Shovel by Inno

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made by Inno for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

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A shovel is a tool for digging, lifting, and moving bulk materials, such as soil, coal, gravel, snow, sand, or ore.

-Wikipedia

Ratings

Overall 854th 3.548⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 479th 3.643⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 73th 4.167⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 41th 4.429⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 996th 3.619⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 136th 3.921⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1126th 3.333⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

Kro
25. Apr 2021 · 18:47 UTC
Great concept for a small game.
Hotpaw
25. Apr 2021 · 21:11 UTC
I dig it. get it? simple but enjoyable, atleast for one time, i got some feedback about the ratio of the game, but i guess that is intended so you can't just swing away like crazy!
PD Dev
26. Apr 2021 · 18:22 UTC
Really cool idea for a game. I REALLY want to see a port to a WII etc. I sooo want to play this game with motion controls! Apart from that: Great Idea!
xiyou
29. Apr 2021 · 09:31 UTC
Smooth action, quite an interesting game
themorfeus
29. Apr 2021 · 10:15 UTC
goty 10/10

for real though, i loved the concept. While the controls are weird and the digging takes getting used to, i think that this is the exact perfect thing for such game. And i really like the music that you have - provides a great comedic feel (throwing the orchestra at something as simple as digging - love it!)

One pet peeve i found is that when i entered my name into the high score it told me it's too short. Please let me use my 4 letter name. thanks.
Narwaffles
29. Apr 2021 · 19:54 UTC
Really neat concept, and I really like the digging motion you make with the mouse since its not something you see often anymore. I really like how the dirt pile at the top get bigger as you go deeper, I love small details like that. One small nitpick is that the depth the game tells you seems really off (It appears im only a few meters deeps but the game tells me im 30m deep). Other than that it does what it says it does and is a really fun game.
Quoc
30. Apr 2021 · 12:01 UTC
Hahah nice game. Such a simple idea but still it was fun to play. Greate work guys!
namrog84
01. May 2021 · 08:35 UTC
I dig deep enough to feel satisfied!
JamesBoink
01. May 2021 · 08:39 UTC
Simple mechanic thats nicely done with good graphics and ( to me at least) hilarious song XD. Loved it!
tomn114
03. May 2021 · 02:52 UTC
Simple game that's really fun! It's an obvious concept for the theme but no one would ever think they could make a game out of it and you did. well executed as well, the controls leave room for skill expression and it seems like it could be an actual game that people could kill time with. great music too! nice game
jk5000
04. May 2021 · 09:26 UTC
The idea is fun, but it really difficult to do right. But anyway I still liked it. Well done.
alexjdg
05. May 2021 · 14:29 UTC
Clever idea, and very well executed. This is a good example of a simple idea executed well!
Baarmaboi
07. May 2021 · 07:47 UTC
This would be a great minigame in some bigger project :b you rarely see games with digging as a mechanic! Fun! Would love to see this expanded on.
hijomo
10. May 2021 · 19:09 UTC
The art was good. I like how you did the tutorial. Your game give me a feeling of dread. You have presented a cool use of mouse tracking.
skoopidy
11. May 2021 · 13:31 UTC
Cool idea and engaging control scheme.