A downloadable game for Windows

Start by joining your childhood friends playing silly games in the local area. But, oh no! Your sweet and caring grandmama has been kidnapped by the villain "Heimgartner" and his colourful group of thugs! It will fall upon your shoulders, as the young and excitable golem "Linden", to go in pursuit and brave a labyrinthian tomb in exchange for her safety!

- How can a golem have a grandmother?
- Who is this villain doing such a terrible thing?
- What is the story with the quirky floating skull following you around?

All will be explained in the full game, coming in the future. This is a pre-Kickstarter demo, which contains opening sections of the game and one full sized early-game dungeon, in order to give a taste of what it's all about: vast non-linear level design in a classic Zelda-like style. Play this if you're looking for a sense of discovery, love the classic 2D Zelda games, or want a game that's not afraid to also challenge your spacial awareness a little


[Features]

  • One full non-linear dungeon, good for 1+ hour of gameplay
  • Several secret chests for added challenge and special items
  • Solid gameplay that feels just like the games of old
  • Modern conveniences like auto-saving, controller support and button remapping
  • A lot of love and passion put into the art and animations

[How to play]

Just unzip the game and run the executable to start playing.
You can review the controls and settings from the starting menu or in-game menu.

[Content creators]

The following link provides several title pages for your convenience.
There is also a whole set of free to use emotes, in case you feel like adding some extra streaming flavour.

Press kit (via Google drive)

[Socials]

Discord (for weekly dev updates) - https://discord.gg/redHXyZ2Gc
Mastodon - https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@HornofBalance
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/hornofbalance.bsky.social
X/Twitter - https://twitter.com/HornofBalance

[Kickstarter (CURRENTLY LIVE!)]

Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hornofbalance/horn-of-balance?ref=discovery

Updated 10 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows
Rating
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
AuthorHornofBalance
GenreAdventure
TagsAction-Adventure, Exploration, Metroidvania, Pixel Art, Singleplayer, zelda
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Gamepad (any)
AccessibilityColor-blind friendly, Configurable controls
LinksSteam, Kickstarter, Twitter, Discord, Mastadom

Download

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Horn of Balance 0 28 031 (Pre-Kickstarter demo 2.2).zip 32 MB
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Horn of Balance 0 28 029 (Pre-Kickstarter demo 2.1).zip 45 MB
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Horn of Balance 0 28 008 (Pre-Kickstarter demo 2.0).zip 29 MB
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Horn of Balance 0 27 104 (Pre-Kickstarter demo 1.5).zip 27 MB
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Horn of Balance 0 27 100 (Pre-Kickstarter demo 1.4).zip 27 MB
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Horn of Balance 0 27 77 (Pre-Kickstarter demo 1.3).zip 27 MB
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Horn of Balance 0 27 47 (Pre-Kickstarter demo 1.2).zip 27 MB
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Horn of Balance 0 27 27 (Pre-kickstarter demo 1.1).zip 26 MB
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Horn of Balance 0 27 01 (Pre-kickstarter demo 1.0).zip 26 MB

Install instructions

Simply extract the contents of the .zip file and run the executable.

Development log

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