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Deeper Sleeper by Michael Harris

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made by Michael Harris for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

​​Deeper Sleeper​ is a simple isometric top-down shooter. You play as the ​Deeper Sleeper 3000​, a turret-like product designed to defend ​Sleepers​ (sleeping people) from things that would wake them up: bright lights, loud noises, nightmares, etc. Defend your Sleeper (a little girl named Amy) as long as possible to earn a high score. But beware, nightmares become more abundant the deeper sleep she reaches.

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CONTROLS

Mouse: Aim

Hold Left-Click: Shoot

M key: Clear screen (3 available per run)

DEV NOTE

Create using Unreal Engine 4.26 using FMOD plugin.

CREDITS

All programming done by Michael Harris

All sounds and music done by vitluke

Sourced Art: - Kenny.nl (all furniture + the turret gun) - CGTrader (megaphone model) - Bitgem (ghost model)

Link https://mharris.itch.io/deeper-sleeper
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/deeper-sleeper

Ratings

Overall 525th 3.757⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Fun 409th 3.703⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1061th 3.097⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1380th 3.257⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Audio 358th 3.778⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Mood 493th 3.824⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 50🗨️

Feedback

teenythanos
27. Apr 2021 · 02:18 UTC
Bummed that your build doesn't work for Mac! Still calls it a Windows app. Love the idea, though!
MaximeGammaitoni
27. Apr 2021 · 02:19 UTC
Nice action game ! try to beat my 480 score X)
T C
27. Apr 2021 · 02:20 UTC
Nice! Tough to click so fast but I like the idea and it was pretty fun. Good job
kr0s
27. Apr 2021 · 02:28 UTC
Pros: fun and addictive, and I like the take on the theme. Cons: nothing, really.

Easy to learn, hard to master. One of my favorite games so far. Got 1200 on first try.

Also, you don't have to click, you can simply hold the button.
Jfroggg
27. Apr 2021 · 02:45 UTC
The audio in this is great guys!
Mika314
27. Apr 2021 · 03:52 UTC
Nice graphics, nice sound design, nice background music. Intresting idea. Solid, fun game.
LocustJin
27. Apr 2021 · 10:16 UTC
Nice viusuals with sparkle effect. Game is quite nice but i was not able to exit when i wanted. Overall game is good.
Matheus MaDTrilhas
27. Apr 2021 · 18:15 UTC
I was listening to the lullaby from the home screen for about 3 minutes. Very good music! I loved the gameplay and the art. Great game!
MattyAlanEstock
27. Apr 2021 · 21:31 UTC
Good stuff! The enemy lights help telegraph, & keeping those top doors clear is necessary to stay "asleep". Nice aim-practice game. I scored 3340. 😎
Nomppie
27. Apr 2021 · 23:43 UTC
This is very fun. What a creative idea and twist on the theme. I appreciate that all the enemies have lights. Makes them a lot more noticable. Very nice job
SamarthMP5002
28. Apr 2021 · 05:16 UTC
Very cool game, Love the art, maybe tweak the UI a little bit, it doesn't look the best. Keep up the good work!
SaltFactory Studio
28. Apr 2021 · 05:16 UTC
Really like the concept you guys got for this game. Not quite what we're expecting but it was still fun to play. The audio and music overall was great and really fit the mood. Nicely done!
tengusheath
28. Apr 2021 · 05:29 UTC
Simple but fun game. Nice job
yeppe
28. Apr 2021 · 20:51 UTC
Very fun, good sound design and effects. Really have 0 complains about this game, good job!
Adil
29. Apr 2021 · 18:24 UTC
Really cool, in my opinion you should improve content in the game, but overall i played it straight for 10 minutes and i hope it will be improved in the future!
Ryan Dotsikas
01. May 2021 · 00:03 UTC
Nice job here, I definitely enjoyed playing this. I really like the sound design, shooting the lamps was particularly satisfying. Would've been cool if the different enemies did different things, or had slight impacts on the gameplay. I also like the feedback of having the sleeper shift around restlessly when they get "damaged". Overall great job!
Shaymin
01. May 2021 · 00:12 UTC
Very great game, audio is perfect. Cool Tower Defense-ish mechanic. Would definitely love to have more content of it, perhaps some upgrades between Sleep Levels.

A suggestion to make it a tad bit harder and more challenging for players, you could probably implement some kind of simple gun magazine feature, where there's like a maximum of bullets to shoot before reloading. This would also prevent the hold left-click to spam shoot.

Overall, very innovative game with amazing audio sound!
Rashcan
01. May 2021 · 09:43 UTC
Very nice lighting and audio. Minor nitpick: I think the right mouse button could have been used for the bomb instead. Overall a very solid experience!
Sn4pi
02. May 2021 · 18:21 UTC
Nice game! I had a blast playing it. The gameplay was fairly simple but as soon as I used up all the Melantonin and saw a bunch of enemies, I started to panick so hard! Ambience and sound was good too - would have been nice if Amy actually woke up or something to make it feel more clean :) Good job!
Roberto Braga
05. May 2021 · 17:48 UTC
Cool game! Visually nice and the music and sound are very good. I like the surrealistic idea of avoiding someone to wakeup shooting a loud and noisy gun, haha
Phoenix Fireflower
08. May 2021 · 15:09 UTC
Nice little tower defense-style game. The visual effects are great and the music was a banger to listen to.

One minor critique: I feel the difficulty doesn't go up quickly enough as you progress through the sleep levels; I reached above 1000 points on my first try.
Hobzone
10. May 2021 · 10:17 UTC
Really cool effect ! the art and the gameplay are pretty strong too.