СГ-4: Superdeep by Auto

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made by Auto for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

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A game about digging down!

Control a drill on an endless search for fuel. Dig as deep as you can without letting your fuel tank run dry!

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Lead Programmer/Designer: @Auto

Pixel Art/Drill Model: @yakiyuki

Juice/Sound/Music: @lezzlebit

(The attached download is a build for Windows computers.)

Ratings

Overall 243th 3.792⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 243th 3.667⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 418th 3.271⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 48th 4.333⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 165th 4.208⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 171th 3.792⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 275th 3.833⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 398665
07. Apr 2025 · 19:00 UTC
This is super dope!
vegasword
07. Apr 2025 · 21:23 UTC
Juicy !
Ian McD
08. Apr 2025 · 02:08 UTC
Great effect work, was :cheffskiss:!
LDJam user 410492
08. Apr 2025 · 02:09 UTC
Controls are pretty good, the exact angle you stop rotating feels a bit odd, big fan of the graphics especially. Simple but fun, great job!
fragskye
08. Apr 2025 · 07:07 UTC
Oh, I can already tell this one's gonna be one of my favorites from the entire jam. Perfectly executed within its minimalist scope, absolutely adore the graphics and audio. Very cohesive. The only complaint I can dream up is that my brain kept wanting the controls to be inverted for some reason, lol
nextnoon
08. Apr 2025 · 12:11 UTC
Sound design is excellent and the movement is so smooth. Simple, sweet, and great fun.
LDJam user 379094
08. Apr 2025 · 12:31 UTC
This is a great game, very simple and very well made.

Struggled to tell the caves from fuel nodes but got to the point where the light came on!
Aynu
08. Apr 2025 · 17:41 UTC
Nice love it ❤
LeTabouret
08. Apr 2025 · 17:54 UTC
Really like the visuals on this one, and the digging feel is pretty neat !
un_kirik
08. Apr 2025 · 18:01 UTC
Fantastic work! From the simple gameplay and world generation to the visuals and music - everything's great!

While playing, I caught myself wanting to invert the keyboard controls (swap left and right).
Mutilated Sauce
09. Apr 2025 · 01:19 UTC
Very nice! Simple and easy to understand, but it has a little strategy to keep it engaging. The graphics are very nice and you conveyed the theme and tone very well!
Goiaba Games
09. Apr 2025 · 01:33 UTC
This is really cool, simple concept that was executed extremely well. Feels fun and satisfying to control, makes you want to keep playing and do better. My only complaint is that since the view is very zoomed-in, sometimes it feels like you don't have enough time to react and make decisions and you depend a lot on luck. I'm not sure if procedural generation makes sure to always give the player a way to make it to the end, maybe my strategy just sucks.

Great job for all involved!
PenguinMunch
09. Apr 2025 · 14:34 UTC
Very good game! The mechanics were very simple, but they are done so well for this. Great job!
TomatoLamp
09. Apr 2025 · 18:25 UTC
Honestly, this might be one of my favorite game jams...ever? It's small in scope but the execution is practically flawless. The way the music and visuals build-up make it quite addicting and the presentation feels like it's been pulled straight from a DS WarioWare game - fantastic work everyone! As others have mentioned, discerning the rock types can be a bit tricky at times but learning that did add a layer of complexity that I appreciated.
woe
10. Apr 2025 · 16:15 UTC
Superb graphics and sounds! I like how simple the general idea of the game is, but also how more details you start to notice the longer you play, the ground has different "hardness" for example, i guess the game would only benefit from showing more map to the player. Great entry overall, nicely done!
Potatobrain
10. Apr 2025 · 18:55 UTC
this reminds me of a old ios game!dont know the name... love your version!
Tsaot
16. Apr 2025 · 02:03 UTC
This is great! At first I was confused as to what was fuel and what wasn't, but it was an easy learning curve on that. The sound design with the beeping on low fuel adds to the tension nicely and the light clicking on when it got dark was a perfect way to pull me in and make me feel my progress. I enjoyed this one.
bob152
16. Apr 2025 · 06:29 UTC
Fun game - love how the music (and ground) changes as you get deeper, and the art - super cohesive and just looks great! I think the caves look like rocks though :P
Paul Thick
20. Apr 2025 · 08:31 UTC
I enjoy crispy visuals! Thank you for the submission!
Ammonit
20. Apr 2025 · 17:59 UTC
Overall, a pleasant game, but I felt it lacked some engaging visual moments. Maybe some fossils in the ground or, in the storm, an animation of heating up could’ve been added.
magus77
24. Apr 2025 · 18:47 UTC
actually fun to play, good jam!!