out of Space
  • Game Engine: Unity
  • Graphics: Photoshop and Illustrator
  • Music & Sound Effects: YMCK Magical 8-Bit Plug-in and BFXR

Game Art

game-screen-1.jpg

intro-2-new.png

game-screen-3.jpg

We would really appreciate if you tried it out and gave us a rating. Thanks!

Play 20000 Leaks Under the Sea Now 🌊

Windows https://webthingee.itch.io/20000-leaks-under-the-sea
macOS https://webthingee.itch.io/20000-leaks-under-the-sea
HTML5 (web) https://webthingee.itch.io/20000-leaks-under-the-sea
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/20000-leaks-under-the-sea

Ratings

Overall 158th 3.838⭐ 73🧑‍⚖️
Fun 339th 3.493⭐ 73🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 178th 3.683⭐ 73🧑‍⚖️
Theme 398th 3.725⭐ 73🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 142th 4.194⭐ 74🧑‍⚖️
Audio 152th 3.721⭐ 72🧑‍⚖️
Humor 328th 3.098⭐ 68🧑‍⚖️
Mood 102th 3.852⭐ 73🧑‍⚖️
Given 45🗳️ 45🗨️

Feedback

trozen
14. Aug 2018 · 00:31 UTC
This felt like a really well polished game. Great job guys! The art, audio, and game design were all really well integrated.

Fun little game!
Happy
14. Aug 2018 · 00:39 UTC
The game is pretty tense but I think it suffers from balancing issues like the holes appearing so often at times that it's impossible to patch all of them in time partially because of how hard it is to control underwater, or maybe I am doing something wrong I can't really tell
foxserranu
14. Aug 2018 · 00:41 UTC
That's a really polished game for a 3 days game jam. Loves the art and the sound effects. Congratulations for the good work <3
Busy Games
14. Aug 2018 · 00:41 UTC
Awesome game, love the art for this
Sciman101
14. Aug 2018 · 01:01 UTC
Really well polished! I liked the idea, and the graphics and sounds effects were very fitting. Also, not mentioned a lot, but the itch.io page itself was really nice. That said, some of the leaks appeared way too fast for how slowly the player moves. Made it feel kind of impossible near the end. Still, good job!
CraigDuth
14. Aug 2018 · 01:17 UTC
I have to agree with everyone else, Audio and Graphics really suited each other! Controls were clear, but I did feel as though sometimes it was a bit easy, contrary to everyone else
jerripo
14. Aug 2018 · 01:32 UTC
I played it 3-4 times and it was fun the whole time. I don't know if it got patched or something, because I did not have trouble with holes appearing too frequently at all. The graphics are beautiful, and really set the mood. The controls were smooth and it was easy to figure out how to play. A great game!
Michael Wingfield
14. Aug 2018 · 03:37 UTC
This game has a really cute style. Well done!
fractalsunrise
14. Aug 2018 · 03:54 UTC
I loved the polished graphics and the audio (especially the music). The main character was also done really well and was full of charm. It would be interesting to balance the holes better to give the player more choice about how much to patch them before moving on (as it is, they patch faster towards the end so I would always stay just a little bit longer to get it all the way done). It took me a few minutes to notice the depth indicator at the top right, but I'm glad I saw it. Even though it was not as fun as perhaps it could be with a little more player choice and a bit less randomness, it was really nice to be in the world of the game; it felt really alive. Also, I laughed out loud when I saw the lose screen; it was great! Nice job!
Inferture
14. Aug 2018 · 04:12 UTC
A bit short, but there was some cute design and nice sounds effects. Seems polished too ! Keep up the good work ^^
dave_troyer
14. Aug 2018 · 04:25 UTC
There is a nice level of polish to your game! I had fun playing it but it did seem a bit simple and wasn't able to hold my attention for too long. The tension as the patches burst was nice, but felt it could've been more intense with the music and maybe speeding up the game a bit.

