The Lift by Teamofey Izorsky

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made by Teamofey Izorsky for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

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🧳 The Lift

An old, decrepit lift takes you on a ride through an abandoned, now deserted area. Maybe there was never any life here. Or maybe there was. Time after time, you refuel the lift to continue your journey. Sooner or later you'll die, or madness and loneliness will overtake you. But that's later, but for now - you need scrap and fuel to go lower. And lower. And lower. And lower

Explore unique locations that are generated new from time to time. Collect fuel and scrap to keep your lift running and hang in there, one day you're sure to find a way out.

🏁 A guide to getting started:

You need to collect fuel and scrap, and then carry them to the Elevator to go below. When you have collected enough fuel, you can press the "E" button at the panel in the elevator and go to the next floor. Fuel is consumed when the elevator moves, and scrap is needed to maintain the elevator's condition. Never take too long to fix it or the lift will drag you down.

😱 How to act when you see a monster (Spoilers):

  1. Don't look at the guy with the scary face, then he will move slower

  2. Look at the purple cloud with eyes, then it will stop moving.

  3. Run in front of the turret so that it doesn't hit you

:video_game: Controls

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:joystick: Play the Game! (Itch.io)

:pencil: Authors

Teamofey Izorsky - Code

Sasik - UI, Graphics

EmoDrain2009 - Music, Sounds

📸 Screenshots

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Made for Ludum Dare 57 in 3 days!

We will add web build later, there is some issues with it. Sorry.

Ratings

Overall 155th 3.919⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Fun 364th 3.473⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 276th 3.514⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Theme 148th 4.135⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 98th 4.378⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Audio 47th 4.135⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Mood 107th 4.111⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Given 35🗳️ 59🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 410492
08. Apr 2025 · 04:01 UTC
not my style of game, but the graphics and music are great
Kekwu
08. Apr 2025 · 04:10 UTC
Such a creative premise! I’ve never seen anything quite like it. The way mechanics interlock is genius. For a jam game, it feels incredibly polished. Huge potential here!
librory
08. Apr 2025 · 04:20 UTC
Nice game bro, graphics is on top and atmosphere feels good)
Though I would like to see some way get rid out of these scray faces at least for a while)
And controls is like a bit strange) maybe grabbing items could be some other option, e.g. right mouse btn, since running is also available by shift?
ArkansasLover
08. Apr 2025 · 04:24 UTC
Great job on this game. The graphics, UI, and music were all very polished. Our team also made a top down survival game with limited vision, so it was interesting to see how you approached this. Considering the player's limited vision, I think The Lift would benefit a lot from having more sound effects for enemies such as a sound for the turrets moving or the drones flying towards the player.
sasik
08. Apr 2025 · 04:27 UTC
@librory Thank you for playing our game! Yes, I agree, the controls are too much on the keyboard. thanks for mentioning that!

About the scary faces, no one is safe outside the lift. But we'll try to make it a bit safer next time.

We really appreciate your feedback!
sasik
08. Apr 2025 · 04:29 UTC
@kekwu Glad you liked!
chs_flws
08. Apr 2025 · 05:20 UTC
Atmospheric, creepy and very enjoyable. Interesting gameplay, excellent graphics and good music create a strong feeling of exploring a place that hasn't been explored and actually shouldn't be explored. Great job!
ThisIsSpy
08. Apr 2025 · 08:20 UTC
Very atmospheric, the music that starts playing when the crab(?) creature starts chasing you jumpscared me at first. Not sure if it's intentional but I've seen them walk through walls and objects so it's kind of annoying trying to escape them
NickNickolas
08. Apr 2025 · 14:13 UTC
I liked the atmosphere of this game, it has good art and nice controls, but the game was too difficult for me, without a map I was lost, everything around me was trying to kill me and I couldn't always see what exactly was killing me.
EZduzzit
08. Apr 2025 · 14:16 UTC
really love the graphics
d-demetori
08. Apr 2025 · 14:22 UTC
Nice atmosphere, but gets repetitive pretty quickly, cool concept for a jam!
Deruitda
08. Apr 2025 · 14:30 UTC
Graphics and audio are incredible, the mood is amazing too and fits the theme very well. I personally don't like having pickup / drop on G it's a bit of a reach when using WASD controls, maybe F instead? Or just use E for everything? Also the spooky face guy that chases you is great but is way too difficult to run away from
YibiRabbit007
08. Apr 2025 · 14:50 UTC
Oh my god, it's not nice to be jumped in the face by bugs (QAQ
🎤 Teamofey Izorsky
08. Apr 2025 · 15:15 UTC
@deruitda Thanks for the review. If you don't look at the guy with the spooky face, he'll move a lot slower :)
🎤 Teamofey Izorsky
08. Apr 2025 · 15:17 UTC
@nicknickolas Yes, adding a map would be a really good idea. Thanks for the critique.
levi kingma
08. Apr 2025 · 17:13 UTC
Extremely well made in all aspects of visual and game design for the time given, great submission!
🎤 Teamofey Izorsky
08. Apr 2025 · 17:15 UTC
@levi-kingma I'm so glad you liked it. It's really nice to hear :)
infecsean
08. Apr 2025 · 17:43 UTC
really interesting concept! wish i could heal tho, also wish there was a way to lose those monsters, but anyways I had lots of fun!
🎤 Teamofey Izorsky
08. Apr 2025 · 17:53 UTC
@infecsean Thanks!
Veronica L
08. Apr 2025 · 18:09 UTC
Идея довольня необычно особенно если учитывать что это не очередная игра связанная с морем
🎤 Teamofey Izorsky
08. Apr 2025 · 18:17 UTC
@veronica-l Игра про лифт на самом деле тоже не особо оригинальная) Спасибо за отзыв
Alopar
08. Apr 2025 · 19:41 UTC
Ого, это прикольно выглядит, но что то прям очень хардкорно, я даже первый этаж не смог пройти с 3 раза. Но хороший хоррор. Меня прям до усрачки напугал какой то SCP который двигается только когда ты на него не смотришь 😱
🎤 Teamofey Izorsky
08. Apr 2025 · 20:10 UTC
@alopar На самом деле игра не особо хардкорная, просто я с стороны геймдизайна накосячил с обучением и объяснением правил игроку. Буду делать выводы. Спасибо за отзыв!
Flying Butter Studio
09. Apr 2025 · 07:47 UTC
Creative take of the theme, like it. Maybe a little bit to difficult for me but great idea and nice job! :smile:
xpoho
09. Apr 2025 · 09:56 UTC
Прикольно ^_^


