SHARDBOUND: Tale of the Three Seals

An 8-bit open-world action RPG. Explore a sprawling pixel kingdom, gather the three Seal Shards, and face the Hollow King.

Shardbound mixes old-school top-down adventuring with classic RPG depth. Roam a 36-screen overworld across grasslands, haunted forest, scorching dunes, frozen wastes, mountain peaks and the coast. Take on quests from townsfolk, level up, collect loot, and fight your way through four dungeons, each with its own boss.

Features

• A 6x6-screen overworld with 6 biomes and a day/night cycle (some creatures only come out at night)
• 2 towns, 12 NPCs, shops and inns
• 4 dungeons with bosses: the Bramble King, the Dunewyrm, the Rime Wraith and the Hollow King
• A main quest plus 4 side quests, tracked in a quest log
• XP and leveling, with 4 swords, 4 armors and 2 shields
• A bow, a fire spell, potions and ethers
• 10 enemy types with their own behaviors
• Save and load, with auto-save in towns and at inns
• An original chiptune soundtrack for every area
• Plays in the browser on desktop and mobile, with touch controls

Controls

• Move: arrow keys or WASD
• Attack, talk and open chests: Z or J
• Use item: X or K
• Cycle items: Q or Tab
• Talk: E or Space
• Menu: Enter or Esc
• Mute: M
• On a phone, use the on-screen stick and buttons

Every sprite, sound and note is generated in code.