Adventure
Fortress
Fortress is an exploration game with different enemy and weapon types, puzzles, secrets, unique dialogue, and more.
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Description
Fortress is an exploration game with different enemy and weapon types, puzzles, secrets, unique dialogue, and more. There are 57 different rooms in the game for you to explore. Your character starts with no weapons or items and you progress through the game by finding items, solving puzzles, and interacting with NPCs. The game uses the D-pad the vast majority of the time as you navigate a large fortress filled with monsters, people, stories, and traps. The game utilizes the crank for one of the puzzles. You receive scores at the end of the game based on how many treasures you collect, how many gems you find, and how many times you die in the game. The main objective of the game is to escape the fortress! There is no save functionality, but you can lock your Playdate and start where you left off later on. An average playthrough takes about 30 minutes. It takes most players more than one playthrough to achieve the top rank in each category.
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- Tilt: Not used
- Microphone: Not used
Credits
Alan Cooke - I wrote the code for the game, tested the game, created the sounds used in the game, and helped with some of the art. Beth Cooke - My talented sister (Beth) created most of the original sprites and created all of the art that was used on the game's website. Beth also created everything shown on-device in catalog and animated the game's card.
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The vast majority of this game can be played with the D-pad. There is one mini-quest that requires precision use of the crank, but a display is included at the top of the screen to assist the player as they navigate that part of the quest.
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Age note: This game is appropriate for just about everyone but does contain some mild alcohol use.
AI: This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.