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HOLE by isayneigh

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made by isayneigh for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

Welcome to...

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It's simple....fall down a hole! Reach maximum depths and beat your own high score. Watch out for platforms and don't let them keep you off screen for too long.

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Features

  • Local scoreboard (names not implemented :cry:)
  • Falling!

Missing Features

  • You can't pause :upside_down:

Controls

  • Keyboard
    • A and D to move left and right
    • Spacebar to jump and select menu items
    • Backspace to go back (only on scoreboard screen)
    • Esc to close game
  • Gamepad
    • Left stick for left/right movement
    • A (or south button) to jump or select menu items
    • B (or east button) to go back (only on scoreboard screen)
    • LT + RT to close game

Credits

FYI

:exclamation: Fall far for a little treat :exclamation:

itch.io https://isayneigh.itch.io/hole
Google Drive https://drive.google.com/file/d/15WJjYXpex7lO0ZqBtykoKxpsoP5ybeRb/view?usp=sharing
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/hole

Ratings

Overall 591th 3.333⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 225th 3.69⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 755th 2.69⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 407th 3.738⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 714th 2.905⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 437th 2.789⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 749th 2.95⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

Hoichael
08. Apr 2025 · 11:13 UTC
fun to play and pretty stylish too. One minor nitpick I have is that I would prefer the difficulty to ramp up faster (since this is a die-often-restart-often game) but maybe that's just me, difficulty is subjective after all :D nice game!
510
08. Apr 2025 · 14:37 UTC
8.06km! Pretty simple, but quite fun =) Would be cool to have some powerups!
dot_Ex
08. Apr 2025 · 15:49 UTC
At first it seemed that the game could not give the player any challenge, but over time it turned out that the platforms appeared faster.
The game has nice music.
I liked that there are different little things, like the fact that the character gets up on his feet and can jump on platforms.
It is a little inconvenient that the scoreboard has an exit to the backspace.
She Wrote
09. Apr 2025 · 14:59 UTC
The falling animation is hilarious, I love it. The game works well even with its simplicity. However, a few more obstacle types would enhance it a lot, and since the point is to fall, I'm not quite sure what the jump is for. But anyway, it's still a good game with great music, well done!
mhorth
09. Apr 2025 · 22:11 UTC
Nice one! I *really* like the touch that we don't die immediately going off the top of the screen, but instead get a little grace time. Awesome design choice. The difficulty ramp-up speed was *perfect*.

The only thing I can suggest is try having the score text at the top instead of the bottom, since the bottom is where I think everyone will want to look to see the incoming obstacles. Or off the sides may be an even better choice?
Isaac Hisey
10. Apr 2025 · 00:45 UTC
Good entry! I like the graphics and animations. I agree with the previous entry, Good design choice for not having a insta death.
🎤 isayneigh
10. Apr 2025 · 13:39 UTC
@mhorth that's a great suggestion and in hindsight makes sense.
swordguy47
10. Apr 2025 · 20:15 UTC
Fun simple game that's executed really well! I really liked the choice of music, very catchy haha.
silkworm_sweatshop
11. Apr 2025 · 22:54 UTC
Fun in it's simplicity! The pumping music track was a great choice even if you didn't make it.
SaraFilipa
12. Apr 2025 · 21:18 UTC
Simple is (sometimes) the best, and this is a great example of a very simple concept that works really well and feels really polished. In the beginning, I admit that I though "oh wow, this is quite simple" but it becomes nicely challenging. A very literal interpretation of the theme, and that is quite fun. Well done!!!
toilari
12. Apr 2025 · 21:23 UTC
Fun and simple, a great jam game! Loved how chaotic the physics feels, the gravity/acceleration is just perfect. The difficulty ramp up was slightly slow and could maybe have been slightly more gradual (felt like the eventual "oh shit this got difficult" moment was a bit too sudden for me, but that's more matter of taste than an actual issue).

The chosen music complements the overall feel very fell.

Great work, loved it! <3
hirqshi
12. Apr 2025 · 21:24 UTC
Yoo, i liked its simplicity, even tho i didn't really like the graphics idea is truly great and kept me playin, and you cant fail and implementation lol. Maybe i'd like to have some combo counter for the time you fall uninterupted or something like that but its a great yet simple game nontheless!
Nooodle
12. Apr 2025 · 21:30 UTC
This was fun! I could see myself playing this more in the future, great job! Also got 7km on my first try but then wasn't able to surpass that on my other tries lol. I want to try to get to 10km sometime :D
duckmaniac
12. Apr 2025 · 21:31 UTC
This game is addictive! I liked the character controller, plays well! Visually you can improve the game by borrowing a palette from someone else, and you can add a theme to the game so the character is no longer faceless. Like a game about your fallen airpods flying down, or something like that :)
My record is 5.27
spacecadet
13. Apr 2025 · 10:03 UTC
Cool little game that plays really well. I enjoyed playing it for a few rounds.
mayrakissa
13. Apr 2025 · 13:45 UTC
A great little game, gameplay feels good and the music is nice :D I like that you implemented a scoreboard, this is definitely one of those "I can get farther than you" games
HardEggGames
18. Apr 2025 · 23:37 UTC
Nice game! I could definitely see myself playing this on my phone for hours. Every aspect of your game is solid and well implemented, and the premise of the game is simple to understand and fun to play.

P.S. The game had a 2012-2014 YouTube rage-game vibe that I found very endearing and nostalgic lol