Abyssal Mayhem by Ranzor
Descend into darkness. Survive the unknown. Escape the abyss.
In this chaotic 2D action-platformer, you play as a daring explorer plunging into an infinitely generated underground chasm. Battle strange creatures, navigate crumbling platforms, and outrun the ever-encroaching darkness as you dig deeper into the earth. But beware—the deeper you go, the darker the world becomes, and the more desperate the fight for survival grows.
Controls:
Keyboard:
AD to move horizontally
W to jump
Space to attack
Shift to throw fireballs
E to buy from shops
Controller: (recommended)
Stick or D-Pad to move
A/X to jump
X/Square to attack
Y/Triangle to throw fireballs
B/Circle to buy from shops
Created in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 57 (Theme: "Depths"). Will you master the darkness… or become another lost soul in the depths? (
| Link | https://github.com/Ranzor/LD57 |
| Link | https://ranzor.itch.io/abyssal-mayhem |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/abyssal-mayhem |
Ratings
| Overall | 306th | 3.714⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 180th | 3.773⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 643th | 2.929⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 146th | 4.136⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 434th | 3.659⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 291th | 3.545⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 389th | 2.929⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 372th | 3.667⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 12🗳️ | 31🗨️ |
Attack feature could use some more consistency, I wasn't sure what my hit area was or if i could take damage myself when attacking. But overall very polished!
I liked very much the pixel art and the juiciness of it, screenshakes, sounds effects and little animations. Destroying the floor with your attack is at the same time very satisfying and a bit frustrating because in combat I have a hard time killing enemies without falling through the floor. It's not always clear what you can buy from shops and I did not find the fireball.
Good job :)
10/10, would dynamite again
I would have loved to see some kind of depth or score tracker in game.
And some prompts for what to click in the start of the game.
Click 'E' to buy, etc