Never Alone (itch) (adriaserrano97)

Welcome to Never Alone!

We think that cooperation is the key to improvement, not only in fomenting STEAM disciplines amongst women, but in life.

Instead of a narrative adventure, we opted to show this ideal trough gameplay. Playing "Never Alone" you'll be asked to solve different puzzles (currently 11) using up to 3 playable characters. These character's abilities are powerful, but can  not be used on their own!

Will you team up with our 3 heroines and help them overcome their challenges?

How to Play

• Try to reach the levitating book at the end of each level in X amount of turns
• Mind Harsh terrain! The maroon tiles will cost extra turns to traverse.
• Play with the Ice Slides! The girls will slide all across them with no extra cost of turns. They can be used in other ways too... experiment!
• Avoid Dark purple tiles: stepping on them causes a Game Over!
  • Use wooden logs to step over them. These logs can't be pushed, but can be moved... use your imagination ;)
• Doors will hault your advances. Step on the buttons to open them (they share colors). You must stay put! Going away means closing the door once again.
• Balls can be pushed by moving into them (this costs a turn). However, they are useful in a number of ways...

Characters

• Scientist: Use her ability to link her to an object or another ally. Whenever the  Scientist moves, her linked target will replicate the move (or at least, try to...)
• Artist: Use her ability to Inspire an ally. Her target will move twice as much as long as she remains inspired!
• Architect: Use her ability to exchange positions of two different allies! (She can be one of them)

Controls

• Click on girl: Set her as selected character. You control her now.
• WASD: On controlled character, move on the grid. One step costs one turn
• Press space: Start Channelling your ability (will cost one turn  on cast)
  • Scientist: Click on the object / girl you want to link to
  • Artist: Click on the girl you want to Inspire
  • Architect: Click one the first target, then the second
  • Space (again): Interrupt the channeling. No extra cost.
  • Right Click: End ability effect (if active at all). This will cost a turn. 
• R : Restart the level (go back ti default position)

Enjoy, Have Fun, and remember:

No Matter how hard the fight, you never fight alone!

X-Mat Studio

Developers of X-Mat Studio

Aarón Guerrero

Jose Luís Redondo

Oscar Pérez

Alex Melenchón

Adrià Serrano

Disclaimer

We did NOT produce all art to this project. 

Credit and thanks  to Modern interiors - RPG Tileset [16X16] by LimeZu (itch.io)  and HD wallpaper: artwork, fantasy art, steampunk, room, laboratories | Wallpaper Flare, VCR OSD Mono | dafont.com, Fantasy Wooden GUI : Free | GameDev Market and 04b_30 | dafont.com for that. 

All audio used was either open source or self-made (contact us for the full list).