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🎮 I made a game for Ludum Dare 57 – it's called Hollow Depths! 🌌 This was my first time joining LD, and I went with the compo route, so everything was made solo in 48 hours – code, art, design, and sound!

The theme was "Depths", and I created a turn-based strategy game inspired a bit by the atmosphere of ZZZ.

🕹️ About the game: You control a small research device in the center of a mysterious map. To keep it running, you need to collect ether drops, which you get by defeating enemies.

Use ether to unlock new zones, but beware! The farther you go from your base, the faster the zones start to fade away. If you’re not careful, you might get stranded and lose everything. So it's all about planning your moves and surviving as long as you can.

This project helped me better understand the constraints of game jams and how to focus on core mechanics. Any feedback is appreciated.

🔗 Play & Rate Hollow Depths: link to ldjam

Hey everyone! 👋
This time I made a small turn-based strategy game where you’re tasked with keeping an research device 🔷 powered using ethereal drops.
These drops are harvested by defeating nearby roaming creatures 👾.

⚡ The goal is simple, but staying alive isn’t.
The device must stay charged — you’ll see its current energy level both as a UI bar 📊 and as a glowing diamond 🔹 on the device itself.
If it runs out… well, let’s just say that’s game over 💀.

🗺️ To keep up the flow of ethereal drops, you’ll need to unlock new areas.
These open up more space to explore and enemies to fight — but there’s a twist:
🌫️ Zones that are too far from the device will fade away with time.
So don’t get too comfortable out there...

🧠 It’s all about managing your risks and deciding when to expand or retreat.
It was a fun challenge to balance, and I hope you enjoy figuring it out as much as I did making it 💜

🔗 Play & Rate Hollow Depths: here ✨

Would love to hear your feedback! 💬