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D.E.P.T.H. - Door Evaluation Protocols & Testing Hub by Sylf

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made by Sylf for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

Welcome to D.E.P.T.H. Door Evaluation Protocols & Testing Hub

Congratulations on your new assignment. At D.E.P.T.H., we tackle the game industry's most persistent and misunderstood challenge: DOORS.

Your role is simple — yet critical: Test every door. Identify every flaw. File precise bug reports. Only once every door has passed inspection may you return home.

Good luck. And have a productive workday.

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Our team: - Sylf: Idea, game design, prototyping and testing - Evoenn: All the art, textures, models, concepts and general vibe - Kabbi: Coding

Huge thanks to: - Kenney for his awesome game asset pack (we took the door) - OpenGameArt for non-bullshit asset site (we took some door sounds) - Anthelmed guy for his great code snippet for world-space UI support - Tldraw for great and free collaborative whiteboard

Web build https://dooooors.vercel.app/
Link https://github.com/kabbi/ld57-doors
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/d-e-p-t-h-door-evaluation-protocols-testing-hub

Ratings

Overall 301th 3.72⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 133th 3.86⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 26th 4.24⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 744th 2.938⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 606th 3.28⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 7th 4.5⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 477th 3.5⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 16🗳️ 30🗨️

Feedback

Ji-Li
07. Apr 2025 · 22:26 UTC
XD I love it! The depths of door testing haha. I was surprised by that door that just BSOD'd XD
I think text is a bit hard to read sometimes though, would help to have an option to bring it to an on-screen gui or such when trying to choose the options.
auxC
08. Apr 2025 · 05:44 UTC
Hahaha, I got ejected into the skybox, came back and walked straight into a bluescreen. Love the idea and the humor!
pavlov36
08. Apr 2025 · 05:45 UTC
Good work, like the interesting theme implementation)
Demigris
08. Apr 2025 · 05:56 UTC
I like the idea! Haha wish I can have a checklist since I keep forgetting which doors I've already checked XDD
ToKto
11. Apr 2025 · 18:49 UTC
Hahahahaha, when I sent a report about the door error, it was fixed, but it was already broken in a different way, it's fun)
LDJam user 383241
11. Apr 2025 · 18:51 UTC
This was a really fun slapstick humor game! While it didn't adhere to the theme of the jam, I was impressed by the innovative mechanics you put together. My one major annoyance was that the three dropdowns on the test report screen felt a bit clunky to me. A single dropdown with all the options would have felt more intuitive to me. Nice work!
Dissonance Generator
11. Apr 2025 · 19:00 UTC
I'm a pill with a mustache! Where'd you get this model of me IRL?

This is so nerdy and positively adoorable! Text was too small and hard to read - not sure which door to put that in?
jddoesdev
11. Apr 2025 · 19:03 UTC
First off, I hate you for that one door. You know which one I'm talking about, and so does MS customer support. Second, it was a really cool idea and a lot of fun to play through. I, for one, loved being mr. mustache-capsule and never want to be anyone else ever again.
Pegasus
11. Apr 2025 · 19:06 UTC
I really cool concept for a game. I can tell you might have been hoping for a different theme but a funny game nonetheless. I think some extra sounds for footsteps or interacting with the panels would have gone a long way. Ultimately a fun game, good Job!
TurboLaser
11. Apr 2025 · 19:09 UTC
Initial doubts from the screenshot, but the gameplay proved both smart and hilarious!
Carraka
11. Apr 2025 · 19:13 UTC
YOU CAN JUMP 10/10
Erosrolf
11. Apr 2025 · 20:00 UTC
That was really unexpected and pleasant! :)
It actually reminded me of the garage from Pacific Drive.
At first, I didn’t quite get how it connected to the jam theme — depth — but then it clicked!
Texugo
11. Apr 2025 · 20:11 UTC
The windows crash screen made me giggle because I'm playing on a Macbook. Funny game and great ideia!
oxnh
11. Apr 2025 · 22:28 UTC
@texugo same lol. I'm running linux
oxnh
11. Apr 2025 · 22:29 UTC
Good job very funny game. Also very creative to just make a capsule for the player, cause it works with the game and saved the team from doing a whole lot of art.
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jkyd
12. Apr 2025 · 03:52 UTC
Finally, a fellow dev team who understood the true theme :) This was amazing 10/10
ScoobySnacks
12. Apr 2025 · 11:34 UTC
i love the idea, very meta. The QA work experience.
TomKnocker44
12. Apr 2025 · 17:49 UTC
Nice game, and an interesting take on the theme! Definitely had a few laughs from this. I did find the menus a bit hard to read because of the resolution and the camera would sometimes make the top option be off screen.
AgrMayank
14. Apr 2025 · 13:53 UTC
Lol, *worked* in the game after coming back from real work and I have to say, the feeling's mutual lol. Great idea, even better execution., please just don't send those bugs to me, I've my hands full :laughing:
Jorgen
20. Apr 2025 · 16:25 UTC
Very funny game, gave me a good laugh and it's also well made and polished. Very enjoyable entry! Wish I could go fullscreen.
wisstopher
23. Apr 2025 · 22:11 UTC
As former QA, I loved this and it brought me right back to the days of testing haha. Some of the bugs that occurred with the doors had me laughing out loud. Excellent entry!
Molpe
05. May 2025 · 11:03 UTC
Great game, like a series of logic puzzles! Love the mustache :smile:

Here is my let's play experience: https://youtu.be/CGELxnjqeRg