Dawnfall: The Descent of Shadow

The night the Red Raven rose, the kingdom fell.

Dawnfall: The Descent of Shadow is a top-down action-adventure in the spirit of the classic 2D Zeldas: explore, solve puzzles, find secrets and face bosses that you have to figure out, because nobody explains them to you.

You are a young squire of the Royal Guard of Alborada. On the night of the red comet, Aldric, the Royal Augur, betrays the crown: he kills Captain Rodrigo, your mentor, and bewitches the King before your eyes. Wounded, with the King's medallion clutched in your fist, you flee into the forest... and wake up in the hut of an old hermit.

What's in the demo

• The Prologue: the Castle of Alborada and the Night of the Red Raven.
• Chapter 1, the Forest of the Exiles: a village to help, a hedge maze, hidden caves and two bosses.
• The Gardener, who really doesn't like visitors in his maze.
• The Abyss Gargoyle, summoned by Aldric himself.

Played it? Tell me in the comments which boss gave you more trouble. I read every single one.

Features

• Bosses without tutorials. Read their poses, the marks on the floor and the sounds. Work out their weakness yourself.
• Sword, jump, bow and bombs, plus the powers of the talisman fragments.
• Puzzles: pressure plates, logs, braziers, jumps over gaps and more.
• Secrets everywhere: four heart pieces per level, buried treasure, cracked walls.
• Chispa, a fox cub you rescue, who follows you and digs up treasure.
• A village to help: errands, shops, fishing... and a grumpy old lady with a broom.

Coming in the full game

The Mines of Hondarroca and their Yeti, the frozen summit, a village trapped in ice, the Snow Queen... and the truth about Aldric.

Controls

• WASD / arrows: move
• Left click: attack (hold for a spin attack)
• Space: jump
• F: interact  ·  B: bomb  ·  C: eat
• Q E R T: talisman powers (the Fireball aims at the mouse)
• Tab: inventory  ·  J: quest log  ·  Esc: pause
• F10: change resolution  ·  F11: fullscreen

Info

• Languages: English and Spanish (change it in Options).
• Platforms: Windows and web browser (play it right here on this page).
• Content: fantasy violence and a little pixel-art blood.

Tell me what you think!

This is a demo and the full game is still in development, so what you say here can change what comes next. I read every comment.

You don't need to write a review. One line is enough, and any of these helps a lot:

• Which boss gave you more trouble: the Gardener or the Abyss Gargoyle?
• Where did you get stuck or lost? Even for a minute.
• Which secrets did you find? Did you get all four heart pieces in a level?
• What do you want to see in the full game?

Found a bug? Tell me where it happened and I'll look into it. And if you enjoyed the demo, leaving a rating helps other players find it.

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Español

Dawnfall es una aventura de acción con vista desde arriba al estilo de los Zelda clásicos. En la Noche del Cuervo Rojo, el Augur Aldric traiciona a la corona, mata al Capitán Rodrigo y hechiza al Rey. Huyes herido con el medallón real... La demo incluye el prólogo y el capítulo 1 completo, con dos jefes. El juego está en español e inglés: cámbialo en Opciones. ¿Qué jefe te ha costado más? ¿Dónde te has atascado? Cuéntamelo en los comentarios, aunque sea en una línea: los leo todos.