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Shards of Epoch Past

Eldritch entities invaded and destroyed your reality! All hope is long gone! Cling to your life for as long as you can in this simple, yet addictive, free-to-play platformer with Lovecraftian themes.

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_badger
Publisher
_badger
Release
May 24, 2024
2 years and 70 days ago
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About the Game

Shards of Epoch Past is a score-attack platformer with minimalistic gameplay and roguelike elements. Eldritch entities have invaded and destroyed your reality, and as your world falls apart all that you can do is to cling to your life for as long as you can.



There is no longer any hope for survival.

But maybe, just maybe, there is a way to take revenge...

Features:
  • minimalistic, survival-platformer gameplay with permadeath. Survive increasing diffuculty for as long as you can to ramp up your high score, or discover the secret to beating the game
  • 3 secret stages, for a total of 4 eldritch gods to face
  • 7 metoroidvania-like movement abilities to unlock in varying order, ensuring each run poses a unique challange
  • many other collectible upgrades to fill your brain with happy progression juices
  • infuriating randomness



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