SoulTide
A downloadable game for Windows
SoulTide
SoulTide is a top-down RPG pixel brawler with hand-illustrated VN style storyline and lore.
*note: windows defender MAY flag this download as unsafe. this is because SoulTide is an indie game with no assigned publisher or developer. the file is 100% safe, and zipped. to continue, you can click "expand" or "run anyways" for the .exe and download. if there are any issues, please reach out in the comments!
3024. In a world where your digital souls live in the Nest - a virtualization of the planet, a Soulrouter implant in your brain is the only connection you have to physical life. But when an unknown force starts taking over these Soulrouters, "souljacking" people over the age of 21 and controlling their physical bodies, who's left to stop them? The souljacked adults have created a dictatorship, and the youth are the ones who suffer.
Enter the Merge. A white-hat hacker group of young adults and teenagers who have found out who (or what) is behind these Souljacking events. They're not strong enough to stop this, but they might know some people who are....
Hey there! Caz here, along with Nak and Muffy, we are the developers behind SoulTide!
SoulTide is currently in development, and this current release on itch.io is our first prototype. This sequence includes the first 2 story scenes of the game, as well as a barebones game tutorial. Thank you in advance to everybody who plays this! If you would like to be considered for a playtester after playing this beta, please email: chiingzhang@gmail.com
Credits
Story, Characters, Concept Illustration by:
chibbybnny (caz)
Pixel Animation and Pixel Art by:
Special Thanks: Vic Piña, GGJ NEXT, Jose Rueda
Coded in GameMaker Studio 2. Illustrations and pixel art/animation done in Procreate and Photoshop. Sprites and pixel art done in Aseprite. Demo video made using Adobe Premiere Pro 2020.
How To Download
1. Download file
2. Extract [choose location] or click "Extract Here" with winRAR
3. Click on the SoulTide application to launch
* Notes: for the beginning "Enter the Nest?" scene, press enter to continue, following that, cutscenes will be controlled by player input.
*Another note: the transition timings between gameplay and cutscenes are being worked on, so we've included a screenshot of the controls in case you missed it!
Download
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Development log
- Demo ReleaseJul 25, 2020
- DevLog 1! 1 day to demo releaseJul 24, 2020
Comments
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Interesting concept with a lot of potential. There's a long way to go, but I think you have something special here. Keep up the work, but try not to burn yourselves out! I'll be looking forward for this one :)
Thank you! We've hit a bump in terms of the school year starting and the team starting to rethink that we've bitten off more than we could chew with this one, so taking a break isn't a problem here 😅 We def will keep working! Thank you for your support!
Well-rounded game overall. I would hope that the sprites are animated, as well as a smoother transition between cutscenes and gameplay. Otherwise, play it and let it speak for itself!
thank you for your support!! yes, we are currently working on transitions between cutscenes and gameplay, and i'm currently making animation sprites in aseprite for SoulTide :)
I LOVE THIS GAME!!!! The storyline is great, the characters are great, animation might need a little help but I LOVE IT!!!
haha thank you!! animation will probably come out in the full version, i'm working on them in aseprite!
Very interesting, i want to see the complete game.