Unstable Lava (Ludum Dare #49)

My submission for Ludum Dare #49 Compo with the theme "Unstable."

STORY

Your goal is to navigate each level, trying to solve the maze to escape while finding 5 treasure chests in each level. But be warned! The ground is unstable and your path to retreat may be blocked by the ground falling away! There are no penalties for dying but you do restart at the beginning of the level!

Controls

Use the arrow keys/WASD to move. The camera will follow your character. Find various interactables (switches or pressure plates) and while standing nearby, use your Left Mouse Button to activate. If you get stuck, walk into the lava. The level will restart with doors and paths reset. Press Escape to pause the game or quit.

All art and sound effects made by me.  Background music courtesy of the random generator at https://strofe.com.  Lava effect adapted from multiple tutorials on YouTube.

If you need help navigating the maze, I have attached a PDF with my level design work (from Microsoft Excel) that uses color coding to help navigate the levels. WARNING! There be spoilers in it!

Game submission at:

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/unstable-lava

Bug Fixes

0.2 - Fixed an issue with the opening title screen UI being stretched.

0.3 - Turned the smoke camera effect back on after being off to make the screenshots. (After receiving comments about how dark the game looked, I decided to revert this update to remove the smoke effect.)

Current Known Bugs

- Treasure chest activator resets, giving treasure

- Treasure is double counting on death