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Jimdinant 2 the Depths of Hell! by Jvdwijk

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made by Jvdwijk for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

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Can you love a worm?

You are a worm. Yes, you heard that right, a worm. Jimdinant is back in this epic sequel to dig his way to the Depths of Hell!

In this game you have to go as deep as you go into the depths of hell, and avoid the many different enemies. Can you place yourself on the number 1 spot of the leaderboard?

Controls

Controller - Left joystick for moving and UI - Top button (Y - Xbox controller, X - Switch, 3hoek - PS) for level up - Bottom button (A, B, X) for confirm

Mouse and keyboard - Player moves towards mouse - Alternatively, use A-D or Left-Right buttons - F for level up - Left click for confirm

Phone - Player moves towards touch input - Click on level up text for level up - Click for confirm

What to expect from the Jam Version?

  • Fluid worm movement (Feel like a worm, think like a worm, be the worm)
  • A level based upgrade system
  • 4 different enemies (yes, Molly's still here)
  • A depth-based leaderboard
  • A great soundtrack

Bug fixes

  • Leaderboard connection issue

What to expect from the Post Jam Version?

  • More upgrades
  • More enemies
  • More music and SFX!
  • JIMDINANT HAS A GUN
  • Polish? Perhaps.

Who worked on the game?

Artists

  • Lachlan
  • EqualEnergy

Audio Composers

  • Krzykillax
  • DeeDev

Developers

  • Coen Steuns
  • Justin van der Kruit
  • Joey van der Wijk

Moral Support

  • Spongebob
Link https://bonk-group.itch.io/jimdinant-2-the-depths-of-hell
Link https://bonk-group.itch.io/jimdinant-2-the-depths-of-hell
Link https://bonk-group.itch.io/jimdinant-2-the-depths-of-hell
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/jimdinant-2-the-depths-of-hell

Ratings

Given 10🗳️ 9🗨️

Feedback

fusionnist
08. Apr 2025 · 14:33 UTC
I wanted to play more, but after ten or so runs it just stopped following my mouse, going straight down... I tried restarting the game and all, nothing worked :(
What I *did* get to play was cool, though! Good work!
Skvader_418
08. Apr 2025 · 15:15 UTC
My highscore was 4K. My biggest issue is that I have to be close to the edge which results in my running into an enemy and usually getting instantly killed. Also I feel like leveling up slows down really fast after level 3. Needs a bit more balancing, but overall, it's pretty nice.
🎤 Jvdwijk
08. Apr 2025 · 20:49 UTC
@fusionnist That's really weird... Were you playing in the web version? We'll look into the issue ^^

If you'd like, controller input and keyboard input (A-D, Left-Right) is also implemented! If you use a controller, instead of F for upgrade it is the top button (x or y).
fusionnist
08. Apr 2025 · 20:52 UTC
@jvdwijk No, I had it downloaded. I guess I didn't try playing on web, but loading times are just super long (my internet has been really bad lately) - sorry for missing the keyboard input! Maybe it cancels the mouse, and that's what ended up happening? No worries though, I got to play enough to give a fair rating ;)
Monogatari
09. Apr 2025 · 13:02 UTC
this is cool, i think it needs more things to pop, more feathers, more diamonds etc... So the health isn't that hard to manage and you feel something more dynamic. The evolutive music is a good idea too ! well done :)
Ronalchue
09. Apr 2025 · 13:06 UTC
I would like more animations, even if there are fewer different enemies, but I would like to see this world more alive. I really liked that the worm flew up after going outside
🎤 Jvdwijk
09. Apr 2025 · 22:58 UTC
@monogatari thank you! Yeah I am once again very happy that @krzykillax joined us as audio composer ^^

We would like to add more things like that, we were planning to add combat to the game but have decided against it for the post jam (for time reasons..). I also think some of the food items don't spawn properly... I might have set the spawn levels incorrectly, oops :)


@ronalchue You found Spacedinant! I fully forgot I've added him to the game, so your comment really confused me until I tried it out. Thank you for playing!
poboy
10. Apr 2025 · 05:51 UTC
My god I love Jimdinant. I'm glad I saw the other comment and met Spacedinant too.

Definitely wants some balancing (5% is probably too slow + the upgrades slow down too much) but I still had a lot of fun. I can't wait for Jimdinant to get his gun license.
elZach
10. Apr 2025 · 18:00 UTC
Game plays pretty well with just the mouse! Sometimes you can get a pretty tough seed, so I think for a really good score you'll probably need a couple of restarts.

BasicMilky joined us on twitch and let me play the game, here's a link to the vod timestamp: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2428950737?t=2h15m45s
CataclysmicKnight
14. Apr 2025 · 19:38 UTC
Whew, this gets hard when your health drops! It feels like when I'm down under 20 health, getting more food barely covers the health I lost getting to the food in the first place. But this is frickin awesome, and I saw in one of the comments about Spacedinant so I tried that out too and OMG!

I also learned on my 3rd or 4th play how useful that "gain 40 health" upgrade is, that allowed me to live SO much longer!

Well done, and I've gotta admit, I'm excited to see that update when Jimdinant has a gun 🤣
EqualEnergy
17. Apr 2025 · 00:58 UTC
@cataclysmickight I made the gun's art, it's very much a gun.
Wallted
22. Apr 2025 · 18:33 UTC
Cool wurm name :3 I would love to see more visual or sound feedback when eating items, I was confused at first if the enemies are hurting me. It was fun to try few times, as managing health at the start was good challenge. I really liked the moment when the background changed and the soundtrack got pumped up! Sadly, after 25k or so all consumables became only watermellons, at around 50-60k I did wormpuku as the progress was no more - otherwise I would give it more try to see how the game flows with more upgrades :). Also leaderboard does not work for me :(