Escape into the Abyss by Raeino

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made by Raeino for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Six anonymous miners are escaping from a dark force that comes from the sky, mining underground with their picaxe.

With your mouse, select 4 different types of ways to destroy the ground to help miners to go deeper and deeper.

Keep all of them alive as long as possible.ezgif.com-gif-maker (1).gif

Ratings

Overall 905th 3.521⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 973th 3.304⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 211th 3.913⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 98th 4.304⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 835th 3.739⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1403th 1.833⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1323th 3.182⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 16🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

plo
26. Apr 2021 · 23:57 UTC
excellent design and originality, but the balancing needs a little work.
SirRed
27. Apr 2021 · 01:08 UTC
Played to the point it became trivial because of 9999 cost never increasing. I think there could have been some more strategy if either points we consumed or if it sped up over time. Good game
aniur
27. Apr 2021 · 21:30 UTC
Love the idea very much. Simple and clever, I had a lot of fun playing!
kr0s
28. Apr 2021 · 03:19 UTC
Great idea, simple, fun and addictive. Keep it up.
ilPrinny
28. Apr 2021 · 03:28 UTC
Really awesome game I played it for quite a bit! I did discover kinda a issue, I think at some point the prices Cap and you can just go forever, basically was SirRed said. other than that the game was really solid, unique, and fun
spacecadet
28. Apr 2021 · 18:39 UTC
Interesting idea and the graphics are really nice. Would benefit support for full screen or for smaller resolutions.
jaybaus
28. Apr 2021 · 20:34 UTC
A neat little game and the animation and effects add a nice layer of polish. I liked that different shapes increase in cost to encourage you to use different ones instead of just spamming the same one. Nice job :)
LDJam user 235694
29. Apr 2021 · 15:48 UTC
Really cool idea, fun game.
Nicolai
29. Apr 2021 · 15:50 UTC
Interesting concept. I like the idea of fitting different shapes together, but I got to a point where I could just spam one shape and keep on going. If the game got some more balancing and forced you to use different shapes, I think it would be a quite solid game. Good work
Doloc
29. Apr 2021 · 15:53 UTC
Really clever and simple idea. Straight to the point and well executed. A little balance aside, I think it showcased the importance of planning things ahead while being on a rush.
LDJam user 184711
29. Apr 2021 · 15:54 UTC
The game has a nice idea and it is simple, but very polished!
A little bit more variety would have increased the fun - maybe different ground types?
TheWinrawr
29. Apr 2021 · 20:51 UTC
This game is super simple but at the same time, it's really creative and fun. I like that you have to work to save every miner and not just one, which makes every shape have its use. I also like that the cost of each shape increases over time so you can't just spam one shape over and over again.

Other than the balancing stuff other people have already mentioned, I would've allowed shape switching via scroll wheel. I also noticed that the bottom blocks don't get destroyed until they're fully on the screen, which I felt was a bit unintuitive.

Overall, simple but great game, I played it for a while.
JudgeClark
30. Apr 2021 · 07:29 UTC
I like this, lemmings crossed with Tetris :)
the graphics are spot for a gloomy mine.
Mighty Mufflon Games
30. Apr 2021 · 13:03 UTC
Neat entry. It's challenging and fair. Well designed mood.
Chrispy977
01. May 2021 · 05:53 UTC
I had a pretty good time with this game. After a bit I got into a groove and it was very zen. I could see this being a successful mobile game type of deal.
The sounds were somewhere between soothing and a bit too repetitive. Also getting started was a bit confusing the shaped seemed to be random how well they worked.
All in all decent entry.