That being said, great job!
Alien
14. Aug 2018 · 06:36 UTC
The game is well built, The graphics and Sounds tracks are awesome. Its a very fun game to play. I really enjoyed it.
sebbernery
14. Aug 2018 · 08:26 UTC
The artistic direction is very good ! The mood created with the graphics and the music is great. The game explain itself with the dialog boxes and the feedbacks to the player (thanks to the sounds). I think there is a small problem on the difficulty curve. As I played, I feel that the game is very hard if you don't activate the lever from the beginning, and too easy if you do.

Congratulations !

Note: I didn't succeed to play on Firefox 61 (on Linux), it says I don't support WebGL (which is very strange). But It worked on Chromium so it's fine.
jackou
14. Aug 2018 · 12:33 UTC
Great job on this entry! I really like the art and sounds. The gameplay is fun, yet I had really different level generations where once I figured everything out it suddenly becam super easy, and then the next game holes where spawning so fast I couldn't get to patch them all. I had hoped for another submarine to fix after I got the first one done, but I like that the new game option presents you somewhat of a different challenge each time.

Look and presentation of the overall game is definitely one of the best I have seen so far! Great job.
frozenfire92
14. Aug 2018 · 14:16 UTC
Wow, this was awesome! The graphics and sound fit the mood/theme perfectly. Good work
Mammabouter
14. Aug 2018 · 17:33 UTC
Lovely little game. I especially like how everything ties together. Very good take on the theme. Well done.
jcwelgemoed
14. Aug 2018 · 17:40 UTC
Nice game and a well executing take on the theme. I liked the small details like how you floated upwards in the water trying to fix the leaks - nice touch
Blurred Lines
14. Aug 2018 · 18:08 UTC
Though there are some minor bugs, this is well built and perfect for the theme. So much challenging and good observation is needed to fix the holes quickly. I like it.
wowa
14. Aug 2018 · 19:11 UTC
I liked the mood pretty much and to patch the submarine together :D
🎤 webthingee
14. Aug 2018 · 22:32 UTC
@jcwelgemoed THANK YOU! I reversed and altered the gravity in water because I thought it was fun. Thanks for noticing that touch!! :)
Kyona Luya
14. Aug 2018 · 22:36 UTC
I really liked your game. It was fun to play and a really cool idea. I did have trouble telling which walls I could walk in front of and where the doors were, but once I got used to the layout it was ok.
OmnipotentIndie
14. Aug 2018 · 22:55 UTC
Well made, looks good, cant tell how well im doing or how far ive gone
calixjumio
15. Aug 2018 · 00:14 UTC
Hehehe i really liked it!, glad I could send her home safely. Good job!
Marsepstein
15. Aug 2018 · 15:14 UTC
@omnipotentindie Thank you for the feedback! We created a little depth meter in the top right corner of the game, unfortunately, it looks like itch.io can cover this feedback up, depending on how far down you have scrolled. If I had a time machie, I'd move it to the left corner!
Nam Nguyen
16. Aug 2018 · 01:30 UTC
Whowww very polished, very complete, I feel like Im playing an actual game from some publisher :O. I do think I have seen this kind of idea somewhere but couldnt recall exactly, but I think its the implementation of yours that matters - everything fits together too well that I dont think anyone can find anything to add to that :O. Great great work, I thoroughly enjoyed the game. It always plays very well on the web too, while mine experiences some performance issue on the web build T_T
WiredOverload
16. Aug 2018 · 02:21 UTC
The game looks great and has a consistent theme/style in both the art and music. I do wish the more interesting mechanics that show up in the end like the fact patches don't stay forever were shown off more in the beginning or middle though.
Gizmolo
16. Aug 2018 · 02:34 UTC
I absolutely adore this little game! It reminds me of Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, but underwater! The concept is nice and has me wanting more. There's so many directions you could go with a game like this and this is a good start. I hope ya'll will release a version 2.0!
HAUO
16. Aug 2018 · 20:36 UTC
