A steamfantasy platformer bullet-hell boss rush, where the player must regain their lost body parts. You play as Orphée, a talented inventor and magic practitioner who builds a pocket watch that allows her to travel through time.
Developer:
Massive Ham
City:
Edmonton
Release Date:
TBD
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About
Travel through time to regain lost limbs.
Orphée, a talented inventor and magic practitioner, builds a pocket watch that grants her passage through time. After a near-fatal accident leaves Orphée without her heart, eye and arm, she must traverse time and space to battle the foes who hold them.
Halcyon is a 2D action-adventure set across various times and spaces. Explore cities of steam, luminescent caves and wormholes saturated with magic; battle distinct bosses and interact with environments to uncover past lives and motivations.
Game features
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Side-scrolling action, with our own sketch-like visuals.
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A bullet-hell boss rush steampunk fantasy.
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Meticulously tuned 2D controls. Master Orphee’s projectile magic (charge and shoot!) and addictive move set.
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Make your way to the game’s ‘hub’, a wormhole that allows Orphee to travel across time and space.
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Choose your path! The wormhole allows you the choice of which areas to explore first.
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Find interactables spread throughout the environments. Orphée will come across journal entries, observational logs and environmental markers. Each one describes motivations, Orphée’s past, and the uniqueness of each area.
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Fight four distinct bosses, each with their own combat behaviour and attack patterns.
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Captivating hand-drawn artwork, including vivid parallaxes that give depth to each timeline Orphée travels to.
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A fantastic upbeat original soundtrack.
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Help Orphée regain her limbs and finish the journey she began years ago!
