Trepth by Quail Weaver
Play the game at https://puzzleweaver.github.io/trepth <3
Explore a tree from the perspective of any of its inhabitants, but watch your hunger, and your health! Try to reach goals at that bottom of the tree. Sorry for all the.... bugs..... :o)
(Although the game is designed as if there was combat, I ran out of time to implement it. The unlockables also may not unlock correctly, even if you achieve the listed goals. Sorry about that! I will be uploading a patch to fix those things as soon as the grading period is over!)


Credits
Programming: Emma "Quail" Weaver [https://puzzleweaver.github.io]
Sprites: WynterWoods [wynterwoods71@gmail.com]
Tools: Flutter, Aseprite
Ratings
| Overall | 835th | 2.735⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 845th | 2.441⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 181th | 3.735⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 422th | 3.706⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 705th | 2.944⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 619th | 2.265⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 846th | 2.471⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 11🗳️ | 20🗨️ |
I started off with the ant and had no idea what to do, but the instruction of 'the termite eats wood' was enough for the next playthrough and I beat the game with the termite, had a blast!
I then tried playing with the grub. Is there a goal in the sky? I went up for quite a long time and didn't find anything there - I just got surrounded by hornets : - )
Really strong effort!
super cool idea ❤️
Though lacking the battle part, the eat and digging framework are working well. Not bad to keep digging and eating to the end.
BUT! I've gotten used to this foreground-background confusion effect, understood that there are these holes I can slip through, go deeper, and use that strategically.
You used the resolution of the texture, and also the dark coloring to separate the foreground from the deeper layers, but somehow it was still hard to see at first.
I like that you can play different insects - what differences did you have planned here (I played termite and ant)?
I also liked that the art style is consistent, from the background images to the character designs and animations, and even the UI. I absolutely love the font XD.
Background rustling or crawling bug noises, or apple munching noises might have been cool for the atmosphere.
The theme is great and the graphic style is cute, the animations look alive! Well done!
