Hellbearer: The Deepening by jelch

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made by jelch for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

When a corpse is evil, and we mean EVIL, it's best to bury it as deep as you can. HELLBEARERs are elite body burying robots tasked with putting bad guys in the ground.

left/right arrow keys to move spacebar to dig

Featuring art by NewQuinn (https://www.youtube.com/user/NewQuinnProductions) and music by johnzo

Ratings

Overall 659th 3.658⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 624th 3.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 643th 3.447⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 824th 3.711⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 942th 3.658⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 865th 3.25⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 330th 3.5⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 948th 3.474⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 6🗨️

Feedback

Spaint
27. Apr 2021 · 17:58 UTC
Nice characters. Really lacks sounds and effects for digging tho.
Chad Mongo
27. Apr 2021 · 19:16 UTC
Neat little game. Thought the characters we're pretty cool and drilling was satisfying.
MatiF100
27. Apr 2021 · 20:20 UTC
Fun game, although i had some problems getting the drill to work reliably, sometimes i had to mash spacebar like crazy to make it actually drill
sdata
27. Apr 2021 · 20:21 UTC
The music was great! I really enjoyed the pogo mechanic but wished that the blocks that broke instantly when you bounce on them didn't give so much screenshake. I also think being able to buffer the drill in the air at least a little bit would be good so the timing isn't as precise, but regardless I had a good time with it!
Gulcasa
27. Apr 2021 · 20:39 UTC
Really quite fun! Probably the only game I've played so far here where I would actually consider replaying it for fun. Audio design could use work, and maybe the weaker enemies should die more quickly, but it's very enjoyable overall.
Kaihyo
27. Apr 2021 · 21:48 UTC
Enemies are tough to destroy but the game is really enjoyable :smile: Good job !
Conduit
28. Apr 2021 · 22:26 UTC
Loved the idea and graphical style. Could use a bit of clarification on how to dig, I wasn't sure if I was supposed to hold down on space, tap on time or spam (spamming ended up working for me lol). The character and purpose was hilarious, the level design was also something I enjoyed. Good entry!
Olima
02. May 2021 · 17:14 UTC
Neat game! The drill effect hits really well and overall like the set up and level of polish (only extra music and sound effects would be great)
Lorwon
05. May 2021 · 07:48 UTC
The gameplay is really fun ! I really like the levels where we can only land one time on the blocks. Good job !

Ps: the first monsters are a little bit strong (3 hits to take them down :/)
kinolebedev
05. May 2021 · 14:09 UTC
Nice to hear some classic tracker music)
cheers!
SleepyStudios
13. May 2021 · 14:33 UTC
Really loved the player and enemy's designs. I liked that you could just go through the levels without needing to pick everything up. Also absolutely loved the music, nice work!
YouK
15. May 2021 · 15:00 UTC
First the gameplay is a little hard to understand but it becomes smooth and addictive after some time. Although my score was low, I had a good time. Good job!
Knatt
15. May 2021 · 18:49 UTC
really fun game! had a lot of fun learning the controls. I agree with @lorwon about the monsters having 3 hp. it seems kind of arbitrary