SAMUDRA | A Deep Sea Journey

Devlog

• SAMUDRA OST | Nocturne Of A Drowned World
  June 08, 2025 by Khayalan arts

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  #originalsoundtrack, #ost, #music, #atmospheric, #indie, #2d, #platformer, #adventure, #emotional

  Happy #WorldOceansDay Surface-Dwellers! Today in spirit of the the game’s environmental message against ocean pollution - we’ve finally released SAMUDRA Original Soundtracks on major music streami... Continue reading

  
• I NEED SPACE - DEMO PATCH v0.1.2⭐
  April 13, 2023 by Khayalan arts

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  #i need space, #2d, #adventure, #multiple ending, #non linear, #demo, #space, #cat, #explosion, #art, #music, #indie

  Dear explorers! We recently proudly announced our new project I NEED SPACE to a positive reception at GCA & GDC in San Francisco! We heard your feedback & suggestions - and now we present the latest p... Continue reading

  
• Introducing our next project - I NEED SPACE⭐️
  March 10, 2023 by Khayalan arts

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  #i need space, #space, #2d, #exploration, #cat, #cosmic, #adventure, #non-linear, #open world, #multiple ending, #demo

  Hello Explorers! We’re absolutely over-the-moon to be introducing a new space-themed game from Khayalan Arts called I NEED SPACE ! So strap on your seatbelts & brace for impact for this Trailer! I N... Continue reading

  
• SAMUDRA Summer Sale! ☀️
  June 23, 2022 by Khayalan arts

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  #adventure, #2d, #art, #underwater, #deepsea, #digital illustration, #illustrated, #journey, #pollution, #ocean, #atmospheric, #limbo, #inside, #little nightmare, #ori

  Hello Surface-Dwellers :D The summer sale is here! Surf up the polluted ocean of SAMUDRA 🌊 This June for World Oceans Day, our studio hosts the #PlayForOcean fundraising campaign - in support of... Continue reading

  
• #PlayForOcean Fundraising 🌊
  June 15, 2022 by Khayalan arts

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  #launch, #fundraising, #beachcleanup, #ecofriendly, #zerowaste, #samudra, #underwater, #adventure, #atmospheric, #puzzle, #horror, #unity, #singleplayer, #2d, #storyrich, #point & click, #artgame

  Calling all Ocean-lovers! 🌊 The Full version of SAMUDRA along with the official Artbook & Soundtrack is now available on ITCH.IO! This year’s World Oceans Day our studio hosted the #PlayForOcean... Continue reading

  
• Support & Vote for SAMUDRA🌱
  February 18, 2022 by Khayalan arts

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  #award, #unity, #social impact, #underwater, #deep sea, #adventure, #2d, #puzzle, #platform, #hand illustrated

  Hello Surface-dwellers :D It's been a while since the last Log & I hope that you've all been very well! We are delighted to share that SAMUDRA is one of the nominees for UNITY AWARD's Best Social Impa... Continue reading

  
• What lies ahead✨
  December 31, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #2022, #samudra, #underwater, #adventure, #next

  Hello, fellow Surface-Dwellers! Thank you for journeying with SAMUDRA this year! We are so grateful for having the opportunity to finally showcase and contribute this little project within the game in... Continue reading

  
• SAMUDRA is now live on Steam!🌊
  September 29, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #2d, #indie, #underwater, #deepsea, #adventure, #experience, #samudra, #art, #illustration, #animation

  Hello everyone! The project that we've been working on for the past 2 years is finally here :D SAMUDRA is now live! (25% off during launch week!) Featuring haunting locations, menacing creature design... Continue reading

  
• Gradient Convergence 2021
  September 23, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #Underwater, #deep sea, #2d, #puzzle, #adventure, #trailer, #samudra, #hand illustrated, #art, #animation, #atmospheric

  Check out the brand new trailer & demo of SAMUDRA premiering in the event of Gradient Convergence 2021 by the Game Dev of Color Expo >>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116260/SAMUDRA/ SAMUDRA is... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #35 - #PlasticFreeJuly
  July 04, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #underwater, #2d, #samudra, #plastic, #ocean, #platformer, #festival, #games for change, #expo

