Hercules Hears Hazards

Made in 2 weeks for GDKO 2024 Round 2.

Theme: Audio and Sound (A game where audio cues are essential to the gameplay)

Description

Hercules' labours have gone wrong and now multiple mythological monsters have cornered him! His only way to survive is to predict their strikes!

Listen to sounds to deduce which attack is coming, then dodge or repel it. You will have to:

• Jump over the Cretan Bull,
• Crouch under the Erymanthian Boar,
• Block the Stymphalian Bird's strike with a shield,
• Shoot the Lernaean Hydra's heads with arrows,

...and more!

Controls

SPACE - Jump

S - Crouch

W - Use the shield

A,D - Flip your direction

F - Shoot arrows

ESC/Q - Pause game