Artifact's Escape - Early Access

• Movement: Arrow Keys / WASD
• Gameplay: Gather all keys to open the level exit door. Also need to figure out how to get to the door. All while the time is running out!
• Restart Room: Press R or on screen button in top left (next to timer)
• Currently a limited number of sample level, more to come.

Artifact's Escape

You are a sentient, spherical artifact—a cursed relic of immense power forged long ago. Legends speak of your creation as a tool to channel destructive energies capable of tearing the world apart. Awakened by regret and an instinct for survival, you remember little of your origin, only that your powers have brought devastation to those who wielded you. To prevent further calamity, you were sealed away deep within a crumbling crypt, surrounded by traps, puzzles, and wardens sworn to ensure you never escape.

But now, centuries later, the crypt begins to collapse, its ancient seals weakening. Treasure hunters and power-hungry seekers have broken into the depths, seeking to claim you for their own ends. Realizing the danger of being unleashed upon the world once more, you awaken—not to destroy, but to escape. To find freedom and, perhaps, redemption.

This game was originally submitted as a prototype/demo for the Pirate Software Game Jam 16, which has the theme "you are the weapon". That submitted entry can be found here: https://retrogamingdev.itch.io/artifacts-escape

The version you are seeing here is work that has been added since that game jam prototype (so this is the latest version of Artifact's Escape).

Any and all donations will be used to help in the development of this game.