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  • This version is deprecated. Please try the Post-Jam edition, with bug fixes and added features. -WASD/arrow keys to move. -Left Mouse Button/Left Control to fire at enemies. -Space to interact with objects. -Escape to pause & view your investigation notes. An eldritch sci-fi whodunnit jam game. Created in 72 hours for Mini Jam #73. Five different resolutions to the mystery! Theme: Power. Limitatio…

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  • A/D or Arrow Keys to Move Space to Jump Left Mouse Button, E or Enter to Fire P to Pause Sir David the Learned has been stranded while researching the fire-resistant, birdlike life-forms on a strange volcanic planet. Can you help him escape?Design, Art, Coding by Alexander Kazazis https://fallingwallgames.itch.io Music from the Ultimate Game Music Collection (Unity Asset Store) Color palette: Cora…

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  • -WASD/arrow keys to move. -Left Mouse Button/Left Control/Space to shoot fireballs. -Escape or P to pause and review the instructions. Aelfgifu the baby dragon wreaks havoc across the Archipelago. Created in 72 hours for Mini Jam #75. Theme: Wisdom. Limitation: Weight must be a mechanic. https://itch.io/jam/mini-jam-75-wisdom Design, Art, & Code: Alexander Kazazis. Music from John Leona…

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  •   The Game  Join this wacky caravan  of cultist sorcerers in a desperate attempt to convince an eldritch horror to NOT devour their world! The Doomsday Cult: Summit Penance is a jam game meant to be placed in the same world as another jam game of mine: "The Doomsday Cult". It's a 2D side-scroller platformer that requires you to perform sacrifices along the way to progress. Run, knock enemies out, …

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  • 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    - WASD / arrow keys to move. - I / Left Mouse Button / Left Control to Swing Sword. - J to use Berserk Charge (4 health or less). - K to use Shell of Courage (2 health or less). - L to fire a Torrent of Flame (1 health). - P to Pause and review instructions. You are a young warrior seeking to prove himself by scaling Fool Mountain. You have many special abilities, but they are locked until you…

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  • FLOODLIGHT is a top-down exploration-game set in a ruined research facility.  Unfortunately, the facility is pretty much all out of power - you must START WITH NOTHING on the screen.  By controlling two characters at once - a mother and a son - you must navigate this facility, acquiring the four keys required to activate the lift and move on to the next floor. From a control room, the son is able…

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  • 69%Game Brain Score
    story, gameplay
    atmosphere, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    PLAY THE FREE DEMO!All the colors have gone missing from the world. While on a mission to bring them back you discover you are being hunted by those who would see the colors banished. Your only hope is a woman in red who may be holding the key to preventing the world from becoming discolored. Discolored 2 is a first-person puzzle horror filled with mystery and suspense. Taking place in a world …

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  • 38%Game Brain Score
    story, music
    graphics, gameplay
    38% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    "Retaliation" is a student project set in the mysterious location of Verdant Creek, where players must solve puzzles and uncover secrets. The game encourages feedback for improvement, with ongoing development and a focus on enhancing player experience. Players will find themselves lost and alone, yet in a place that feels strangely familiar, as they navigate through this immersive and engaging game world.

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  • 48%Game Brain Score
    48% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    "The Gnawing Hunger" Victor doesn't know what happened to the science vessel Cormorant, but he's about to find out. Keyboard Controls: WASD/Arrow Keys to Move E to Interact Space to view Progress Tab to view MapSpace to Advance Dialog 1 / 2 / 3 to Activate Dialog Option Gamepad Controls:  Left Stick to MoveJump Button to Interact Select to view Map or Pick Dialog OptionStart to Pause or Activate D…

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  • Ichabod seeks to woo Trina, but it won't be easy. The Post-Jam Edition (v1.1) incorporates bug fixes and additional polish, including a location marker in the map, a tweaked day/night cycle, and more. WASD/Arrow Keys to move Space to interact Left Shift to dash Enter to sing (requires psalm-book) M to open Map Screen Q to open Quests Screen Original version created i…

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