To The Core by izzqz

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made by izzqz for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

To The Core [PLEASE PLAY ON ITCH]

Swing Copters inspired. 4 levels. 3 skins. Mobile game

https://youtu.be/GQFiUOVYNxs

We made this gave in 48 hours. All graphics are hand made by @lerashimin

How to play:

  • Use tap or space/enter to change directions
  • Choose player skin using ui arrows

Unfortunately there is no completion. But we would appreciate if you send here a screenshot how you made it at the end :)

levels

Facts

  • AMOGUS SKIN!!!
  • Horrible, horrible optimizations
  • 4K Support (wow)

Ratings

Overall 412th 3.589⭐ 103🧑‍⚖️
Fun 278th 3.612⭐ 105🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 666th 2.888⭐ 105🧑‍⚖️
Theme 389th 3.777⭐ 105🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 263th 4.01⭐ 107🧑‍⚖️
Humor 110th 3.767⭐ 107🧑‍⚖️
Mood 601th 3.308⭐ 101🧑‍⚖️
Given 72🗳️ 113🗨️

Feedback

r8teful
08. Apr 2025 · 01:07 UTC
Fun little game, would be great for mobile!
Goiaba Games
08. Apr 2025 · 01:24 UTC
Really love the humor and graphics of the game. Little guys with blank stares accept their fate as they descend with their office chairs into the core of the earth. Where exactly are they going? Why are they doing this? Why are their buttocks so pronounced? We may never know.

Gameplay was a little too hard for me. I swear I tried to make it to the bottom but I had to call it quits at some point. Maybe if the game had some music, more lenient controls and a score that keeps track of how far the player managed to go, the game would be more encoraging to players. T'was fun, though.

Good job!
LDJam user 261538
08. Apr 2025 · 01:59 UTC
I love the coral reef bg. The corals are so pretty! I honestly wished there was more of that environment. Would definitely port well to mobile. And neat that you got different skins in there! I wish there was BGM though
TopperVideoGames
08. Apr 2025 · 02:53 UTC
![AmogusCoreWin.PNG](///raw/54e/02/z/6b2d1.png)
I cannot believe I tried so hard to beat this game, just to be rewarded with another death at the very bottom!

All joking aside, this game looks smooth and perfect for what it set out to do. The increasing difficulty in each section was well done, as the last gold stretch had me doubting if I could get past it at all. A fun, little frustrating package that could be a good rage type of game. Amogus was funny to see as well.
Good job!
🎤 izzqz
08. Apr 2025 · 11:35 UTC
@toppervideogames WOW! YOU MADE IT! IM SO PROUD
🎤 izzqz
08. Apr 2025 · 11:37 UTC
@goiaba-games Thank you! Nice feedback. We actually thinking about to make production ready build
tailchaser
08. Apr 2025 · 12:02 UTC
The graphics are soooo nice, love it!
LDJam user 0
08. Apr 2025 · 12:38 UTC
Love the graphics and the gameplay - nicely done
lerashimin
08. Apr 2025 · 12:40 UTC
@amberfall92 thank u so much!! I hope that we will finish this game and I will be able to devote more time to the visual :>
lerashimin
08. Apr 2025 · 12:42 UTC
@tailchaser thank u <3
oxnh
08. Apr 2025 · 12:43 UTC
The art looks nice, and the game play is simple but fun. Music would've been a nice addition. Some sort of procedural generation would've been nice too to give variety between runs.
PopDaddyGames
08. Apr 2025 · 12:43 UTC
You did an excellent job with this gameplay mechanic and implementation! Great job on the artwork!

Using the click to change directions mechanic is great and one of my favorite ways to do this exact game type and you freaking nailed it!
MorePixels
08. Apr 2025 · 12:43 UTC
This was really cool! Didn't quite make it to the bottom but was a really fun game to play!
cherrybcake
08. Apr 2025 · 13:38 UTC
The graphics are really nice! Good work!
Otsvar
08. Apr 2025 · 14:36 UTC
Одна из немногих игр на людуме, в которой качественно успели сделать ВСЕ
Серьезно, и визуал, и геймлей, и звуки, при том что играть не скучно и как залипалка убить время это прекрасная игра
Вы даже скины запилить успели, восхищаюсь, 10/10
xorfe
08. Apr 2025 · 14:57 UTC
It’s very hard to control with a mouse, but it has a good feel to it.
RyuSoHyeong
08. Apr 2025 · 14:58 UTC
The game is so funny and hard in the same time! It looks like Flappy Bird but i was enjoyed to play:)
NoNumbersGames
08. Apr 2025 · 15:04 UTC
Funny character, really liked the death animation :D

