Maerl Bay
Maerl Bay is a deep-sea diving game about finding and cataloguing algae beds of maerl found within Swedish waters. Pilot Calvin the Drone and snap as many photos of maerl as you can before bringing them back up top—watch out for the treacherous marine life below and keep an eye on your battery!
This game was produced for the 2023 GBG Science Jam in collaboration with marine plant physiologist Lina Rasmusson, whose research focuses on seagrass and other hydrophytes. Her current area of research revolves around finding and charting maerl in her ongoing project, "Fantastic Maerl and Where to Find Them".
Controls:
- WASD to move
- Mouse to aim camera
- Left click to take a picture
The game's soundtrack can be found here.
Credits:
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Love Calvin's happy sprite ^^
this was super cute and fun, check out my game demon boy!
Wow! Such a cute game! Sadly, my battery ran out but I got 479 score.
cool game 10 out of 10
Such a cute game - I agree with one of the other comments which said it would feel nicer if you went back to the start of the level instead of having to start the game all over again. Perhaps there could be a lives mechanism (3 hearts - when they're all gone it's game over?) It feels like it could be a super cosy game with that extra little bit of quality of life adjustment. But the aesthetics and theme and gameplay are all so great aside from that.
Hi! We played your game on stream and really enjoyed it!
The art style is simply fantastic, and the aesthetic is so appealing that it's a real treat for the eyes!
this game is so S.A.D.
simple
addictive
D I V E R
Incredible game, for me this game is the type of game that makes me forget the things around me and keeps my attention no matter how simple it is. I hope to see more projects.
Super cute and very fun!
Very good game. Nice art and nice gameplay. Nice idea.
Cool
I really love this! Gives an old Sega Genesis kind of vibe. Really fun, lovely atmosphere, gorgeous art. Simple yet engaging. A really nice blend of genuine scientific inspiration and cute, fun gaming!
The only feedback I would give (same as someone else below) is restarting just the level you're currently on rather than going back to the beginning when you lose would be nice, as it's a little demotivating returning to the beginning, especially with such a cosy atmosphere game. This relatively easy to implement feature would be enough, I think, to make the game sellable! :)
(If you wanted to go a little more complex, you could return to a puzzle selection screen after losing, allowing you to chose any of the levels you've already played, while having future levels locked. This would also give an idea of progress, i.e. how many levels remain).
Really nice work!!
Was this game inspired by "Scuba" ?
Very nice, but having to restart from level 1 is a downer. If it only would set you back one level I'd be hooked.
Or an option to retry the same level
or checkpoints
Awwww it's so cuteeee
lil baby drone (why is this so hard fr)
CUTE AF
it is so cute and i wish there were more games where you play as a drone
also i wonder if levels drawn by hand or generated
I think it is all generated
Cute art style!~
Man, that's crazy, this game is insane it makes me want to make one like it.
damn this looks like fire right here
its too good
looks a lot more like water to me
lol
This is so much fun!!!
I loved this! Was super fun and cute, amazing asthetic
The aesthetics are cute and the sound design is top notch.
The CLICK when you take a photo is very satisfying! This is a very cute and relaxing game. Thanks for sharing!
Is there any chance of an android port? :) The game looks good.
A cute game. I really love the design and the gameplay
A great concept, a fun game about the activities of real scholars!
The underwater drones are very cute and smiley!
The background changes depending on the stage, which is also very nice!
I’m on iPhone so the only thing I can do is take pictures but it’s still fun!
music fr fr good
que jogo lindo alem de ser perfeito para passar o tempo
pretty fun/10
A perfect cozy game.
I love the experience of playing this.
Cute game with engaging gameplay! Left a 5 star review!
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Nice Game,
if you plan on continuing the development and are interested in feedback, here is some:
-a sound control would be nice, or adjusting some SFX that way to loud
-the option to watch the photos taken at the end of the run, can not fully watch them when trying to do the level as fast as posible
Perfect game!
Lovely game, very relaxing!