A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Suggested: Play Singleplayer until reaching the hub, then jump into pvp matches against easy bots.

Hadal Calm is a 2D Action-Platformer featuring PVP and Coop combat.

  • 62 different weapons and 147 unique upgrades.
  • Single Player Campaign and 5 boss fights.
  • Survival arena and boss challenges for cooperative or single player.
  • Fast-paced pvp combat against players or bots.
  • Procedurally generated poetry.

New Content Since Last Demo Day

  • New Mode: Arcade
    • Fight through a series of maps where players can buy artifacts between rounds.
  • New Weapons
    • Bloodleech: Create a vacuum field that sucks blood from affected enemies, healing the user
    • Leapfrog: Fire projectiles that bounce around after landing
    • Midnight Pool Cue: Hold to charge and fire pool balls that bounce off of each other and deal more damage when moving faster
    • Spirit Bomb: Fire a ghostly projectile that fades and will home in on approaching enemies.
  • New Artifacts
    • Brooch of Better Days (1 Slot) +5% Max Hp, Movement Speed, Attack Speed, Reload Speed, Magic Charge Rate
    • Concept 13 (2 slot) Creates an orbiting Cube that damages enemies upon contact.
    • Drowned Poet's Inkwell (1 slot) Upon dying, your next respawn is silent and invisible.
    • Qualia Umbilica (1 slot) -75% Respawn Timer
    • Salt-Skull Marmalade (2 slot) Regenerate 7 Hp per Second. +60% Screen Shake (Screen Shake cannot be disabled)
    • Summoning Twofish (1 slot) Upon spawning, summon 2 fish
    • Touch-Me-Not (1 slot) Knockback and damage enemies upon contact.
  • Reworked Artifacts
    • Honeyed Tenebrae (2 slot) Reduce otherwise-fatal instance of damage by 80% (Previously gave resistance against bees)
    • Mangrove Seed (1 slot) +10% Max Hp. Passively cures debuffs (Burning, Blind, Slow) (Previously gave resistance against poison)
    • Loch Shield (2 slot) Instances of damage greater than 30% of Max Hp are reduced by 90% of damage exceeding that threshold. (Previously gave resistance against fire and explosions)
  • Updated to Java 21, Libgdx 1.12.1
  • Updated sprites for enemy monsters
  • Balance Changes, Performance Improvements, and Bug Fixes

Join https://discord.gg/Y5TPP8DG2w to find multiplayer matches

This game was made using LIBGDX.

Controls: (all controls can be rebinded in the menu: settings -> controls)

  • A/D: Move left/right
  • W: jump (spend fuel to hover when all jumps have been expended)
  • S: Fast fall in air, pass through dropthrough platforms
  • MOUSE_LEFT: Fire currently held weapon
  • MOUSE_RIGHT: Spend fuel to airblast, knocking away enemies, reflecting projectiles and boosting the player.
  • 1/2/3/4/MOUSE_WHEEL: switch current weapon
  • SPACE: use active item if fully charged
  • E: interact with events
  • ESC: pause game
  • Z: Advance dialog
  • R: Manual reload
  • T: open chat window
  • BACKSPACE: exit chat window and hub menus
  • TAB: open score window
  • C: Use Emote Wheel
  • X: Ping

Some notes: 

To host a server remotely, enable Universal Plug and Play (SETTINGS -> MISC). Alternatively, enable port forwarding (default port: 11100). Client and host also must be using the same version of the game.

Hitsounds can be changed or disabled in the menu: (settings -> audio -> hitsounds)

Soundtrack by: https://soundcloud.com/vcrchitect

Updated 20 hours ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
AuthorDonpommelo
GenreAction, Shooter
Made withClip Studio Paint, Box2D, libGDX, Tiled
TagsBoss battle, Co-op, deathmatch, libGDX, Multiplayer, Physics, PvP, Team-Based, underwater
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
AccessibilityConfigurable controls, Interactive tutorial
MultiplayerAd-hoc networked multiplayer

Download

Download
hadal-calm-windows-image.zip 193 MB
Version 178 1 day ago
Download
hadal-calm-macos-image.zip 193 MB
Version 63 1 day ago
Download
hadal-calm-linux-image.zip 197 MB
Version 179 1 day ago

Install instructions

Download, unzip and run executable for respective operating system.

For Mac users, you might need to run the jar from command line with "java -jar -XstartOnFirstThread HadalCalm.jar" for it to work. (sorry mac users)

Program will create folder with save information upon running.

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i like the fact that you can spawn enemy if no one joined.

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UNDERRATED

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YEP