Updated on May 18, 2024
Journey to the Junklands
Hi, it’s been a while since our last post, though things are very alive and well! We’ve been working hard on our next big adventure which is in fact a big action adventure game – Junklands! 🙂
We’ve been making large strides and very excited what the game has become. Below is an early gameplay trailer of some of the elements we’ve been working on. We’ve got some very cool abilities such as shield surfing and lava walking, along with various ways to use the shield in puzzles.
Junklands is about the environment and our impact, so we’ve spent a decent amount of time figuring how we could intertwine our larger gameplay mechanics with the theme. The game has its progression tied to gaining abilities to traverse, explore and twist the environment. If you’re thinking – ‘ Yeah, but Josh that’s kinda what you do in most games.’ Well yeah, though we take it further where you’ll see and feel the impact of changes throughout making Junklands a tad more special with exploration and level immersion.
Also wanted to show a little more of the combat. While its still being developed we’ve received a lot of positive feedback on how it feels. Armed with a Trash-Lid shield, you will battle pollutants in a defensively offensive way. The combat has an agile boomerang feel with timing moves and counter-moves being the core strategy where being defensive is just as important as being offensive. It feels really fun to chain a series of moves together too. Being able to reflect, throw, dash and catch to then block allows you to skillfully take out enemies.
Rahr’s Combat Moves
Recycling (Obliterating) Pollutants also plays an important part in combat as well.
♻️ When a Pollutant’s health gets low, Rahr can get in close and power up the Green Orb to Obliterate them! This recycles the enemy giving Rahr some health back and also guarantees scrap to craft trinkets and upgrades.
☣️ Destroying an enemy normally – has a chance of spawning muck which causes damage if stepped on.
Each option has their risks and rewards in the heat of combat.
We’ve also got a steam page for Junklands now, so Wishlist and Follow to support us there!
Speaking of Steam, we were graciously apart of the Metroidvania Fusion Event, a curated Steam Event showcasing a variety of the coolest metroidvanias! You can check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41046058/sale/MetroidvaniaFusion
Junklands – Metroidvania Fusion Event
That’s all for now! It’s great to talk about it in more depth. You can check our development posts on our socials as well. Instagram and twitter are usually the most active ones!
– Josh
