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Iron Maiden by VladImperator

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made by VladImperator for Ludum Dare 59 (JAM)

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About

Descend into the dark.

Pilot a submarine through narrow, pitch black cave systems where only the hum of your engine and distant echoes keep you company. Search for goods hidden in the depths and sell them to upgrade your vessel. Manage your fuel usage, you don't want it to run out in the middle of nowhere. Use powerful cannons to dig through rock and make your own tunnels.

Features

  • Dark unsettling atmosphere
  • Spatial sound design
  • Original soundtrack
  • 2D Global illumination (Holographic Radiance Cascades)
  • Noita inspired fully destructible world
  • Procedurally generated world

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Credits

  • @VladImperator - engine and game coding, graphics, audio
  • @tuh - music

No AI was used in any capacity.

System requirements

  • Vulkan 1.1 capable graphics card
  • Windows 10/11 (works on wine/proton)

Game executable file is Signal.exe

Press F11 or ALT + ENTER to enter fullscreen

Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/iron-maiden

Ratings

Overall 417th 3.579⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 462th 3.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 487th 3.289⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 487th 3.632⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 467th 3.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 362th 3.447⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 423th 3.632⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 34🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

OnlinE_Play
Apr 21st · 10:31 UTC
Great game. I had a lot of fun destroying world amd making shorts to the new areas with the cannon. The most insane was radar and then lidar. Also ending despote being sudden is funny
NullMoxy
Apr 21st · 15:08 UTC
Amazing Artstyle and Graphics, I love the pixel art with the water effects.
Controls take a bit to get used to, maybe replacing a and d with rotate may be easier.
Sound Design fits very well.
CrimsonTrouper
Apr 21st · 15:13 UTC
Cool destruction system and atmoshere. Loved the game!
Podrez
Apr 22nd · 14:16 UTC
The controls felt a bit strange at first, but I ended up liking it. Same goes for the visuals, they really enhance the atmosphere
Ulziton
Apr 22nd · 15:52 UTC
Great job, love the post processing
Andrian
Apr 22nd · 15:56 UTC
I really appreciate the technical side of this project. 2D Global Illumination with Holographic Radiance Cascades is truly high-level stuff, especially running on Vulkan! The bloom looks fantastic too — I'm a big fan of well-executed bloom in games. Incredible tech work!
Itero Proto
Apr 23rd · 17:49 UTC
The game looks like it was from the previous Gamejam)
oller125
Apr 24th · 21:11 UTC
Very cool atmosphere. Loved the destruction effects and the lighting.
apt_prose7
Apr 26th · 08:28 UTC
Simple, yet very enjoyable to play.
awalone
Apr 26th · 08:49 UTC
Mogged by this entry.
binroot
May 03rd · 19:34 UTC
Surprised by the level of detail!
Cethin
May 03rd · 20:33 UTC
Simple, but fun. The tank controls were a little annoying until you get used to them, but I can't see it working any other way. The destruction was a nice touch, though hard to control. Maybe this was intentional to prevent us from boring a hole straight down like I did though. My only real complaint is that it's really easy to get lost. Being able to place a waypoint marker or something would have gone a long way to fix this, as there are no recognizable landmarks or anything to keep track of where you're at. Good job!
LDJam user 430897
May 06th · 02:12 UTC
Your game is amazing! I played for quite a while and needed to upgrade the fuel first, because it runs out really fast, especially with the sonar on, haha.
BrittleLizard
May 06th · 04:32 UTC
Takes some getting used to, but I think this wound up being one of my favorite entries in the jam so far.
LDJam user 410492
May 08th · 21:40 UTC
Fun game, love the destroyable walls, the fuel usage rate is brutal though lol