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Context Actions

Cleave a wake of destruction as you explore.

Outlaws and Aliens

Race for control of a dying Empire's greatest resource.

Tactical Battles

  • Turn-based combat on a timeline
  • Use X-ATB skills to maneuver in time
  • Interrupt your enemies before they can act
  • Shoot first; ask questions later
 

Indie Adventure RPG

This game is early in development. 

I am the solo developer and an independent pixel artist.


I expect to have a vertical slice (and itch/steam pages) before the year is over.


Vibes and Inspiration: 

Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy, Paper Mario, Grandia II, Undertale, Monkey Island...



Guns

Turn-based JRPG

Grottos

Explore for Secrets

& Glory

S·P·Q·R!

 Stick it to the Empire

 Explore Strange Biomes

Eat Food from the Menu

Save the Frog Priestess!

Ow w Owo ow!!

Discover Weird Secrets

Characters

Blitz

  • Embry “Blitz” Ingram
  • Sole Proprietor of the Salt Coast Treasure Swap -- It's not a junkyard!
  • Has a chip on his shoulder...
  • ... and a lot of debt!

Owl

  • Commander Yuram Owl
  • Lifelong over-achiever
  • Newly promoted to Ick Corp High Command
  • High-born; graduated top of her class; niece to Caesar himself

Xaug

  • Crashed here a decade ago
  • Heavyweight Champion of Rome's gladiator arena
  • Sells alien tech to the Senate and Ick Corp
  • Has mad rizz

Gameplay: Combat

  • These clips are from a working-prototype, and contain only the base timeline system.
  • The purpose is to illustrate core combat loop and X-ATB mechanic.
  • Combat clips use WIP assets, and will be updated as I continue to develop the full game.

Take Aim!

  • Timeline-focused ATB Combat
  • Gun techs and magical spells!
  • Tactical targeting and timing
  • Interrupt your enemies

Prototype Enemy Encounter

  • (Same video as the preview at the top of the page)

ATB Actions

Each action has a ATB cooldown cost: it sets your position on the timeline for your next action.

  • Plan ahead and position your heroes in time!

Owl's X-Snipe

Deals heavy scaling direct damage.

  • X-Skills are core attacks that scale with your ATB input.

Blitz's X-Slug

Staggers enemies backwards on the timeline.

  • Take down your enemies before they can act!

Items and Equipment

Choose your gear and build a loadout.

  • Equip magic items to cast spells.

Indies!

Most of the art assets in this game are non-exclusive, and available to use in your own projects.

In fact, all of the environments and locations in this game use art I've released to the community.

 Check out my itch.io shop and Patreon page for pixel art assets and more.