Descentris – A Game by Pixel Prophecy

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Windows
Puzzle

In this 2D action puzzler, place pieces to dig deeper underground while collecting treasure and bombs along the way. Avoid obstacles, keep up with the scrolling screen, and see how deep you can dig.

About

This game was made from scratch in 48 hours for the Ludum Dare #48 game jam, including all assets. For an in-depth post mortem documentary, check out the video section below.

F.A.Q.s

“It’s just too hard!”

I hear you! Because of the short development time and thus lack of testing the balance is a bit off; at some point the obstacles are just too numerous. It’s on my list of things to fix.

“Cool story, bro. What else is on that list?”

Alternative controls where clicking places a piece, a feature to hold on to piece for later, and a few different types of blocks.

How to play

Place a piece after positioning it with the mouse by hitting SPACE. Pieces must always connect to the initial shaft, that’s the two colored blocks on top of the screen when you start.

With each piece you place, the screen scrolls down one row of tiles. If the screen out-scrolls your shaft, it’s game over.

To collect treasure and bombs to along the way, just place your piece on top of them.

Some rocks you can destroy, provided you have at least one bomb left. Simply hover with the mouse over the obstacle you want to get rid of and hit SPACE. The deeper you go, the more indestructible obstacles you’ll face and you need to find another way.

Downloads

Controls

Mouse
position piece
Left mouse button
rotate counter-clockwise
Right mouse button
rotate clockwise
SPACE
place / bomb
ENTER
pause
Esc
instant quit
Alt + ENTER
toggle full screen

Details

Genre

Puzzle

Language(s)

🇬🇧 English

Platform(s)

Windows

Average playtime

About a half-hour

Initial release

April 26th, 2021

Input

🖱️+⌨️ Mouse and Keyboard

Made with

GameMaker

Videos