Hello, my name's Mike. I'm a beginner dev, about a year into this project, so i decided to try and make a demo. The game is called Dormant Utility Service Technician, it's a chill 2D platformer about a sci fi future, where Fig, the main character lives on a planet where the rent's cheap (because the surface is unlivable) so they live in sky "pods" which are tiny apartments in the sky. Anyway, this is the prequel, where you end up getting recruited to become a Dormant Utility Service Technician - they to sleep in cryo for several years and then wake up in a remote galaxy where they have to do repairs/maintenance on automated tech out there (platforming/exploration/puzzle/etc)
It's mostly casual, although there are some platforming challenges, and it acts like a mini(non-combat) metroidvania, so i call it "casualvania"... Anyway, it's short and sweet, with some story and npc's to chat with. The full game is a long way out, with a top down overworld and a few planets to visit, and making it all DIY without knowing how to do it is a "not good" way to go about making a game, but I'm inspired so I'm just gonna roll with it.
It works with keyboard or controller and can be finished in about 15 minutes. Feedback is welcome.
there is no fighting, but there IS dangers and unspeakable terrors!