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Submergency by gobos12

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made by gobos12 for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

You were in the middle of a routine submarine exploration dive, when one of your crew members broke the controls. Now, the ship cannot resurface and continues its descent deeper into the depths of the ocean. The submarine can only withstand so much pressure, and death feels inevitable. Scavenge for items to strengthen your ship's hull, lest you perish at the bottom of the sea.

* Recommended to play full screen for better access to inventory! *

Audio Credits:

Title Music - Underwater melody by CollectionOfMemories ( https://freesound.org/s/727607/ )

Main Background Music - Silly Music for a Podcast Intro by Dave_Girtsman ( https://freesound.org/s/673128/ )

​Instructions/End Game Music - Dark Ambient Music 4: Submerged Nightmare by Xanco123 ( https://freesound.org/s/244110/ )

Itch.io Page https://odobos.itch.io/submergency
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/submergency

Ratings

Overall 826th 2.789⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 779th 2.711⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 758th 2.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 321th 3.868⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 627th 3.237⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 236th 3.342⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 723th 3.028⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 7🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

Tozi
07. Apr 2025 · 20:44 UTC
idk how to make a good ending, maybe i am stupid but its really hard not to die within first 6 seconds.
Amikatag
08. Apr 2025 · 03:23 UTC
Took a little bit of time to understand how to use these sea creatures to increase ship HP. Otherwise pretty decent game.
Sariiger
08. Apr 2025 · 08:02 UTC
I absolutely love the music and the style, my record is a little above 200k!
Vladimir ins
08. Apr 2025 · 08:08 UTC
Good job but very short.
Arthur Tang
09. Apr 2025 · 04:20 UTC
Lovely simple game. Love the sound, adds a lot humor.
Karenchik
09. Apr 2025 · 04:25 UTC
First of all, I like the design of the game on itch.io. Secondly, it's a fun game, it's hard to go deeper, but it's really cool. The ending is also fun. Very good work!!!!
jtap
09. Apr 2025 · 14:47 UTC
Funny game, unusual mechanics of strengthening the boat, it was funny to play, thank you!
dasMaichen
11. Apr 2025 · 14:01 UTC
So for me it was a little bit to hard ^^' (I'm not a good gamer :D). But it was fun, especially the music/sounds always made me laugh. :D
LDJam user 376320
12. Apr 2025 · 19:31 UTC
I think the game could last longer, allowing me to collect more sea things. That said, I loved the graphics, simple and cute! Nice entry folks!
jk5000
19. Apr 2025 · 15:29 UTC
I don't understand the gameplay, and the speed seem super high. But I like the visuals and the music is really good.
Flightless
19. Apr 2025 · 18:57 UTC
Nice mood! It took a while for me as well to understand how to apply the upgrades. Hectic! :smile:
SmallTalkInc
20. Apr 2025 · 16:04 UTC
The audio is amazing! I love the little "bum-pam-bum-badapam" soundtrack hehe. Also love the animation and the art style, that is so cute. The submarine crushing in on itself spooked me a bit, but in the best way possible. Not sure exactly what the best way to play the game is, but really entertaining anyway, and I found myself playing it over and over for a bit, just trying to figure out how to get better at it. Really well done, you should be proud of your achievement!
MadelineF
20. Apr 2025 · 17:13 UTC
The graphics are simple but work really well, and the soundtrack is enjoyable.
I really tried to get better at this game, but the speed is too high. The dragging from the inventory to the ship doesn't work every time, I didn't understand why, but at least I managed to go below the default depth that the submarine can survive.