Chaser of Dawn

Chaser of Dawn is my very first game-jam game, made in high school for Ludum Dare 47 on the theme “Stuck in a loop”, on the minimalist PICO-8 fantasy console (Lua).

Stay in the dawn as it sweeps around a tiny planet.

Concept

Your ship crashes on a tiny planet where day burns and night freezes. The only safe place is the thin band of dawn, so you loop endlessly around the globe, staying ahead of the sunrise. Along the way you gather sun-transformed resources, upgrade your pickaxe, and repair your engine to escape.

Loop around the globe gathering resources between day and night.

My role

Programming. My first complete game, written in Lua on PICO-8.

Tech

PICO-8 · Lua