In Murky Waters by Virtual Turtle Studio
A research expedition in freezing Antarctic waters goes horribly wrong.
You dive to the bottom of the ocean to find out what happened, and what they found there.
In Murky Waters is an investigative puzzle game set in the spooky environment of a sunken ship.
Controls: WASD + Space & CTRL to move. E to interact.
Disclaimer: this game has creepy vibes, but is NOT a horror game. There are no jumpscares.







Made in ~2.5 days by me (solo) for the Ludum Dare #57 - Depths
Credits: All code and visual art was made by me. Here are the external assets I used: - Drone move SFX - Youtube Audio Library - Button beep SFX: Youtube Audio Library - Space Ambient SFX - Youtube Audio Library - Paper SFX - Youtube Audio Library - Drone buzz SFX - Door unlock SFX - Door creak SFX - Digital display font - Quick Outline
Ratings
| Given | 4🗳️ | 11🗨️ |
Maybe you can add more gameplay into it!Perhaps the lidar gameplay used in my game Sonar could be given a try?(NOT Ads😆)
@balimaarthebassfish Thanks for the kind words and for giving it a try! The ending was a little rushed, if I'm honest. I kind of ran out of time and had to take the route of keeping the story vague. But I would have loved to expand upon what exactly happened to the ship and what the crew found here. I might update the game after the rating period had ended with some more explorables that add to the story. If you're interested (and a bit of a spoiler), the 'matter' that the crew found turned out to be contagious and it slowly infected all the crewmates until they were unable to operate the ship and it crashed. This is also why the final matter sample you find has the same glowy effect as the people on the ship. Thanks for your feedback!
Loved mood and atmosphere. Awesome submission.
@zuhairghias Awesome, thanks for playing the game and finishing it! Glad you liked the mood :D