Project Pixel

DISCLAIMER: This project/page is under active development and is in its infancy stages. There will be numerous adjustments over the coming months, anything can be subject to change.

I work on this project in my free time, so update frequency may vary!

"The world of your game is a thing that exists apart. Your game is a doorway to this magic place that exists only in the imagination of your players"

Schell, Jesse. The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses

My game is a 2D Action RPG Platformer with novel mechanics and an original storyline and characters. It is in the same vein as Death’s Gambit, Hollow Knight, and Celeste but introduces several innovations.

Synopsis

Thanks to King Grimwald’s avarice a cruel miasma was unleashed upon his lands. A perpetual blight, swallowing and corrupting all in its path; mutated creatures and grotesque monsters now roam the lands of old. Much of the populace attempted to flee to the surrounding kingdoms, however, under the King’s orders, no one was to leave.

Foreign invaders saw this as an opportunity; one where ignorance led to death. Now with a confused, hungry, and ever desperate population, the Kingdom of Whaebrook teeters on the brink of collapse. Many heard tales regarding a group of legendary heroes that went missing sometime before the madness that ensued, maybe it could be linked?

However, not all is doom and gloom. Outsiders flock to Whaebrook in the hopes they can make a name for themselves, become a hero, and fight back against evil.

You play as Arryn, the Forgotten Knight, a character from humble beginnings. He was once a poor farm boy who worked on his grandparent's farm, living day to day, barely getting by. Woodland thieves raided his village and abducted him to replenish their fallen. Later in life, he wished to make an honest living. He rose through the ranks, ultimately settling as the Queen's guard. After her death, Grimwald banished him out of sheer disdain. Arryn goes on a pilgrimage to retrieve an ancient artifact of immense power and value, but to what avail?