Something happened to you that you blame yourself for. But in the back of your MIND, you know it wasn't you. You want answers. You NEED answers.

What does this game feature? Check it!

  • Fast-paced, action platforming inspired by many 2-D platformers (and some 3-D games)
  • A big Story by me, Kappa Nerd, that is being made on-the-spot 80% of the time
  • A big cast of colorful characters with their own unique traits while having been inspired by characters from other media
  • My cats, Saiyan, Luna (soon), and Solar (soon)
  • 2 engaging gameplay loops, 1 inspired by the Sonic Rush trilogy (and many others), 1 inspired by Dragon Ball FighterZ and Hisoutensoku (soon) (and many others)
  • Terrible, pea-brain programming also by me, Kappa Nerd, that somehow created this game on a decade-old Windows 8.1 laptop
  • Pixel art ‘n’ animation also also by me, Kappa Nerd, that’re smooth, expressive, ‘n’ crispy, inspired by other games like the Sonic Advance trilogy, UNDERTALE/DELTARUNE, the MOTHER (Earthbound) series, and Pizza Tower
  • Crusty hand-drawn art also also also by me, Kappa Nerd, for certain scenarios and screens to give you clear visuals on how everything and everyone looks, inspired by MANY artists like Phantom Arcade, Akira Toriyama, Toyotaro, Yuji Uekawa, Temmie Chang, ‘n’ more
  • Ever expanding soundtrack composed also also also also by me, Kappa Nerd, inspired by many artists like Kawai Sprite, Biddle3, Hideki Naganuma, Toby Fox, Heaven Pierce Her, Tomoya Ohtani, Tee Lopes, ‘n’ many more (Hopefully get guest composers later down the line)
  • Extensive and ever growing accessibility options to help make the game playable for more audiences
  • Challenging ranking system that rewards learning game mechanics


This game is currently a prototype and FREE. Assets'll likely get changed in some update and if you've bought it, you got finessed.

'Nother Note: Some sprite assets are ripped from Sonic Rush, Sonic Rush Adventure, and Sonic Colors DS as of right now. These will be replaced.

RETURNING PLAYERS PRE-V0.2.5 (Windows): You gotta delete all your files via localappdata or the game WILL crash.  This is due to new systems in the game checking for something that's non-existent in your old files. You will not have to deal with this post-V0.2.5.

Xbox Controller Supported AND Recommended (I'm bein' serious)

(For Playstation and Switch controllers, you'll have to use external apps to get them to work. Really sorry for the inconvenience and I'll try to get those to work at some point.)

Controls will be explained in-game. (Are customizable.)

Wanna support the game? Share it around with your peers ‘n’ get ‘em to try it out. Or try makin’ somethin’ fan-made. I’d love to see that.

Wanna financially support the game? Sorry, can’t do that right now. If you wanna financially support me, ask me for a commission on my Bluesky.

Updated 4 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5, Windows
Rating
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorKappa Nerd
GenrePlatformer, Action, Adventure
Made withGameMaker, FL Studio, Piskel
Tags2D, Fast-Paced, GameMaker, Indie, Pixel Art, Side Scroller, Singleplayer
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Xbox controller

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The Boy and his Story V0.2.5B.zip (Windows 64 Bit) 103 MB
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The Boy and his Story V0.2.0.zip (Windows 64 Bit) 299 MB
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The Boy and his Story V0.1.1.zip (Windows 64 Bit) 249 MB

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Color me surprised, since it says prototype I was expecting a very bear bones experience but this is a very complete game that is really well done, and it is so enjoyable to play.

Granted it needs a little bit of tuning, mostly in the physics part but that would be about it, I am not a great fan of sonic games or UNDERTALE myself but I can see the inspiration and how good it was adapted.

Sorry I could not experience all of it but I absolutely suck at Sonic-like games, for what is worth I loved what I did experience, the game has a sick aesthetic to it and a lot of personality on visuals, the music and the gameplay, everything goes well together.

This one is sure to be a banger, wish you good luck with the project and keep up the good work!

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