The battle system is about half done! It's setup for up to 3 enemies at a time. The PERFORM system is done and next will be ITEMS and GRACE. Here is a quick video of a test battle between 3 snowballers! It's a bit snug between the three of them on screen at one time.

A smooth resizing of the bullet hell box. Soon it will be full of bullets...

Playable demo coming this summer as early as June!

Full game expected in December 2027!

(2/2) If you've never played Undertale or Deltarune, I highly recommend it as masterclasses in ludonarrative harmony, metanarrative storytelling, and emotionally engrossing writing.

This project would not exist without UNDERTALE and Toby Fox.

I hope you'll like it :)

- Grant

(1/2) LUCID KNIGHTS is for gamers who loved UNDERTALE! (Myself included)

Undertale is my favorite game ever made, and I have wanted to make a game in a similar style for over a decade. I've set aside a few years to make this dream become a reality.

Development Cycle (What's Done? What's Not?)
(DONE)
- Story outline,
- Main Menu
- Name character
- SAVE/LOAD
- Overworld
- Inventory
- Equipping wpns/armr
- Dialogue System (with mouth flaps and text effects)

Development Cycle (What's Done? What's Not?)
(NOT DONE)
- Battle Mode (CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT)
- Initial Level Composition
- Enemy and NPC Concepts
- Overworld Art and Tileset
- Character Sprites
- Bullet Patterns and PERFORMs
- Intro Cinematic
- Final Composition
- Audio
- Music
- Polish

You can support the game and read longer posts about development on Buy Me a Coffee! buymeacoffee.com/lucidknights

The Story

This is a story about DREAMS, SHADOWS, LUCIDITY, and CONTROL.

Your choices change the narrative drastically. Even small seemingly benign choices could have massive impacts on who lives and dies...

(These buttons should look familiar to anyone who has played UNDERTALE.)
ATTACK the enemy with the ATTACK button, swinging your weapon directly in the bullet hell to deal damage!
PERFORM actions that pacify the enemy!
ITEMS for healing and changing weapons!
GRACE to spare enemies and run away!

Bullet Hell Hack and Slash Mockup

During the enemy's turn, the game switches to a bullet hell game where you can use your currently equipped weapon to slash and destroy incoming bullets. Or attack the monster shooting those bullets directly, dealing damage!

The Battle System Mockup. What the battle system may look like when it's done!