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I really appreciate hearing that you enjoyed it and that you managed to solve the code, good job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1136939,"author_name":"LDJam user 278146","author_uid":"278146","epoch":1744184450,"text":"Liked the simple yet effective graphics, polished UI and the way the music kicks in right at the end.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1136960,"author_name":"Virtual Turtle Studio","author_uid":"virtual-turtle-studio","epoch":1744184766,"text":"@chybby Thank you so much for giving it a try and I'm glad you enjoyed it and appreciate my efforts to polish it a bit!!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1137274,"author_name":"apt_prose7","author_uid":"apt-prose7","epoch":1744190538,"text":"The game is cool but the green fog is too thick","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1137325,"author_name":"Kawair","author_uid":"kawair","epoch":1744191557,"text":"Like your game so much! Especially these low poly models and sounds, which create a mysterious and adventurous environment .\nMaybe you can add more gameplay into it\uff01Perhaps the lidar gameplay used in my game Sonar could be given a try?\uff08NOT Ads\ud83d\ude06\uff09","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1137337,"author_name":"BalimaarTheBassFish","author_uid":"balimaarthebassfish","epoch":1744191788,"text":"Loved about 99% of it. The core gameplay of searching for clues was nice and well executed. The ending for me felt a little rushed and I wanted to know what brought the ship down. Loved the atmosphere, loved the music. All in all a very fun experience!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1137732,"author_name":"Virtual Turtle Studio","author_uid":"virtual-turtle-studio","epoch":1744198431,"text":"@kawair Thanks for giving it a try and I'm glad you liked it! I'll check out your sonar game as well :D\n\n@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!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1138673,"author_name":"Dywanix","author_uid":"dywanix","epoch":1744210687,"text":"really nice artstyle!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1141246,"author_name":"ZuhairGhias","author_uid":"zuhairghias","epoch":1744247295,"text":"![Screenshot 2025-04-09 200735.png](\/\/\/raw\/d6f\/41\/z\/6bd30.png)\n\nLoved mood and atmosphere. Awesome submission. ","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1142321,"author_name":"Virtual Turtle Studio","author_uid":"virtual-turtle-studio","epoch":1744276125,"text":"@dywanix Thank you!!\n\n@zuhairghias Awesome, thanks for playing the game and finishing it! Glad you liked the mood :D","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1155768,"author_name":"Static_Leap_Studios","author_uid":"static-leap-studios","epoch":1745259920,"text":"I liked the puzzle, not too hard, not too obvious!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld57\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[],"metadata":{"g_key":"97969","g_author":"1042837","g_event":"LD57","g_eventkey":"111","g_subevent":"EXTRA","g_urlkey":"450691","g_title":"In Murky Waters","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"12","g_site2_node_id":"414035","g_hide":"Y","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"414035","n_urlkey":"450691","n_parent":"406845","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/in-murky-waters","n_slug":"in-murky-waters","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"extra","n_author":"42837","n_created":"1744118861","n_modified":"1778765637","n_version":"1306524","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD57","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":5,"author":42837,"body":"A research expedition in freezing Antarctic waters goes horribly wrong.\n\nYou dive to the bottom of the ocean to find out what happened, and what they found there.\n\nIn Murky Waters is an investigative puzzle game set in the spooky environment of a sunken ship.\n\nControls: **WASD** + **Space & CTRL** to move. **E** to interact.\n\nDisclaimer: this game has creepy vibes, but is NOT a horror game. 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