BONES: Graveyard Roll a roguelike 2D action platformer

You embody a undead skull waking up in the catacombs. Your objective is pretty simple getting out of there, to do so you will find bones laying around or by defeating assailants. These bones grants you new ways to move yourself of to attack your enemies, sometimes both. But don't rely too much on your new found capacities as they can be ripped out of you by the next foe.

To escape you will have to find your way through mazes of rooms generated from a randomly generated seed, along the way you will find special bargain you can strike by selling your own bones for power upgrades. Be sure to investigate those as they can create some powerful builds. Deities will also grant you special perks at a cost.

On your journey some vicious enemies will try to tear your body limb by limb, bats, dogs, crawlers, scorpions and many more, destroy them and make your way to the exit but beware the Basilisk is watching ...

Core gameplay

  • Collect bones to gain new abilities: legs increase jump and run, jaws bite, spines add inventory slots, wings allow extra mid-air flaps, tusks enable ramming, ribs let you walk on your fists to smash the ground, claws let you hang from ceilings, and more.
  • Hits remove bones, requiring you to recover lost limbs to regain abilities.
  • You can carry, throw, place, or sell bones at pedestals; pedestals exchange bones for powers.

Enemies and hazards

  • Variety of foes with distinct behaviours: boars charge, dogs pursue, bats fly, roof crawlers pounce, frogs leap, tortoises withdraw into shells, and monkeys smash.
  • different environmental hazard to avoid falling in : pikes, acid vat with it's underlying tentacle monster, lava pools spewing fireballs, holy golden pools that will smite you on site.

Controls and platforms

  • The demo is playable in the browser and supports keyboard and gamepad; a gamepad is highly recommended. 
  • Mobile support too ! (iOS and Android).
Published 1 day ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5
AuthorInsomniakDev
GenrePlatformer, Action
Tags2D, Horror, Roguelike
AI DisclosureAI Assisted, Code, Graphics, Sounds

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