Cemetery Roots

See below for How to Play instructions

This is my second game jam entry. It's for Weekly Game Jam 166, where the theme was "roots." I ran with the theme and ended up creating a game where you have to try to dig up roots before they turn into...zombie trees you have to fight. You gain tokens for defeating enemies, which can be used to purchase better weapons.

UPDATE "THE DAY AFTER" - 18.09

With an extra day, I was able to add some things that the game desperately needed. There's still plenty of room for improvements, but I was able to add most of the basic things I wanted, and am okay with its current state for a week long game jam project.

• Basic sounds added; options to enable/disable sound in main menu added as well
• Hit effect when striking enemy
• Health bar above enemy heads
• Added two more weapons, making four total
• Added a Heal feature to the shop
• Added a Dash function, using spacebar; includes UI addition at the top indicating dash with lightning bolt

ORIGINAL POST - 17.09

The systems I wanted to implement in the game turned out to be a lot more complex than expected. As a result, I did not finish. I hope to get back to the project and add the following

• SOUND! There is no audio at this point
• Hit/Impact Effects - it is currently not very clear when the enemy is hit
• Enemy Health Bars - it is unclear how much damage is being done and how much health the enemy still has
• More weapons - I only managed to add one to the store, leaving just two weapons total
• Greater variety of enemies
• Some sort of 'dash' or extra control function - currently player can only move left and right

HOW TO PLAY

Try to dig up roots before they turn into more powerful enemies! By destroying roots or full grown enemies, you receive tokens to purchase upgrades. Try to survive as long as you can. Once the health bar (heart in top left corner) reaches zero, it's game over.

A - Move Left
D - Move Right
Spacebar - Dash
Left Mouse Button - Attack
Right Mouse Button - Dig (to attack roots)
Scroll Wheel - Change Weapon
Esc - Pause
Tab - Open Store Menu
Left Mouse Button - Purchase (In store Menu)