- Controls -

WASD - movement

LMB - shoot projectile

LMB - choose an upgrade

- Description -

STARTER.EXE is a pixel art survival game inspired by cultivation and wuxia/xianxia themes.

Gather Qi, defeat enemies, level up, and choose from randomized upgrades to grow stronger. Build your character and see how long you can survive as the world becomes increasingly dangerous.

⚠️ Work in Progress

This is a work in progress jam build. Due to the limited development time, the current version only contains the basic upgrade system. The Orthodox and Demonic paths, advanced weapon evolutions, and many planned abilities are not yet implemented.

The current build is mainly a look at the game's core progression and combat systems.

Currently playable

• Pixel art survival combat
• Qi based progression
• Levelling and randomized basic upgrades
• Basic weapon and enemy systems
• 20 planned cultivation levels

Planned

• Orthodox and Demonic paths
• Multiple weapon evolutions
• Advanced cultivation techniques
• More upgrades and abilities
• More enemies and encounters
• Expanded progression system

Made for GDevelop Weekend JAM.

- Credits -

Roles:

Al3x-K - programming

Asset Packs:

Weapon sprites:  https://gdevelop.io/asset-store/free/16x16-weird-swords-16x16-weird-swords

Heart icons: https://kenney.nl/

Upgrade icons: https://pixerelia.itch.io/

In-game font: https://www.1001freefonts.com/press-start-2p.font

Level background:  original asset

Itch background:  original asset

Background music: prettyjohn1

GDevelop 2D twin stick shooter template used as a base.