About This Game

The story so far:

Ilenor the Brave has a problem. His magic wand, his cauldron and his precious diamond have all been stolen, and the cunning witch Thazelius has run off with his beloved cat, Shadowtongue, deep into Glimmelion. Help Ilenor blast through 36 levels of retro chaos, defeat the bosses and get everything back, one magic bolt at a time!

Gameplay:

Run, jump, and shoot your way through hand-crafted pixel levels in the tradition of early-90s shareware platformers like Commander Keen, Duke Nukem and Hocus Pocus. Every enemy, projectile, and pickup is rendered in crisp, low-resolution pixel art with synthesized 8-bit-style sound effects.

Features:

• Retro pixel graphics in the style of classic 90s shareware platformers

• Back to basics: 36 levels to explore in every direction, spread over 4 episodes

• Harness the power of Shadowtongue: uncover the hidden golden paw, then call on your rescued cat to wipe out up to 5 enemies on screen, twice per level.

• Smooth parallax scrolling backgrounds unique to each episode

• Dynamic random weather effects - lots of possible combinations!

• Unique old school sound effects and real MIDI music reminiscent of 80s and 90s games

• CRT screen filter for that authentic retro experience!

• Game saving and loading (up to 5 slots), including auto save

• Ascension mode after the main game is completed for hardcore players!

• Leaderboards so you can compete with friends!

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Arcane Dash was developed by a solo developer with contractor support.

AI generated content: Music, cutscene artwork, and the logo were created with generative AI tools and reviewed and edited by the developer before inclusion.

Translations: Produced using machine translation tools and reviewed by the developer for basic consistency. Not verified by native speakers.

Human created content: All levels, character sprites, sound effects, and marketing materials (other than the logo) were created entirely by the developer and contractors without AI involvement.

Live generated AI content: None. No content is generated by AI during gameplay.