Void by mrosegreen

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made by mrosegreen for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

You are approaching the event horizon of a black hole, with no chance of escape...

Travel deeper into the vortex, using the Up and Down Arrow keys to avoid flaming debris hurtling towards you!

As the spacecraft fades into darkness, how long can you survive?voidpromoimage.png

Game Engine: Unity

All graphical assets used are royalty free - please give support to:

https://www.pexels.com/ https://pixabay.com/

Ratings

Overall 1512th 3.139⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1334th 3.056⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1390th 2.861⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1026th 3.556⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1052th 3.389⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

mhorth
28. Apr 2021 · 02:34 UTC
I was not expecting it to go completely dark, good surprise! Your artistic backgrounds were really nice, I get that the screen goes black for the game but it's a shame not to see your art anymore.

Are the obstacle spawns randomized infinitely? I found I was able to stay up at the top of the screen for very long stretches with no obstacles.
Sir Floppa
28. Apr 2021 · 04:48 UTC
Liked when it all turned into dark, it was specially challenging to stay alive, that was an interesting aproximation to the theme.
shubart
29. Apr 2021 · 20:12 UTC
The increasing darkness is a nice idea. Thank you for your game
🎤 mrosegreen
29. Apr 2021 · 20:14 UTC
@mhorth Thanks for the positive feedback! The backgrounds are actually from royalty free websites I had found - I've linked those websites in the description if you are interested in using them elsewhere.

Also the obstacles are spawned randomly, though I may add something in the future that reduces the likelihood of extended clear spots.
LDJam user 252856
29. Apr 2021 · 20:18 UTC
The music was very nice. Though the concept of the meteors going the opposite direction of the ship is flawed. If you are approaching a black hole, chances are most other things will be approaching the black hole with you. The obstacles stayed in the first row for a very long time which made the start pretty boring. Not being able to see the ship made it extremely difficult to play. The concept of not seeing the ship is interesting though, I think a good compromise would be to make the meteors emit light so you can only see yourself when you are close to danger.
Rayo
29. Apr 2021 · 22:25 UTC
The challenge begins when its completely dark. Got over 600 points, the key to get a lot of points is to know that you are always on the left side. So it is playable, even in completely darkness, clever!
Geo3D
30. Apr 2021 · 01:20 UTC
Visually appealing, great atmosphere, mood and music. Nice fonts and colours.
Easy to play yet challenging when everything darkens.
Overall great retro feeling game.
michaelyount
01. May 2021 · 12:54 UTC
Simple yet enjoyable, Thanks.
TinyMeowstudio
01. May 2021 · 18:01 UTC
Hi, when I tried to extract the .zip file I got "The archive is either unknown format or damaged" message. Audio really fits the game, background photo is really beautiful, but I was just missing few different meteors, one that emits small light while passing near you or something like that. Overall, nice game.
Unbansheee
02. May 2021 · 05:08 UTC
Interesting concept, cool how you have to guess where you are. I think it would be helpful if the meteors cast a small amount of light, so every now and then you could catch a glimpse of your position.
LRVStudios
02. May 2021 · 17:38 UTC
Where is my aircraft? haha. Didn't expect that. I liked the concept of turning "darker" as "deeper", but if you want to take this long in the dark, maybe it could be a powerfull add if you put some tiny light above the aircraft - or a power up, idk.

Great music choice, by the way! Reminds me a mix of "Tron" and an old "aircraft game" that i used to play, wich i loved.

I really enjoyed my time playing it. Wish you the best.
naali
02. May 2021 · 17:43 UTC
Nice job.
JengaMang
06. May 2021 · 08:25 UTC
Great music, at first I thought the spaceship becoming hard then impossible to see was a bug, but then I realized it makes for a nice game mechanic! Neat idea!
Tris250
08. May 2021 · 17:03 UTC
Very entertaining little game
KOHCEPBA
09. May 2021 · 08:16 UTC
This is what I like in jams - when 5 minutes is enough to can understand and evaluate game. Simple game with clear idea and vision. Thank you.
VixenMink
11. May 2021 · 02:11 UTC
Verrry nicely done
Paul Nadan
11. May 2021 · 04:04 UTC
Navigating without being able to see was a neat challenge! The graphics were pretty simple, but I liked the feel of the music a lot. I think the constant engine sound got less interesting after a while, maybe it could only make noise while you're moving up and down? It could also be nice to use a smooth gradient for the transitions as it gets darker, rather than the abrupt cutoffs. Nice work!