  #PlasticFreeJuly is here! I'm taking this opportunity to announce our July Splashes and summarized the news that we shared on our social media this week. July is going to be an exciting month for SAMU... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #34 - #breakupwithplastic 💔
  June 26, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #single-use plastic, #underwater, #pollution, #ocean, #eco, #zerowaste, #2d, #platformer, #adventure, #hand drawn

  Hello folks! We've been quiet for a while since we are working on (soon-to-be-announced) something for the gaming community. We are super excited about it, so please do look out for it in the coming w... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #33 - Year Two
  June 08, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #world oceans day, #anniversary, #underwater, #deepsea, #unity, #2d, #puzzle, #sidescroller

  Happy World Oceans Day :D Today, our humble studio turns Two years old! Here's a highlight of our Year. Winning the Unity For Humanity Grant for our game SAMUDRA was a huge highlight - especially duri... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #32 - Mirrors
  May 15, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #mirror, #labyrinth, #puzzle, #adventure, #2d, #underwater, #art, #stroytelling, #samudra, #deepsea, #handillustrated

  Hello Earth Dwellers! This is one of the puzzles we constructed for the latter half of the game, it's SAMUDRA's rendition of the classic labyrinth navigation puzzle. It is also another excuse for us t... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #31 - Sunken City
  May 09, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #underwater, #climate, #flood, #sinking, #city, #pollution, #jakarta, #concept, #level, #art

  "What is the city but the people" - William Shakespeare Hello folks! This week we take a peek at one of the final level art within SAMUDRA's journey. As some of you are already aware - the world's cli... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #30 - The Gamelan
  May 01, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #gamelan, #gong, #music, #puzzle, #underwater, #pollution, #culture, #sriwijaya

  Hello Earth-Dwellers! We love music-based puzzles! How bout you? Without spoiling anything - in this particular puzzle, we dive deep into our native Javanese culture, the whole level is rooted in the... Continue reading

  
• Happy Earth Day 2021 :D
  April 22, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #earthday

  Happy Earth Day folks! "The Earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the Earth." Let's all continue doing our part in contributing to more sustainable living. Have a lovely week all! - El... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #29 - Surface-dwellers
  April 16, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #underwater, #deepsea, #samudra, #adventure, #2d, #illustrated, #puzzle, #animation, #art

  Hello folks! This week we take a sneak peek at the everyday interactions between the surface-dwellers in SAMUDRA. "Say what you mean, but don't say it mean." Remember to always stay courteous even whe... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #28 - Taking risk
  April 09, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #underwater, #deepsea, #adventure, #2d, #puzzle, #trap, #tutorial, #atmospheric

  Heya Surface-dwellers! "Take risk and allow the unexpected" Today I'm sharing a short clip from an early gameplay section, which shows an important metaphorical and philosophical benchmark of the game... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #27 - Good Friyay!
  April 02, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #underwater, #deepsea, #2d, #puzzle, #animation, #illustrated, #platformer, #adventure

  Happy Good Friday folks! This week we reworked the opening interaction during the Prologue :) This scene had always been designed with this final sequence in mind, and we finally had the chance to com... Continue reading

  
• UNITY FOR HUMANITY GRANT 2020!!!
  March 17, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #award, #grant, #unityforhumanity, #2d, #underwater, #environmental, #socialimpact, #adventure

  Heya Surface Dwellers! Some news from us today! We are proud to announce that SAMUDRA is officially one of the five winners of the Unity For Humanity Grant; a program within Unity Social Impact that c... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #26 - Visit SAMUDRA today!
  March 13, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #underwater, #deepsea, #pollution, #ocean, #sunkencity, #samudra, #2d, #adventure, #art, #illustration, #animation

  Hello Surface Dwellers! Visit an oceanic world filled to the brim with diverse marine inhabitants, the pinnacle evolution of co-existence between humans and nature, not to mention memorable exotic dee... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #25 - There is no planet B
  March 05, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #pollution, #ocean, #underwater, #environmental

