The Descent by Sheol
About
Somebody's cursed the waterhole! Play as Lt. Catnip and exorcise the evil spirits with your trusty shotgun!
How to play
Click to shoot, Spacebar to speed up and don't get hit 4head! Game is endless.

First time doing a game jam solo. phew..
Post jam bug fix - Fix wisps whizzing by wayyyy too fast
| Github(source) | https://github.com/Foodpunch/LD48 |
| itch.io | https://smallguillotine.itch.io/the-descent |
| Free Art Asset by Genewheel | https://genewheel.itch.io/16x16-dungeon-tileset |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/the-descent-1 |
Ratings
| Overall | 659th | 3.658⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 428th | 3.684⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 557th | 3.526⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 122th | 4.263⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 212th | 3.737⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 794th | 3.579⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 38🗳️ | 10🗨️ |
Damm it took me a lot of time, great little game :)
My main piece of feedback is to make the "speed up" mechanic more meaningful. There are edge cases where speeding up while you've swung to one side or the other will get you past obstacles, but for the most part I used it to get through the empty areas more quickly.
But honestly, that's a small nitpick for a great entry! Could definitely see this built out into something bigger, but even as a jam game, it's a big success.
Noted on the speed up mechanic thing! I could probably modify some of the rooms to reduce empty areas and tweak how the speed up thing works to make it more aligned with its intended purpose of giving the player more 'maneuverability' to avoid certain obstacles.
Thanks again for the kind words and advice! c: I'll probably look into updating the game after the PLAY+RATE thing is over and add in the some of the suggestions and feedback given. :D
Joking aside, the dual purpose of the shotgun is a great idea and works really well in practice. Not only can you shoot to maneuver out of dangerouse situations, but shooting (at ghosts) is also the thing that brings you into those dangerous situations in the firstplace.
It gets quite crazy after a while. I got to 519m.
The main menu could do with an exit button.
Very cool concept. I really like Lt. Catnip and his mission to keep things in line.
9 lives is a true gem lol