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HexaDig by FancyReckless

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made by FancyReckless for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

Use mouse, ASD or arrow keys to dig down. Collect items to dig harder and finish missions (hover over a number top left from you) to win. Items do their effects in order, so for best synergy you can click on inventory items to swap them.

Art by kenney.nl, slightly modified by me. As per jam rules, made some bug fixes after the jam and stating them there: - UI now properly displayed on wider monitors (purely visual) - negative stat text bug fixed (purely visual) - Inventory is saved between rounds

Link https://fancyhat.itch.io/hexadig
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/hexadig

Ratings

Overall 189th 3.867⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 148th 3.833⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 110th 3.9⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 149th 4.133⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 470th 2.712⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 477th 3.5⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 36🗨️

Feedback

Castitatis
08. Apr 2025 · 01:51 UTC
Wow nice game, I really love it, it reminds me of that game "He is coming". I love all the stats are gear that you can choose.
GreenRadiation
08. Apr 2025 · 14:27 UTC
Very interesting game, I stayed on it longer than I thought. Interesting mechanics with a combination of digging and fantasy, although I still haven't figured out how to combine items. In any case, great job!
platonenko
09. Apr 2025 · 10:44 UTC
I like this art style ! Good job !
Kamile V.
09. Apr 2025 · 10:51 UTC
thanks 4 the game, I love graphics of it! Oh and sounds also!
Kamizenki
09. Apr 2025 · 10:52 UTC
This game is honestly so much fun to play, it’s got a clean, clever design that really hooks you in. I love how the upgrade options and speed settings mix things up and keep it fresh. That said, the UI panel on the left feels a tad too big and ends up hogging a bit more space than it should.
Jadener
09. Apr 2025 · 11:00 UTC
A really enjoyable experience. I liked the mechanics, quests, graphics and sounds. The only thing missing was music.
mira
09. Apr 2025 · 11:03 UTC
A great and simple idea—I believe this game could be developed into a longer mobile game, and I’d definitely spend many long winter evenings playing it. I honestly have nothing to criticize. 5/5.
Texugo
09. Apr 2025 · 12:09 UTC
This is a great game and idea! It's pretty, fun and entertaining
Keith Wang
09. Apr 2025 · 13:41 UTC
This might be one of my favourite concepts and well execueted for a jam game.
I wish I have more item slots though.
MajoMirez
09. Apr 2025 · 16:41 UTC
I loved the game! I liked how you managed the constrains, say movement and the inventory limit, my only complain is it get hard real fast. It's a solid game in gameplay and mechanics, excellent work!
LDJam user 179298
09. Apr 2025 · 17:06 UTC
Very well executed and the gameplay loop is actually addicting. Of course it could do with more items and stuff but it's a jam game so I can't complain.
Talif Moor
09. Apr 2025 · 22:39 UTC
Great game! Definitely reminded me of He is Coming, but I like the need to continually move in a single direction. The missions were a nice touch as well.
marudziik
10. Apr 2025 · 08:49 UTC
One of my favorites as of now. Loved the concept and the gameplay, the upgrades are well designed, the look and feel is consistent, and the graphic palette is earthy, and fits the theme. Very well executed, the suggestion to work further on it is on the spot, I would probably play a lot. The only thing that would be great to add is some fitting background music. Congrats on the entry!
LDJam user 268934
10. Apr 2025 · 15:33 UTC
This was a fun game! The basics are clear and I like that you can't go up too. You also added a lot of different items, and the tiles got pretty challenging later on. Good jam overall! The random sometimes got me in tricky spots, but that’s part of the fun.
jtap
10. Apr 2025 · 17:24 UTC
Very nice and exciting game, beautifully drawn, interesting mechanics of passing, I had fun passing it, thank you
Tenzz
10. Apr 2025 · 17:35 UTC
This is a really great game. The concept is solid, no tutorial whatsoever but it send the massage clear and loud, that's something. Also love the art. One thing that i'd suggest though, is adding some kind of background music, it doesn't have to be bold, but just enough to break the silence
Linky439
10. Apr 2025 · 19:36 UTC
Nice idea! It took me a little time to truly understand how it all worked and what I needed to do, but this is a very interesting concept. I do find a little long to dig before actually starting to see the bricks we have to destroy, and wished there was some music, but otherwise it's pretty solid, congrats!
ScoobySnacks
12. Apr 2025 · 16:33 UTC
simple, easy to understand roguelike
Camer the Dragon
13. Apr 2025 · 03:43 UTC
Really cool! I was about to stop playing until I noticed the mission system being explained and I decided to follow it, which was definitely a good idea as it had some more content which was interesting too. Only thing I'd say for adding, as other people have said, is having some background music
Empyreans
14. Apr 2025 · 16:56 UTC
https://youtu.be/yar8_mIbkpY

My digging from the stream :)

Great job on the roguelike experience!

Do consider maybe adding some darkness behind the character to make it more clear from UX perspective to the player where they can go, but otherwise a very solid entry and a perfect fit for jam's theme.

~Xp
librory
19. Apr 2025 · 18:14 UTC
nice little game) i love the idea, u move always down and hexes make it good) visuals are also good)
YurisSmile
22. Apr 2025 · 01:13 UTC
really fun game! was expecting to dig horizontally to make more choices lol
Euler Moises
23. Apr 2025 · 02:09 UTC
I thought it was pretty cool, even though I played so badly! I guess I'm not very good at choosing power ups.

Is there an ending?

Congrats!
🎤 FancyReckless
24. Apr 2025 · 04:57 UTC
@euler-moises yeah, after 3 missions are compleeted
Papaver
25. Apr 2025 · 11:28 UTC
Fun game! It took me a while to figure out what the mission was, I was just digging away. :) I would have like some hover over information on the icons. I finished the first mission. I wish there was a safe point after that, so I can try mission 2 without doing mission 1 again. Nice graphics!