Within Reach

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Enter a world of a child's storybook, where people are blessed by the stars. Use this power to drag platforms into place and avoid the darkness, reaching as high as you can go.

Gameplay:

• Click and drag light platforms to materialize them
• Jump off of the newly materialized platforms
• Navigate around the darkness that threatens to stop you
• Wrap around from one side of the screen to the other to get out of precarious situations
• Collect stars and use the powers gained to wield special star powers to climb ever higher

General:

• 2D pixel art game themed around the night sky
• Originally composed music (3 tracks)
• An endless mode with increasing difficulty - aim for as high a score as you can

As this is my first game, I am trying to learn and grow as a game developer as much as I can from it, so any and all feedback is welcome and will be greatly appreciated!

As of now, I only have the early demo of the core gameplay loop and art/music style out, found here, on this page, but the current plan (subject to change) is to polish, expand with story and more content mechanics-wise, and release commercially in the future. Stay tuned for updates!

Here is a preview of the potential future content:

Story:

• You are placed into the shoes of Estella, one blessed by the stars, who yearns to reach the moon
• You have heard the stories, and seen recreations made by those who have been before, and you are enamored by its beauty
• You find remnants of fellow moonchasers and witness their stories and hopes through vignettes
• You must overcome the darkness that threatens to create a night devoid of light
• You must quiet the worries that lie within you, ever-present and haunting
• But still, you see the value in the climb, and through everything, you persevere. Again, and again.

Gameplay:

• Boss battles that you must use the star powers, as well as clicking and dragging to defeat
• Several new star powers
  • In story mode you will be locked to those related to the current chapter
  • In endless mode you can freely select which you would like to use
• Several new draggables and obstacles, introduced in story chapter-by-chapter

General:

• A larger originally composed soundtrack
• A 5 chapter short story mode with ~3 hours of content
• An endless mode where you can pick your power ups and cycle through climbs and bosses with increasing difficulty to achieve as high a score as possible