  Hello Surface-Dwellers, '75 % of the used masks, as well as other pandemic-related waste, will end up in landfills, or floating in the seas. Aside from the environmental damage, the financial cost, in... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #24 - Feeling Crabby
  February 26, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #underwater, #deep sea, #crab, #chase, #creature, #samudra, #adventure, #handdrawn

  Hello Surface-Dwellers! This short clip is taken from a chase sequence with a Giant Crab, in which the player is required to escape by scaling over obstacles and making the right navigation decisions... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #23 - Never blow away your dreams
  February 19, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #underwater, #puzzle, #2d, #adventure, #deep sea

  Hello fellow Earth-dwellers, We swim against the current to achieve our goals, but sometimes you just got to go with the flow ~ This scene reveals a mechanic that will play a crucial part in the 2nd h... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #22 - Love is in the...a̶i̶r̶ water?
  February 14, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #underwater, #adventure, #2d, #valentine, #turtle, #love, #deep sea

  Happy Valentine's Day folks! Today, be the reason that someone feels love 💙 --- Thank you for taking the time to read this dev diary, we appreciate all the support! We are a small Indie-company t... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #21 - Dashing into the weekend~
  February 06, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #2d, #adventure, #underwater, #deep sea, #puzzle, #dash

  Hello fellow Earthlings! This weekend we're sharing a new mechanic that we have implemented in the game. This 'Dash' mechanic will accompany the player experience of navigating a deep sea POD that t... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #20 - Digitally homeless no more!
  January 29, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #website, #launch, #live, #portfolio

  Hello Surface Dwellers! We finally have our own website up and running! Visit us at khayalanarts.com Do subscribe to our mailing list to receive upcoming news, giveaways, project QA testing and many... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #19 - 10 min zen loop~
  January 23, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #ost, #soundtrack, #loop, #underwater, #zen, #samudra

  Hello Earth-dwellers! Today we're sharing our 2nd zen loop of an OST from SAMUDRA called 'Searanade'. Perhaps this will be useful in accompanying your weekend activities, enjoy! What is your favorite... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #18 - Cute & creepy thing
  January 16, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #underwater, #deepsea, #dumbo, #octopus, #creature, #art, #animation, #character

  Hello Earth-Dwellers! This week we are introducing another crew-favorite character from this deep sea adventure! We don't really have a name for it yet, but can you tell what real life deep sea creat... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #17 - Start with a bang 🙂
  January 10, 2021 by Khayalan arts

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  #underwater, #adventure, #2d, #art, #illustration, #atmospheric, #deepsea, #puzzle, #experience, #stargazer, #pollution

  Hello fellow Surface-Dwellers! Starting this year of with a bang 🙃 Introducing one of our favorite creature in the game - the Stargazer. This species of deep sea fish got its name due to having it... Continue reading

  
• Happy safe Holidays :D
  December 30, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #underwater, #2d, #adventure, #puzzle, #storytelling, #pollution, #environmental, #art, #atmospheric, #exhibition, #expo, #deepsea

  Hello fellow Earth-dwellers! I hope that everyone of you is doing well! Thank you for all the amazing support that you've continuously given us and this project throughout this tough year! The long st... Continue reading

  
• #reachthesurface
  September 25, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #samudra, #underwater, #puzzle, #trailer, #adventure, #2d, #art, #illustrated, #surreal, #atmospheric

  *Updated 25.09.20 10:38 am PATCH V1.3-2* - Minor bug fixes ——— Proudly presenting our latest trailer ~~~ With this trailer - we hope to shed some light on what else to expect on the final game... Continue reading

  
• Samudra v1.3 + TGS 2020!
  September 23, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #tokyo game show, #samudra, #trailer

  *Updated 23.09.20 9:00 am PATCH V1.3* - Salaryman animation & asset update - Puzzles balancing & asset update - Overheat FX adjustments - Camera adjustments - Community links accessible at menu - Mino... Continue reading

  
• Samudra v1.2 + Expo! (Updated)
  July 31, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #minor fix, #puzzle, #interface, #expo, #gameprime, #gdc, #gamescom

  *Updated 04.08.20 10:31am PATCH V1.2* - Intro Cutscene skip option (press ESC on keyboard to bring up menu) - Controller bug issue fixed ---------- Hello Earth-Dwellers! The last time we shared any de... Continue reading

