The Story Goes On
A downloadable game for Windows
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ABOUT
You are the hero inside the storybook of an obsessed author pondering with his life’s work. Explore repeating worlds, befriend a talking scarecrow and swing your sword really fast . Discover what it means to become a hero worth writing about while uncovering the true, overarching adventure within.
A hack'n'slash adventure with heavy emphasis on exploration and dungeon crawling while using rogue-lite elements such as over-the-top items, permadeath, and random generation.
50 VARIOUS ITEMS
Every item is designed to shift the way you play: from standard buffs to combat enhancements to new ways of traversing puzzles, items are made to work together and grant the player cool item combinations every time they play.
A CHANGING WORLD
By progressing further and completing dungeons, the story introduces new bosses to defeat, tougher enemies to fight and more complex environments to conquer.
PRE-BUILT DUNGEONS
Within each randomly generated world is a matching pre-existing dungeon that introduces new mechanics, enemies and story elements into the main game.
STUFF TO HIT
20 bosses to defeat, dozens of enemies to grind out for gold, the works.
A RESPONSIVE SOUNDTRACK
Our original soundtrack adapts during gameplay to match the pace of battle.
REVIEWS
“I have been ungodly addicted to this game...”
The SML Podcast
“Every time I thought I had experienced everything, I encountered something new and unexpected.”
BleepBloop Reviews
“One for hack ‘n’ slash fans to keep an eye out for...”
GamersFTW
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows |
Release date | Mar 02, 2018 |
Rating | Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars (6 total ratings) |
Authors | Scarecrow Arts, BrandyBuizel |
Genre | Adventure, Puzzle |
Made with | Adobe After Effects, GameMaker |
Tags | 2D, GameMaker, Hack and Slash, parallax, Twin Stick Shooter |
Average session | About an hour |
Languages | German, English, Spanish; Latin America, French, Italian, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Xbox controller, Gamepad (any), Playstation controller |
Accessibility | Subtitles, Configurable controls, Interactive tutorial |
Multiplayer | Local multiplayer |
Player count | 1 - 2 |
Links | Steam, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Twitter/X |
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $5 USD. Your purchase comes with a Steam key. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- BETTER GAME. LOWER PRICE. NOW WITH CO-OP.Mar 02, 2020