Katabasis

Katabasis is a 2D dungeon crawler rhythm game.  

In Katabasis, the player takes control of Orpheus who, following the death of his beloved Eurydice, decides to go and meet Hades, the God of the Underworld, to ask him to return his wife to him. Orpheus must travel through various dungeons and face the many enemies that stand in his way to fulfill his destiny.

HOW TO PLAY :

The player must perform actions in rhythm with the lyre at the bottom of the screen.

WASD/ZQSD : Move

Arrow keys/IJKL : Aim & attack

E : Parry || Not implemented on this version

Prototype produced in 1 week as part of Brackey's 2023.2 GameJam.

*Given the nature of the project, we were unfortunately unable to implement and balance everything we had planned, but we DEFINITELY WILL. Here are a few tips to help you tackle your adventure:

- To defeat Cerberus, you must attack the central head, indicated by the arrow.

- After defeating Cerberus, to progress through the level, you need to find 3 steles, scattered in order, top left, bottom middle and left middle. We'll leave you to explore!

Credits

ARTISTS : Liam MONIEZ , Elyara
DEVELOPERS : Ahze , Teist
SOUND DESIGN / MUSIC : Tanguy
GAME DESIGN : Yoan BISOGNO