Winter

A game that some in the old Verge/ika communities may remember, Winter can be considered one of the classic ika games. It was originally made in a gamejam/ competition in the winter of 2003. It features a Zelda style battle system, leveling up, secrets to find, powerups to acquire, a very expansive mountain to explore both inside and out, and of course a ton of killer bunnies with sharp pointy teeth!

In the original version I took a back seat on coding for the most part, and instead worked on a good number of the maps and scripting. Andy, the original creator of ika, actually was the lead coder on this one. Corey of course provided the artwork, and Thrasher also worked on maps and scripting. Overall it was a very successful collaboration.

The original game though was somewhat difficult to play through, and so I wanted to bring it into a bit more of a modern standard. It still uses the ika engine, but I added some additional quality of life features such as damage indicators, an automap, rebalanced difficulty, and customizable controls. I also changed a bit of the gameplay  - some new maps were created and some existing ones re-ordered, and optimized where some items are collected,  so anyone that has played the original before will have a new experience. Along with completely new/updated story scenes.

This remastered version of Winter was released on December 24th 2021, for the big old price of nothing! (But please feel free to name a price if you feel the game is worth it!) You can expect about 1-2 hours of exploration gameplay.