Apocalypse Approaches
A downloadable game
Welcome to the Apocalypse Approaches alpha page! Here we have an early version of our project, which focuses on gameplay and makes some compromises compared to our intended final design.
Project Description:
Play as a stoic knight trapped in a relentless time loop, battling to stave off an ever-ticking countdown in this time-driven roguelike. Defeat demons to reclaim precious seconds and hold back the curse—fail, and time runs out, dooming you and the townsfolk to an endless, apocalyptic cycle.
Wield powerful weapons and spells against the encroaching horrors, but many actions cost time—your health, your currency, your very existence. Spend time wisely as you navigate procedurally generated landscapes, spending seconds for magic, upgrades, or survival itself. Gather temporal shards and entropy to strengthen future attempts, pushing ever closer to breaking the cycle.
Time is life. Time is power. Time is everything. Can you master it and stop the apocalypse?
Playtest:
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Notes About Current Version:
- These levels accurately reflect the general level design we will have going forward. However, not everything is currently implemented, as there are more possible room types and challenges we would like to have in any given room.
Known Issues:
- Depending on your hardware and web browser, you may encounter performance issues playing the browser version. There is a windows download that can be used as an alternative in this case.
- It is possible for the shadow enemy to get stuck in walls or out of encounter bounds. It will eventually find its way back to you, but this is not the intended design and may result in unintended additional time loss as a result.
- If you have steam open, it can interfere with your controller if you are using it. This does not always occur, and appears to depend on your controller config in steam. If you run into this issue, exiting steam seems to be a viable solution.
- When using a controller, if you nudge a mouse during gameplay attacks will sometimes start following the mouse direction as though you were playing with a mouse. Requires switching to keyboard or restart
Controls:
| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
| Move | WASD | Left Stick |
| Attack | Left-Click (attack towards mouse) | X (towards facing direction) |
| Cast Spell | Right-Click (attack towards mouse) | RT (towards facing direction) |
| Dodge | Space Bar | A |
| Parry | Shift | LT |
| Interact | F | B |
| Switch Weapon | Q | LB |
| Switch Spell | E | RB |
| Toggle Fullscreen | Alt + Enter | N/A |
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