ZENO'S ESCAPE

Every prisoner knows the way out, but only one truly does.

You are Zeno, trapped deep inside a mysterious dungeon with no clear way to escape.

Around you are strange exits, including doors, tunnels, portals, and other impossible paths. But there’s a catch: Only one leads to safety. The others lead to death.

And you’re not alone. Other prisoners are trapped alongside you, each claiming to know the way out. Some offer advice. Some tell convincing stories. But only one truly knows the way.

Who can you trust?

Question the prisoners, listen carefully and look for clues. Find the way out.

Choose wisely. Trust no one. Escape if you can.

Instructions

Use arrow keys or WASD to move Zeno around the dungeon. Use E to apply an action when prompted (e.g., Open Door).

Other prisoners in the dungeon will greet you on first approach; on subsequent approaches, they will give you a clue to get out. But beware, all but one of them are liars. 

There is one exit that will lead to freedom; the rest lead to death. There are also a couple of spike traps around, so watch your step.

Devlog

The first four days, I could not think of a decent idea. Then, with the remaining four days, I created a simple logic-based game.

To do

• Have the clues generated by NPC and Exit attributes rather than hand-coded clues atm.
• Have a procedurally generated map rather than a hand-crafted map. 
• Add traps and enemies as you seek the clues
• Add instructions (from player feedback)

Build 2.0 is available at https://stealthness.itch.io/in-developmen

• Added intro scene
• Chat now has a type effect
• Fixed "Test" clue bug

Know Bugs

• Sometimes the clue is "Test"; well, the theme is trust no one! A fix for the bug will be available after voting (as with too many other changes since)

Feedback is welcome

Credits

Music and Sounds are from Pixabay.

All art assets and animations are created by Stealthness using Aseprite. They are derived from the 16 x 16 Dungeon Set. All art assets are Creative Commons 4.0.

The game was created using Unity with Rider IDE. All code was created by Stealthness.