Depths of Boatmurdered
A downloadable game for Windows
Depths of Boatmurdered is a top-down 2D horror game inspired by the infamous Dwarf Fortress Let's Play "Boatmurdered".
However, you don't need to know anything about the LP or Dwarf Fortress to enjoy Depths of Boatmurdered. The game only vaguely adheres to the original fortress layout in the LP, and does not try to include lore or mechanics from Dwarf Fortress.
Depths of Boatmurdered is ~2 hours long, and follows a lone dwarf as he struggles to stay alive.
Tips:
- Keyboard and Xbox controllers are both supported!
- Being able to dead-end yourself is very rare, so if you feel stuck, it's likely there's something nearby that you missed.
- Even with a weapon, enemies cannot be killed – try to escape instead!
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Install instructions
To install, extract the downloaded .zip file. Then run setup.exe.
(If setup.exe fails, you may need to install XNA 4.0.)
NOTE: If you are installing a newer version over the old one, you may have to uninstall the old one first. To do so, go to Start > Control Panel > Programs. Then scroll to Depths of Boatmurdered, right click, and click Uninstall.
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That was pretty good! The gameplay was nice. Controls were a bit stiff and it was hard to turn around, and action sections felt a bit sluggish, but puzzle and level design both accounted for it and no encounter was too frustrating/overly difficult as to block me from completing the game.
Most difficult sections only resulted in 1-2 deaths for me at most until I got through, and the checkpoints are fairly placed.
Love the cheese engravings, too. The Boatmurdered references are aplenty and the story was pretty nice! I do have questions how does the personal story connect to the abandoned fortress itself, but I'll mull over that one.
Wow what a good game!! I love the vibe this thing had going on and I love the old Dwarf Fortress stuff!
Played this years ago, now I will download it to play it again :)
As a gamedev who loves C#/XNA /MonoGame, I always find this game to be an awesome experience and inspiration.
Pretty cool, and fun to play.