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Mind the Depth by Flightless

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made by Flightless for Ludum Dare 57 (COMPO)

This is not a game - but there is an end.

Step gently into the mind of someone trying to find their way through memories, thoughts, and hidden emotions. Explore quietly, listen carefully, and discover subtle truths waiting to be uncovered. Your presence here matters more than you know.

Objective: Explore and Understand

Controls: WASD or Arrow Keys

Textures painted with Artrage Studio Pro + Wacom Tablet

Music made with Ableton + Analog Lab V + ARTURIA KeyLab Essential 49 Mk3

Text to speech made with openai.fm

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Link https://campfire.se/ludumdare/57/
Link https://campfire.se/ludumdare/57/scripts.zip
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/mind-the-depth

Ratings

Overall 177th 3.368⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 296th 2.361⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 204th 3.026⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 61th 3.947⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 33th 4.211⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 31th 3.947⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 217th 2.235⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 8th 4.342⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 11🗨️

Feedback

Cappie
07. Apr 2025 · 00:12 UTC
Interesting concept, especially the voice-over when you touch the yellow balls gg
busisen
07. Apr 2025 · 09:44 UTC
unbeatable atmosphere and mood. super cool art project - love the music as well. enjoyed checking out your photography work as well!
munmungames
13. Apr 2025 · 21:30 UTC
Great entry, awesome idea and very good execution !
gdman
13. Apr 2025 · 22:20 UTC
Amusing experience. Really liked art style, those ornaments, matching music, also like level design in which you guide player so he understand direction and not lost.
LDJam user 383241
19. Apr 2025 · 19:28 UTC
This was a really cool atmospheric game. I appreciated the music and feel of the experience that you created. I did hope for a little more gameplay mechanics or direction as others have said. Nicely done!
henk
19. Apr 2025 · 20:14 UTC
The art was very pretty! I don't think you learn enough about the story from the little spheres to get very emotionally invested in Daniel Radcliffe's character, but it's a tight time constraint, so good job regardless!
WetBurritoSupreme
20. Apr 2025 · 21:10 UTC
Really beautiful! Super nailed the mood and I really liked what was done with the music to add to the tone of the game, it's inspiring me to change up our music:) I hope this gets more attention! Glad I got to play!
Wuk
21. Apr 2025 · 20:49 UTC
I loved the atmosphere, the voiceover and the music! Great job
ChuChuGeralt
21. Apr 2025 · 20:58 UTC
I did like the walking-sim underwater!
The atmosphere and story you created was nice, the music was fitting for the context - even tough at some points the music could have lingered longer for my taste.

But overall a piece that makes you think, so well done!
YurisSmile
22. Apr 2025 · 19:04 UTC
love the atmosphere so much! Also the webGL icon in your cover image is really really really helpful! Nice work!
LeReveur
23. Apr 2025 · 00:22 UTC
This is more an interactive experimental artpiece than a game, indeed. But some games aren't much more than an interactive experimental artpiece, so, all in all, this kind of entry does have its place in the LD…
Pretty art, and nice journey to go through, but as a non-english native, I would have appreciate some subtitles to support the voice, even if I think I have understand the essential core of the story I may have missed some subtilities.