Mirage Castle DEMO3: Exploring Platforming Mechanics
This is DEMO 3 of the upcoming adventure Mirage Castle.
This demo features 6 playable levels showcasing core platforming mechanics — including various types of platforms, hazards, and control elements.
Instead of a plot, I’ve included developer notes where I talk about level design choices, game design ideas, known facts, and personal thoughts.
Your feedback is greatly appreciated — feel free to leave a comment!
Controls:
"<-", "->" - move
"Space" - jump
"Down" - sit
"Down" + "Space" - jump down from shelf
"Up" -interact
Gamepad Supported!
Background:
After releasing my first free metroidvania-adventure-platformer
I decided to revisit and refine some core mechanics.
As part of that process, I’m creating a series of demos on this account before moving forward with the sequel — Mirage Castle.
This is the third demo.
In this one, I deliberately kept animations and effects to a minimum and added a trail behind the character to make certain mechanics — like Coyote Time — easier to notice.
You can find the previous demos here:
Here you can find previous demos https://vyacheslavtarasov.itch.io/
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Development log
- DEMO 3 of Mirage Castle is ready!2 days ago
Comments
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its possible to fall out of the screen and get soft locked on level 4 top right of the level
Thanks for pointing that out! I tried looking for it, but couldn’t find it — would you mind letting me know where exactly it is and how to get there?
its just after the checkpoint in the very top right of the level - you drop down onto a diagonal moving platform (that has the blue triggers on it )
if you then jump off to the left you fall through a piece of black background and disappear off the bottom of the screen ... i found it when searching for coins !
Found it! Thanks again, I’ll fix it in not time!