Depths of Jupiter
Control a fictional probe, Juno 2, as it explores the depths of Jupiter in this one-button endless diver.
Press space (or click, or controller button A). Time your dives to escape turbulent storms and build up speed.
Features all original music and art.
Originally created for Trijam #281 with the theme "Deep dive." I wanted to have the deepest dive, so I needed the biggest planet. And I realized I know almost nothing about Jupiter, so I had a grand ol' time doing a deep dive into the latest Jupiter facts. (Not a lot of Jupiter facts made it into the actual game, but hopefully you can feel the love through the vibes of the game.)
- Art drawn in Krita (1h)
- Music and SFX recorded and produced in Audacity (25m)
- Made in Godot (4h45m)
I've got a few things on my to-do list for this game that I may add after the jam is over.
I was inspired to make a one-button game by Stellar Bloom. It feels so good to play despite having nothing but a jump button, and it made me wonder what else you could do with just one button.
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Surprisingly quite engaging considering the simple gameplay. Love the aesthetics and vibes!
Wish there was a tad more to it (maybe an ending?) and my complain is the music notes for diving can get a bit annoying after a while (the music is dope though)
Lovely work :)
Thank you!
I had grand ideas for more content and an ending, but it turns out I'm still not very fast at doing the basics. I may come back to it after the jam, but I only just started doing jams so I don't know whether I'll be a person who makes a quick thing for fun and moves on, or someone who comes back to finish the job.
The atmosphere is fascinating! I can't quite decide whether I'm missing a modicum of gameplay or not... But it's true that it's nice to be able to dive endlessly like that. And the scenery, the music, the sounds, the little jellyfish-like probe: it's all very beautiful and soothing.
Thanks for playing! At present, the gameplay is pure endless diver, with the different types of storms as the only obstacle/interactive. I hope to revisit it and add all the things I didn't have time to do during this jam, because Jupiter is quite an interesting planet!