PixelDebh: Retro-Rescue!

A 2D retro platformer adventure where you control PixelDebh to capture and launch enemies, collect retro items, and clear challenging levels. Built with React and TypeScript.

Free for Windows and Linux.

• Game page (screenshots, download help, what to do if Windows shows a warning): English · Italiano
• Website of the project: pitz72.github.io/PixelDebhTheGame
• Download: latest release

Gameplay

The core mechanic of PixelDebh: Retro-Rescue! is the ability to capture enemies. Once an enemy is captured, you can launch it as a projectile to defeat other enemies.

• Capture: Get close to an enemy and press the capture button.
• Launch: While holding a captured enemy, press the button again to launch it in the direction you're facing.
• Double Jump: Press jump again in mid-air to reach higher platforms!
• Stun Enemies: Jump and hit a platform from below to stun any enemies walking on top of it, giving you a strategic advantage!
• Goal: To complete a level, you must first collect all the retro-gaming items (joysticks, floppy disks and cartridges, then cassettes, arcade tokens, an Atari 2600, an Amiga 500, CRT televisions, CD-ROMs, an NES pad and a Mega Drive console, which arrive a few at a time as the game goes on). Once all items are collected, a goal door at the far right of the level becomes active. Reach the door to advance!
• Boss Battles:
  • Cyclops Frog (Level 4): Face off against a mighty floating frog! It moves unpredictably and launches spinning CD-ROMs. Use your special shooting ability (Left Shift) to win this dynamic encounter. You can aim in 8 directions by holding the movement keys.
  • LeGallineNellOcchi (Level 7): A surreal giant eye with a chicken for a pupil. It moves in a hypnotic figure-8 pattern and unleashes bursts of egg projectiles. Timing and precision are key to avoiding the spread attacks. Note: For this endurance battle, you borrow extra lives equal to half the boss's health; they are handed back when the boss falls.
  • CapocciaNelBuio (Level 11): The ultimate boss. Gravity is disabled, turning the game into a space shooter. This giant boss fades in and out of the darkness, teleporting around the arena and launching rapid-fireballs. Activate Rapid Fire mode during this battle!

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