Spore Crawler
A downloadable game
Spore Crawler. A dungeon crawler made for the UntitledGameJam#84.
You are an adventurer tasked with rescuing a researcher who's brain has been taken over by a parasitic fungus. Discover the nature of the fungus and find a way to save him.
Investigate and interact with the dungeon by dragging and dropping your HUD icons onto world objects.
Made by members of Artomia's Chicken Shack discord server:
Smokey McBongwater - Programmer, Level Designer
Artomia - Programmer, SFX Designer
Level-Headed Gamer - 2D & 3D Artist
HugeLogan- Composer & Sound Designer
Controls
- Mouse Only
- Forward and back arrows to move the player.
- Left and tight arrows to turn the player.
- Drag and Drop UI icons onto the level to interact with the world.
Known Bugs
- The interaction system can fail if the mouse is moving while dropping an icon onto the world to interact with a key, door, torch, potion or mushroom. It should be held still before releasing the mouse.
Assets used:
Modular Dungeon - Stylized Dungeon - Dungeons - Dungeon
Dreamscape: Stylized Environment Tower - Stylized Nature Open World Fantasy
Game Hint: The Cortinarius Amethysia mushroom is the glowing purple one
Download
Install instructions
Unzip and play.
Development log
- Bug Patch 1.2Nov 27, 2023
- Bug PatchesNov 27, 2023
Comments
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YES! I was finally able to complete the game after a dozen attempts!
It's a very interesting concept—you're trapped in this maze along with a bizarre creature, and you need to find a way to kill it for good while fending off its attacks.
I really dig the aesthetics. Eerie background music and pixelated visuals make for a "dreamy" experience while you rush through narrow corridors in an attempt to survive. The controls are quite janky but I believe it matches the late 90s/early 2000s experience they have created. Zipping through corridors like Master Chief would've ruined the experience.
It's a short game and well worth the experience. Well done devs!