Herbtales
A downloadable game
Venture through oriental lands, meeting mythical creatures and collecting procedurally placed herbs. Mei is a bright child who has to carry out errands for her grandfather, as his herbal ingredients keep going missing.
Made for PlayJam using Pulp.
HOW TO PLAY:
Your task is to get the herbs that are on the errand list. If an herb is unobtainable, you can start a new day by talking to the grandfather; the day will pass and new ones will grow.
CONTROLS:
Left and Right D-Pad for movement.
Button B to open the errand list.
Button A to open inventory
Up D-Pad to pick up item.
Down D-Pad to throw item.
Use the Crank to orient the cursor on inventory.
Press Button A three times while docked, to turn on music.
Press Button B three times while docked, to turn off music.
DOWNLOAD & INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS:
For Playdate console:
Installation guide from Panic's official instruction here.
For Windows/Mac:
- Download and Install the Playdate SDK / Simulator.
- Download the game and extract zipped folder.
- Run the Playdate Simulator.
- Ctrl O and locate the extracted folder.
Status | On hold |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (4 total ratings) |
Author | ficuno |
Genre | Role Playing, Adventure |
Made with | Playdate |
Tags | 1-bit, 2D, Indie, Pixel Art, Playdate, Procedural Generation, pulp, Side Scroller |
Average session | A few minutes |
Languages | English |
Accessibility | Color-blind friendly, High-contrast |
Links | Blog |
Download
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Development log
- Herbtales v0.0.3 1 Month Passed Update!Jul 28, 2022
- Herbtales v0.0.2 Post-jam Update!Jul 02, 2022
Comments
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This sounds pretty cool! I have pre-ordered a playdate, still waiting for it to arrive, and this sounds like a neat game to play on it. I'd like to see become a full game at some point.
Really like the concept of this, would love to see it expanded on!
crashed on me after day 4.
Thank you for reporting it! If I may ask, what version of the game are you playing? and perhaps where did you encounter the crash (e.g. picking up herbs, starting a new day, etc.)?
The bug is now fixed in the latest update. Thanks for playing!