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The darkest depths by Aleksey Salion

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made by Aleksey Salion for Ludum Dare 57 (COMPO)

:information_source: This is an unfinished game, so you cannot beat it.

A grim shooter set in the depths of a steampunk world.

You can play on (itch.io)[https://desanium.itch.io/ld-56-the-darkest-depths] for better experience.

  • Use your mouse to aim the spotlight.
  • Hold LMB to shoot.
  • Click RMB to grab crates — they restore health!

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GitHub repo https://github.com/Desan/LD-57
Link https://desanium.itch.io/ld-56-the-darkest-depths
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/the-darkest-depths

Ratings

Overall 206th 3.267⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 230th 2.948⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 262th 2.685⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 112th 3.733⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 159th 3.333⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 43🗨️

Feedback

Tero Pulkkinen
07. Apr 2025 · 01:27 UTC
The graphics and lights look awesome. Shooting and grabbing was difficult, but its just because the controls worked so odd that I couldn't spin it correctly.
LDJam user 301711
07. Apr 2025 · 05:38 UTC
This is great. This gives me the same vibes as Barotrauma which is one of my favorites. Mixing action with horror is a difficult thing to pull off but you have done a wonderful job of that here.
psychomonster
07. Apr 2025 · 06:56 UTC
Everything is better with sound :)
The game gfx is really good. But in the small window I did not see that a lot of enemies were right behind me. There was not really an indicator that something hit me.
I liked a lot how you used light and darkness. Good mood. I love Godot. ExtraPoint for this :)
SinGer
07. Apr 2025 · 09:16 UTC
Atmosphere is very nice, but controlling is a bit difficult. Good job!
Sviborg
07. Apr 2025 · 18:02 UTC
Wow! Did you draw the ship yourself?
Sayeg
07. Apr 2025 · 18:29 UTC
Loved the atmosphere and SFX were on point! Really got absorbed into it!
🎤 Aleksey Salion
07. Apr 2025 · 18:57 UTC
@sviborg yes, and no. I'm not that good at drawing, it's mostly compilation of different objects like lamps, stained glass window, brass pipes and contraptions with a little touch of ai

@sayeg thank you!
OnnGD
07. Apr 2025 · 19:29 UTC
cool idea. if you add more scary sea creatures, then the Barotrauma vibe appears. cool
JCMonkey
07. Apr 2025 · 20:21 UTC
was kinda hard to aim exactly at a enemy. unless its just a web artifact. also need some feedback when an enemy is hit and dies.
LDJam user 357656
08. Apr 2025 · 03:22 UTC
Those controls made it really hard to aim and maintain position. Art is great!
Aleksey4adoff
08. Apr 2025 · 07:15 UTC
The graphics and lights look awesome.
librory
08. Apr 2025 · 10:29 UTC
Good graphics, nice vibe) wish to hear some sounds, but shaking and effects looks good)
Texugo
09. Apr 2025 · 00:20 UTC
Nice game! The "I'm stuck at the bottom of the ocean and have to fend for myself" vibe was spot on.
NTMalichi
09. Apr 2025 · 06:27 UTC
Nailed the atmoshpere! Graphics are great and lights are on point. Really nice game :)
ljg
09. Apr 2025 · 19:34 UTC
Neat game! I was hoping there would be different kinds of enemies, but the escalation was good. I feel like the atmosphere would have been really helped by some music. The art was really cool.
Seiko
10. Apr 2025 · 15:04 UTC
Awesome game! Сool in keeping with the theme and the color palette is :fire:
grid96
11. Apr 2025 · 12:18 UTC
Nice game! Also interesting camera movement, often lead to me running into enemies outside the screen though
jtap
11. Apr 2025 · 23:06 UTC
Very atmospheric game, great graphics, it was hard to hit the target and there was not enough sound. Thanks for this experience
designernap
17. Apr 2025 · 11:41 UTC
Gaaaah this looks gorgeous. Feels nice to play and has a ton of atmosphere. Nicely done.