What went right:

• Making a non-violent, exploration-based game.
• Creating textures, sounds and the map in time (72 hours).
• Keeping the games mechanics understandable.
• Providing stunning graphics, but still having a relatively small size (16,6 megs .zip with all executables) and good performance.
• Recording (few) suiting sounds.
• Approaching the theme in an non-obvious way.
• Making a few cents trough GameJolts ad-share.

What went wrong:

• Implementing a cutscene reflecting on the players discoveries.
• Creating the terrain in less time,  using the heightmap function right from the beginning.
• Making the journal appealing for most players.
• Providing executables for Linux 64bit and Windows initially – ports are avaible now.

I really enjoyed working on the game and I’m planning to sell an extended version in Summer.
If you haven’t explored the iceberg yet, start your discovery here.

Tags: exploration, explorer, iceberg, potato