Shootwell by Sevatoxin
Inspired by Downwell you fall down a Well to get to Hell. On the way down you need to shoot down theese demons!
This is my first Ludum Dare entry which was made in 14 hours active development time. Have fun stacking upgrades and melting through enemies at some point!
For correct pixel resolution and fullscreen support download the game and play the .exe version.
Feel free to leave some upgrade ideas in the comments so I might update the game for a itch release!
Upgrades
- More bullets
- Faster shoot speed
- Less spray
Source Code and Windows EXE
Can be found within the ZIP download as well as a Windows exe for better performance and fullscreen support.
Tools
- Gamemaker
- Aseprite
- ChipTone
- Pixsquare
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/shootwell |
Ratings
| Overall | 187th | 3.333⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 148th | 3.31⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 263th | 2.667⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 158th | 3.524⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 110th | 3.659⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 129th | 3.364⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 234th | 2.976⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 25🗳️ | 22🗨️ |
Not sure if this is a code thing, game engine thing, or browser thing. I'm on firefox if that helps.
I got to around 2500m on my best run, but I evidently didn't manage to develop this skill lol.
Good work!
After the first round, I wasn't sure what all the controls were, so I had to refresh the page. If the controls were explained more than just once at the beginning, that would help.
I started wondering whether it was worth trying to get to the bottom. After 50k feet, I just let myself die because I didn't know how long I'd have to play to get to the end. Or is it infinite? Some kind of indication about how far down the player needs to go might alleviate that. Giving the player an additional objective or sense of accomplishment beyond the upgrades and restored health might also help.
Jumping didn't seem worth it. Being able to move up and down might have been useful.

Man, what a cool game! I love it!
It's fluid and simple, yet challenging!
I played your game on my stream, here is a timestamp on YouTube: `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uvsTk0plS4&t=2301s`
Overall I had fun and my best score was around 2000. Nice work and congrats on finishing your first game with such a tight time!