Cool site for the game. I wonder why didn't you put the trailer here as well? you can make it appear in this game site. Anyways, game looks fun, looking forward to a release. Cheers

I liked the graphics, had to borrow a laptop with windows to try it, I played for about 30 minutes, I like the style of this pixel art. Are you supporting other OS or maybe make it available to run online (HTML5)? that would help a lot, as the .exe warnings might discourage other players to download.

I like the idea and the visual cues and narrative are well executed. I would have liked to see more visual cues, but I think it is okay. The stats mechanics are interesting, I haven't tried all the routes I started recruiting and increasing influence on Greenskins and Humans. I haven't died yet, so let's see how this strategy goes. Will comment later once I give it more time, so far I have just played about an hour, trying different choices.

The Ghost of the North

https://dpalmasan.itch.io/the-ghost-of-the-north

Introduction

Hello, I am developing my first game, the ghost of the north. It is a 2D, Metroidvania style, that encourages to do backtracking so you can pick power ups and unlock areas that are not available on a first pass through. My itchio site is currently solely dedicated to this game, which I plan to make it a free game (I have my reasons for this), you can check some devlogs and more details on https://dpalmasan.itch.io/

About the Game

The game follows the story of a polar bear in a dystopian world dominated by machines, The bear starts a journey to save his ecosystem/home and has to go through different scenarios, exploring and getting stronger so it can accomplish its mission. On his journey, he will receive help from nature so he can traverse areas that wouldn't be accessible otherwise.

Game Features

• Skills to traverse areas (e.g. climbing walls)
• Armors that provide abilities to unlock more areas
• Power ups to increase the bear's health
• Different type of enemies and unlockable areas
• It is a "soft" Metroidvania, and it will have a stage selection screen to select the area to explore

Screenshots

Game Code and Art

• I will be very upfront about this, I am being assisted by AI for the sprites (I would say 90% AI 10% edits by me) as this is my first game, I don't plan to monetize it and I couldn't find free/buyable assets that matched my vision. I am very open in the future to hire a pixel artist, that would be ideal.
• The game music however is composed and arranged 100% by myself. I will be uploading the music to my youtube channel and then share it for free in the game's site (under a CC license)
• I am not using any game engine, everything is made from scratch using C++

Showcasing Music

Here I showcase the intro track, more available as well and to be available in the future:

Hello everyone, I am new here. I am working (currently solo-dev) on my game The Ghost of the North. One of the things about the game is that I will be composing the music. Disclaimer, I am just a music enthusiast so I am not a professional musician or anything. Still I wanted a to share/show a soundtrack I composed for the intro:

Any comment, feedback (even about the song name) is welcomed!

Summary (Game itch.io site https://dpalmasan.itch.io/the-ghost-of-the-north)

In a world where natural ice has been replaced by rusted iron, The Ghost of the North follows the journey of a lone polar bear struggling against a spreading mechanical apocalypse. As a silent protector in a dying land, you must reclaim the primal powers of the Wind, Water, Earth, and Fire to challenge the heart of a global machine. Hunted by a mysterious, cybernetic rival and guided only by the echoes of the past, you will discover that survival requires more than strength... it requires the spirit to endure when everything else has turned to steel.

The Vision

Welcome to the first look at The Ghost of the North. This is a solo-developed journey about a polar bear navigating a dystopian landscape dominated by cold logic and rusted machines.

Today, I am presenting my project which is still WIP. In its page I will share the soundtrack, and other milestones in The Ghost of the North progress devlogs.

Some Gameplay

The Music

As a developer and music enthusiast, I believe that the soul of a game lives in its sound. I am trying to get out of my comfort zone and compose and arrange all the soundtracks myself, I will be sharing those as well, here the soundtrack of the game's intro: