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I sadly ran out of time on this one, some of what I wanted to do is there however, unfortunately I had pretty much zero time to balance, so it's a bit all over the place.
The game is something of a mash-up of digging and tower defense; dig down and collect resources making a trail for the creeps to follow, then sprinkle with turrets liberally.
Try not to wall yourself in, as the creeps love to break walls (and your turrets) if you give them the need to!
Use the arrow keys, or WASD to move and aim the player; Z to jump; X to dig (you need to push in the direction you wish to dig); and C to drop a turret.
(update: I've added a post-compo version with a few gameplay tweaks)
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 62% |
| #50 | Overall | 3.94 |
| #60 | Fun | 3.85 |
| #98 | Theme | 3.88 |
| #133 | Innovation | 3.76 |
| #139 | Graphics | 3.91 |
| #483 | Mood | 3.06 |
| #515 | Audio | 2.84 |
| #838 | Humor | 2.04 |
Comments
This game is the most tragic I've played yet - beautiful graphics and a really nice little dig/build concept that really needs fleshing out; I hope to see a post-compo version. As it is it's not a fantastic game but there's a lot of potential and compared to most of the other games very little in the way of tweaks that would need to be made
This game is the most hours I've played. It is very addictive.
+1 @Jack "I hope to see a post-compo version"
very good game, very interesting concept and much fun! well done! could be a bit more forgiving though ;)
This game has a lot of potential. I really enjoy the combined concept of digging and tower defense. And the graphics are just gorgeous. With some sounds/music, and a bit more fleshing out of the gameplay, I think you could really be onto something. Great work!
What an intense feeling! I loved the mix of running for your life while trying desperately to come up with a good defense tactic.
WOW Really good! One of the best compo games I've seen. Keep up the good work on this, maybe you'll see a big relese for it!
Nice game but it is little hard, I will try to play it more
This is awesome - just my kinda game. :) Superhard, but I'll have a go with the post-compo version. The sentries need to be a bit beefier. Well done!!
unplayable on azerty keyboard, change to qwerty layout has no effect :-(
Platformer tower defense, promising concept but needs balancing.
Lode Runner Tower Defense! Nice ideas. Great sound and graphics. Perhaps add a timer, score, or depth indicator so I can compare how I did this game versus last.
I played this game many times and I'm leaving it installed on my PC!
Super super nice wonderful, just needs some balancing (I've only played the compo version, not the post). But a lot of fun, and a good idea.
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A pretty interesting take on the tower defence genre. I'd love to see the game in a more complete state since it feels there's plenty of potential in the idea! Figuring out a good tactic was interesting but it got a little shallow after a while. Nevertheless, it was fun while it lasted.