DEEP PIT (you fell) by aniretti
you fell into the deep pit!
you have a magnet fishing rod! try to catch some metal objects in the lake! click on "fish" button
drag & drop your objects on the striped platform. build your way up to escape the pit!
feel free to share your feedback and score. let's see who can escape with the lightest tower!
authors: aniretti, mirtrix, RukiMary, Nordus, izyumman

if your having trouble coming up with metal objects, please consult list below:
[SPOILER] list of all items that you can fish out [SPOILER]:
alarm, armor, beam, bell, bike, crate, bucket, can, canister, chair, coffee maker, computer, concrete mixer, fence, crowbar, dumbbell, engine, fan, fire extinguisher, fridge, generator, grenade, grill, heater, helmet, horseshoe, ingot, iron, barrel, jack, kettle, kettlebell, knife, manhole cover, door, flask, ladder, pipe, thermos, microwave, nail, pan, pistol, pot, tank, razor, rebar, rifle, ruler, safe, shield, basket, cart, shotgun, sink, spring, sword, table, toaster, toolbox, tripod, trophy, trumpet, clamp, washer, water heater, watering can, wrench, watch
| itch.io | https://aniretti.itch.io/deep-pit-you-fell |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/deep-pit-you-fell |
Ratings
| Overall | 451th | 3.543⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 430th | 3.395⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 90th | 3.986⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 660th | 3.243⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 347th | 3.859⭐ | 41🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 439th | 3.162⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 254th | 3.297⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 739th | 2.986⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 62🗳️ | 65🗨️ |
I played after the item list were provided in the description to consult with. I like the concept! I had fun trying to figure out which item would work with what and what wouldn't. I escaped with using 72/75 but now I want to know if I can do it again but with less weight hahaha - Well done!
For a game that's largely about typing, would be nice if you could navigate the fishing interface using only the keyboard. Space to start fishing, auto-focus on the text field, clear the textfield if I guess the wrong thing. After several failed attempts, give some hints?
The initial few minutes of discovery where I realized what I needed to do were excellent, though. It was a "oooooh" moment where the concept clicked.

I would appreciate if you share some of the objects you came up with that we didn't add. Especially @magnesiumninja since you mentioned that there were some clever ones. We're planning to do an update once rating period ends and add a bunch of new items.
I like the idea tho!
Should have taken a screenshot of my bare victory 😩
Some items I tried that didn't exist: car, tractor, filing cabinet, motorcycle, lamp, TV
Trying to minimize the number of items used and the weight was a nice extra challenge. There might be a better way to do it, but this is the lightest I was able to get!

I would have never expected a word based game with this theme, but I liked your spin on the theme! Very creative. Great submission! I had a lot of fun with this one :D

the best concept for a game i've seen this jam.
Here is my best score just befor the accident

I found the motor amusing since even on its own it was too heavy to use but I could see it being frustrating if you have built a delicate structure just to have it all taken away especially if you were first just gathering different items and then one of the heavier objects accidentally rolled on to the platform (happened to me with the fridge). At one point I was able to push the rod inside of the pole so that there was 0 pixels of the rod visible which was an interesting bug but I was able to get it out by vigorously shaking the pole allowing the rod to fly out of it.
It would be interesting to see different "level layouts" so that you would have to figure out different ways of stacking the objects (for example now the smaller objects might not have been too useful since the space was so open). I had fun trying to figure out how to build my way out of the pit and trying to think of all the different objects that could be fished out (although I gave up at one point and looked at the list of possible items)