While the controls were simple, they were snappy and satisfying to master. Good game, I enjoyed it!
jester1454
08. Apr 2025 · 15:11 UTC
small and funny arcade, reminded me of flappy bird. graphics and animations are very cool. the game just needs a scoring system and leaderboards! cool!
hernandack
08. Apr 2025 · 15:12 UTC
lol I know it's a neat Depths mechanic but still fun to play, looking at the sprite lol
psychomonster
08. Apr 2025 · 15:17 UTC
Hey, this is a very hard game for my slowly moving brain :)
Cool GFX and +1 for the among skin. One thing, we need a highscore :)
Andreadbx
08. Apr 2025 · 15:54 UTC
Fun little game! Pretty difficult, but that's the point no? :D I loved the animation when you smash onto something, it's soooooooooo satisfying, also, AMOGUS, SUS
TimeLost
08. Apr 2025 · 15:56 UTC
Very challenging game but the art is cool. The sounds are amazing and the restart times are perfect for this style of game. The game is just lacking some music. Overall super cool polished game.
no_firing
08. Apr 2025 · 16:00 UTC
Fun, good game 💖
Sylvic
08. Apr 2025 · 16:03 UTC
The game loop is very entertaining, congratulations! Like some others have said, this could be a nice mobile game. I did ran into an issue tho, after my 5th or 6th try I started getting a lot of stuttering, but went away after I reloaded.
LDJam user 356534
08. Apr 2025 · 16:04 UTC
Hey, this is a pretty cool idea - very much like flappy bird, but on the other axis. I really tried, but didn't manage to beat it, but it clearly is intended to be somewhat hard. The game also looks great, well done!
rensun
08. Apr 2025 · 16:06 UTC
I like it a lot!!!! Your game came out insanely addictive, I want to play again and again, it turned out in my view quite abruptly because of which I could not go further than the red depth, I would download it on IOS and would rububil'd in it every day, while I go to the subway, the theme by the way also revealed perfectly and the back of the characters just haha)
Teist
08. Apr 2025 · 16:25 UTC
Really nice graphics! I'm not good enough to reach the end though
nsadie
08. Apr 2025 · 17:02 UTC
Very silly and fun! My boys loved it and was laughing so much. Especially at the characters booty :laughing:
mauzart
08. Apr 2025 · 17:04 UTC
I like it very much ! Would love to have it on my smartphone, and I'm a big fan of those characters butts haha
I've trief to reach the bottom, but clearly I'm not good enough
NeverContent
08. Apr 2025 · 17:05 UTC
I love it when LD games are this easy to understand. It's weirdly fun too.
Jack Turpitt
08. Apr 2025 · 17:13 UTC
This is a really cool entry! The illustrated backgrounds are such a nice touch and make the progression much more satisfying. The mechanic itself is a nice take on the theme. I'm a sucker for skins too. Great work!
LDJam user 304226
08. Apr 2025 · 17:17 UTC
AMONG UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUS. cool game. fun. Gets a bit overwhelmengly hard from 4th layer, but still fun, again really liked the inclusion of among us in this game, it added a lot, thank you.
LDJam user 14887
08. Apr 2025 · 17:59 UTC
АМОГУСС!1
pigeon_dp
08. Apr 2025 · 18:04 UTC
Super cool game, and a great idea. Loved the gameplay. It could use some kind of score tracker, though. Artstyle is :fire: :fire: :fire:
Kseon
08. Apr 2025 · 18:08 UTC
the controls are a bit heavy, but it's cool
cute toy
Bananplyte
08. Apr 2025 · 18:23 UTC
Really cool game. Made me yell out of rage. Several times. In a good way. The best way.
Kekyr
08. Apr 2025 · 20:16 UTC
Made it to the bottom. Like it very much. Cool art and sound effects. Excellent work!
Indiealesha
08. Apr 2025 · 20:46 UTC
Fun game! Though it's a shame it's based on a popular franchise rather than original characters. That said, it's still beautiful and well-made—good luck with it!
Kristijan
08. Apr 2025 · 20:47 UTC
Very challenging game! I'd love to see different level variations—and hopefully one day see it on the App Store. Great job! 📱🔥
LDJam user 73887
08. Apr 2025 · 20:58 UTC
I love it! Takes some time to get good at the controls but then, it's very catchy. I came here for the butts and wasn't disappointed <3
Dywanix
08. Apr 2025 · 21:21 UTC
Very fun idea and lowely graphics!
farzher
08. Apr 2025 · 21:25 UTC
i beat the game and just died, sadge. graphics are great, and it controls well. gg
Salaro
08. Apr 2025 · 23:57 UTC
Not the little bums!!!!!!
ln404
09. Apr 2025 · 01:13 UTC
Very fun! Good job!
bad_fetus
09. Apr 2025 · 01:15 UTC
Love seeing a simple game! This is basically a vertical Flappy Bird and it works well, smart use of the theme! Pretty graphics help make it a short and sweet experience. Well done!
mmayans
09. Apr 2025 · 03:27 UTC
Super cute and very smooth game. It took me a second to understand the controls, but once i did, i had to play until i hit the bottom. The little whoosh sound effects every time you switch direction were very satisfying. The graphics were well done, i liked the backgrounds! One thing you could've done was add a parallax effect to give it a little more depth. I enjoyed playing this!
Adam Gallina
09. Apr 2025 · 04:13 UTC
Really liked the art and the death animation especially was nice and snappy. The gameplay itself felt a little barebones, but it was still fun to explore the different biomes and see what came next!
LDJam user 331502
09. Apr 2025 · 06:38 UTC
Cool minimalistic game. Very nice visuals, and easy to understand mechanics, which however make you strain yourself in overcoming them
chiyeon
09. Apr 2025 · 08:27 UTC
Love the art style/overall presentation, and the actual mechanic was fun and highly replayable. Right amount of difficulty that required lots of practice/effort to get better at (at least for someone slow like me), making even small wins feel all the better. Well done!
Quackqack
09. Apr 2025 · 13:05 UTC
hard but very fun!
Cinar
09. Apr 2025 · 15:37 UTC
Great artstyle, perfect entry keep up :rocket:
onlyallygrace
09. Apr 2025 · 20:21 UTC
very addicting to play - can easily get sucked in. unfortunately im BAD at it lol but it's still fun!! the death animation makes me giggle every time. great game, hope you guys had fun making it!
Monogatari
09. Apr 2025 · 23:29 UTC
Hey good job, the game is so cute ! it misses a little music but the sfx are nice. It works fine, not too hard once you got it, addictive.
ruruie
10. Apr 2025 · 00:33 UTC
Crisp and to the point.
Cammin
10. Apr 2025 · 00:52 UTC
I could only get down like 3 layers, but I really like the sussy guy in this game, very good.
If I could offer some feedback, it's that I'd like some more immediate feedback when I click to switch direction.
But quite enjoyable.
xpoho
10. Apr 2025 · 03:11 UTC
I couldn't reach the end, but I was close ^_^


