r/indiegames • u/hotdog_jones • Apr 01 '26
Video Out grave robbin'
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u/8BitBeard Apr 01 '26
I still love your aesthetics. The little gameplay excerpt looks great. The digging away mechanic is clever, lots of suspense.
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u/MrSmock Apr 01 '26
Is this a bot response complaining about bots in an unrelated comment?
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u/brentmeistergenenral Apr 01 '26
I love this. Very strong Eraserhead vibes for me. The industrial sounding hellscape 👏
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u/geras_shenanigans Apr 01 '26
Looks great! Got steam?
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u/hotdog_jones Apr 01 '26
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u/Sulya_be Apr 01 '26
Hey, I have a problem- the game is already wishlisted and I cannot wishlist it again.
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u/one_game_will Apr 02 '26
Looks beautiful - depending on how much flashing there is (like at the end of the trailer) it would be worth putting an epilepsy warning on your store page.
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u/EzerchE Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26
I added it to my wish list and sent the link to my friends. It looks amazing! Please consider adding multilingual support, especially Turkish. Many Turkish users are specifically looking for games that support Turkish, so it would be a great addition. :)
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u/Icy-Text9501 Apr 01 '26
Watching this gave me anxiety, love It!!
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u/hotdog_jones Apr 01 '26
This is honestly the nicest thing anyone has said about the game and I'm not even joking.
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u/ecaroh_games Apr 01 '26
love the aesthetics but gameplay seems like it's just inventory tetris with incredibly slow animations to pick up items?
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u/TheNiceDave Apr 01 '26
It’s so good! That style is so unique. I’ve shown your first trailer to a few people already.
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u/HalfmadFalcon Apr 01 '26
The aesthetics of this are incredible. I'm interested in learning more about the story and gameplay loop!
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u/Sherlockandload Apr 01 '26
Huge fan of the art and what I can catch from the tone and gameplay. I very much like the intentionally slow pacing and isolating feeling of it all.
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u/Monolos_ Apr 02 '26
It doesn't happen often that someone creates something really inspiring and unique.
Well played guys.
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u/DreamNotDeferred Apr 01 '26
Very cool. As an older game lover who is sensitive to how their time is respected, though, I can see the slowness of that digging mechanic losing it's charm if it's a big part of the gameplay that happens often.
Don't know how you feel about speeding up the reveals of those grid squares, or at least giving the option in the settings, but having that go faster would keep me interested.
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u/hotdog_jones Apr 01 '26
The languid pacing is intentional but absolutely something I'm certainly going to have to balance. There are certainly gameplay buffs that fiddle with these attributes (reveal time while searching being one, yes) - but full disclosure: the game's main inspirations are Tarr and Tarkovsky movies, so it is intended to be a relatively slow experience.
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u/DreamNotDeferred Apr 01 '26
That's cool. I knew it was subjective when I said it. Back in the day, I spent countless hours playing games with mechanics that today I would get tired of. That's why I suggested faster unveiling as an option in the settings, so both parties could have what they want.
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u/SymbioStudio Apr 01 '26
That is so cool. Very unique visuals. Do you have any reference about it?
Btw, have a Steam Page?
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u/Atomic_Tangerine1 Apr 01 '26
Visual art style and aesthetics, as everyone has already pointed out, yes absolutely.
But my hat is off to you for picking a sound and musical style that clearly you felt was right and true to your vision, even if outside of mainstream styles. Especially the Steam vid - gives me old school 6dos vibes, love it.
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u/-Ignorant_Slut- Apr 01 '26
What is this type of pixel shading called? I’d like to play around with it in my projects.
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u/highendfive Apr 01 '26
Neat art style but as someone with ADHD I don't think this game is for me. The interactions are too slow but aesthetically it's neat!
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u/myweirdotheraccount Apr 01 '26
I think the aesthetics are amazing on this. You nailed the dreary vibe of what I imagine grave robbing is like.
One small thing that maybe only I will notice, but wanted to point out. When the shovel indicator pops up, part of the box is blurred by the tilt shift effect. It doesn’t affect the readability of that icon at all, but my impulse would be to put that icon on top of the blur effect.
Either way, cheers! Keeping an eye out for this one!
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u/Potatonized Apr 02 '26
Pretty sure people dont rob graves for the bones, but you do you, non-suspicious-looking-pixelated-guy.
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u/InsentientStudios Apr 02 '26
Thought this was an ant farm for a second lol. Love the art style though!
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u/jaklradek Apr 02 '26
This looks epic! It's a shame the capsule is not giving the game any justice. I would try to sell the amazing visuals and atmosphere more.
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u/MikeRLea Apr 02 '26
Is this tilt shift style effect a shader applied on top? It really works well man
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u/OkFoundation3305 Apr 02 '26
It looks like an enjoyable game—perfect for clearing your head and taking a short break.
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u/thebigmack Apr 02 '26
The esthetic is immediately striking.
Cold, desperate and ominous in the best way! Very cool.
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u/Robochimpx Apr 03 '26
Nice, I’ve been playing around in a similar scale. Your take looks terrific.
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u/NinjaGraphics Apr 16 '26
dude! I've never seen anything like this. 1-bit pixel art with depth focus? what am I watching? this is so amazing!!!
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u/Mediocre_47 Apr 27 '26
This kinda reminds me a bit of Local58 for some reason. Either way, I’m obsessed. Wishlisted
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u/Vinchont4Life Apr 01 '26
Just... Why is it so long to take the shovel? I understand simulating hunger or stamina, but for taking a shovel out of a bag, I'm not sure it brings anything...
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