The Lair of Fungal Wonder

Screenshot of the game. A side-scrolling shooter in stylised, vivid watercolours. The player's ship is in the centre of the screen within a cave. Brightly coloured fungi are scattered along the roof and floor of the cave. At the top left is the text: 'Fungi Scanned: 3/13'.
Screenshot of the game. A side-scrolling shooter in stylised, vivid watercolours. The player's ship is in the centre of the screen within a cave. Brightly coloured fungi are scattered along the roof and floor of the cave. At the top left is the text: 'Fungi Scanned: 3/13'.

My entry to Ludum Dare 18, where it came first in the graphics category. A sidescrolling shooter/non-shooter inspired by Jeff Vandermeer's Ambergris. Pilot a ship through a fragile ecosystem of rare fungi, scanning them as you go and trying to avoid damaging them.

Download for Windows (6.52MB)

Download for Linux (9.43MB)

Download for OSX (12.7MB)

Spoilers follow: