Bitside (Working Title) Playtest

Bitside (working title) is a metroidvania where you play as Tal, a man cast into a world of lost and forgotten video game characters, searching for a way home. His search will bring him through console generations: down from a modern 2D surface into the 8-bit era, the Atari age, and further back still.

Each era changes more than the look. It changes how you play. Up top, movement and combat feel close to Hollow Knight. The 8-bit world plays more like Zelda II, DuckTales, or Shovel Knight. Deeper still, you're in Pitfall territory. Every generation gives you a different set of tools, and mastering each one is at the heart of the adventure.

This is a early prototype build that should take ~90 minutes to play to completion. All art in the demo is temporary (background art on this page shows intended final style), but the level design, story, movement, and era transitions are all real and it gives a good sense of the full game.

We would love to hear any feedback you have after playing the demo! Please post in the comments on this page.

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