Shadow’s Ascent

"To find his freedom, he had to leave his heart behind."

The Story

Dragged into the darkness by an ancient, suffocating shadow, a father is forced into a cruel bargain. To break his curse and confront the Necromancer responsible, he must journey through the realms of the lost—leaving his young son behind in the world of the living.

Will his quest for freedom lead him back home, or will the shadows consume everything he once held dear?

A Journey Across Realms

Navigate through a beautifully crafted pixel-art world. Your path to the Necromancer is not a straight line; you must survive the most extreme corners of existence:

• 🔥 The Scorched Depths: Traverse treacherous rivers of lava.
• 🌊 The Sunken Seafloor: Navigate the crushing pressure of the abyss.
• 🌿 The Overgrown Wilds: Battle through tangled jungles and ancient ruins.
• ☁️ The Celestial Peaks: Leap across crumbling platforms in the high sky.

Features

• Precision Platforming: Tight, responsive controls designed for challenging jumps and environmental puzzles.
• Atmospheric Pixel Art: Every biome features unique palettes and hand-crafted details.
• An Emotional Core: A narrative-driven experience about sacrifice and the lengths a parent will go to for a second chance.
• Dynamic Environments: From zero-gravity sky sections to the slow, heavy movement of the seafloor.
  

Credits & Assets

A huge thank you to these creators for making their work available:

Art & Visuals

• Character Sprites: Pixel Adventure by Pixel Frog
• Backgrounds: Sunny Land Pixel Game Art Collection by ansimuz
• Tilesets: Tiles by anokolisa
• Boss Character (Necromancer): Final Boss by CreativeKind
• Weapons: Guns by Arcade Island

Audio

• Music & Ambience: Ambiences Music Pack by JDSherbert & Let's Adventure by sonatina
• Sound Effects (SFX): RPG_Essentials_Free by Leohpaz

Visual Effects

• Particles: Particle FX 1.2 Free by Ragna Pixel

If I left anyone behind please tell me so I can add them. Every asset here was a pleasure to use!!!!

Enjoy playing the game, it was also a blast for me too.