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Arachnovoid by ick

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made by ick for LD 41 (COMPO)

From Spider Games comes Arachnovoid, a "puzzle platformer 'roguelike' spider simulator" about the universal experience of being a spider stuck in a void. Do you have what it takes to make it through the Arachnovoid?

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You suddenly find yourself cast onto the astral plane. Use audio cues to locate enough Tether Blocks to bring you back to reality.

WASD to move. Space to jump. Mouse to look. The rest is explained in-game.

NOTE: This game was developed and play tested on Windows and as such it is only currently available as a Windows download. Sorry!

ANOTHER NOTE: Sound is required for this game! Headphones are ideal for positional audio.

Tools used:

  • Unity 2017

  • Blender

  • Photoshop

  • Ableton Live

  • Bfxr

Windows https://bothunsam.itch.io/arachnovoid
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/arachnovoid

Ratings

Overall 168th 3.667⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 115th 3.738⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 72th 3.929⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 358th 3.571⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 165th 3.69⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 106th 3.55⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 232th 3⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 33th 3.9⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 30🗳️ 4🗨️

Feedback

KRP
23. Apr 2018 · 03:04 UTC
Very confusing...
notb
23. Apr 2018 · 03:08 UTC
looks great！good job
Jack Hipson
23. Apr 2018 · 03:43 UTC
A little bit confusing at first but once I got it I had quite a bit of fun with it. The follow the sound idea was implemented very well. The only thing I wasn't a fan of was the graphics. Some texturing on the platforms would've made it so much better.
Evannex
23. Apr 2018 · 04:04 UTC
I despise spiders with a passion, but this game was very neat! I love the web idea to make platforming easier! It took a little bit to get used to the controls, but I actually spent quite a bit of time playing this! Great job!
GhostGoatsGames
23. Apr 2018 · 04:41 UTC
Best looking game in LD so far. Mechanics need a little bit of work, but what a great concept. Keep it up dude.
vilix64
23. Apr 2018 · 06:13 UTC
Confusing, yes, but great visuals and introduction! :slight_smile:
Pahlsoftware
23. Apr 2018 · 09:03 UTC
What a interesting game, I miss clicked so much...
Thibaut Blanca
23. Apr 2018 · 10:44 UTC
Nice atmosphere! I'm very bad, how do you move like the gif :D!
benbusby
23. Apr 2018 · 14:34 UTC
This was so good! I really liked the sound design and atmosphere a lot. I'm a fan of anything "infinite void" related so I was sorta biased going into it. My only complaint is that there probably should've been some raycasting between camera and spider to make platforms transparent if you're trying to shoot a web directly up while on a platform. Really liked it a lot though, great job.
SMILEY_4_
23. Apr 2018 · 20:27 UTC
Awesome game. Controls feel good, graphics are simple but effective and the music creates a good atmosphere. Only critisim i have is that you cant realy see anything when aiming up while standing on a platform.
Overall great game. Good job :)
🎤 ick
23. Apr 2018 · 20:51 UTC
@benbusby that's a great solution, wish i had thought of it! i spent a few hours trying to make a smart camera system and couldn't come up with anything effective.
designernap
27. Apr 2018 · 09:10 UTC
Great mood and execution on this one. Couldn't figure out how to get a score... but it was well made! :)
kr4ft3r
27. Apr 2018 · 19:54 UTC
Amazing work. Once you get used to controls and web system you can fly around the world with great confidence. I don't think the game follows the theme very much as it is not clear which genres are mixed, but I'm glad you made this, the world needs more spider sims.