Find loot! Avoid enemies! Marvel at full-screen 3D graphics in a web browser!
This game is supposed to be a minimalist take on the action-RPG genre: no skill-trees, no inventory management, etc. - just running through a dungeon, grabbing loot as fast as you can before making it to the exit.
The controls are just the arrow keys: - left and right to turn - up to run - down to walk backwards
Pick up gold coins to increase your score. The exit is a mysterious glowing blue orb which teleports you away (to the next level). There are monsters wandering around; if they see you, they'll attack. You can't fight them: they're bigger than you and you seem to have forgotten to pack a sword before teleporting in here...
The game uses WebGL & seems to run best under recent versions of Chrome or Firefox. Safari works in theory, but was very slow in my tests. IE 10 may work, IE 9 or less definitely won't (sorry).
I had some big ideas for this, but ran out of time; apologies for the rough & ready state of it.
Pretty frantic when you get enemies chasing you! Maybe the turning could do with some acceleration to stop it being so twitchy. Also I never found the exit :-(
If you're interested in WebGL stuff you might want to check out our engine, PlayCanvas.
@daredevildave acceleration is a great idea - I'll add that to my post-compo version. PlayCanvas doesn't really sound like my cup of tea though, sorry - for my personal projects I prefer to stick with open source frameworks.
This is creepy, I jumped a bit when the first enemy ran at me from behind. As non-existent as the gameplay is, the super-sensitive controls don't really work with it.
Looks good, but as others have said, the turning controls are way too sensitive (almost to the point of making me dizzy as a spun around looking for coins). I'd also put some sort of feedback as the enemy makes contact... I almost missed the little health percentage gradually going down until my second game. Good start to a fast-paces dungeon racer though!
@Tyro not having a way to attack was deliberate and not JUST because I ran out of time. :-) I thought it might detract from the running aspect of it. But I did think about having maybe something you could throw behind you to slow down your pursuers.
Definitely a panic attack or two when enemies come out at you from the shadows. Very basic in terms of "characters" but that adds more to the game I feel. Certainly a fun romp for a while, plays a bit like Pac-Man in a more Labyrinthy, Scary sense :).
If you're interested in WebGL stuff you might want to check out our engine, PlayCanvas.