Hi, I'm Sebastian, a professional game programmer who dreams of making indie games. I haven't had time for a game jam in a long time. I'll try to make time now!

The last time I jammed was the 2015 GGJ, where I made Mango Blue with my girlfriend Liana (then girlfriend, now wife). I've also done two Ludum Dare compos, Vertico and Dehumanizer. Vertico did pretty well in the compo, and I really enjoyed the competitive aspect!

However, this time will be a bit different! Part of the reason I've had such a long hiatus was because I was determined to find a better way to make games. I will be entering this jam with a game engine and programming language that I made myself.

The "jam" started on Monday for me, when I started frantically preparing my tools. They will likely hinder rather than help me, because it's all in a very raw and early state. Maybe I'll even fail to produce anything playable! But we'll see. I haven't been this creative in a while, and I think it'll be really good for me.

To add a potential additional handicap, I just received my second Pfizer vaccine, which is supposed to be a doozy! But I'm incredibly grateful to have been able to get it, nonetheless.

For these reasons, I'll be participating in the Jam, not the compo. Most important of all, I can't share my source code... it's all proprietary tools now!

https://youtu.be/hgjKJow1468

Vertabyss is a psuedo-3D isometric arcade game (PC and macOS compatible). It might be the only 2D isometric 5DOF shooter around. Dive infinitely deep and fight increasingly giant submarines for oxygen.

If that sounds cool to you please give it a try! For everyone who leaves a comment, I'm doing my best to play their entry and leave a nice comment! I just want to bask in the hedonistic pleasure of having other people try the game I made, and of trying other people's games (especially the games of people who decided to try the game I made :) To me that's what Ludum Dare is all about.

There are online high scores now! If anyone manages to beat my (Ultimate Walrus) score, I'd love to gift them a free #Snake2 key... if you can leave a comment giving me a way to deliver it (might have to go by the honor system here :)