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 27 days 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 190 MB
Version 176 28 days ago
Download
hadal-calm-macos-image.zip 191 MB
Version 57 28 days ago
Download
hadal-calm-linux-image.zip 194 MB
Version 175 28 days 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