Prismarine by LDJam user 398553

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made by LDJam user 398553 for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

Everyone in the bottle!

You got to collect valubale information about aquatic fauna to share it with your fellow colleagues! Travel across the sea in a glass vessel so no fish would escape your sight. Take photos to easely recreate the images of abyssal creatures you surely met in the depths.

Dive it to the bottom!

Control

  • Hold LMB to snap
  • Use WASD to move
  • Eliminate your flashlight with mouse wheel

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Credits

Sound effects by VOiD1 Gaming and SoupTonic

Music by Michael Barker (juanjo_sound)

Fonts: ChunkyDunk ​by Hazel Abbiati and Kiwi Soda by jeti

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Ratings

Overall 30th 4.294⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 163th 3.809⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 19th 4.309⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 4th 4.632⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 33th 4.588⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Humor 205th 3.45⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 35th 4.338⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 57🗳️ 38🗨️

Feedback

gamesplusjames
08. Apr 2025 · 00:32 UTC
This is really cool and very atmospheric feeling! Snapping those fish pics was hard! Great work on this :)
LDJam user 14887
08. Apr 2025 · 01:17 UTC
The art is gorgeous here!
Wyzal
08. Apr 2025 · 09:50 UTC
Wonderful art, and an interesting interpretation of the theme. Good job!
MasterOktagon
08. Apr 2025 · 09:58 UTC
Nice Art and Mood. A bit hard to match the photos to the fish parts
zjuWindKing
08. Apr 2025 · 10:01 UTC
Very interesting gameplay! But it's a bit too difficult for me to capture a fish. Perhaps it should be possible to track the position of the fish or slow down their speed. Or a larger perspective may also be helpful
lexi
08. Apr 2025 · 10:50 UTC
Amazing art, audio and mood! Loved the concept of it as well, even though apparently I'm really bad at taking photos haha

Great entry!
angry_fridge
08. Apr 2025 · 10:57 UTC
I love the art and the music and the general vibe of it, I think its a solid entry. One thing that was a bit too much for me was the typewriter sound. The other thing is it is a bit unclear how to match the fish parts to get an image, I matched what it looked correct proportions and parts but got 0%, would have been good to know which parts matched and which did not so you kinda know moving forward. Other than that, as I said I think this is solid and really liking the atmosphere
LDJam user 202408
08. Apr 2025 · 12:13 UTC
Really cool atmosphere and perspective, I love the art style and the mysterious music. The game was a bit difficult, I struggled to reach the intended depth before the timer ran out for a while but it clicked at some point and I hadfun. Nice work!
Aurelius
08. Apr 2025 · 12:30 UTC
The music really sold this one for me and helped to ease out the otherwise slow pacing. The little guy in a jar is also kinda cute!

The gameplay itself though could use some improvements though - first of all, the parts matching is somewhat unclear - some feedback on which ones were correct would help a lot.
If some fish stop spawning at a certain depth it would be nice to have some control over the speed of descent and/or have the fish spawn more consistently. On the second level (seemingly) no new fish spawned on the target depth.
Bismark
08. Apr 2025 · 13:14 UTC
Captivating atmosphere, interesting gameplay, simple and effective interface ; a very successful game for two developper in this game jam. Congratulations.
Pfannkuchen
08. Apr 2025 · 14:12 UTC
A very beautiful, atmospherical game! It was fun to learn the mechanics and search for fishys. The only thing I didn's fully get was: how to capture heavy-weavy if the jar doesen't reach the needed depth before the time runs out? And I couldn't find a control for it :(
But anyway that's a great idea, great art and a nicely executed game!
RaiiNamoor
08. Apr 2025 · 14:47 UTC
The gameplay clashes with the aesthetics a bit - the time limit, the narrow flashlight beam and how tricky it is to take pictures made the game more stressful than relaxing. I only got 56% in the end, and even that is only thanks to luck as I never managed to take a single clear picture...
But with that said, the atmosphere is sooo serene. Watching particles and fish swirl below me was almost hypnotizing.. Great work on the art direction!
fusionnist
08. Apr 2025 · 16:23 UTC
Very strong vibes here! It's a beautiful adventure, with great art and music to accompany it :) I love the character design, it's adorable!
Potatobrain
08. Apr 2025 · 16:43 UTC
Cool artstyle! love the blue water theme
izzqz
08. Apr 2025 · 16:50 UTC
This game is highly underrated! Found a CHONKY one! Great work! FIVE STARS!
salty_grndpa
08. Apr 2025 · 18:43 UTC
one of the best games i've seen so far! really polished and easy to follow. i wish there was more variety but it is really cool game.
elZach
08. Apr 2025 · 20:18 UTC
Awesome presentation. I like the text in the beginning and the character designs.
Still, I really feel like I didn't understand something about the photo mechanic. Even though I thought I got some good snaps they all turned out almost completely black.
Missfire
08. Apr 2025 · 20:55 UTC
The idea, the music, the atmosphere – it's something magical! Truly an enchanting experience. I also really enjoyed the fish editor – such a creative touch, and the fish designs are hilarious!
For me, it was a bit difficult and stressful to find the bubbles that refill your oxygen. So, unfortunately, I never got to see the last one :с
sleepyfikou
09. Apr 2025 · 03:54 UTC
Very cool and unique concept. Only managed a 46% score because I am possibly the worst fish photographer on the planet, but still really enjoyed the creativity of the gameplay and the wonderful atmosphere.
LDJam user 242394
09. Apr 2025 · 08:21 UTC
One of the most interesting concepts at the jam! Really liked that new mechanics are added as the game progresses. Great job, guys :D
GreenRadiation
09. Apr 2025 · 11:27 UTC
This is my favorite game in this jam so far! Great original idea for mechanics, great execution, sound design, polish - it's just a great job!
ln404
11. Apr 2025 · 01:19 UTC
Oner of my fav game so far! Good job! Gameplay is really good and unique!
A0405u
12. Apr 2025 · 21:59 UTC
Perfect vibes! Had zero photos taken, haha, but I was satisfied a lot. One of my favorite entries!
Anton Florey
14. Apr 2025 · 22:39 UTC
You did it @anekich. It is the cutest game in the world <3
I love the art and soundtrack! It is so polished i cannot believe it :O
Thank you for making this!
(Only negative thing for me is the difficulty. I cheated and took read screenshots to have an easier time :P)