The Forgotten Isles is my entry for the second Ludum Dare challenge I participated in. It is a simple game to play, using only the arrow keys to move your character around the island. Frustration will set in as you find out that the mazes become more and more complicated, but there is intrigue and mystery as to why you’re here.
This game has a lot to do with memories. As you wander the islands, you slowly lose more and more of your own. Some of them have manifested themselves in physical form throughout the mazes. These unintentionally serve as reminders of your past and help restore your memories, allowing you to continue to seek out an exit.
Lastly, the island itself doesn’t allow you to remember its own features, not for very long anyways. Terrain features only appear when you’re near to them. As you approach they’ll rise out up from the ground and when you walk away, they’ll disappear. This makes navigating a maze much more difficult.
The Forgotten Isles can be played on the web (Unity plugin) or downloaded for PC/Mac. Please take some time to explore the isles, and unravel the story.
Here’s the description of the game on the competition page:
You find yourself on a beach, unsure of how you arrived there, or why you’re on this island. The terrain fades into existence as you explore, and disappears after you’ve left.
You’re memories slowly slip away, being forgotten one by one. Find familar memories which have manifested themselves in physical form on the island to help restore your thoughts, and perhaps your sanity.
Finding a way off these islands may prove difficult, because of both the natural maze environment and the rehashed memories of how you came to be on the Forgotten Isles.