Unto the Eight
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A strange little game where you wander around, heading further into the wilds while learning about the world you inhabit. Try not to freeze to death or get trampled and deliver packages to strange creatures in the farthest reaches!
> I was inspired to strive for simplicity, trying for something that favors exploration. The game is not meant to be easy, but more an homage to older games where you might learn about the rules and the world as you played. Despite appearances, it is not a roguelike, nor procedural. Determinism is the name of the game. The further north you go, the harder the game gets (in theory!)
I'm going to rewrite, and make this into a full game, so *please* give me your feedback! - Eli
(*Edit: The HTML5 was a last second add for a friend of mine, and it appears to be mildly broken. The game works as intended, but the manual strangely requires you to specifically press escape to back out of it as the other keys are somehow constantly checked. As the game does work however, I still wanted to include it for people weary of downloads!*)
> I was inspired to strive for simplicity, trying for something that favors exploration. The game is not meant to be easy, but more an homage to older games where you might learn about the rules and the world as you played. Despite appearances, it is not a roguelike, nor procedural. Determinism is the name of the game. The further north you go, the harder the game gets (in theory!)
I'm going to rewrite, and make this into a full game, so *please* give me your feedback! - Eli
(*Edit: The HTML5 was a last second add for a friend of mine, and it appears to be mildly broken. The game works as intended, but the manual strangely requires you to specifically press escape to back out of it as the other keys are somehow constantly checked. As the game does work however, I still wanted to include it for people weary of downloads!*)