Edge of Abyss by Swift
Edge of the Abyss is a quick town builder game that was made for Ludum Dare 42. The entire game takes place on the edge of the titular abyss that is constantly pulling your town to its doom. You'll need to think fast, build fast and occasionally throw half the town into the void to make room for new buildings.
Edge of the Abyss was made by a mom, dad and their toddler, proving that even that anyone can find the time to make a game over the weekend. We'd love to hear your feedback!
Known Bug: Double clicking a button gets the building stuck to your cursor, basically preventing you from doing anything. Sorry :(
| Windows | https://swiftster.itch.io/abyss |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/edge-of-abyss |
Ratings
| Overall | 1009th | 2.981⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 979th | 2.827⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 355th | 3.423⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 560th | 3.538⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 894th | 2.981⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 29🗳️ | 16🗨️ |
It was a bit too complicated for me and I had a hard time understanding what each building type was doing, especially while panicking about everything falling into the abyss. I think the idea could be an amazing game if you had more time to polish this (including maybe adding a tutorial that would make it easier to learn).
My thoughts:
1. As a colorblind guy, I had trouble with some of the graphics.
2. Drag-and-drop seems like the wrong mechanic for this concept (which IS a really neat concept, by the way) - I think using arrow keys to highlight a column to drop a structure onto would be faster and less frustrating then clicking and moving the mouse. (Think Tetris. That way you could also drop new stories on towers, etc... but then you've got to find a reason to make an investment in vertical development. Dunno.)
3. I'd scroll it the other direction. It feels weird to go right-to-left instead of left-to-right.
Pros:
- Really great idea
- I like the challenge
- Game mechanics make you think fast
Cons:
- The colour pallete was meh
- The ui needs some love
- Some sort of tutorial would be nice
Overall, a nice little game, 6.5/10