Orb of Aeternum
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Orb of Aeternum
A bite sized dungeon manager game that require
new strategies every time you play!
Evil humans are coming for the Orb of Aeternum and it is up to you to defend it.
- Mine out the mountain looking for gold and ancient artefacts
- Use ancient scrolls to build everything from lava pools to fighting pits
- Locate the 4 runestones and seal away the orb for good
Made in PICO-8, Orb of Aeternum offers just the right combination of retro feeling with contemporary mechanics. Immerse yourself in crisp pixel art and crisp chiptune music
Features
- Short and action packed sessions requiring new strategies every time
- Mine your way through the randomly generated mountain
- Build specialised rooms to upgrade your units and dungeon
- Fight the never ending intruders
- Crisp pixel art and sweet chiptune music
Some of the rooms available to build
- Fighting pit - train your brutes to become even more powerful
- Workshop - allows placement of deadly spike traps
- Stone gazer - see further into the mountain's cold hard stone
- Blood altar - convert your miners to fearless warriors
- and many more to to discover
Credits
Design/Art/Code: Johan Peitz (@johanpeitz)
Music/Sound: Brent Houston (@VAVMUSICMAGIC)
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Steam keys
Get a key to unlock the game on Steam with every purchase!
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $3.96 USD. Your purchase comes with a Steam key. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Orb of Aeternum is released!4 days ago
- New version 0.9.320 days ago
- New version 0.9.222 days ago
- New version 0.9.125 days ago
Comments
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Are there more monsters or more enemies planned for this game?
Like dragons, mages, thieves? Or having enemy AI that retreats when getting injured, which accumulates the threat of the next wave?
I’m looking to do at least a bug fix/QoL update. There is not much room to fit in big changes like the ones you suggest, but maybe I can squeeze in a new room and a new unit.
Also, I want to keep the game sessions short and frantic so I don’t want to add anything that might prolong them
How did you manage all this unique art? I attempted a "larger scaled" game like this with my Alex Kidd Pico 8 de-make, and even trying to come up with a level storage format that re-used level sequences to "compress" the level, I still hit every graphical, code, storage and even sound limit there is to hit (I had to reduce the music to use arpeggio chords to save "tracks" for other songs and sounds). Just looking at the gifs and screenshots on your page here, I really wonder what techniques you used...
Hey, suberb! Pico 8 files included? Thanks
Thank you so much!
Aiming to add the pico8 files once I know there aren't any major bugs left :D
Great, many thanks!
It is astounding the lengths you go through to make stunning games on the Pico-8. Much love.
Thanks - much appreciated!