Нюансы:
1. Кнопка G очень неудобна, учитывая, что игра управляется мышкой и клавиатурой. Кнопка E или F была бы предпочтительней, так приходится тянуться пальцем с кнопки D на G. Из-за этого не всегда попадаешь по кнопке, поскольку темп игры очень быстрый. Или вообще можно было бы сделать на мышь действие.
2. У меня явно часть интерфейса вылезала за экран. У меня разрешение 1366 на 768, игра явно не рассчитана на это =\ (играл на десктопе)


А в остальном - здорово, хардкорно даже. Я дошёл только до середины поездки ^_^
🎤 Teamofey Izorsky
09. Apr 2025 · 15:59 UTC
@xpoho Спасибо за обзор. С интерфейсом такие приколы вроде только в билде под виндоус, в браузере вроде даже с другими разрешениями всё хорошо. Про кнопки хорошее замечание, правда удобнее было бы на F
TheGreatCarpet
09. Apr 2025 · 17:41 UTC
Классная игра! Я в итоге почти дошла до финала, но в итоге на предпоследнем этаже проиграла, но а так. Было необычно, когда я начала новую игру, а там новые противники. Если говорить про графику, то она приятная и простая. Трудно даже сказать, что ещё можно было бы добавить в игру. А так, молодцы, хорошо постарались за 3 дня!
🎤 Teamofey Izorsky
09. Apr 2025 · 18:33 UTC
@thegreatcarpet Спасибо за приятные слова)
Blue Pin Studio
10. Apr 2025 · 06:45 UTC
Played a lot! Very nice entry. I got to the part where the lights were super dark and died. Would've been nice to tell me the depth i achieved on the game over screen so i can share it here. Anyways, great entry!~
Rushikesh
11. Apr 2025 · 07:43 UTC
It was a nice game, loved the graphics and sound effects. It took some while to understand how to play even with the tutorial however it was fun when we understood, totally did not get jump scared.
🎤 Teamofey Izorsky
11. Apr 2025 · 09:52 UTC
@rushikesh Thank you, our team is very pleased to hear this.
Starl
11. Apr 2025 · 18:12 UTC
Хорошая игра, немного непонятно моментами, что происходит, но думаю для джема позволительно. Приятная музыка и графика.
krakadushka
11. Apr 2025 · 22:49 UTC
Очень крутая идея! Классно, что вы успели реализовать процедурную генерацию уровней, добавляет к реиграбельности. Почувствовал нормальную такую атмосферу SCP/ Backrooms.
Мне не показалось, что как-то особенно сложно, но было такое ощущение, что либо иногда не спаунится нужное количество канистр, либо их ровно столько, сколько нужно. Поэтому дальше первого уровня спуститься не мог :(
Еще бы хотелось, чтобы можно было перемещаться по комнатам нелинейно, т.е. несколько проходов в одну комнату или чтобы можно было делать срезы из дальних комнат. Но это так, хотелки) Вы проделали отличную работу!
Patatje
12. Apr 2025 · 00:11 UTC
Really impressive game! everything from the UI, graphics, audio and other fun tiny details are really well done. The randomly generated levels help to keep the game fresh but after 4 floors i had the feeling i had allready seen everything. Nonetheless this game is an amazing achievement to be made in 3 days. Congrats!
🎤 Teamofey Izorsky
12. Apr 2025 · 07:46 UTC
@krakadushka Спасибо за обзор, рад что вам понравилось :). Про генерацию справедливое замечание, мы не успели сделать более сложный алгоритм, но если после джема мы продолжим разработку, то обязательно сделаем. Канистр иногда спавнится больше, но всегда как минимум, чтобы закрыть квоту.
🎤 Teamofey Izorsky
12. Apr 2025 · 07:49 UTC
@patatje Thanks for the comment! :) Yes, there is not much content in the game, so after 4 floors you probably saw everything. We are very glad that you liked our game.
ScrivenerOfLight
14. Apr 2025 · 16:24 UTC
Nice concept, and lots of cool mechanics - though I wasn't sure if I was supposed to be able to destroy the sentries or not... that would have been nice. The tension was high, and the dark atmosphere was great. Loved the light/shadow. Nice eerie music. Great work, overall!
ShaCoZha
14. Apr 2025 · 21:46 UTC
Fantastic VFX and SFX. Immersive gameplay and innovative camera position. Lethal company like game, but from another perspective. I enjoyed it. Great job