r/tipofmyjoystick 6h ago

[PC][Early 2000s] 2d topdown labyrinth crawler Meritous

Platform(s): PC

Genre: 2d arcade, crawler (for the lack of a better definition)

Estimated year of release: late 90s, early 2000s

Graphics/art style: simplistic, almost monochrome, overall hue is changing depending on the part of the map

Notable Gameplay Mechanics: the only way of attacking enemies for the player is to charge and release a circular blast around their character

Other details:

  1. It's 2d top-down labyrinth. Possibly, but for that I'm not so sure, procedurally generated.
  2. DOS or Win95. Not sure whether it was running in a window. I believe it was keyboard-controlled.
  3. The only attack the player had was to charge and then release a circular blast around their character. The power and radius of the blast depended on how long you've charged.
  4. Labyrinth contained power-ups for said splash, increasing its damage and radius.
  5. The graphics was almost monochrome with the hue depending on the current part of the labyrinth the player was located in.
  6. I'm almost certain it's not one of the Gauntlet series game.
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u/whereismydream 5h ago

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u/Max-Kitsch 4h ago

That. Was. Fast. Thank you so much!

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u/Max-Kitsch 4h ago

solved: Meritous

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