CranKnight (for Playdate) itch.io

About

Spin to win on the Playdate! CranKnight (Crank-Knight) is a short but challenging, chaotic rogue-ish/survivour-ish hack-n-slash game where you fight waves of enemies while upgrading your weapons. Use the power of the Playdate crank to swing your weapons to fight and block!

Select from 5 unique weapon types, with multiple branching upgrade options for each!

Hold up to 4 different weapons at once to come up with endlesscombinations to fight your way to victory!

Upgrade your armour to 4 different styles, changing up the way you play!

Select an amulet that is charged as you swing your weapons. Unleash it at full power for devastating effects!

Choose your own path through multiple rooms with unique enemies that carry forward as you progress, changing up each run!

Complete achievements to show what you've accomplished (and unlock secret weapon upgrades)!

Controls

Install Instructions

Note: This game is only playable on the PlayDate console.

CranKnight Version 1.1 requires playdate version 2.7.5 and higher.

Following the official guide: https://help.play.date/games/sideloading/

Log into your Playdate account: https://play.date/account/sideload/

Upload the "CranKnight.pdx.zip" file downloaded from this page

On your Playdate, go to Settings > Games. Hit the "Refresh" button and select "CranKnight" when it shows up.

After it's done downloading, you're ready to play!

Credits

Programming, Art, Sound, and main theme by me (Caden Marofke / Dinosire).

Cantate Domino by Anonymous Choir is licensed under a Public Domain License.

The Endless by Kevin MacLeodis licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

J. S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

dpaint_8, peridot_7, ruby_12 fonts Copyright (c) 2022 Scott Lawrence. Used under MIT license.

Special thanks to all the people I bugged to play early builds and who provided essential feedback, especially:

Karina Lebedeva, Eric Himbeault, Morgan Epp, Jon Gaudet, Cody Edwards, Christian Lo, Sam Anderson.