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Submerged by MorePixels

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made by MorePixels for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

Play our game here - https://morepixels.itch.io/submerged

Swim into the depths and collect all the fish you can! Bring fish back to the boat to get money, and spend that money to buy upgrades to go even deeper! Make it to the bottom of the sea, and collect the Ultimate Reward.

W to go forward, A + D to turn

Pixel Art, Music by Luke - https://twitter.com/ArtisticCarCras - https://www.youtube.com/@lukepixelartist/videos

Programming by Dan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-lloyd-00708215a/

Design + Small amount of programming by Brock - https://twitter.com/BrockMorePixels

Concept Art + UI by Andrea - https://www.artstation.com/smudgedpixels

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Link https://morepixels.itch.io/submerged
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/submerged

Ratings

Overall 309th 3.62⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 200th 3.66⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 630th 2.792⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 298th 3.82⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 489th 3.46⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 398th 3.109⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 235th 3.792⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

D_omino
Oct 06th · 13:02 UTC
Actually amusing, played for like 8-10 minutes. There is sure some space for further development. Keep it up!
Anderson Job Loeffler
Oct 07th · 00:04 UTC
Really interesting game — it was a lot of fun to play! I really enjoyed the gameplay. The idea of diving deeper and deeper was a great touch; it kept me motivated to reach the end. The art was also well done, and I especially liked the fish sprites.
zexurge
Oct 07th · 02:28 UTC
"I HAVE THE MAX FISH!"🐟
Kamizenki
Oct 07th · 02:32 UTC
Love the graphics, the gameplay feels great and smooth! The only thing that’s a bit tricky for me is using W to dive. From my perspective, it would feel more intuitive if S were used to dive and W to float back to the surface. But overall, it’s really well done, congrats!
LDJam user 243322
Oct 07th · 02:35 UTC
Nice entry! The gameplay loop is satisfying, and combined with the overall atmosphere it was easy to get lost in it for a few minutes. I did already have all of the upgrades by the time I reached the second half of the map (and all the cool new fish!), so it would have been nice to space that out a bit more. Great work!
jacobingalls
Oct 07th · 02:40 UTC
Nice! Very chill but fun.

Encountered a bug? at the end™. I was able to press e to get the treasure, but it didn't do anything? or deposit at the boat. Still fun though.

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Threeli
Oct 07th · 04:41 UTC
For some reason I found this game very compelling, and I played through till the end (where I had a bug: as I picked up the treasure I moved under the ground and was stuck.) I loved the visuals and the different type of fish, I actually wish I had explore a little more earlier because it was only at the end I realized how much more stuff there was to see. Great work from everyone on the team!
Jawdan
Oct 07th · 12:57 UTC
Good and satisfying core game loop! Nice work!
Khamekaze
Oct 07th · 15:59 UTC
Dave the Diver kind of vibe, I like it! Having the max upgrades felt a little overpowered though, at least in terms of swimming speed
Ian - Marius Postica
Oct 07th · 16:06 UTC
A very simple but entertaining game. I really like it )
MRjasperDR
Oct 07th · 16:07 UTC
Very fun game! I managed to get the treasure at the end. When diving a bit deeper, some of the fish were bugged for me and I couldn’t pick them up. Overall, a really enjoyable experience!
dr-braur
Oct 07th · 16:20 UTC
I got to the end and I must say that the last-tier updates are wild :)
The gameplay is simple, but it plays nice. It is intuitive and well executed, although the balance is a little off.
I think a better sound design would do a lot here.
Thank you for the game and take care!
BigTasty
Oct 07th · 16:33 UTC
The fish stop moving around for some reason and I'd like the controls to be inversed then going down and maybe using S to go down instead of W but it was fun and satisfying overall :)
b0guslaw
Oct 07th · 18:04 UTC
I got strong Dave the Diver feels, but in all the good ways. Very nicely done. I found the beginning a bit too hard, but once you progress and get your first upgrades it gets a lot better
LDJam user 280189
Oct 07th · 18:19 UTC
Satisfying game loop however the music got a bit tiring after hearing it for so long.

Also some of the small fish appear to be dead?! :O and it wouldn't allow you to pick them up.
andruid
Oct 07th · 20:20 UTC
Cool little game! I was a bit confused in the beginning because somehow the fish at the start stopped being collected. They seem to have bugged. Eventually I decided to go further and the other fish were collectable.
Two small suggestions if I may:
1) Mouse pointer control + mouse press to swim might be more comfortable to play, but that should need testing.
2) UI element other than text to tell you that you have max fish. Text seems like a warning and takes a little bit of the relaxing mood from you.
These suggestions in any case are only for improvement. Your game is a nice jam entry, so congrats to the team!
VPro
Oct 08th · 14:05 UTC
Really cool little entry! The gameplay loop is addictive and makes you want to complete the game. I wish there were more upgrades or the earnings/costs should be rebalanced cause you don't need to collect half of the fishes in order to win the game. It could be a bit more challenging but it's still a strong entry
TheParticularPixel
Oct 19th · 00:43 UTC
simple but fun game! really like the pixel art. nice jam