Tidecrown (Demo)

⭐ FREE DEMO · NEW UPDATE: A WHOLE NEW KELL ⭐

A hermit crab in a dead knight's armour dives to the bottom of a drowning kingdom.

For a thousand years, the Tidecrown kept the sea away from Thalassa, a kingdom of air held inside a great bubble. Then the Crown cracked. Its Pearls fell into the dark, the bubble began to shrink, and one small light landed beside a hermit crab named Kell.

Pick up a sword far too big for you. Bring the light home.

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🌊 NEW IN THIS UPDATE

• A hero with weight. Kell was rebuilt from the ground up: every limb blends into the next pose, a real running stride, a turn that carries through, a crouch before every jump and a bend on every landing.
• A cloak that moves like it's underwater. Kell's tattered cloak, scarf and sash are simulated cloth that drifts in the current and streams behind every dash.
• Real swordplay. Each weapon swings its own way, the blade stays a believable size, and the slash you see is exactly what you hit.
• Every weapon redrawn, with its own kind of slash: a tide-glass needle, coral twinblades, a living eel whip, and the new Clamjaw Maul that gapes open and bites shut on impact.
• Ledge grabbing. Catch the edge of a jump you almost made and pull yourself up.
• Livelier bosses. Guardians squash before they strike, recoil when you hit them and blend smoothly between attacks.

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THIS DEMO

• Shell Haven, the last warm town in the kingdom (and it's hiding a secret)
• Three full regions: Kelpwood Shallows, Lantern Reef and the Wreckyard
• Three guardians: Mother Kelp, the Siren Ray and Captain Rustjaw
• Bonus: the Shell Heist, the Riptide arena and a Training Room for every weapon
• About an hour of play, more if you hunt secrets

FEATURES

• Your light is your life. Kell's lantern is her health, her map and her weapon.
• Fast, crunchy combat: dash, parry, pogo off enemies, break their guard and finish them with a crush.
• Hand-inked enemies, from tiny snappers to elites that crack the seabed and throw whirlpools.
• Every room is alive: swaying kelp, far-off creatures and light falling through the water.
• An original score that follows the fight, with its own theme for every guardian.
• Style ranks, a speedrun timer with splits, and New Game+ in the full game.

⭐ THE FULL GAME IS COMING SOON ⭐

This is a free demo. The full version of Tidecrown has 24 regions, 27 guardians, 16 weapons, 18 suits of armour and 28 side stories. Follow this page to hear the moment it launches.

CONTROLS

Keyboard: Arrows or WASD move · Space/Z jump · X attack · C/Shift dash · F heal · V pearl shot · Tab map · Esc pause
Jump at a ledge while holding toward it to grab it, then Up or Jump to climb.

Gamepad supported · Touch controls on phones and tablets · All keys can be changed in Settings.

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