  
• Samudra Beta v1.1 (updated)
  June 24, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #samudra, #underwater, #2d, #adventure, #puzzle, #trip

  *Updated 26.06.20 12:31pm PATCH V1.1* - Minor bug fixes Yes, we never sleeps XD --- Hello folks! SAMUDRA BETA is finally here! SAMUDRA is a hand-illustrated 2D adventure that follows a boy’s surreal... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #16 - Beta Demo 24.06.20
  June 15, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #beta, #demo, #deep sea, #underwater, #adventure, #2d, #puzzle, #samudra, #indonesian

  Hello Earth-dwellers! Just a reminder that Samudra's final demo will be out next week on the 24th of June! The Beta Demo will include a bunch of major polish updates that relates to Cutscenes, Artwork... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #15 - Year One
  June 08, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #year one, #anniversary, #samudra, #2d, #adventure, #underwater, #deep sea, #incubo

  Happy World Ocean's Day folks! Today also marks the 1st anniversary of our young company (we survived the 1st wave!), Time sure flies....or swims...in our case. Its been a year full of ebbs and flows... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #14 - Life is a puzzle
  June 01, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #2d, #single player, #adventure, #underwater, #deepsea, #samudra, #puzzle, #design, #steam punk

  Hello Earth Dwellers & Puzzle lovers! 'Gear' up for our upcoming final beta demo release at the end of June, this demo includes an updated version of particular puzzle mini games among many other upda... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #13 - Road to BETA
  May 25, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #samudra, #deep sea, #2d, #beta, #demo, #announcement, #puzzle, #adventure, #underwater, #art, #ramadhan

  Eid Mubarak to our dear Moslem gamers & fam! Today's update is a short one - we are excited to announce that we'll be dropping our Beta Demo within the next couple of weeks! This will be our final fr... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #12 - Smokin' Progress
  May 18, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #stoned, #faces, #cave, #claustrophobic, #underwater, #dark, #deep sea, #samudra, #hover, #puzzle, #adventure

  Hello Surface-Dwellers, We recently posted one of our level early Concept Art The Sunken Kingdom: Without spoiling too much, this level was design with the theme of claustrophobia, sprinkles of dread... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #11 - Campfire Chilltimes
  May 11, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #octopus, #hobopus, #character, #art, #samudra, #deep sea, #underwater, #campfire, #skeleton, #makeshift

  Hello Sea-lovers, Happy post Mother's Day to our mommas & all the Supermoms out there, in here & everywhere :D --- This week from SAMUDRA; Who says that campfires can only be enjoyed above ground~ Som... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #10 - It Whale be okay (*minor spoiler*)
  May 04, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #whale, #bluewhale, #samudra, #art, #design, #character, #mammal, #majestic, #creature, #ancient, #npc, #underwater, #deepsea

  Hello Earth-d(whale)llers! It has been an over-(whale)mingly isolated year & its tricky to be working from home on any kind of project, but our team took it upon our shoulders to see it as a chance t... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #9 - 'Art'chitecture
  April 27, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #samdura, #puzzle, #art, #adventure, #deepsea, #underwater

  Hola Art lovers & adventurers, This week we share another art process and the thoughts process that goes behind designing a scene in SAMUDRA. The process of creating a level/ scene always begin with... Continue reading
• Dev Diary #8 - Wonders of the Deep
  April 19, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #sriwijaya, #srivijaya, #sunken, #kingdom, #underwater, #ancient, #gamelan, #roro, #art, #samudra

  Hello Work-from-homers! This week we are sharing a glimpse of a late-mid-game location ~ The country that I grew up in roots back to the ancient kingdom of Srivijaya; a Buddhist thalassocratic Indon... Continue reading
• Dev Diary #7 - Easter!
  April 13, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #samudra, #easter, #egg, #underwater, #adventure, #deep sea, #secrets, #spongebob, #mgs, #design

  Happy Easter Earth Dwellers! This week of course I shall not resist to talk about some Easter related things that we have worked into SAMUDRA, and by that of course I really mean - Easter Eggs. Easter... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #6 - Mechanics
  April 06, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #deep sea, #underwater, #adventure, #puzzle, #design, #art, #coral, #grave

