NightForge

Nightforge

Nightforge is a short top-down survivor made for Mini Jam 219: Nocturne.

In Nightforge, defeated enemies drop Souls.
Those Souls are both:

• your score
• your currency for upgrades

That means every upgrade is a tradeoff:

Spend Souls to become stronger or keep them for a higher final score.

Features

• Fast 5-minute runs
• Auto-attacking survivor gameplay
• 3 elemental upgrade paths:
  • Fire = Damage
  • Water = Area
  • Air = Speed / Pierce
• Element combinations:
  • Fire + Water = Steam
  • Water + Air = Jet Lance
  • Fire + Air = Firestorm
• Risk / reward progression:
  • spend Souls for power
  • or save them for score

How it works

You start weak and gather Souls by defeating enemies.

You can invest those Souls into elemental upgrades, but every Soul you spend reduces your final score.

Controls

• WASD / Arrow Keys – Move
• Attacks happen automatically

Goal

Survive the night.

Last the full run and finish with the best balance between:

• Souls kept
• Souls spent

Made for

Mini Jam 219: Nocturne

Theme: Nocturne
Limitation: Your Score serves a purpose

Credits

Game

• Design, programming, game feel, balancing: Half Mana Games

Assets

• Mage character: greenpixels
• Skeleton character: snoblin
• Music: alkakrab