A downloadable game for Windows and Linux

Preview of version 2.0 is out, for real this time! Early access to tons of new features disclaimed by ongoing testing status.

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"By Toutatis, the sky is falling on my head!"

A fierce Gaulish warrior, Lopatix fears but one thing: the sky falling on his head. He's about to have a terrible day.

Lopatix' Descent is a 2D arcade platformer which brings a unique twist on the infinite scroller gameplay.

Now grab some mining tools, and run dig!

In Lopatix' Descent, you can:

  • Try your hand at 10 exciting levels as well as a procedurally generated Endless mode!
  • Create your very own Endless mode!
  • Beat your High Score -- and compete globally against all other Lopatix enjoyers!

Controls:

  • W, A, S, D or the Arrow keys - move
  • LMB - dig at cursor
  • Space - place ladder
  • Escape - return to menu
  • B - view controls

Reviews:

  • "I hate it. I hate it!!" - Piochix
  • "I shouldn't have pressed that big red button" - Dr. Bright
  • "Hired!" - Les Éditions Dargaud
  • "Whoever invented level 5 should burn in he- the sky." - Robert Nystrom
  • "You mean lowscore right?" - Super Mario
  • "So the SKY is lava?? Now I need to write a new What if!" - Randall Munroe
  • "Funny man go down" - my grandma
  • "Albert Einstein proved right again!" - phys.org
  • "I ended up in a coal mine" - Santa Claus
  • "Did you mean: Lopatička" - spellcheck
  • "This game is nice, I always win" - the Sky

Attributions:

  • Craiyon LLC. (2022). "Cloud texture, realistic, seamless". www.craiyon.com. Under Free Commercial Use.
  • Craiyon LLC. (2022). "seamless stone mountain texture, pixel art". www.craiyon.com. Under Free Commercial Use.
  • Rogers, J. (n.d.). BitPotion font. joebrogers.itch.io/bitpotion.
  • Westi2605. (2016). Fire Haven Clouds. photograph. pixabay.com/photos/fire-heaven-clouds-sunset-burn-1502471/.
  • Clouds, clouds above sky, cloudy sky, blue sky, nature, sky, cloudy. (2017). photograph. www.hippopx.com/en/clouds-clouds-above-sky-cloudy-sky-blue-sky-nature-sky-cloudy-293382.
  • CRC32.cs - Computes CRC32 data checksum of a data stream. Copyright (C) 2001 Mike Krueger

All other assets are our own.

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Lopatix' Descent 2.0-pre2 Windows.zip 38 MB
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Lopatix' Descent 2.0-pre2 Linux.zip 37 MB
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Lopatix' Descent 1.0 Windows (Jam Version)
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Lopatix' Descent 1.0 Linux (Jam Version) 28 MB

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