You are an alien archeologist who has arrived to investigate a post-apocalyptic Earth, now entirely submerged underwater after an unexplained cataclysmic event. You have the honor of being the first alien granted access to explore human society and uncover the mysteries hidden beneath the surface.

You dive into the depths of a submerged skyscraper, tasked with examining the building from the top floor down to street level. Your mission is to gather as many clues as possible, interpret your findings, and report them back to your superiors. Your discoveries — and the conclusions you draw — will shape how your species comes to perceive all of humanity. Choose your interpretations carefully.


Game was made for Pride Game Jam HKI 2025. Theme was "Under the surface". Development time was 3 days on a weekend on June 27th to 29th.


Controls:

  • movement: WASD
  • pausemenu: P
  • interact: E


Credits:

Laura Pihlajamäki: Game design, Art, UI, Design, levels

Oona Svahn: Game design, Art

Aura Köykkä: Game design, Art, animation

Bruno Norrå: Game design,  Music, Sound effects, programming

Juho Karkinen: Game design, Writing and story, UI

Juho Heikkinen: Game design, Sound effects, programming

Iiro Peltonen: Game design, Programming

Kasperi Riihimäki: Game design, writing

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ExcavationEarth_WIndowsBuild.zip 83 MB
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ExcavationEarth_Mac.zip 92 MB
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ExcavationEarth_Linux.zip 82 MB

Install instructions

Windows: unzip zip-file and run .exe -file.

Linux: unzip zip-file and run .x86_64 -file.

Mac: Unzip zip-file and run the .app -file. 

For Mac you may need to enable the game from settings: go to "system settings" from top-left Apple icon -> Select "System Settings" -> "Privacy & security" -> Under "security" you will see option to "allow anyway" for the game app to run.

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