A lovely tiny arcade like game! Was great fun to play, even managed to win :)
Stegobubbles
17. Aug 2018 · 10:06 UTC
Very interesting idea. We with the team also thought about the game about the submarine. This game reveals the theme "Running out of space"!!!)))
🎤 webthingee
17. Aug 2018 · 13:43 UTC
Coal Creek Game Devs
18. Aug 2018 · 02:40 UTC
A very finish feeling game. Lots of fun.
Arbosis
19. Aug 2018 · 00:05 UTC
Awesome concept and execution, it was a very original take on the theme.
crneumre
19. Aug 2018 · 17:16 UTC
Beautiful art and fun gameplay.
I really enjoyed the calm feeling before the leaks go wild :)
Great game!
Drauthius
19. Aug 2018 · 18:20 UTC
I'm not sure what's going on. I got maybe two leaks before the submarine reached the surface, which meant that I didn't really get to experience the rising water level. The success screen "Depth 0" is a bit confusing. It would have been nice to see the background scroll downwards when the lever was being used. I really liked the art and the sounds.
🎤 webthingee
20. Aug 2018 · 12:53 UTC
@drauthius thanks for the play and feedback. The leaks are random, so each playthrough is very different.
Depth 0 refers to the sub being back at water level.
Totally agree, v2 will have some better fish animation and a visual up/down indication for the sub. Just ran out of time and had to prioritize. We worked right up until submission time. Headed over to play your game next. :) thx!
chrissx2
20. Aug 2018 · 19:00 UTC
Space works on the lever, but does nothing on the holes. Am I missing something?(playing the HTML version)
Audio and gfx are lovely!
🎤 webthingee
20. Aug 2018 · 23:45 UTC
@chrissx2 , if your blowtroch is over a whole, it will add a patch. However, I have had all kinds of bugs w/ WebGL around the LD, so it is possible there's a problem playing in your browser. I have found FireFox to be the most consistently working browser so far.
Jon_Nova
21. Aug 2018 · 02:09 UTC
Great Game !!! I was a bit confused about how to earn points, but the game is amazing !!!
toboggan
23. Aug 2018 · 12:11 UTC
Really nice work! Super polished. The art and music are really strong. These types of games are too stressful for me, but still, well done. :)
masterkrepta
25. Aug 2018 · 16:18 UTC
Wow I am impressed. the graphics and sound work so well together. I noticed if you stand directly over the hole it will not patch, you have to position your torch on it. which makes sense of course but for an arcade game feels more precise then it needs to. (at least thats the Web GL version)
Kutase
28. Aug 2018 · 20:43 UTC
Nice art and game concept!
Dovakla
28. Aug 2018 · 22:40 UTC
This is a fun little game! The graphics are really cute and it's a clever take on the theme.
My one complaint is that the RNG doesn't seem very balanced. I played it several times and never really got close to losing.
Great job!
🎤 webthingee
29. Aug 2018 · 00:20 UTC
@dovakla , agree, if only I had 73 hours :). I wanted the game mechanics to be as string as possible, and struggled to get enough playthroughs. Planning to reach out to some buddies next Dare and get some assistance on things like that next time.
OccultOne
29. Aug 2018 · 04:33 UTC
Absolutely an excellent game, highly polished on all fronts. I have very little constructive criticism honestly because it's just all around very good. Grats guys, well done!
Ithildin
31. Aug 2018 · 20:23 UTC
I'm loving it as much as it's frustrating me :sweat_smile:

You've made a super solid entry in all areas (except for the poor submarine, constantly breaking and all that :wink:). Graphics are nice, the colour palette gives me a pleasant feeling even as I'm running up and down to weld all those cracks. Same with the music, it is calming.

I've lost a couple of times so far, so let's see if third time's charm.

Great job!
Jupiter_Hadley
03. Sep 2018 · 16:33 UTC
Neat little game! I included it in my compilation video series of the Ludum Dare 42 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/CCzYoSZIQ24
🎤 webthingee
06. Sep 2018 · 23:48 UTC
@jupiter-hadley Thanks!
Marsepstein
07. Sep 2018 · 19:55 UTC
@jupiter-hadley Thank you for playing and sharing! Fun to watch someone checking it out for the first time :)