Excellent fun, had me playing it late into the night trying to slingshot to just the right trajectory on the later levels. It's a very interesting core mechanic that gives a cool combination of puzzle and skill -based play.
Excellent & very novel; I love it! Looking at specific pixels (e.g. corners) seemed pretty reliable (in the way that my gut feel wasn't). Curious if natural images (e.g. CIFAR10) would be easier or harder.
Thanks! Glad to hear you enjoyed it; I think it expects quite a lot of player patience, so I'm encouraged by your message. And a bit of "background research" is a good idea - I did wonder if anyone would try that :-).
Thank you for the kind words! My wife will be delighted to hear r.e. the voice acting. And I had a similar problem during late night testing sessions - I would close my eyes, microsleep & crash :-)
Thanks for the very helpful feedback! Yes, I've noticed that most players aren't getting quite as far as the main challenging gameplay element which is active echolocation (but this is a reasonable way in).
You've hit my nightmare bug - sorry about that! Particularly before you get the sonar there's not much you can do if the (extremely basic) pathfinding sends you into a wall. If you're curious - sounds like you got stuck somewhere in this map.
Excellent game - enjoyable & tense. I liked the way the health, ammo, recharge were integrated into the drone rather than being on a HUD, and the movement looked great.
Excellent - had me holding my breath & twitching the mouse at the first sign of trouble. Wasn't sure if there was an incentive to switch directions, but my play style turned it into a bit of a side scroller.
Lovely and calm. Probably just me, but I was a little confused by the mechanics - both the bee and the insects seemed to be consuming the plants. The sounds are great!
Hi Yaz, thank you very much for the kind & helpful feedback! I agree there is much more that could be explored in this format. In particular I thought it would be a good place to explore issues of trust & freedom in a situation where you have to rely so heavily on your audio guide.
That's interesting, thanks - I hadn't made that connection! The original idea for the game mechanic was active echolocation (sonar), which comes in a bit later, but I thought I needed some sort of compass to guide you through in general (otherwise it was a bit too hard), and after a few experiments the tones turned out best. The "no graphics" constraint itself was something I'd been toying with & have wanted to try for a while.
Thanks for the comment and feedback - much appreciated! To be honest the bug connection is very tenuous, I was going for something like "my screen is bugged" (but now I say this, I realise it may be etymologically way off.)
This was great - I really struggled until I realized I could go full-screen, which made a massive difference! Like some other commenters, sometimes experienced weird rotations that didn't match up.
Really enjoyed ADEN - thanks for making it! The dynamics of the ship are good & challenging & I definitely got the feeling of having "bitten off more than I can chew" once or twice trying to retrieve a large asteroid. But was definitely satisfying getting the hang of plotting a good trajectory home. At the end of the day I was chasing a spinning undocked module far out of orbit, which was quite funny.
Hi! Thanks for the kind words & good points. (And glad it isn't just me that struggles with the hard AI!) Yeah it does drop straight in without any guidance - tutorial is a good shout.
I really enjoyed playing this - thank you for making & sharing it! Upgrade strategies were interesting & well balanced and the difficulty progression was very good (e.g. upgrades that make the game harder but more efficient). Altogether satisfying & fun.