Underwater Program

“UnderwaterProgram” is a single-player 2D platform game set in a future where the ocean floor is heavily polluted with plastic waste. Players take on the role of a 4D printing robot, tasked with collecting as much ocean garbage as possible and turning it into treasures. These pieces of ocean trash serve as a source of 'power' (materials, energy) to print an underwater 'civilization'.

How to Play

Collect ocean garbage, sustain your own power, then transform the trash into treasures. Good luck, Deepo.
—Mouse & Keyboard—

More to say

This is my first solo game demo, and I'd love to get everyone's feedback! Since I'm purely an art designer, it's my first try, and I know there's room for improvement in many areas.

If you have any thoughts or ideas, feel free to drop them in the comments section! I'll consider to incorporate them into the next version!

Made by Nan

More information

Status	Released
Platforms	HTML5
Author	auravar
Made with	Unity
Tags	2D, Adult, Cute, Short, Singleplayer, Unity

Comments

Konscious185 days ago

Looks good, love the colors.

Some recommendations/pointers:

I can't grab junk that ends up above me, and map makes it so it can get stuck above me.
What is an "arch"? Maybe use full word if I'm not told what it is ahead of time.
Spawn junk continuously! Spending junk just to spawn more means it's 1 step back for every 2 steps forward if I want to save up, I didn't find that very rewarding in the game loop, and would be a big concern in a more long term version of the game.
Put hotkeys near each other, X and N is a weird jump?

Things I found done well:

Game feels greats, player movement is responsive.
The art feels unique and cool!
The sounds are well polished and create a very aquarium-like vibe.

auravar185 days ago

Thank you!!! Your sincere advice made me think about some details; the points you mentioned above are also areas where I hesitated when designing the game.

I also don't know why the trash is on top, making it hard to pick up, very strange;
'Arch' means the printed new ocean 4D architecture; Hmm, if I develop this game long-term, I will write it in full because this is just a demo, haha; mainly because the word 'Architecture' is too long, it doesn't look good on my UI panel, so I abbreviated it;
Regarding the game loop, the original idea was to simply convert as much garbage as possible into energy and materials to print things. In fact, the amount of trash decreases in the game if you play further, but the rewards in the game are not very prominent. I hope the game pros can provide suggestions.
Regarding hotkeys, I originally wanted to use the spacebar, but for the sake of a clean and beautiful interface, I used letters like X and N instead. Next time, I will improve the interaction method!

Konscious183 days ago

Maybe 'build' instead of 'arch'?

Nothing wrong with X and N, they're just too far apart and other hand already has to use arrow keys, maybe X and Z next time?

auravar182 days ago (2 edits)

I'm with you on that!!! Thx!~