Play game
The Underglow's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #161 | 3.727 | 3.727 |
| Game Design | #230 | 3.227 | 3.227 |
| Overall | #286 | 3.129 | 3.129 |
| Innovation | #304 | 2.909 | 2.909 |
| Audio | #307 | 2.955 | 2.955 |
| Fun | #353 | 2.864 | 2.864 |
| Graphics | #358 | 3.091 | 3.091 |
Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
You dive into the depths of a cave.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
All of the code and game assets are from scratch. The SFX is from other sources.
Leave a comment
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.
Comments
I liked this game. Cool graphics, atmosphere and concept!
I like this game. I don't like the poor light and the place so empty. Also, I think it needs more puzzles easier and harder later. But It's a good job!
Great game to play! I love the art too
Thanks!
The mood and art looks very nice and movement feels good.
Unfortunately I couldn't get through the first puzzle with the levers. I fell down in a pit twice and died.
Music felt a bit obnoxious for me. Game looks promising, wish I could get further.
There is a pressure plate in front of the pit, if you drop an item on it the pit will close and you can safely pass to the other side. Still thanks for playing our game!
I really liked the mood and the puzzles were nice. Also the ending was kinda unexpected, in a good way tho. Nice job!🗿🗿
Thanks for playing and finishing the game!
🗿
An incredibly enthralling 20 minutes that incorporated both deafening silence and brilliant moments that cut through it. Very intriguing game that had me on board from beginning to end!
Glad to hear that!
Good atmosphere and a nice game! Well done!
Thanks!
Fun game, has some nice machanics, and I actually beat it. The atmosphere was particularly good. I do have something to say about the gas mask. It started out as a pretty cool gimick, having to preserve oxygen. but I really didn't like how it reduced the players vision by a lot. maybe make it a bit transparent or something. but besides that, it was a pretty fun game with some real hard puzzles!
and also 🗿
Great game. keep it up♥
Thanks! We've decided for the gas mask overlay because we wanted the gas mask to be something that you don't wear all the time, because if you'd wear it all the time it's basically a useless mechanic. Thumbs up for actually beating it tho!
Thanks for playing and finishing the game! The gas mask is supposed to hinder the player so he doesn't wear the mask throughout the entire playthrough.
Sound Effects are quite good but Visual Clarity is needed. Concept is great though.
It presents an intriguing puzzle-exploration experience with an atmospheric cave setting. The challenging puzzles and reliance on environmental cues contribute to its appeal. However, the game could benefit from improved visual clarity, especially in darker areas.
Cool puzzle/exploration game :) Took me some time to figure out how items work and the correct order of levers.
Thanks for playing and for not giving up on the puzzles.
Thanks! We tried to explain most of the items in the tutorial cave, but everything can't be covered. The puzzles are pretty hard without the riddles on the walls (even the riddles are not the easiest but that's intended). Glad to hear you liked it!
A very enjoyable game! I really liked the concept of exploring a cave however I had a hard time finding things I needed to do, like clicking on levers for example, that is because it was way too dark, even with the flashlight on, but thats the only issue I had. Overall great game, very nice!
Glad to hear you enjoyed it, and yeah the game can be pretty dark but that's intented it's a cave after all.
Over all I enjoyed it. I really like those puzzle solving first person RPGs. Thumbsup!
At some point I died and didn't know why, maybe some hints could be useful.
Other people stated that the visual clarity wasn't that good but I think that actually is the charme of this game. Giving this dark atmosphere. I liked it!
If you died out of nowhere, you propably stepped into a built-up CO2 or rocks fell on your head :). Thanks for playing happy to hear you liked it!
Oh it's probably been the rocks. oxygen was full. Thanks for explanation.
PS: I'd be happy to get some feedback about my game too :)
Visual clarity was a little lacking, but I enjoyed it overall.
Visual clarity was a little lacking, but I enjoyed it overall.
Nice game! Was really fun and I enjoyed playing it
Thanks! Glad to hear it.
I had a lot of difficulty seeing in the caves and struggled to recognize the objects on the walls from the walls. I also had trouble with scrolling through the Journal menu. Altogether a bit of a frustrating experience, but the general vibes were good.
Yeah the lightning is not ideal, glad to hear that you liked the vibe though!
Pretty good game! The random transition with the car and the music made me chuckle a little. The puzzles are fun but the lighting seemed really dark on my monitor.
Thanks! It's supposed to be dark just not too much dark. The random transition? Let's not talk about the random transition.
Interesting game, it's got the riddles, it's got the darks and it's got the holy molecule carbon dioxide
My only complaints is that the flashlight isn't bright enough (at least in my opinion) and it's hard to see through the gas mask
Overall, it's not a bad entry at all
Thanks! We've adjusted the lightning multiple times throughout the development, but it really depends on your monitor brightness. The gas mask visibility is intentional so that you won't wear it all the time and just ignore all the carbon dioxide.