So, we received a lot of important and fair feedback about our project. We carefully went through it all and decided to make several major improvements that, in our opinion, make the gameplay much better.

If you wanted to try the game but something stopped you, or if you could not get it running the first time — now is a great moment to give it another shot. The new build is already available on itch.io — [https://venomousmouse.itch.io/drum-n-ice-postjamupdate].

CHANGELOG

Important

• TUTORIAL! Now you do not have to guess how to play our game anymore :D
• INPUT SETTINGS! If you wanted to play with WASD or on an AZERTY keyboard — you are very welcome to try again.
• UPDATED THE RHYTHM ENGINE. The game should now feel smoother, more accurate, and more responsive.

Other changes

• SPELLBOOK. You no longer start with 4 identical spells. Now you begin with 2 and build up your spellbook as you progress.
• BALANCE. Damage, enemies, and the shop have all been rebalanced.
• ENEMIES. They now have health bars, move more rhythmically, and also make sounds when preparing spells.
• SOUND. We fixed a number of sound issues and small audio bugs.

We tried to quickly fix everything that was genuinely hurting the gameplay experience. Thanks again to everyone who has already played the game and shared feedback — it really helped us a lot.

You can also check out the current gameplay here:

Gameplay