Drillzzy is a fast arcade digger made in 3 hours for Trijam 376

Drill down through the earth collecting gems and oxygen capsules, fend off underground creatures, and try to reach the molten core before your air runs out.

The catch? The world tremors. Tunnels collapse, the camera snaps to a new angle, and suddenly down is somewhere else entirely. Plant orientation flags to keep your bearings — or don't, and embrace the chaos.

If you are streaming I would recommend the settings

  • Slow Oxygen Drain
  • Many Caves

you will see all the enemies and get to the end

Feature bullets

  • World-rotation tremors — the camera locks to a new 90° angle, and your movement controls rotate with it
  •  Three dirt layers — crust, mantle, and core each have their own look and enemy density
  •  Four gem tiers — deeper gems score more; risk your oxygen for the big points
  •  Three enemy types — Mushroom Wizard, Radish Man, Bug Man; bump into them to kill, get bumped to lose oxygen
  •  Orientation flags — plant up to 3 to mark safe pockets before the next tremor hits
  •  Adjustable difficulty — tune oxygen drain speed, tremor frequency, and cave density from the settings screen
  •  Made in 3 hours for Trijam 376

Controls

  •  `WASD` or `Arrow keys` | Drill in that direction  
  • `SPACE` | Plant an orientation flag (max 3)  

Feature I would have liked add after

  • 10 jewels gives an extra life
  • Story framing related to under ground lizard people
  • adding a nice surface before drilling
  • add music
  • fix gem backgrounds

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