Soul Astray

Introduction:

**Soul Astray **is a contemplative retro-style platformer that intentionally uproots one of the genre's key assumptions: input consistency! Refresh your expectations as you master the unique challenges introduced by the "Control Switch" mechanic (explained below) in a world filled with groovy music.

Key Game Mechanic:

Control Switch Mechanic

• "Dash" and "Jump" inputs switch with each jump!
• Your character's color provides a visual cue for the input orientation.

Other Features:

• Foresight: Use the game's Foresight mechanic to plan your route to achieve the unlikely first-try success.
• Difficulty: A minimal tutorial followed by learn-as-you-fail levels that demand creativity.
• Health Tokens: You're an immortal soul that can survive without health, but the tokens might be useful elsewhere...
• Redemption Tokens: If you find yourself stuck due to an earlier misstep, use these limited tokens to restart the level.
• Goodness Meter: The purity of your soul is tracked, show them (who?) that you have more than just a good heart.
• Lamps: Sacrifice soul fragments to light the lamps in your path, a gift to help guide other lost souls. If you find a lamp already lit, accept the gift for a unique power.
• Trinkets: Collect trinkets in hard-to-reach places to remind yourself who you are + alter game outcomes.
• Secrets: Unexpected secrets encourage you to make choices that can alter your end-goal.