  Hello Adventurers! This week I'm sharing a little bit on the team's approach towards the general game mechanics of SAMUDRA. This early game level consist of a little bit of everything that a player w... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #5 - 'Death' Scenes
  March 30, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #developer diary, #death sequences, #game over, #underwater, #deep sea, #samudra, #art, #animation

  Heya Gamers, Earth Dwellers, Adventures! While the world is recuperating from a contagion, we gamers and developers had been doing our part to #StayAtHome crunching away at our keyboard/ controllers g... Continue reading

  
• Update V0.7
  March 20, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #underwater, #samudra, #platformer, #adventure, #2d, #pollution, #demo, #deep sea, #art

  Heyo fellow Dreamers! First of all I hope everyone’s doing alright in this age of Covid19, always remember to stay hygienic, wash & sanitize your hands often, also to your belongings such as phones... Continue reading
• Dev Diary #4 - Mindful
  March 14, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #covid19, #corona, #samudra

  From the beginning of this project SAMUDRA we consciously set out to compose a post-apocalyptic world that reflects issues such as global warming, flooding, human greed, human ignorance, nature exploi... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #3 - Themes
  March 07, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #concept art, #underwater, #deep sea, #samudra, #illustration, #level design, #environment, #exhibition, #plastic free, #sea pollution

  Heya Dreamers! This week I'd like to share a little bit of our Concept Artwork for some of the levels that will be featured in the final game :) (From top to bottom) Bottom of the Sea - Where the jou... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #2 - Dive
  February 29, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #samudra, #deepsea, #underwater, #art, #illustration, #poster, #ocean, #fall, #lanternfish, #encounter, #trip, #dive, #design, #adventure, #surreal

  Fellow Dreamers! Last week, I shared about a slice of process that goes into designing an environment in SAMUDRA. This week I’m here to talk a little more about some of the illustrations that we hav... Continue reading

  
• Dev Diary #1 - Process
  February 22, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #deepsea, #underwater, #adventure, #puzzle, #platformer, #2d, #art, #atmospheric, #makingof, #development, #design, #process, #level, #environment

  Hello fellow Earth-dwellers! First of all, thank you so much for those who have supported SAMUDRA and tried the alpha, your feedback had been crucial and are all greatly appreciated! This post will b... Continue reading
• Updates V0.6
  February 14, 2020 by Khayalan arts

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  #samudra, #underwater, #deepsea, #pollution, #puzzle, #platformer, #adventure, #plastic, #ocean, #creature, #fish, #trip, #surreal, #storytelling, #ost

  Happy Valentine's Story lovers, Explorers & fellow Dreamers! We are now at 60% of our total game development, currently crunching away at the final polishing stage. In the mean time we have updated th... Continue reading

  
• Updates V0.5
  November 20, 2019 by Khayalan arts

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  Hello Everyone! Today's updates includes: - Optimization of UI Navigation - Addition of collectible pickups (total 5)... Continue reading
• Updates V0.4
  November 15, 2019 by Khayalan arts

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  Hello Everyone! Today's updates includes: - Framerate issue fixed (chase sequence blinking now fixed for those who encountered this issue)... Continue reading
• Updates V0.3
  November 13, 2019 by Khayalan arts

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  Hello Everyone! Today's updates includes: - Minor fix for Info by Hobopus. - Minor fix Puzzle Mechanic... Continue reading
• Updates V0.2
  November 11, 2019 by Khayalan arts

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  Hello Everyone! Today's updates includes: - Minor fix controller info in Menu - Minor fix for keyboard gaming support... Continue reading
• Updates V0.1
  November 08, 2019 by Khayalan arts

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  Hello Everyone! Today's updates includes: - File size Optimization - Pause menu > Option (controller info) now available - Hobopus Interaction - Larger Interaction radius - Action Icons re-arrangement... Continue reading
• Updates V0.0
  November 04, 2019 by Khayalan arts

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  Hello Everyone, Today's updates includes: - Color filter adjustments - Collectibles quantity adjustments - Headset Prompt at game start... Continue reading