Fall Man, Into The Sinkhole by Clintor24

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made by Clintor24 for Ludum Dare 57 (COMPO)

The goal of Fall Man is to collect as many coins as possible and last as long as you can by avoiding the walls and flying debris while falling down an endless sink hole. Collecting health pick-ups restores your health so you can last longer, but they're rare so don't miss em when they show up!

Controls are A/D or left and right arrow keys to move left and right. Left or right + Alt key to dash. Esc. to exit the game.

This is my first ever game jam and was a lot of fun to make. I made everything, the music track, 3D modeling and animation, all coding and UI. I hope you enjoy, and if you do. Please leave your feedback. Would love to know what you got for the high score! Fall Man Cover Image Small.png

Ratings

Overall 241th 3.068⭐ 24πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Fun 220th 2.977⭐ 24πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Innovation 269th 2.614⭐ 24πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Theme 88th 3.818⭐ 24πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Graphics 266th 2.75⭐ 24πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Audio 153th 3.227⭐ 24πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Humor 48th 3.5⭐ 24πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Mood 211th 3.114⭐ 24πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Given 21πŸ—³οΈ 24πŸ—¨οΈ

Feedback

swooty
07. Apr 2025 Β· 02:52 UTC
Sweet and simple. The audio is a highlight for me. Love the soundtrack and the different sound fx crack me up. Works well with the goofy vibe

I like the visuals too on the cave, the upgrades, all of it. I wish the Fall Man himself had a bit more design to him. The blank white appearance feels out of place there.

With gameplay, I do think the combo of the slow-ish acceleration and the camera position makes it a bit difficult to respond and react. It can feel like things appear before you have a chance to move, even though you saw it ahead of time. This would be improved just with a bit more tightness on the controls

Also maybe I am doing something wrong but the dash doesn't seem to work for me.

All in all fun game, sound on!
Scott R Howell
07. Apr 2025 Β· 03:02 UTC
Simple but it scratches an itch, easy to just sit there idley playing, like the sound effects brought me a grin, good work!
LDJam user 301711
07. Apr 2025 Β· 05:06 UTC
Great idea, love it!
🎀 Clintor24
07. Apr 2025 Β· 05:19 UTC
@swooty Thanks for your feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and I totally agree with you. They do start coming pretty fast once you get farther in. Adding those tweaks you mentioned would make it a bit easier to play for sure. I would love to give more character to fall guy. I was just worried I wouldn't have enough time to animate him if I went too detailed with his design.
🎀 Clintor24
07. Apr 2025 Β· 05:19 UTC
@scott-r-howell Thank you :)
jk5000
07. Apr 2025 Β· 06:51 UTC
I like the sound effects and the music. The gameplay idea is simple and fun. Sadly the game runs way to fast, and it was therefor nearly impossible not too die super quickly. But overall a okay little jam game.
psychomonster
07. Apr 2025 Β· 07:10 UTC
This was fun. A little too loud, but it waked me up. A good feeling of speed, good gameplay at all, it fits the theme. I would like to have more fx when you collect or collide with something, and maybe better visible object overall, But I liked to play it.
boboneoone
08. Apr 2025 Β· 00:04 UTC
Nice little game. Great silly audio. The wall texture was a bit too repetitive and fast, which hurt my eyes after a few seconds.
🎀 Clintor24
08. Apr 2025 Β· 00:16 UTC
@boboneoone Thanks for playing. Yeah, it's a looping static mesh, so I can definitely see where you're coming from.
🎀 Clintor24
08. Apr 2025 Β· 00:19 UTC
@psychomonster I appreciate your feedback. Yeah, the audio is indeed a bit loud lol and the visuals and audio could use some improvement. I'm glad you enjoyed playing it though!
🎀 Clintor24
08. Apr 2025 Β· 00:23 UTC
@jk5000 Thank you. It is a very challenging game and hard to get far in. My own personal best is only 889 meters. It's a hard balance to hit, trying to make it challenging but not too challenging. I appreciate your feedback.
khaotom
08. Apr 2025 Β· 00:45 UTC
Very silly!
Benski
08. Apr 2025 Β· 15:12 UTC
Hey!
I'm also glad to see another UE game!!

Literally made me laugh out loud, the sound design and models are spot on and are hilarious!

- Great interpretation of the theme
- Next level funny
- Well packaged and functional.

A bit of crit:
- The fast movement of the walls was a bit too much for my brain haha
- The collision with the walls and other objects didn't pack a punch, and I think that in this game even a few small changes to this subject would make a huge impact (literally).

Well done!! Thanks for the positivity and laughs
ellaris
12. Apr 2025 Β· 13:48 UTC
Cool, I think it would be better if the player was higher on the screen, the dash was less powerful (I often bumped into the walls) and the wall easier to see (playing on low helped).
LDJam user 337697
12. Apr 2025 Β· 18:06 UTC
Always cool to see a UE game in the jam!
The concept is a classic runner style, and it’s definitely challenging. Slowing it down just a bit might make it more approachable without losing the tension.
While the visuals are pretty minimal (especially for UE), I appreciated the inclusion of a settings menu -- always a nice touch that many jam games skip!
Overall, fun idea and solid effort. Keep it up!
kuboi
13. Apr 2025 Β· 10:53 UTC
Fun little runner style game! I liked it, the dash is a cool mechanic:)
designernap
16. Apr 2025 Β· 10:24 UTC
hah! fun little one this! :) love the sound effects and collecting coins is satisfying. Nice!