Theseus: Journey to Athens - Released

Theseus: Journey to Athens has been released:

RELEASED - Theseus: Journey to Athens launches 2/28/2019

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Theseus: Journey to Athens is now available! It is an adventure/rpg game that is heavily rooted in classical Greek texts. The game follows the early life of Theseus, an ancient hero, as he leaves his hometown in search of his father. Theseus grew up in the small town of Troezen with his mother and grandfather, and upon reaching adulthood his mother shared with him the secret story of his paternity…

Gameplay consists of exploration and character dialogue. Choices have consequences and can radically change the plot. Combat is turn-based with party-mechanics and a number of special abilities. Players will face famous bandits and monsters from antiquity, and collect various items during the quest to learn more about Theseus' heritage.

This is an ideal game for those who appreciate ancient history. The game is rooted heavily in Plutarch's Life of Theseus, Apollodorus' Bibliotheca, and Pausanius' Guide to Greece. It also draws on more obscure materials and fragments, such as the works of Bacchylides.

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Thanks for making the text in your game easily legible.

Originally Posted by Capt. Huggy Face
Thanks for making the text in your game easily legible.

Hah, no worries. I received a lot of good input and advice during the development cycle. Stuff like being able to set it to windowed mode, signs instead of the green circles, keyboard input for dialogue, etc, it's a pretty long list. Finding an acceptable font was a long struggle.

I still have two very recent suggestions I am planning to implement soon: the option for scene transition without the Y/N prompt, and displaying enemy HP (Right now it only displays party HP).

I still plan some free updates and additional content. Work and family life is always busy but tonight I'm hoping to release an updated version of the demo (and actually get the demo up on Steam as well as Itch once I figure out having multiple depots/builds).

Nice one, I'm gonna add it to my wishlist and purchase asap, I like the aesthetics, very very fitting and in the original ancient spirit..