Many of you will already know about this from Discord, but I've been working on a new side project - one that, for once, is actually going somewhere.
Introducing TielQuest.
(https://www.tielquest.com/title2x.png)
(https://www.tielquest.com/ss00.png)
(https://www.tielquest.com/ss01.png)
(https://www.tielquest.com/ss02.png)
(https://www.tielquest.com/ss03.png)
(https://www.tielquest.com/ss04.png)
This basically started as my "quarantine project", and while work has slowed since then due to, well, being back to actual work; it's still progressing, just slower than before.
TielQuest is a 2D sidescrolling platformer, with the notable feature of being a single huge map rather than many smaller ones. The game is semi-open-ended; there's an intended linear progression (with slight flexibility) of the bosses to fight, but some freedom in exploration rather than being railroaded towards each boss.
Download TielQuest Demo V11 for Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64-bit only) (https://www.tielquest.com/TielQuest_Demo_V11.zip)
Requires .NET Core 3.1. May or may not work on WINE, feel free to try and let me know. CPU is more important than GPU, and RAM requirements appear to be quite low (it uses less than 256MB of RAM while running, in my experience).
TielQuest Demo V11 for Android on Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tielattack.tielatkdemo)
Not sure what the hardware requirements will be like. So far, no one has said that it doesn't work well for them. Software wise it'll almost certianly require at least Android 5.0, but I haven't tested it on anything lower than 10.0. (Alternative link: APK file to sideload (https://www.tielquest.com/TielQuest_Demo_V11.apk))
This demo allows you to play up to and including the first boss. It also allows some very limited exploring of side areas.