Hello there, everybody! Hope everyone is doing well <3
This quarantine had me going back to working on my old project that I had started back in 2019, April.
The title of the game is Before Dark.
Synopsis of the game:
The game follows the peculiar character of Neon. A little neon ball who has been pushed by the wind far from his home and far from his family. You have to lead him back home through 5 different areas each with their own characteristics and difficulty.
The game is basically a platformer, but also, there is a twist:
- Staying for too long without recharging your battery will lead to death, so hurry up or collect rechargers.
- Opening the exit of a level requires power and bulbs.
- Enemies are out there in the world that are hungry for fresh energy and power, touching them will kill your light.
- There are traits that you can unlock such as: Speed boosts, Armor from enemies, and longer battery lives.
- Each area is drawn with care and each level has its own look and style.
- Puzzles in each level make things more interesting.
- Most importantly, you can grab a power up which will trigger a cool song as you speed up and destroy doors and enemies alike as you head toward the exit.
- The game is supposed to be difficult so don't worry if you feel like you can't win. (I'm thinking of implementing a death counter).
Trailer (Still in development) - (This is a preview)
Screenshots:
The game is still being developed and there is a demo available in case anyone is interested to try it (Demo for Android only) but the game will release for iOS in due time. The demo includes one area (City Gardens) and a sneak peak of the new area after it (Cloud Point)
https://ahakuo.itch.io/beforedark (Game page)
Test the game and give me your thoughts!
I intend on updating this post later, as well as my own page's devlog.
*PS: There are plans to make this game available on PC as well with improved graphics
Thank you and let's make this the best game it can be!
Current status of the game:
The game contains 10 levels now, first area complete (Area: City Gardens).
There has been much work done on the game's performance and size. Now the game should hopefully function better and be of smaller size. Game size was 111mb >> now 60mb.
As of now (April 20, 2020)
I have created the first level of the new area: (contains a new falling death animation):
