This old man walks a fine line between the mists of reality/delusion, between the mall and the dungeon. He doesn't know which realm is more real, but he knows that he must find the best bargains if he is to survive!

Lord Of The Mall
Lord Of Them All!

This is a 3D rogue-like adventure/shopping action/stealth game, set in a procedurally-generated shopping mall / dungeon. Hunt for the best bargains in the mall realm to heal, restore mojo, and power up. Search for gold in the dungeon realm, while avoiding the dangerous monsters that prowl the depths. The gold automatically gets converted to cash in the mall realm.

Goal: Reach the 11th level of the mall/dungeon safely to escape. There is no experience for killing things. Use stealth and wits if you want to take a more peaceful route. You automatically level up when you reach the stairs in each level, and can permanently increase your stats by finding and buying high end bargains.

Controls:

ActionControlWalkWASD keys
SmiteSpacebar
[This costs 1 mojo]
Camera
Move mouse to rotate camera
Scrollwheel to zoom in/out
Pause/MenuEscapePickup Coin
Just walk onto it
View/Buy Deal
Go close to it to view it's benefits and cost
E key to buy it and apply its effects to your stats

Coins/Money: Pick up gold coins in the dungeon realm. Use different camera angles to find them. They turn into cash in the mall realm, and are used for buying things there.

Bargains: Hunt for the red "on sale" signs in the mall realm. Stand next to them to see what benefits there are and how much it costs. Some will heal you, restore your mojo, or increase your max health/mojo. If you can afford it and it looks like a good deal, press E to buy it and apply its effects to your stats.

Goblins: Goblins can only see you when you are in the dungeon realm, but they can't see through walls, and are they are not too bright. A single smite should be enough to kill nearby goblins. You can even smite through the walls. As you delve deeper, the goblins will do more and more damage.

Mojo: This is how much magical energy you have left. It costs 1 mojo to perform a smite. If your mojo is empty, then you will not be able to smite. Refill mojo by buying the right bargains.

This game is the sequel to Lord of the Aisle, one of my previous jam games, which took place in a single supermarket aisle. This time around, the old man ventures out again, in a mall/dungeon. I reused the old man and the faceless people that I made for that game. I also used a modified version of the goblins I made for Magic Missile Command, another jam game.

Third-Party Assets: Music "Local Forecast" and "The Descent" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com) (Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0). Dungeon and mall textures from GameTextures.com. Props Animations pack for the goblin animations. Sound effects from Universal Sound FX pack (paid, royalty free), and Freesound.org (CC0). There are also a few dozen free fonts (for the random store sign generation).

Lord Of The Mall (Lord Of Them All!) screenshots