DIG DEPPER

Time: 04.04 - 04.07, 2025

Team size: 6

Tools: Unity, Blender, Photoshop

Game Genre: Puzzle Game

Target Platform: Windows, Web

Collaborated with a six-member team to design and develop a puzzle. Rating top 8% in innovation worldwide range

Story

You play as an archaeologist trapped in a collapsing cave. With only 150 seconds until total collapse, you must sort through a pile of artifacts to identify the genuine ones and discard the fakes. Too many misidentifications will result in your arrest.

Inspiration

Paper, please

Papers, Please — a critically acclaimed title where you assume the role of a border guard working for a totalitarian regime, tasked with vetting and denying entry to unauthorized individuals.

Game Jam: Depths

We built Dig Deeper for Ludum Dare — the legendary game jam that started it all. As the very first online game jam ever created, Ludum Dare has paved the way for every other game jam you know, from GMTK to the 20 Seconds Game Jam. Working around the theme "Depth", we crafted our high-stakes artifact-sorting adventure, which ultimately placed 253rd overall among global submissions. We are particularly proud of our 118th-place ranking in Innovation, which placed us in the top 8% worldwide for innovation — a testament to our fresh take on the classic verification gameplay loop.

brainstorm

Original Concept Sketches

There were many dynasties in China, each with a variety of artifacts during its reign. When it comes to archaeology, archaeologists can dig up different things in the ground at different depths. That's what inspired us to develop this game.

2D Art

3D Art

For the 3D part, we have both downloaded assets and self-made assets in the game.

We downloaded a package of traditional Chinese artifacts, and added some custom assets using 3D modeling software, Blender.

Programming

(Book code part)

Two implementation approaches are available: replacing the Sprite Renderer component, or toggling the active state of page buttons.