Hello, Gravedigger!

Thank you for coming to our humble lands. The Settlers’ Rebellion left us with piles of corpses, and the undead haven't let us have a full night's sleep since. Help us bury our fallen kin so they may never rise again.
These lands are dangerous, but if you make it to Haven’s Reach, you’ll finally be able to rest awhile. As a reward, the company will double your wages.
Good luck, and watch your step!

The Undead

Vitruvian Zombi

The undead can be tough to put down, but with this old Colt, you should be able to weaken them enough to finish the job:

  • Each removed part affects the way an undead moves or attacks.
  • Vital spots like the head or the chest will damage them more efficiently.
  • You can also fight barehanded, but your punches deal only 1 damage and won't sever any body parts.
  • 3 damage is enough to kill any zombie.

Burial Instructions

  • Bury as many dead as possible.
  • Numbers mark the number of corpses in adjacent squares.
  • Numbers above your detection's level are replaced with a "?"
  • You need to explore all safe squares around a corpse to bury it.
  • You earn 1 gold for every grave you dig. Improve your Salary skill to earn more.
  • Take care: exploring a square with a corpse will wake it up!

Head East

  • Here's a map to Haven's Reach. The town is 384 miles east from your position on the coast.
  • Increase your mile counter by exploring east: Reaching specific thresholds will improve your skills.
  • The farther east you travel, the more undead you will encounter.

Experience

  • Increase your miles and souls to gain experience.
  • Reach the next thresholds to level up.
  • The level up sequence will randomly select 4 of the 10 skills.
  • Improve one of these skills.

Skills

  • Detect: Your ability to sense corpses. Each level lets you detect an additional corpse on a nearby square.
  • Scavenging: Your ability to find leftover ammunition from the Settlers’ Rebellion. Each level grants +1 ammo per acre.
  • Stock: Improve your endurance to carry more items and ammunition. Each level increases your maximum ammo and item capacity by 1 and refills your ammunition.
  • Health: The Gravedigger’s ability to survive undead attacks. Each level grants +1 heart and fully restores your health.
  • Speed: Improve your ability to outrun the undead. Each level unlocks a new effect.
  • Brawl: Learn how to fight the undead and dodge their attacks. Each level unlocks a new effect.
  • Salary: The company will pay 1 gold for each grave. Earn 1 additional gold for each level of salary.
  • Exploration: The company wants you to head east but won’t fund the expedition. Each level gets you a better deal and earns you +1 gold for every mile traveled.
  • Crafting: Improve your ability to find and craft useful items in the wilderness. Each level grants +1 item every 3 acres.
  • Survival: Your knowledge of the desert and your ability to adapt to its dangers. Each level unlocks a new effect.

one acre = 16x16 zone = one screen

Items

  • Colt: Spend 1x ammo to shot in front of you. You can only shoot left or right
  • Manual:Instruct the Gravedigger so he can do the job properly : +1 skill point
  • Ammo Box: Refill your ammo
  • Dynamite: After a 3 turns countdown, detroy everything in a 3x3 zone.
  • Spyglass: Reveal everything and bury corpses in a 3x3 zone
  • Shovel: Dig a hole to trap an undead, or remove any obstacle.
  • nitroglycerine: After a 3 turns countdown, detroy everything in a 5x5 zone.
  • Bandages: Heal all your wounds
  • Shotgun: Spend 1x ammo to deal damage in a 3x3 zone.
Updated 2 days ago
Published 3 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorsPUNKCAKE DĂ©licieux đŸ„ž, Benjamin SoulĂ©
Made withPICO-8

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Had no problem playing the game in Chrome which I opened through Discord. Noot bad game, reminds me of Gameboy screens

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Heads up, when I try to play in browser, it gets stuck on the startup saying the cartridge is too large.

Should be fixed now! Sorry about that!