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Infernal by jachymthegoat

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made by jachymthegoat for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

Trapped deep in the caverns beneath the underworld, a mischievous devil must claw his way back to the surface. But these caves aren't empty — they're swarming with bloodthirsty bats that don't take kindly to intruders. Armed with fire and fury, it's time to fight through the darkness and reclaim your domain. logototal.pnggoat1.pnggoat2.pngbat_2.pngphoenix1.png

CONTROLS:

MOVEMENT: WSAD or ARROWS

SHOOT: LEFT MOUSE BUTTON

MADE IN PYTHON WITH LOVE

Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/where-light-drowns

Ratings

Overall 691th 3.171⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Fun 297th 3.586⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 829th 2.414⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Theme 755th 2.882⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 744th 2.735⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Audio 532th 2.657⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Humor 449th 2.773⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Mood 714th 3.044⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 41🗳️ 49🗨️

Feedback

ugly_robot
07. Apr 2025 · 19:58 UTC
Very fun! I like the frenetic nature of the later rounds - as soon as you get an upgrade, get ready to dodge! Those bats will be gunn'n for ya!
Very easy to understand - and the art is great too! May favorite were the white/black heal/max-health upgrades! Good work!
Ricesteam
07. Apr 2025 · 20:18 UTC
Well done guys! Love the art style.
d-demetori
08. Apr 2025 · 08:04 UTC
Well done, but please just let me hold left mouse button to shoot, got tired of clicking
Kawair
08. Apr 2025 · 08:09 UTC
I like your characters!!!HAHAHA! It looks pretty indie and ld (lol).
🎤 jachymthegoat
08. Apr 2025 · 09:01 UTC
@ugly-robot thank you so much, glad you liked it!
🎤 jachymthegoat
08. Apr 2025 · 09:01 UTC
@ricesteam thanks!
🎤 jachymthegoat
08. Apr 2025 · 09:02 UTC
@d-demetori understood, good idea, we will improve it in the future!
🎤 jachymthegoat
08. Apr 2025 · 09:02 UTC
@kawair thank youuu :)
Myezko
08. Apr 2025 · 10:41 UTC
can get overpowered too fast, if there were more upgrade options it would be more replayable
VertSight
08. Apr 2025 · 10:51 UTC
A fun game with great potential for new powerups and enemies!
I also enjoyed playing with the player variables in the code, hehe!!
Indiealesha
08. Apr 2025 · 11:44 UTC
Beautiful graphics and atmosphere. This game has every chance to become a hit on Steam!
Flying Butter Studio
08. Apr 2025 · 13:36 UTC
Easy and fun to play! A great job was made here :wink: The game has the potential to grow up I think :wink:
Great job :smile:
ScoobySnacks
08. Apr 2025 · 16:57 UTC
I was so overpowered, kinda fun. I like breaking roguelikes.
Mamboman
08. Apr 2025 · 19:42 UTC
fun to play :)
r8teful
08. Apr 2025 · 20:00 UTC
was fun to play and very addictive :)
rack47
09. Apr 2025 · 02:35 UTC
This was fun! It took me a couple plays to understand that the max health upgrade doesn't increase your current amount of health, and I wish that I could just hold down the mouse button to keep shooting. It gets really fun with the upgrades, and the difficulty scales well with the number of upgrades you get. Nice!
floppynub
09. Apr 2025 · 02:41 UTC
Woah a python game, very cool. Worked flawlessly and was fun to play. I would've loved some visual feedback on when my bullets hit enemies, and some acceleration/deceleration time to the movement, but overall a solid entry, good work!
resty
09. Apr 2025 · 13:44 UTC
its quite solid and fun game. like the complete upgrade system and increasing level difficulty.
nd your art are so cool and interesting.
Monogatari
09. Apr 2025 · 20:45 UTC
That little game is so fun, i love the system of upgrades, i love the pace of it, the game starts slow but goes quickly in a good rythm. Music can be quite annoying but stays cute as the graphics are. Good job =)
Stratcat66
10. Apr 2025 · 17:45 UTC
High Score: 1025.

Very simple game. I like the feeling of power, that you get after a couple of upgrades (The light speed fast bullets).
IDos
11. Apr 2025 · 21:17 UTC
Cool interesting concept of the game, fun and addictive, I completed it pretty quickly, and I also wanted to separately note the mechanics, thanks for the game!
Patatje
11. Apr 2025 · 23:41 UTC
Lovely game, i like that the game actually gets difficult as time goes on!
ellaris
17. Apr 2025 · 15:33 UTC
Cool, I think it would be better to soot constantly when holding down left click instead of on press only. It quickly gets out of control with the upgrades. I wasn't sure which icon meant my health if full. At one point the phoenix spawned stuck behind two blocks of wall.
Patejdl
19. Apr 2025 · 22:24 UTC
@ellaris Yeah, we discovered during testing that occasionally an enemy can spawn in an unreachable spot. Since it happens so rarely, we decided to leave it for now. Incorporating a path‑finding algorithm check on every spawn would take too much time. That’s why the bug remains in the code.
LDJam user 243193
22. Apr 2025 · 07:53 UTC
Nice shooting game! it's pretty fun if you know how to play properly. I got so deep until there are just too many bats to deal with and resulted in 2240 score.
That being said, despite the theme, this game is lacking depth. This game could be better if it had more enemy types, traps and tricky upgrade choices.