Align The Sky by CursedEmbassy

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made by CursedEmbassy for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

You're an airship captain chartered by a secluded company (that shall not be named) to transport cargo over the Pacific Ocean. You wake up in the middle of the night to a storm that causes your ship to go into lockdown and you're tasked to figure out how to get out of this mess.

Basic controls: Arrow keys and E (to interact)

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more platforms to come, original file will be preserved!

password is aXRzYWxpdmU= (base64, decode it if u lazy)

Ratings

Overall 935th 3.125⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 833th 3.1⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 686th 3.211⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 655th 3.5⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 731th 3.325⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 428th 3.421⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 148th 3.816⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 548th 3.553⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

Raphiell
06. Oct 2023 · 20:14 UTC
"Oh my fucking god" that was hilarious. Well done you made me laugh so hard. I wasn't able to figure out how to enter a password, seemed hit and miss. Great vibes tho!
NIrlandec
06. Oct 2023 · 20:55 UTC
The humour is so good gotta say XD. The ship is actually wooden ship lmao Love it. Interesting quest well done <3
DJTequila
06. Oct 2023 · 21:07 UTC
Couldn't get the password (It's not "alive"?) I really like the mood though, it feels immersive.
Deaglan Murphy
06. Oct 2023 · 21:13 UTC
great humour and the art style is awesome!
exofrenon
06. Oct 2023 · 21:34 UTC
Wait, was the whole point of this game the jump scare? If so, 10/10.

The voice acting caught me by surprise. I would be nice if it had subtitles too though, for non-natives it might be hard to understand what is said with the sounds on top.

edit: Goddammit, I even went back to add the password again once I saw it here and nothing happened, you got me twice.
clema
07. Oct 2023 · 05:32 UTC
Love the art! And fun game haha. Nice one!
🎤 CursedEmbassy
07. Oct 2023 · 18:17 UTC
for those struggling with the password, the one in the description is written in Base64, so you'd have to decode it first. I did that so you wouldn't accidentally read the password, but if you're still struggling, the password is "itsalive". thanks for playing our game :D
LDJam user 338234
07. Oct 2023 · 23:31 UTC
The voice acting was really cool! Just wish a bit more had happened, the end came a little out of nowhere for me. I had fun walking around the ship while listening though :)
Archaeognathus
12. Oct 2023 · 20:14 UTC
Wow that jump scare. Had to put my headphones to almost maximum volume and almost tore them off my head when the tentacle came xD
I too struggled with the password, because I also kept trying "alive". I could also only type after minimizing the game first... no idea what causes this, but its relatively consistent.
PixelTech
16. Oct 2023 · 18:04 UTC
That jumpscare really got me! The most fun I've ever had spilling my tea. 10/10
Dan Str
17. Oct 2023 · 20:12 UTC
I found the game incredibly captivating. The concept is truly impressive. Keep up the excellent work, and you'll undoubtedly reach a high level of professionalism
myrmyxo
18. Oct 2023 · 01:22 UTC
HAHAHHAHA THE OH MY FUCKING GOD KILLED ME LMFAOOO

Nice game, I was surprised by the nice voice acting (expecially the oh my fucking god).

The password though haha, had to look up the solution... Without the "its" at the start I would've gotten it right... Very short but very funny game, the lobster on the parachute at the end lmfao !

The graphics were nice, I liked the character, he reminded me a lot of Funamusea/Okegom/Deep Sea Prisoner's pixelartstyle for some reason, idk if she was an inspiration for you, maybe given the water/ocean themes ? I have no clue if this is a baloon or a submarine lol, but with the rain it looks more like a baloon.

Nice audio ! The game was a bit buggy lol, especially the ladder, but I managed to finish it !
It's possible to to back to the rotating wheel at the start at the exact same moment as the OH GOD OH FUCK, so it looks like the character got eaten lmaooo

Good game !
Prismapunch
18. Oct 2023 · 04:28 UTC
JUMPSCARE! Interesting little game. Wish there were subtitles sometimes as it was a little hard to understand the voice, or some way to keep track of what I tried already. I got caught on the ladder and couldn't move up top once opening the hatch. Nice game.
5huNo.3
18. Oct 2023 · 20:07 UTC
@myrmyxo Thanks for trying out the game! Now that you point it out, I see the similarites. I drew the character in the (almost) most time saving way possible, so the artstyle was a coincidence. I guess the eyes and the face shape is what tipped it off? It's a long time since I watched a playthrough of Deep Sea Prisoner.
myrmyxo
18. Oct 2023 · 20:34 UTC
@5huno-3 Funny coincidence ! Tt's definitely the eyes yeah, as well as the expression, and the shape of the hair a bit. The face shape as well, you are right. Maybe Deep Sea Prisoner developed her artsyle the same way, who knows haha, trying to save time (which is the reason a lot of people get into pixelart when they want to make games).
ScaryTreeGames
18. Oct 2023 · 22:02 UTC
I had a hard day today, but this game made me smile. Thank you, your game cheered me up :)