Pocket DrillPunk

 This is Pocket DrillPunk!  

Pocket DrillPunk is my entry for LOWREZJAM 2022. The game runs on 64x64 resolution, to fit the Jam requirements, and then scaled 7x to improve screen readability. This is a procedurally generated drilling game with lots of RPG aspects, such as leveling up and learning new abilities, fighting enemies in a turn-based fashion, and creating strategies to defeat the bosses!

But here's the twist: you use the resources you gather when drilling to be able to use your skills in the turn-based combat! Different resources allow different skills, and some of them scale with specific stats! Play around different builds to win against each one of the three bosses!

And don't worry, if you lose you can always try again. You lose all resources, but you keep your level, skills, and you respawn at the latest checkpoint. 

  Controls  

There are multiple control schemes for this game.

You can play with arrow keys + Z to drill and X to jump, in PICO-8 style.

You can play with WASD and use the left mouse button to drill, and the right one to jump.

You can also play with WASD, using E to drill and space-bar to jump!

(Or you can mix and match the control schemes, all of them work concurrently)

Gamepad is also supported, but untested! (please let me know if there's anything wonky)

You can point the drill towards all 4 directions (up, down, left right). Additionally, there's a jetpack you can use by holding the jump button.

  Content 

The game currently has 3 different "kinds" of levels. All levels are procedurally generated, which means they are always randomized upon starting. However, each level may have biases towards certain resources or spawns.

The levels are horizontally infinite, and each boss can be found at a certain depth.

 How to Play 

• Gather Resources.
• Drill blocks with enemies on them.
• Defeat those enemies.
• Gain experience.
• Level up! You can choose between drill power, jetpack fuel and max HP.
• Please note that some skills scale off different stats!
• The stats are also useful on your drilling expeditions, not only during combat.
• Find and defeat the level boss!

   Credits 

All assets in the game were made for the game, by me. The font is also custom. This game was made in 2 weeks. There are some missing assets because I didn't have enough time to make them (such as an intro music, a battle fanfare, etc). There is music and sound in the game, though.

Please let me know if you like it! Thank you all!