A downloadable game for Windows

Your submarine was damaged and now you need to reach the surface before running out of oxygen

Evade incoming torpedoes to prevent further damage and collect scrap to slow the air leak

Made in ~3 hours for Trijam #293

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Controls:

W, S - control the speed of ascent 

Mouse - move left and right

ESC - close game

R - reset game

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code and visuals by me 

sounds from Zapsplat

Published 4 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows
AuthorLight
GenreAction
Made withAudacity, GameMaker
Tags2D, Pixel Art, Short, Singleplayer
Average sessionA few seconds
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse

Download

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Surfaced.zip 9 MB

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What I liked about this Game:

  • I like the water gradient that goes from dark blue at the ocean floor to white at the surface
  • The torpedoes and scrap make for a fun loop of dodging projectiles while trying to collect the scrap.


Areas for Improvement:

  • The effect of the torpedoes and the scrap is not immediately evident.
  • Something that could have helped is an arrow pointing to the left above the oxygen bar that has its length adjust to match the rate of oxygen loss.
    • So the line would get smaller when you pick up scrap and longer when you get hit by torpedoes.
    • This would have made it clear that the torpedoes/scrap was affecting your oxygen loss rate.
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Thanks for the feedback! The lack of clarity regarding what the topedoes and scrap do is what I'm least happy about with the project. I wanted to make it so the more damaged the sub, the more air bubbles come out, but trijam is trijam so it is what it is