Turn of Taurtarus

Story

You are Hades, the god of the Underworld, and quite frankly... you’re bored.

Tartarus, the deepest pit of your domain, has grown dull, and you need something to entertain you. But suddenly, inspiration strikes! Why not toss a few dead mortals into one of your infamous labyrinths, throw in a hungry Minotaur or two, and see what happens?

In Turn of Taurtarus, you get to spin the maze to your heart’s content and watch the chaos unfold as helpless humans scramble for escape. But it’s not all fun and games (well, mostly it is). You’ll need to guide these puny mortals out of the maze before your beloved pet Minotaurs gobble them all up.

After all, you need their sweet, tormented souls intact for your personal collection!

Gameplay

- Rotate the labyrinth using the A/D keys or Arrow buttons to shift the entire maze
- Guide your humans to the exit while avoiding traps and hungry Minotaur(s)
- The more humans you get out and the less rotations you do on the way there, the higher your score will be (which is reflected by your star rating and an accompaniying description)

How many souls can you save before the Minotaurs get to them first?
Get all the stars and prove you're the true master of Taurtarus!

Credits

Design:
@kutase
@firellon

Code:
@kutase
@firellon

Art:
@firellon

Large Scale Arts:
Chat-GPT4

Audio:
https://leohpaz.itch.io/minifantasy-dungeon-sfx-pack

Also, huge thanks to all of our friends for the support, testing and feedback! We wouldn't make it that far without you!

Updates

07-10-2024 - Jam version for Windows and WebGL released

08-10-2024 - a micro fix released to return the missing functionality of "Invert Controls" button on the top right, allows players to choose their favored direction of rotating the maze

10-10-2024 - added a mini-animation for the falling characters, fixed up some panels and background on various resolutions, got the maze closer to the camera so the players could enjoy the art :)

16-10-2024 - added maze lighting, character idle animations and a victory score formula

P.S. If you'd like to play the game as it was originally release, use the Windows build download.