Release Day!

Hello, Everyone!

I wanted to take a minute to thank everyone who picked up the game so far.
Releasing this game as a solo developer was a much larger, and more emotional journey than I expected.

So far, although sales are a little low - which is not unexpected, since this is the first game from an 'unknown' indie developer - the feedback has been positive! So it looks like people who give the game a chance actually seem to enjoy it! That means a lot! Thanks!!

Tips

Here's some quick information for people playing the game that might help:

• Take a look at the Manual! When we made this game, we tried to stay true to the early days of video games - keeping in-game story/explanations/tutorials to a minimum. There's lots of information in the manual that is interesting - plus, I put a lot of time into making it ;)
• One, important detail that's mentioned in the manual, but is kind of vague in the game: Killing Enemies + Collecting Gold unlocks permenant upgrades when you beat the level. On Easy mode, you just have to get 90% of both kills and gold in a level to get that level's upgrade. These are very useful!!! A complete list of the upgrades are in the manual.
• One thing not mentioned in the manual: you should be able to always go backwards through a level! So if you're stuck on a boss, try backtracking to see if you missed an upgrade somewhere in the level.
• Use doors to your advantage! Since every door is a check-point, if you find yourself having trouble clearing a room, try taking out a couple of enemies, then running back to the last door to 'save' - so if you die, the enemies you had cleared are still gone!

I sincerely hope you enjoy this game. I've tried to make it fun, interesting, and unique. Sure, it's not 100% perfect, but if you can enjoy it for a couple of hours or so, then I think we both come out as winners.

If you like this game, please do me a favor and leave a review! They help a lot!

Want to do a 'Let's Play' or stream the game? Go for it! Tweet at me or Email me and I'll share it!

If you have problems with the game, questions, or want to contact me for any reason, axolstudio.com has my contact info.

Thanks again for playing and supporting my game! I've got a new project in the works ;)