Acention is a Unity (C#) first-person Foddian grappling game originally created in 10 days for the Ludwig (Game) Jam. Since then, it has been continually improved upon by me.
Download for FREE at https://maysonfleury.itch.io/acention
Gameplay Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thPlQFa-yUY
- Use a combination of a grappling hook, an air dash, map elemenents, and your own skill to ascend higher and higher!
- Lose your progress, again and again.
- One large continuous vertical platforming level that rewards good planning and control, whilst devastatingly punishing greed.
The term Foddian first began with a game titled Getting Over it with Bennett Foddy, which then spawned successors such as Pogostuck, and Jump King. These three games are all 2D platformers in which players use an easy-to-learn but hard-to-master movement mechanic to traverse one large, continuous level. The main appeal to these games is that extremely large chunks of progress can be lost with single mistakes, which leads to a punishing yet extremely rewarding gameplay loop as players try their best to regain their progress and continue forward (or, in most cases, upwards.)