BY THE ABYSS!!! by infecsean

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made by infecsean for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

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A young man named Horo was caught stealing pain medications from a military hospital! WHAT??? how dare he!

He was sentenced to death...

This is where he finds out firsthand, about his ability... TO NOT DIE!!

but since he is still on death row, he is sentenced to stay here for eternity!!! Weirdly enough, he seems to accept this new ability and overcame his fear of death, and decided that he's going to enjoy his sentence until it ends!!

Jump in the abyss, mine stuff, bring them back, try not to die, but if you do, that's fine.

Controls: A/D - Walk/Strafe left right. Space - Jump Left Click - Attack Use cursor to aim!!

I really didn't want to opt out of graphics since my friend worked hard on some of the assets, but since I did use a lot of custom sprites, it's only fair. But I must say, my graphics isn't the best.

Custom Assets Used:

Ore sprites: https://free-game-assets.itch.io/free-mining-pixel-3232-icons

Heart Icon: https://doshrosity.itch.io/32x32-health-ui

​Intro Sequence Music: https://opengameart.org/content/fun-background

​Background Music: https://opengameart.org/content/background-music-2-the-ice-caves

Hehe

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Ratings

Overall 818th 2.814⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Fun 839th 2.471⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 752th 2.7⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Theme 461th 3.657⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Humor 266th 3.265⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 819th 2.676⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 50🗨️

Feedback

DeadCode
08. Apr 2025 · 06:36 UTC
Love the story that you have created here! I like the simple indie graphics and definitely a fun game. Great job!
yohadams
08. Apr 2025 · 06:52 UTC
Simple game and good use of theme, bit rough around the edges but game loop is good.
Rustywolf
08. Apr 2025 · 07:19 UTC
Always impressed with jam entries that add cutscenes. Nice game!
🎤 infecsean
08. Apr 2025 · 08:35 UTC
a bit ambitious on my part, but I enjoyed the experience! Hope you all do too.

Btw if yall liked the game, but didn't like the art and lack of polish and wanna help, definitely hmu on discord @infecsean !
Pusheeneiro
08. Apr 2025 · 15:20 UTC
The story is the best part ;)
is.a.hatbox
08. Apr 2025 · 17:39 UTC
Give me my little cell to decorate and I would be addicted to this!
Bought the double jump and it only worked once, please, I need to know what's in the other side! Had a lot of fun, great game loop
Brian Russell
08. Apr 2025 · 18:44 UTC
It gave me a good laugh when I died and suddenly I was handed a pickaxe lol. Interesting concept for sure!
Jhonny111
08. Apr 2025 · 18:50 UTC
This was way more fun then i thought. Nice game.
CodeChomper
08. Apr 2025 · 18:50 UTC
I like the concept. The initial part of the abyss could have been shorter to speed up the game loop. Very polished story and shop and all for such a short time! Good work!
sheaksadi
08. Apr 2025 · 18:53 UTC
pretty good game.
Team 9tailed
08. Apr 2025 · 19:16 UTC
Interesting concept, though I had a difficult time getting into it due to the camera jitter. Also, the health upgrade didn't seem to work - I purchased the upgrade three times and did not get an increase in my max health.
🎤 infecsean
08. Apr 2025 · 20:18 UTC
@is-a-hatbox REALLY!?! THANIS! I fixed the bug and added a bit of starting cash just enough for you to buy the double jump! You won't be disappointed!
Flying Dog Fish
08. Apr 2025 · 20:41 UTC
Death is a bit of harsh punishment for stealing pain meds. Anyway, great idea and nice minimalistic graphics.
jazzydingo
08. Apr 2025 · 21:36 UTC
cool game, i enjoyed it! love how the jump looks haha and fun dialogues!
🎤 infecsean
09. Apr 2025 · 03:26 UTC
@flying-dog-fish Haha! Yes I totally intended to go for minimalist graphics and totally not because of my lack of restraint!
Hypersomnia
17. Apr 2025 · 23:18 UTC
A well designed fun game!
Wadoral
25. Apr 2025 · 18:10 UTC
Great job, this game has a nice feeling to it! You also utilized the theme really well.