About:

A game I've been working on in 2023.  This game is a prototype, I made it to test some things out and see what kind of a 3d platformer I could make. There's currently only one level available. No audio or music has been added yet.

"Retro" is a PSX/PS1 styled 3-rd person platformer video game inspired by early 3D platformer video games and the retro-futuristic aesthetic of the 80s.

Controls:

"WASD" to move, "SPACE" to jump, "X" to do a melee attack, hold "SHIFT" to boost/dash forward, press "LEFT CTRL" in the air to ground stomp, "SHIFT" + "SPACE" to do a boost/dash jump. "Q" to display HUD, "ESC" to pause.

Gameplay:

Blue hearts are the player's life. Getting hit reduces the health by one. Health can be replenished by collecting blue hearts, or 25 of yellow orbs.

Colors are generally associated with different abilities (not applied to pickups and items). Jump is GREEN, boost/dash is BLUE, ground stomp is PINK, attack is YELLOW, enemies are associated with RED. If you see a color, it might be a hint to use a specific ability associated with it. For example, some switches need to be activated with a specific ability of that color. A PINK switch needs to be ground stomped to be activated, YELLOW switches act as checkpoints, activated by attacking them.

It's not required to know any of these mechanics to progress through the level. The game is just a 3-rd person platformer, where you have to defeat enemies, collect items, and reach the end.