Abyssal Lab

NOTE: If you play the embedded version, the game may stop reading your keyboard inputs if you ever click outside of the play window. Toggling FULL SCREEN mode or hitting TAB seems to restore keyboard function if you lose it.

Build a laboratory in the abyssal depths! 

You must manage resources and defend the lab from abyssal creatures.

Played with the mouse and arrow keys. Game made in 48 hours for Ludum Dare 48!

I made a highlight of the whole game dev process on youtube, you can view it here:

TIPS:

• You want to build some Ore mines as soon as possible on the glowing ore to the northwest of your base, then build a smelter to turn the ore into metals. Build a supply depot to increase your storage capacity after that. The ore will eventually run out, so you will need to explore to find larger deposits elsewhere.
• Once you have some metals built up, you want to build Crew Quarters to increase your worker population. The more crew you have, the more supplies you receive every few minutes.
• Build both power generators and power cells when your power runs low. Once you have more metals, you can build a larger Power Plant.
• You can select buildings and then click the SALVAGE button to destroy them and get some of their resources back. Do this with ore mines when their ore runs out (they show their remaining ore with a green meter).
• You can salvage some free supplies from scattered crates found on the sea bed. Build near the crates to capture them, then you can Salvage them just like any other structure you own.
• There is a big spooky boss hidden to the far north of the map.
• You can use corridors like walls to protect gun turrets from enemy attacks. This is especially important for laser turrets, as those cannot hit enemies that are too close to them! The regular turrets also cannot shoot the smallest crabs when they are too close.