Dusty by jvolonte
Dusty is a dungeon crawler where you have to spend your health points to purchase perks.
As one of Mr.Necromancer's spawn, explore his dungeon and fight other creatures for a chance of getting your life back!!



| Windows | https://jvolonte.itch.io/dusty |
| macOS | https://jvolonte.itch.io/dusty |
| Linux | https://jvolonte.itch.io/dusty |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/dusty |
Ratings
| Given | 85🗳️ | 51🗨️ |
I played your game, it was very fun to kill all those monsters!
Simple gameplay, but very powerfull mechanics!
Keep the good work !
Just had some trouble with the upgrades
BUT, overall like I said, solid game. Nice work!
Also the reaper that follows you and gives you tip is awesome :)
Also, I literally couldn't find any listing of the controls anywhere. I couldn't even figure out how to sacrifice health using those token things (you know, the THEME MECHANIC), because the game never told me how it works or what buttons to press.
But while I do have mixed feelings on this one, for being made in 72 hours, it's not bad.
Since you went for sandbox it would be wise to invest into some variety on audio ^^
Regarding the problems with the totems, you can find totems on the map and you just have to walk into them. Then you are presented with a screen where you have to select one perk with your mouse. We are going to add the controls to this and the itch page. After the rating is over it will be part of the game. Thanks for the feedback! :grin:
Speaking of upgrades, the effect of the upgrades is described accurately but not viscerally: improving the speed of the pistol by such a small amount seemed like it wouldn't make a difference, but on the contrary, it makes a huge difference and after I bought too much of it, I even had to switch to a different weapon because the recoil was huge. I don't know if the other similarly-small upgrades have a similarly-large impact, as a poor experience with the shotgun and llamas made me stick with the pistol.
Speaking of llamas, the rate at which new enemies are introduced is also good, the llamas and wizards were introduced as soon as I felt the orcs were getting a bit repetitive. That makes me think that there is probably more contents to be seen if can reach the higher levels, but I keep dying. As a result, my only complaint is that I wish there was a way to save or at least mute the music, because while I really want to finish this game, I don't think I can do it in one sitting :)
Oh, and to those who couldn't figure out how click on the upgrades: turns out the hitbox is quite small, you have to click on the title of the upgrade, not its description.