The Gaunt

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The Gaunt is a small, narrative-driven RPG set in a world out of time. Play as The Traveller, a character forced to visit this world as a stop-gap on a greater journey.

I created it as a portfolio project to showcase my writing skills.

The splash screen and title screen state “Beyond Jupiter Games,” a faux game studio I created for the project. You can see my full name in the credits.

I created the game with several criteria in mind, namely:

  1. It must be built in GB Studio;
  2. There is only a two-colour pallet (because I’m terrible at art);
  3. The game can be completed in under 30 minutes;
  4. It includes very basic quests, controls, and battle interfaces.

Keyboard controls

  • Movement: ARROW KEYS
  • Interact: Z, X
  • Menu: SHIFT