The Hunter of Falkenberg

The Hunter of Falkenberg was created by SLEIPNIR DREAMWARE for the Itch Retro Jam 2021.
Its a 16bit demake loosely inspired by the popular game series "The Witcher".

In this shortgame you play as Sigurd von Falkenberg, a hunter, well versed in killing monsters of all kind. But you are no hero. Hunters only work for coin and are rarely welcome anywhere. Their secret occult techniques allow them to absorb monster abilities and so they are feared and hated by most of their customers, who see them as degenerated abominations. Only the steady demand of Sigurds proficient skills in combat and magical-annihilation stands between him and the ever daunting threat of becoming an outlaw.

Accompanied by his apprentice Lilly, a young , very talented and sometimes rather cocky, Hunter aspirant, they travel into the haunted Blackswamp to save the dwellers of the village Usdir from an ancient evil...
and empty their pockets.

The Hunter of Falkenberg was developed to comply to the technical limitations of the retro gaming console XBOX.

SLEIPNIR DREAMWARE is a newly formed indie studio from Germany. To discuss The Hunter of Falkenberg and for more information on their upcoming games, you can join their discord at https://discord.gg/2H4yTSxyZB

NSFW Warning:
The game contains pixelated blood and gore

How to play & Controls:
The game can be controlled by Gamepad or Mouse/Keyboard combo.

Gamepad controls:
Analogue stick - Movement
D-Pad - Cycle Skills
A - Action
B - Menu
Y - Use Skill
X - Attack
LB - Dash
RB - Switch Skills
LT - Switch Command
RT - Change target

Keyboard/Mouse controls:
WASD - Move
Shift - Dash
Mouse - Click to attack and use GUI skills
Number keys: Use skills from skill bar
Space bar: Talk / Inspect
F4: Fullscreen

Arrow keys: Navigate menu

Further Info:
Playtime estimated at 30 minutes. 
The game has an auto-save feature and saves on each map.
Virus warnings when executing the game on Windows operating systems can be ignored, as they are false alerts which may occur due to our customized icon.

Credits:
For an overview of the credits please use the in-game credit option. For jam purposes: Pre existing tilesets and animations have been used. All sprites and artworks were created for the jam.

Hunter of Falkenberg © 2021 Sleipnir Dreamware