Good game!
LDJam user 355344
10. Apr 2025 · 11:41 UTC
It's simple, but who says it's just bad. Me? Him? Who's there?..
In general, it turned out cool.
Tenzz
10. Apr 2025 · 16:42 UTC
Hmm... yes... He is the impostor, the cheeks never lie
Buni
10. Apr 2025 · 18:24 UTC
Cute game - I enjoyed it :)
AlphaBetaSoup
10. Apr 2025 · 22:05 UTC
RIP my spacebar! This game was a ton of fun.
For some constructive feedback, it'd be great to be able to tune down the force that pulls right.
ChocolateDoodads
11. Apr 2025 · 01:14 UTC
yo so great, i kept on dieing at the rocky part
protzz
11. Apr 2025 · 16:47 UTC
fun idea! good job!
LDJam user 245646
11. Apr 2025 · 16:54 UTC
![swing_ending.png](///raw/e8f/b3/z/6c01f.png)

Made it to the end, was a fun time waster haha
Milestone Games
11. Apr 2025 · 21:16 UTC
Fun and mega frustrating! Took a lot of tries to get anywhere. Really well executed, can see this being quite successful on mobile!
JamesGames1000
12. Apr 2025 · 02:37 UTC
I really had to scroll down here to leave a comment XD I had a lot of fun playing this. At first I thought I could spam click to get to the bottom but I was very wrong XD Great job :)
7uc4s
12. Apr 2025 · 17:46 UTC
I liked the graphics, tried a few times but did not have the patience to continue to the end :sweat_smile:
CaptAndrey
12. Apr 2025 · 19:56 UTC
Simple and fun! I tried to cheat by spamming clicks at first, but the level design quickly shut that down — nicely done 😄
krakadushka
12. Apr 2025 · 23:21 UTC
So smooth! Very relaxing)
paulhocker
12. Apr 2025 · 23:50 UTC
such a great and simple flappy clone -- loved the artwork and the one more play vibe -- thanks for making it
Borabee
13. Apr 2025 · 16:27 UTC
As a fellow developer of a single control game, I like the limitations you added here! hehe Very fun game overall to play and I love the humour of the character sitting on a little office chair lol
Euler Moises
14. Apr 2025 · 12:35 UTC
A person has to have a lot of imagination to create a diver in a chair with wheels. If there was a score for imagination, it would definitely be 5 stars.

A depth gauge and ranking were missing. Even with the differentiation of the scene, a gauge would be interesting.

Audio was also missing.

But I laughed a lot with the little butt.

Congratulations
Ammonit
15. Apr 2025 · 12:29 UTC
Haha, that's me on a chair with a bare butt, diving into my procrastination abyss ))) Fun game!
OldDog
17. Apr 2025 · 09:55 UTC
this game is really awsome!!! I love this game so much ,and spent lots of time on this one !! the game graphics is the best in this game jam!! wish for more levels to play, it really hard when get deeper
ashia
20. Apr 2025 · 18:38 UTC
ребята, проект супер, надо продавать
Igor Korobeinikov
20. Apr 2025 · 18:39 UTC
Very nice entry!
I think that you should продавать your project
Roroto Sic
25. Apr 2025 · 13:13 UTC
The yellow level is too hard for me :/
Else its a great game ! Fun and addictive gameplay ! STUNNING visual !!
The fisrt death made me laught (what is difficult to do) Great job !!!
aleks-Simo
25. Apr 2025 · 19:20 UTC
Крутая игра 👍