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Depths Business by Anchous Blupblup

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made by Anchous Blupblup for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

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Important: The game is made for 1920x1080 resolution. It is possible to play on screens with lower resolution in fullscreen (not thoroughly tested though).

Controls:

Left Mouse Button – Bury the body

Right Mouse Button – Dig a grave

Bottom left – Reference Book

Bottom right – Burial Orders

Top right – Clock

Fence on the right – Royal Measuring Stick (for coffin size comparison)

By decree of the King, you have been granted ownership of a burial ground just outside the city. Your sacred duty: to bury citizens of all classes with care and dignity, expand the graveyard with earned coin, and avoid the King's wrath. Good luck, gravekeeper.

Link https://anchous-blupblup.itch.io/depths-business
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/depths-business

Ratings

Overall 509th 3.45⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 681th 2.975⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 83th 4⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 84th 4.262⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 52th 4.522⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 138th 3.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 126th 4.071⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 17🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

Zigtalk
08. Apr 2025 · 00:45 UTC
Your graphics are so cool, reminded me of Pentiment. Love how the style came out.
Yopin
08. Apr 2025 · 11:45 UTC
Really interesting idea. I really liked looking up the measurements in the book and figuring out what they ment. In my first playthrough I totally missread the "Clod" as "Gold" and I was sure that I need to find gold and buy upgrades in the shed with shovel on it, but after making all holes to the end and still having 0 gold, I realized that I did something wrong. My second time was much better. I really liked this game and its style is incredible!
Chupachup
08. Apr 2025 · 14:54 UTC
Wybik and graphics my respects. But initially it was a little hard to figure out what to do. Well and it seemed as if it took too long to go content. It's hard to keep your attention. But the artist and the musician are definitely badass.
tailchaser
08. Apr 2025 · 14:55 UTC
The idea is really interesting and unique, and the artstyle is superb! Loved it.
izzqz
08. Apr 2025 · 15:01 UTC
Potion Craft? Thats really nice graphics!
Jack Turpitt
08. Apr 2025 · 15:02 UTC
This is such a great take on the theme and its incredible how the art, music, character design, and UI all build towards the central idea! I love all of the period details, especially tracking time by a candle. It gave me a similar feeling to pentiment. Great entry, thank you for making it!!
Odronin
08. Apr 2025 · 15:02 UTC
Suffering Middle Ages, this is great! However, the game window is too big. Perhaps because of this I caught a bug that the graves were visually dug only on the bottom layer.
D_omino
08. Apr 2025 · 15:02 UTC
Really like that idea, and graphics. First time seen such a cool idea. but a couldn't get the time with that candle.
xlu
08. Apr 2025 · 15:05 UTC
Really cool game, I like the idea, music and humour. A bit hard at first, but enjoyable nevertheless.
Ansible
08. Apr 2025 · 15:07 UTC
I only made one acceptable grave in my first day xD love the nice lute music and the art. very nice middle ages theme
GoldyXEN
08. Apr 2025 · 20:19 UTC
This is why metric system is superior
threegoldeneggs
09. Apr 2025 · 00:12 UTC
Took me a couple tries to make an acceptable grave, but I got there! I loved the graphics and music together. And the reasons for death were always entertaining.
radiorat
09. Apr 2025 · 06:31 UTC
The graphics are awesome!
Pusheeneiro
09. Apr 2025 · 08:28 UTC
WOW great art and theme
Stingdragon
09. Apr 2025 · 18:40 UTC
Very fun take on the theme! I like the look, the sounds and the premise. I kinda wish there was a pause for when you read the manual. I missed the first burial because I was trying to figure out what a clod was!
kuboi
10. Apr 2025 · 11:23 UTC
The art and the music are so beautiful! Love the idea of tracking time with a candle, although it was a bit difficult sometimes:D
Art_Alchemist
10. Apr 2025 · 12:02 UTC
I still don't understand why you need money. It seems like you need to spend it on upgrading the cemetery, but I couldn't find anything anywhere.
When the day ended, the game seemed to freeze. You could move the cursor, but nothing happened.

However, the graphics in the game are amazing! If you fix the bugs, it will be a sticky game)