X-YZE

X-YZE (pronounced "excise") is a bump combat action game with a mysterious short story.

FEATURES
- Play as a creature!
- Bump combat
- Mostly linear servers (aka levels), each with unique types of daemons (aka non-boss enemies) / hazards / etc and a boss fight at the end
- Unlockable arcade mode (includes server and boss practice)
- 2-4hr playtime, depending on playstyle (less than 1hr is viable in arcade mode)
- ~3k words of a mysterious short story, delivered in small doses throughout and between servers
- Keyboard and gamepad support
- All original music, sound effects, and art

MECHANICS
- BUMP COMBAT - No attack button. Just walk into daemons to attack automatically.
- DASH - Just as useful for offense as for evasion. (NOTE: Dash not unlocked at start of game)
- DIAGONAL MOVEMENT IS FASTER - Yes, I know how to normalize my vectors. No, I will not normalize my vectors.
- ATTACK GAUGE - Your attacks charge up the gauge and therefore increases your damage; but even 1 hit from a daemon resets it!
- DAEMON & SERVER VARIETY - The player mechanics have depth, but they are fairly simple. The spice comes from how those mechanics interact with the daemon and server design.

CONTROLS

KEYBOARD:
- Arrow keys / WASD: Move
- Z / Spacebar: Dash, Confirm, Advance text
- Esc: Pause, Skip text

GAMEPAD:
- D-pad / Left stick: Move
- Bottom / Left face buttons: Dash, Confirm, Advance text
- Start: Pause, Skip text

NOTE: Dash is not unlocked at the start of the game