The Book of Buja
Embark on a thrilling 2D top-down adventure! Explore dark dungeons, solve unique puzzles, translate ancient documents, and follow clues given to you by a maggot in your brain! Experience the journey solo or team up in 2-player co-op for a different experience!
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THE BOOK OF BUJA
The Queen of Darrow is dead. The King is on trial for her death and has asked you, Buja, to help clear his name. Using your ability to peer into a corpse's final moments, you follow a trail of remains to uncover the context of her demise and, hopefully, save the King and the Kingdom from an impending disaster.
Collect Various Fruits and Shoot Them as Projectiles
Stack various combinations of fruit on your spear. Each fruit does something different!
Translate Ancient Texts with a Seer Stone
Find Hidden Meaning in People's Words
Reveal subtleties with the Mind Maggot, a grimey, yet knowledgeable lifeform that burrows deep in your ear canal and highlights threads of meaning in text that you read.
Uncover the Mysteries of the Dead
Use your inherited ability to peer into the dead and solve the mystery behind the Queen's death.
