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RIVER OF THE DEAD

The river is dark. The storm is getting worse. And something is hunting from below.

A vital river provides water for many nearby villages and countless animals. But relentless crocodiles have taken over the waters, making it impossible for anyone to safely use the river.

Now, a lone warrior dog must take his small wooden boat into the storm, hunt down the crocodiles, and clear the river before more lives are put at risk.

Combat

Every enemy has different durability when using the normal Harpoon and Power Harpoon:

• Normal Crocodile — 1 normal Harpoon hit

• Armored Crocodile — 2 normal Harpoon hits

• Giant Crocodile — 4 normal Harpoon hits

• River King — 8 direct Power Harpoon hits

At 450 score, the Power Harpoon unlocks.

When fired straight down into the water beneath the boat, its devastating blast can instantly destroy the fast crocodiles attacking during the Final Rush.

The River King is different. Its blast cannot defeat him. The only way to damage the River King is to hit him directly with the Power Harpoon.

The Hunt

The river gets progressively more dangerous as your score rises:

• 0–149: Normal and Armored Crocodiles

• 150–299: Multiple Normal Crocodiles attack at once

• 300–449: Normal Crocodiles and Giant Crocodiles enter the hunt

• 450: The Power Harpoon unlocks

• 450–499: Final Rush begins — fast crocodiles rush toward the boat

• 500: The River King arrives

During the Final Rush, the fast crocodiles relentlessly close in on the boat. Use the Power Harpoon's water blast to clear them before they reach you.

Then comes the final battle.

Face the River King and land 8 direct Power Harpoon hits to defeat the final boss.

Features

• Single-player arcade survival action

• Play as a lone warrior dog defending the river

• Fast harpoon-based combat

• Increasing enemy pressure

• Normal, Armored, and Giant Crocodiles

• Different enemy hit requirements

• Power Harpoon with devastating water blast

• Fast enemy Final Rush

• River King final boss

• Dark rainy atmosphere

• Thunder, lightning, rain and water effects

• Hand-crafted 2D cartoon visual style

Wait. Aim. Fire. Survive.

The river belongs to the dead.

Controls

• Move Boat Left: A / Left Arrow

• Move Boat Right: D / Right Arrow

• Aim & Shoot Harpoon: Mouse

• Options Navigation: Up / Down Arrow Keys / Mouse Hover

• Select Menu Option: Enter / Mouse Click

• Pause / Resume: Spacebar / Esc

AI Generated Content Disclosure

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

Some artwork in RIVER OF THE DEAD was created with the help of generative AI during development and is used as pre-generated visual content in the game. No AI content is generated during gameplay.