Beetle Battle by unkilledshadow135_Alex
Become the nightmare for bugs!
in Beetle Battle you are going to play as mighty Drill Knight, who escaped the King's tyranny by drilling to the Bug Islands. And bugs there... Well, they are not happy with your visit
To beat those bugs, use your drill and don't get hit by them - you have only 1 heart!
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Controls
WASD - Movement
LMB - Main attack
Shift - Drill undeground
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Still in development!!!
| Itch.io | https://unki113d.itch.io/beetle-battle |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/beetle-battle |
Ratings
| Overall | 874th | 3.192⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 844th | 3⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 867th | 2.86⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 634th | 3.577⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 241th | 4.154⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 549th | 3.104⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 621th | 2.896⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 797th | 3.217⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 17🗳️ | 35🗨️ |

I think the game needs a bit of a ramp in difficulty, though. The game is very hard with only one life, and having to dodge or hit so many projectiles so early can be a bit frustrating. If the player only had to face the cute hopping enemies for a little while, they could get more familiar with the controls, or get more invested in a good run.
Nice submission, thanks for sharing!