A downloadable game for Windows

In a world of cute but deadly medieval mayhem, your magical blade is your only tool. Hurl your weapon through hordes of enemies and choose your next move wisely: recall it to yourself for a devastating skewer attack, or pull yourself towards it for an invincible dash that knocks enemies out of your way. Ride the blade's edge as long as you can, using daring throws for high scores and skilled dashes to survive as long as you can in this fast-paced arcade challenge!

Controls: WASD - movement, Left Mouse - Primary, Right Mouse - Secondary, Shift - Switch direction of fire

Made for the GMTK Game Jam 2025

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Re-Blade.zip 39 MB

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Honestly? The design here is really unique and even brilliant, if I can say that. I found myself stuck in the "one more time" trap for at least thirty minutes. Super satisfying mechanic. Fun to just let it rip through enemies. I hope this gets more attention.

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Simple, challenging, and addictive!

I genuinely believe you could polish this gem into something marketable if you choose to continue working on it.
I want to talk at some length about why this game has good risk/reward design, which can help hook players.

Basically, you could just play it safe and continuously throw the sword at anyone that approaches, but the way the scoring is designed, you will get far more points by adopting the riskier strategy of letting enemies accumulate and skewering them all at once. Doing that requires a handful of skills, but only a handful: Navigating through the crowd without getting hit, knowing when to throw the sword at any enemies that will trap you, knowing when to use the invincible dash to flee, and skewering as many enemies in one shot as possible. There aren't too many things to get good at, but the game really challenges you on this focused skillset. As a result, there is a learning curve, but it is an approachable one! I think that's important for hooking players that just decided to try the game out for the first time.