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A jam submission

Just Keep SwimmingView game page

Survive the deep underwater caves
Submitted by LemonCaitie — 1 hour, 12 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#2943.4063.406
Innovation#4682.5002.500
Audio#4922.4062.406
Overall#5142.5782.578
Game Design#5152.5002.500
Graphics#5452.5632.563
Fun#6192.0942.094

Ranked from 32 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
Set in deep underwater caves, the player has to swim deeper to collect food and defend themselves against eels.

Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Code and art were done from scratch, but sound and fonts are from the public domain.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

I like this game it is very well built but i couldn't figure what to do. i ate some shrimp but then i couldn't eat anymore not sure if this was a bug or not but it is a very good game.

Submitted(+1)

The fish is soooo cute! Well done!

Submitted

Bugged for me - can't eat shrimp. It also doesn't move - not sure if it's a part of the bug or a desired behaviour.

Developer

Thanks for the feedback. You can’t eat the shrimp unless your health isn’t full, I definitely need an indicator for that, but I didn’t have time to add it.

Submitted(+1)

Nice looking game. I like how you used a light source for the anglerfish lamp. Also the enemy fish do not chase you forever and their speed feels pretty good in comparison with the player speed. Time of the day takes a bit too long for me. The arrow point back at the starting position is a very good addition. Sometimes the shrimps are not being eaten when pressing 'E'.
Great job with the game

Submitted(+1)

Nice game! you could add more content, like special events to keep the player entertained.

Submitted(+1)

great work! I like the art

Submitted(+1)

Nice Game! 

Submitted(+1)

The idea is nice, and the controls are well implemented, but I think it would be nice to see more content on the map, it will be much more fun.

Anyway, nice work!

Submitted(+1)

I dont wanna sound negative, but there's not much to do in this game, the idea is good but the execution needs a little bit of work on it

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

The game is good, I like how you incorporated a survival element into the theme, but I feel like it lost my interest after a while of just moving. My focus was mostly checking when the day will end (could be a little fast-paced). 

Submitted(+1)

A very interesting game. I never thought a survival game would fit in this theme however you've done it nicely! I didn't quite understand what I was doing so half of the day I was sitting around doing nothing, a simple tutorial (Not just text) would be great, like a small video instruction on what to do or a quick level explaning how to survive would be cool! Great job!

Submitted(+1)

Just being honest, it is kinda boring. The game's pace is slow, especially due to the large map and the lack of interactions (occasional eels just aren't that interesting). You could probably expand more on the survival idea, just add a bunch of features to make it engaging, as well as some good graphics. 

Submitted(+1)

I liked the fact that it was a survival game, but I think it would be better if the days went by faster.

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

The game overall is pretty repetitive, also I don't really like the fact that you have to get to the cave exactly when the day ends, so either you stand there doing nothing, or you die if you risk it, an option to skip the day (maybe after eating a number of shrimps) would be nice. The ambience is good imo, it just needs a visual overhaul because for now it feels a bit empty. The fact that the only light source is the thing on your head makes everything pretty mysterious, would've been nice if the game played more on this factor (like having various special discoveries you can make, or just some variety in enemies)

Submitted(+1)

its pretty boring, but if it have some more things like more shrimp or eels or make the day cycle faster it would be more interesting but overall good game

Submitted(+1)

A decent idea, but the map fells empty and the game takes to long to get hard.

Submitted(+1)

I really liked the visuals, the game play was good as well. Overall very fun game.

Submitted(+1)

over all a solid entry , my problem is that gameplay goas a little slow and  it needs more polish  for sure but other then that , great job :D , if you have time check out my game :)

Submitted(+1)

While the game hits the theme quite well, the map feels very empty and the enemies or hunger aren't enough of a threat for a very long in-game day. I really liked the artwork :D

Submitted(+1)

the game allows me to live the moments before some dumb fish walked out of the water, a little bit rough around the edges, but it’s pretty cool