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You made a game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1160446,"author_name":"Boris Himko","author_uid":"boris-himko","epoch":1759743534,"text":"Hey - not bad idea, pretty cool core loop - but sure you need more work with ftue, balance (because on first item buing after first level i just get bucks sell them and i think i did 3-4 buing loops and have a lot of items and then i just easy kill all monsters","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1160448,"author_name":"PilotTK","author_uid":"pilottk","epoch":1759743633,"text":"This game is absolutely fantastic! It felt so polished and clean! If this game got a full post-jam release I would not be surprised. 10\/10","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1160478,"author_name":"Rinevard","author_uid":"rinevard","epoch":1759745054,"text":"Interesting gameplay, love it!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1160489,"author_name":"av_shustov","author_uid":"av-shustov","epoch":1759745547,"text":"I loved the creative digging mechanic! So cool!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1161398,"author_name":"ehtd","author_uid":"ehtd","epoch":1759779419,"text":"Pretty good. There is some clunkiness given the short dev time, but its a cool concept. Good job","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1165364,"author_name":"DominosXpizza","author_uid":"dominosxpizza","epoch":1759834792,"text":"I love games that reuse the digging mechanic from Pok\u00e9mon pearl\/diamond. Adding a roguelike mechanic on top of it was a genius idea and the execution is simply great. Could play an extended version for hours!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1166168,"author_name":"Palerus7","author_uid":"palerus7","epoch":1759843194,"text":"Everything of this is just so cool! I love it, all the mechanics are cool, it has pretty items, cool people and nice enemies! (I love this, its so good!)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1167227,"author_name":"Monado","author_uid":"monado","epoch":1759852300,"text":"Really fun! I love how the different items interacted with the combat, and the digging mechanic to be able to use those items was so fun to play around with! Very fun entry and I love the artstyle of it all","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1167740,"author_name":"Pengu123","author_uid":"pengu123","epoch":1759857184,"text":"Incredibly fun!! It's all snappy and responsive, the idea is really creative and it's overall balanced very well. I would totally see a full, more polished version of this game :D","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1176715,"author_name":"Eugenik","author_uid":"eugenik","epoch":1760021855,"text":"sooo nice!.\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1180351,"author_name":"Sirplop","author_uid":"sirplop","epoch":1760161433,"text":"Good and juicey, a superb game! Well done! Would love to see more.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1182996,"author_name":"Infernaton","author_uid":"infernaton","epoch":1760341438,"text":"Very solid game ! I've gone very far on the level, but some dude \u00e0 some point just one shot me for some reason so it ended here.\nReally cool concept !","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1183047,"author_name":"jk5000","author_uid":"jk5000","epoch":1760347039,"text":"A fun end very well made jam game. A in game tutorial and some music would have been great, but it's not expected in a compo game. Well done.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1183070,"author_name":"stolvann","author_uid":"stolvann","epoch":1760349100,"text":"This feels super polished especially for a combo game! The core loop is fun, the art is adorable and reminds me of gravity falls a bit and I love the line boil on the snake salesman. Speaking of I just got the joke lol. ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1183198,"author_name":"SnowPriestess","author_uid":"snowpriestess","epoch":1760363644,"text":"I loved playing your game, digging during fights was super satisfying! Everything felt really intuitive, and I also love the chara design!!\nThe only thing I would like to be changed would be to have the description of the different objects we own while hovering over, not clicking!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1183864,"author_name":"Borbag Uskada","author_uid":"borbag-uskada","epoch":1760426795,"text":"What a nice entry !\n\nDefinitively have a lot of potential for more, really great and fun, the \"deck\" building and usage is nicely done and not just a copy of other deck building games, really ingenious. Really good job with the game design. The art style is simple but efficient and fits perfectly\n\nNice job !","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld58\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/zww7bswf909pq4blxnz3u\/Moleduggery_Win.zip?rlkey=det629d0ttx5njdrspfxcri6h&dl=0","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/lw3ejm1kzl5g4dutsvq38\/LD58.yyz?rlkey=xv7ymlzfrjcx8q3goqj8opfy4&dl=0","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"66104","g_author":"1050322","g_event":"LD58","g_eventkey":"112","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"284724","g_title":"Moleduggery","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"2","g_commentcount":"18","g_site2_node_id":"420812","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"420812","n_urlkey":"284724","n_parent":"415614","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/58\/moleduggery","n_slug":"moleduggery","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"50322","n_created":"0","n_modified":"0","n_version":"1324029","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"id":420812,"parent":415614,"_superparent":9,"author":50322,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"compo","published":"2025-10-05T22:35:22Z","created":"2025-10-05T21:49:35Z","modified":"2025-10-27T20:21:26Z","_trust":3,"version":1324029,"slug":"moleduggery","name":"Moleduggery","body":"If the game is too small to fit in your browser, try playing it on [itch.io](https:\/\/cruise-elroy.itch.io\/moleduggery) or [Newgrounds](https:\/\/www.newgrounds.com\/portal\/view\/1000861). 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Can you uncover the secret to immortality before you plunge into an open grave?\n\n**How to Play**\n\nClick on an enemy to attack it.\nClick on a tile on the grid to the right of the screen to dig.\nUncovering items in the grid gives you special boosts.\nDig up more powerful items to progress further.\n\n**Screenshots**\n\n![screenie1.png](\/\/\/raw\/294\/c\/z\/6d1dd.png)\n![screenie2.png](\/\/\/raw\/294\/c\/z\/6d1de.png)\n![screenie3.png](\/\/\/raw\/294\/c\/z\/6d1df.png)\n![screenie4.png](\/\/\/raw\/294\/c\/z\/6d1e0.png)","title":"Moleduggery","wayback_recovered":true,"wayback_source":{"timestamp":"20260331162546","url":"https:\/\/api.ldjam.com\/vx\/node2\/get\/420815+420088+420812+416601+421219+418996+415639+420855+421242+417356+420865+421269+421374+416603+417552+415703+417534+415827+419725+421262+420820+416381+420838+415702"}}