Tales From The Labyrinth

Journey through a deadly realm on a quest to reach a long lost labyrinth and claim the amazing treasure said to be found on its final floor. Fight monsters, find food to avoid starving to death, use powerful magic found in scrolls and staffs and beware of lethal traps. Survive through all 30 stages to complete the game.

CONTROLS:

Arrow Keys - move up,down,left,right (there is no diagonal movement in this game)
Z - Action, Confirm, Interact
X - Cancel, Skip Turn, Close Inventory
C - Open Inventory
A - Shoot Equipped Arrows
S - Search Surrounding Tiles
D - Rest (regain some HP at the cost of some Fullness)
H - Turn Sound On or Off

The goal in Tales from the Labyrinth is to advance through the 30 stages and reach the final floor of the labyrinth, where you will have to defeat the final boss in order to claim the treasure and win the game.

This is a turn based game and you have as long as you need to consider your next move. The monsters will only take their turn after you take yours.

In each stage you must find the exit to advance to the next stage, but remember that there is no turning back! Once you go to the next stage, you can not return to the previous one.

You can move and fight using the arrow keys. When next to a monster, just press the key in their direction to attack them with your equipped sword. 

You can press the S key to search the 8 spaces around your character for hidden traps. If you find a trap, press the Z key and then the arrow key in the direction of the trap to attempt to disarm it. It might take a few attempts to disarm a trap.

Various items will help you on your way:

• Swords will increase your attack power and enable you to deal more damage.
• Shields will decrease the damage you take from enemy attacks.
• Arrows can be shot at enemies to deal damage from a distance.
• Rings can be worn and have a number of unique effects, such as increasing your strength or protecting you against freezing attacks.
• Food can be eaten to restore your fullness and prevent you from starving to death.
• Potions each have a different effect such as restoring HP or curing poison.
• Staffs contain magic that can be fired at enemies, for example shooting fireballs or freezing enemies on the spot.
• Scrolls are single use magic items that have numerous effects such as revealing the locations of all the hidden traps in the stage or causing an explosion that damages every monster in the room.

CREDITS:

Design, programming, graphics and audio by GS
Created with Game Maker Studio 2
Sound effects made with Pico-8