A micro-narrative action-adventure game created for the 2023 GitHub Game Off.

Theme = scale

Help the villagers, slay monsters, smack eyeballs, scale mountains, meet a witch, run very fast. Guide the mighty lizard Dale as he scales himself down to befriend a small village.

How fast can you beat the game and ride off into the sunset?

The in-browser version of this game may not always work on Mac.


Controls:

Move - WASD or Arrow Keys

Jump - Spacebar

Attack - Left Mouse or Shift

Up Attack - hold W or Up and attack

Down Attack - hold S or Down and attack while jumping 

Interact/talk/leave scene - E or Enter when a floating E appears on screen

Menu/pause - G or M


Credits:

Jeremy Kerr - game design, programming, art, writing

Jordan Santelli - music, game design, writing

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Dale Comes to Life - Windows 1.0.zip 42 MB
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Dale Comes to Life - Mac 1.0.zip 69 MB

Development log

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Charming game! I enjoyed the vibes of the music in the different areas & loved becoming a behemoth of a lizard when travelling through the valley