Olden Peak

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 17:26:04 UTC

Olden Peak

by abhimonk

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Olden Peak: A Tiny Soulslike-Metroidvania

I made this game last year shortly after finishing Elden Ring. Olden Peak is a melee combat-focused metroidvania with some soulslike elements like limited healing flasks and stamina.

I released this (last year) on itch where you can find the well-formatted source code (the cart here has all my #includes unfolded so it's tougher to read).

Controls (Explained in-game)

X - jump
C - attack
double-tap left or right to roll
hold "up" to check your stats
press "down" to use a health flask

Attacking and rolling costs stamina. Your health and stamina go up when you 'level up'.

Boss Battle-focused

The bosses are the real highlight of this game. There are 3 total bosses, each with their own challenges. Let me know how many tries it takes for you to beat the final boss!

Power up by fighting "Elites"!

There are a few golden "elite" monsters hidden throughout the map. Defeating an elite permanently increases your attack damage, and there are 3 elites total. Let me know if you find them all!

I had so much fun making this game

I made this game a whole year ago so it's been quite a while, but looking back I really loved making this game. My dream game was always a "Pixel Art Soulslike Metroidvania", but man those take forever to make. Pico 8 was the perfect tool for this because it forced me to scope incredibly small; There was no risk of turning this project into a multi-year long slog. It ended up only taking me around 2 weeks to develop.