Gleaming Depths by Kurakurture

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made by Kurakurture for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

DEEP DIVE: THE OCEAN'S DEPTHS

Diver Logo

Description

Plunge into the mysterious abyss as a daring diver on a quest to reach the ocean floor. Your adventure begins near the surface, but the true treasures and challenges await in the deep unknown.

Game Features

  • Descend deeper into the ocean by collecting and extending your diving rope
  • Hunt dangerous sea creatures with your trusty harpoon
  • Collect coins from defeated creatures to upgrade your equipment
  • Engage in dice-based combat system that combines strategy and luck

Every fathom brings new challenges and rewards as you navigate through increasingly hostile waters. Manage your resources wisely, upgrade your gear, and test your luck with the dice to become the master of the deep!

Screenshots

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How to play

  • MOUSE - Use mouse for input

Ratings

Overall 47th 4.182⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 131th 3.864⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 83th 4⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 32th 4.37⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 79th 4.435⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 62th 4.091⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 352th 3.025⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 80th 4.167⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 24🗨️

Feedback

GreenHoTS
08. Apr 2025 · 10:05 UTC
Sweeet, i liked it. Couldn't defeat last fish, but i'll come back later to finish the fish :P
helloylis
08. Apr 2025 · 10:07 UTC
Cool graphics, I really like this game, I would like more gameplay.
Dywanix
08. Apr 2025 · 10:07 UTC
Very nice art style and gameplay idea!
LDJam user 399564
08. Apr 2025 · 10:13 UTC
Great idea!The game very fun to play!!
Enad96
08. Apr 2025 · 10:14 UTC
Great execution and polish!
Enryu Mirik
08. Apr 2025 · 10:16 UTC
Wery nice, cool graphics and good gameplay, but I would like more control over randomness.
The Stewarts
08. Apr 2025 · 11:23 UTC
A fish spawned on me! Otherwise I have to say everything about this is excellent; art, sound, gameplay - I'd buy a polished version of this for sure, with upgrades and interesting progression (and the ability to go deeper for even more risk maybe?)
jester1454
08. Apr 2025 · 14:34 UTC
Cool mood, graphics and sounds!
JulioCezar
09. Apr 2025 · 22:17 UTC
I feel the music in my heart friend, this game is amazing, thank you for the experience, I love it!!! Excelent work!
Soul Grinder
10. Apr 2025 · 21:25 UTC
Wow this is quite impressive, there was some nice water effects used and the graphics where quite polished and the game was fun to play. Also nice game mechanic on the dice style combat, quite an interesting idea, nice work!
Jacky San
11. Apr 2025 · 18:43 UTC
Yeah, that's a cool game very nice polished graphics and good concept, a bit long to beat the boss but very well designed ! :two_hearts:
GwendalG
11. Apr 2025 · 19:08 UTC
The game is amazing, the graphics are nice, the sound is nice, and the gameplay is very smooth. I didn't even want to catch the last fish because of how it was enjoyable. One of the best game I've played so far in this jam, it could probably also do a great mobile game. Well done!
LDJam user 395340
11. Apr 2025 · 22:12 UTC
This was lovely to play. The art is simply amazing. Polished, readable, and with a distinctive charm.

The sound design is also great. The sound effects for each action are satisfying and appropriate to the action.

I also enjoyed the gameplay concept. I've not seen fishing done in this way before.

I have only two minor gripes:
1) I found myself getting annoyed having to load the dice manually each time (drag mouse from fish to the various dice, back to fish. Shoot, repeat). Perhaps there could be a button to load. Or there could be an upgrade of some sort that helps you load automatically.
2) I wished there was some way to improve my odds beyond farming dice, especially when tackling the larger fish. Shooting at the biggest fish became tedious rather than enjoyable, because of how much farming it took to get enough powerful dice. Perhaps some way to upgrade the harpoon (have more dice on it) or a way to increase the odds of each dice (loaded dice?) could make the later game more enjoyable.

All in all, very polished. I enjoyed it a lot.
Eugenik
14. Apr 2025 · 10:34 UTC
Very nice game!.
KirLosev
16. Apr 2025 · 14:59 UTC
I'm very impressed by graphics quality and the novel mechanic! The game feels punchy and satisfying to play. The can had troubles understanding the number is the remaining length of the rope (I thought it was how deep you were) and the way dice work as I didn't get that you need to roll a sum above the health of a fish. But then I got it and it went smoothly.
I wish there were more upgrades. And it felt a bit too easy and the lack of the neccessity to get back to the surface made the gameplay loop vague to me. If I were to have a on oxygen tank that I need to re-supply and upgrade - that would help a lot. As an example.
But overall a very good entry!
Emily C
16. Apr 2025 · 16:28 UTC
Wow! This game was really fun :) very cozy and relaxing to play ^^
Absolutely worth playing :D
NeverContent
16. Apr 2025 · 16:31 UTC
One of my favourites - love the music and the atmosphere. The difficulty level is just right for a jam too.
Wallted
23. Apr 2025 · 19:14 UTC
This game is excelent visually, with jam's theme on point. This is a full product quality! I felt a little frustrated when I lost all my dice due to bad throws (but that's my own projection from IRL - I suck at dice and resource management :D). It took a few solid tries to catch the big fish, I needed to bounce back from dice banckrupcy ^^ Impressive jam entry
Texugo
25. Apr 2025 · 18:43 UTC
Wow, incredible! The art is amazing and this is a great way to work with the theme. Really fun and engaging, congrats!