Book of Eos
A downloadable game
On January 1st, I challenged myself to design, develop, and publish a complete game in 1 month. This is that game.
The original idea was to tell a somewhat cliche RPG story with one critical change: You play as the monsters.
Ozymandias is an imp living in the valley near Detritiville. He's a scavenger; searching caves and battlefields for loot and equipment that he can sell and buy supplies, but when he finds an old book with a powerful aura, he is drawn into a quest that spans the continent to uncover the mystery of the book's origins.
I know it's nothing spectacular and it uses mostly premade assets, but hopefully it makes up for that with solid map design and writing.
Thank you for coming on this journey with me.
Features:
Approx. 8-10 hours of dungeon-crawling adventure.
Fun and creative story with deep lore and interesting characters.
No lootboxes.
No pay-to-win BS.
3 different endings.
Controls quick guide:
Z, Space, Enter - Confirm, select actions, talk to people, interact with objects
X, Esc - Cancel commands, back out of options, open the menu
Q/W - Quick switch through characters on equip/status screen
Shift - makes the character dash, except on the overworld map
Arrow Keys - Move
Alt+Enter - Full Screen
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $2.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Book of Eos is now on itch.io!May 12, 2019
Comments
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Hello, can you modify this game to be installable on itch.io launcher? If not, I totally understand. Thank you in advance!
I will look into it.
Thank you very much, for your game and looking into this!
Why does the dude offering help with the desert temple disappear after you find it?
I can't figure out how to beat the Keeper of the desert temple. Is there some sort of trick to it, or do I just need more levels? (I'm level 26.)
He disappears because you don't need help finding it anymore (Congratulations on doing so, btw! Many players have found the puzzle difficult.)
The Keeper's strength is a direct function of how many treasures you've raided from the pyramid. There are a few NPCs that mention this. If you've raided all of them, the Keeper will be at maximum strength, so your stats will need to be very high, or you'll need very good strategy and luck.
The game won't start on my Windows 10 PC, for some reason. The game window appears, but it just displays a black screen and says it's not responding.
I use a 64-bit machine and the RGSS player says it's 32-bit. Could that have something to do with it?
ETA: It works after restarting my computer, so it's likely a problem on my end.
I love this game a lot. The writing is super engaging and fun. The worldbuilding makes everything feel grounded. I love how the monsters call human language "Humanese" its just all so good.
Mechanically its great too. Fights are desperate and you always have limited resources. It scratches the same itch for me that "Lisa: the Painful" did.
It feels like the perfect RPG maker game. Incredible work
Thank you so much! Your comments really mean a lot to me! I'm so glad you liked my game and were able to appreciate the care I tried to put into crafting the world. I hope I can continue to gain many more fans like you with my work :)
What operating system(s) does this game run under?
I've only tested it on Windows 7, but it should work with most Windows systems.
Thanks.