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The Dark Thicket

You're the village swordcat, and you're gunna save your friends. A retro 3D adventure game with a unique minimalist aesthetic.

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About the Game

A wicked sorcerer creates a dark vortex that scrambles reality. In the nearby village, the people you love are swept away into the darkness.

You're the village swordcat. You're gunna save your friends.



The Dark Thicket is

  • An old school adventure game
  • A dungeon crawler with procedurally generated elements
  • Moody but cute and occasionally funny
  • A fun, elegant combat experience
  • A small, cute story
  • A unique, beautiful, minimalist visual world

You're a cat, you hit stuff, it's great.