Arken

Welcome to the world of Arken

In this procedurally generated action-adventure game you explore a world that will always be different. You need to solve puzzles, collect valuable items, fight dangerous enemies and regain the piece of the world by collecting the four ancient relics.

Procedurally generated world

Every time you start a new game, you can enter a so called 'Seed'. This is a number that determines how your game world is created. The seed affects the outside overworld, caves, houses, dungeons, NPCs and the quest logic (order of items you have to obtain in order to progress). For the sake of showcasing and simplicity, in this alpha version you will have access to every dungeon of the world instantly. But inside the dungeons, you have to get an item in order to beat it. It's fascinating to see so many different worlds and possibilities, it's an endless adventure!

What this Alpha contains

In this early version of the game you will be able to find 5 usable items. Each one has it's unique ways to open up paths and reveal secrets. There are countless hidden stairways and caves outside of the dungeons. They contain value items, materials (which are not used yet, but will be later on) and items that increase your life and mana power. You can talk to persons which will give you advice in finding locations or useful hints on how to find secrets. Consider this more of a tech-demo or very early build, there will be bugs!

Which input methods are supported?

Currently the game supports keyboard and XBOX-controllers. You will be able to configure the keys in a later version, until then, here's the input table:

What if I find a bug?

It's very likely you will find bugs or encounter an area where you can't progress or reach a certain spot. If this is the case, please report this to me, so I can improve the quality of the future builds. You can use itch.io or contact me via Twitter: @PCat

Hey, I like this game! How can I support its developement?

I really appreciate any kind of feedback! Do you have some ideas how to make the game better? Did you find things that you didn't like? Please tell me! Also, a donation is very much appreciated and helps improve the game's graphics and audio quality!

Also, join the Discord: discord.gg/CQQndDE

Credits:

Music by Landon Walter (Overworld theme, cave / dungeon theme)

Thank you very much for playing!

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