Beneath the lies by bashem

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made by bashem for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

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Tinfoil Tommy has had enough of the mainstream media lies! There MUST be deeper truths out there they're hiding from us! It's time to explore the depths of Area 51 and unveil all the secrets those dirty republiberal democonservatives are hiding from us!

  • Press E to save the aliens and get temporary invincibility, to learn about the secrets our government is hiding from us whenever you find one in the map and to take the elevator to go to the next level. Each of these elements gets surrounded by red arrows when you get close to them;
  • Left click to shoot the hell out of the soldiers;
  • Collect medikits, ammos and helmets as you roam through the rooms. Enough helmets will give you access to several enhancements (for whatever reason).

For those who like to compete, there is a live leaderboard: https://nerdorium.org/beneath-the-lies/ranking You can send your score (the depth you reached) in game, after you died.

The top 3 players right now (last updated on 12th April):

1 ---> mikii -33

2 ---> mikiii -28

3 ---> Nad -25

Ratings

Overall 15th 4.421⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 4th 4.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 403th 3.289⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 551th 3.474⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 227th 4.079⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 41th 4.158⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 10th 4.447⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 188th 3.974⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 24🗨️

Feedback

Gentsu
08. Apr 2025 · 03:57 UTC
Overall super fun and replayable
SiilicaC
08. Apr 2025 · 03:57 UTC
i don't know if this was supposed to be as funny as it was to me but the sound affects 12/10 i it made my day honestly. so funny. Game play was so smooth, and the story was funny favorite sound was the Alian dying caused me to kill every one i saw lol
jazzydingo
08. Apr 2025 · 04:06 UTC
very fun, controls feel very good! liked the sound effects too lol awesome job!
🎤 bashem
08. Apr 2025 · 04:13 UTC
Thank you all for the nice comments! We are very happy you enjoyed playing :)
Blue Pin Studio
08. Apr 2025 · 07:17 UTC
Got to level -10 once i realised i wasn't supposed to kill the aliens! The game looks like it was a lot of fun developing, love the sounds, gameplay and art!
🎤 bashem
08. Apr 2025 · 10:50 UTC
Haha yess it was very fun developing, thanks for trying it out! Wow, -10 is actually not so easy to get to, great job!
clymm
09. Apr 2025 · 00:42 UTC
The sounds were HILARIOUS! Loved it. Graphics were top notch and the little random items with notes gave a nice break to the mayhem :grin: One thing I noticed was having the 2 side glocks upgrade didn't really help much! Maybe if they pointed towards mouse but at a slight angle for triple bullet hits? Or shotgun or something. Otherwise, super good well done! :clap:
🎤 bashem
09. Apr 2025 · 07:21 UTC
We're glad you liked it! :) There are also upgrades that give you double, then triple glock all pointing towards your mouse at a slight offset angle. I think the slide glocks could be useful mostly at the deeper levels, where enemies can surround you if you're not careful. But they are mostly for fun and for even more of a mayhem for when you press 'q' and spin your guns haha, anyways thanks for your suggestions :)
3Deimos
09. Apr 2025 · 20:55 UTC
Da best sound effects :)
🎤 bashem
09. Apr 2025 · 21:40 UTC
Haha glad you liked it :)
LDJam user 337697
09. Apr 2025 · 21:47 UTC
This game is seriously impressive - probably the best I’ve played this jam! =) The gameplay has vibes of Hotline Miami and Vampire Survivors, and it totally works. Loved the SFX, the music, and the touch of humor. Everything comes together so well. Great job!
🎤 bashem
09. Apr 2025 · 22:06 UTC
Thank you so much for the kind words, we are really happy you enjoyed playing :D
Texugo
11. Apr 2025 · 20:20 UTC
I love this tinfoiled-hatwearing madness of a game! It's funny as hell and really polished to play. Great work for real!
gquibao
11. Apr 2025 · 21:24 UTC
I had a blast with this! Great game, amazing all around. Loved the graphics, the sounds, the humor. Great work!
AldenWitt
11. Apr 2025 · 23:09 UTC
This is a lot of fun - love the sfx, graphics, and all-around vibes.
Notes:
Wish you'd implement collisions so you don't just walk over everything.
Some of the upgrades are really downgrades - side guns just end up making it hard not to shoot aliens.
Ammo is too available to matter.

Super funny concept and a really great game!
Adam Martin
11. Apr 2025 · 23:22 UTC
Very fun, the upgrades made me feel a bit overpowered, but then I killed too many aliens.
Kamuniaft
11. Apr 2025 · 23:23 UTC
Entry scene had me laughing out loud! Later, every level down I waited for a new conspiracy to be revealed :D I had a great time playing this game! Awesome work!
Keys Presser
11. Apr 2025 · 23:36 UTC
A very fun and addictive game! You have to not just mindlessly shoot in all directions, but do it carefully, so as not to hurt the aliens. I quickly turned into a machine gun on legs, so I had to play carefully :D

And the sound effects are super!
🎤 bashem
12. Apr 2025 · 10:53 UTC
Thanks for the comments, everyone! :D @aldenwitt at one point we did have collision, but some military guys got stuck because A* wasn't accounting for it, and we ran out of time so we made a quick decision to remove them in the end. Same thing with ammo, it was quite annoying if you ran out of it and for it to be easily playable even for those with little experience in these games to enjoy it, so we ended up giving a bit too much of it. As for the side guns, they contribute to the bullet hell especially if you spin your guys, so we needed to have those haha :D Thanks for the insights!