Scorching Light • A horror action platformer Game Boy game

Scorching Light is a horror-action-platformer Game Boy game with puzzle elements.

You play as an individual in a mission to find the light world. Unfortunately, their dreams and hopes will became soon a nightmare.

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Newgrounds.com • HTML5 (no installation necessary)
Itch.io • Game Boy ROM, HTML5 (no installation necessary), Windows Executable (ROM with emulator pre-configured)
Xbox Store • Xbox PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
IndiExpo • HTML5 (no installation necessary)
GameJolt • HTML5 (no installation necessary) • Windows Executable (ROM with emulator pre-configured)
Game Boy Development community (Gbdev.io) • Game Boy ROM
Indie Retro Games • Game Boy ROM
IndieDB • Windows Executable (ROM with emulator pre-configured)

Streaming my game?

Scorching Light is available on IGDB, so it can be selected as category on Twitch. Also let me know if you played my game during a live. I’d love to see and share your playthrough!

How to play

Do not touch the light.

Any light enemy, item or liquid you’ll find in your gameplay will kill our protagonist.

The core mechanic of my game is that you can hide from the light enemies by blending into the environment. You can also check if you’re hidden by seeing the eye on the bottom of the screen.

If you can’t find the protagonist on the screen, you can display a temporary outline by pressing the “Character outline” button

Controls

Move and climb: D-pad on Game Boy/Xbox controller/Playstation controller. WASD or arrow keys on Keyboard
Jump: A on Game Boy, A on Xbox controller, Z/J/Space on Keyboard
Character outline: Select on Game Boy, View on Xbox controller, Shift on Keyboard
Pause and scene reset: Start on Game Boy, Menu on Xbox controller

Credits

Programming, Story, Music, SFX 2 bit pixel art: Pasquale “Pasqui industry” Pignataro (me!)
Art made with: Paint.NET
Game engine: GB Studio
Music maker tool: hUGETracker
Additional SFX: GBFX + GBFX2 by Tronimal