QUEST FOR THE X by intellikat
🏆 2023 Playdate Community Awards: Outstanding Visual Achievement in a Pulp Game Winner!
“I like the look of this game… this looks incredible!” – Hello Playdate Podcast
“Alot more involved than you would think for a game that costs $2!” – Destination Playdate********
NOTE: This game is fully playable with or without a Playdate handheld. You can download the Playdate Desktop Simulator bundled with the SDKÂ for free here.
If you like what you see, and are hungry for more, please support Quest For The X and** leave a comment please! **Comments are a major inspiration for doing further work.
GAME DESCRIPTION:
Set initially in 14th century France, Quest For The X places you in the role of Guy de Canet, a Knight Templar living during the final days of the order. Racing against time and the plot of King Philip to destroy the Templars, you soon come to realize there is more at stake than just the order itself. Control over powerful artifacts, knowledge of life’s true origins, and the fate of mankind itself are revealed to you in the course of this epic and expansive retro adventure.
This, the first chapter of the game is being released for only $2!
BACKGROUND ON THE GAME:
Having a love for Indiana Jones, The X-Files, Oak Island, religious artifacts, cover-ups, conspiracies, and alien encounters, I began designing Quest For The X in late spring of 2023 after breaking my ankle mountain biking in New Zealand and finding myself with plenty of free time and zero excuses.
A retro-style story-driven adventure, the game pays homage to others which have gone before it, and many from my childhood including: Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns (Atari 2600), Conan (Apple IIe), The Return of Heracles (Atari 800), Bruce Lee and Zorro (C64), Out Of This World (SNES), and Space Quest 3, The Secret of Monkey Island, and Indiana Jones & The Fate Of Atlantis (PC).
Quest For The XÂ is my second game for Playdate, written with Pulp, and my intention is now to move to Lua + the SDK to complete the full game. Â See below how you can help!
It also is the second game created in collaboration with BeepsNBoops, who produced the inspiring sounds and songs featured in the game. Working with him on the development of these worlds for Playdate has been a gift.