Difference between revisions of "Infra Arcana"
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'''Infra Arcana''' is a Roguelike set in the early 20th century. The goal is to explore the lair of a dreaded cult called The Church of Starry Wisdom. Buried deep beneath their hallowed grounds lies an artefact called The Shining Trapezohedron - a window to all secrets of the universe. Your ultimate goal is to unearth this artefact. | '''Infra Arcana''' is a Roguelike set in the early 20th century. The goal is to explore the lair of a dreaded cult called The Church of Starry Wisdom. Buried deep beneath their hallowed grounds lies an artefact called The Shining Trapezohedron - a window to all secrets of the universe. Your ultimate goal is to unearth this artefact. | ||
The theme and inspiration for this game comes mainly from the horror fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft. There is a Lore section on this site that describes some of his mythology. It's not a pure H.P.L game though, as it also draws flavour from various B-horror movies, as well as the 1997 first-person shooter Blood | The theme and inspiration for this game comes mainly from the horror fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft. There is a Lore section on this site that describes some of his mythology. It's not a pure H.P.L game though, as it also draws flavour from various B-horror movies, as well as the 1997 first-person shooter Blood. | ||
As a Roguelike - the game adheres to the virtues of the genre, such as high replay value and challenging tactical game play. | As a Roguelike - the game adheres to the virtues of the genre, such as high replay value and challenging tactical game play. | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 9 July 2011
| Infra Arcana | |
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| Beta Project | |
| Developer | Martin Törnqvist |
| Theme | Horror |
| Influences | H.P. Lovecraft, Horror movies, The 1997 first person shooter 'Blood' |
| Released | June 5th 2011 |
| Updated | July 9th 2011 (Release 3) |
| Licensing | Freeware |
| P. Language | Cpp, SDL |
| Platforms | Windows, (Unix eventually...) |
| Interface | ASCII (via SDL), Keyboard |
| Game Length | {{{length}}} |
| Official site of Infra Arcana | |
Infra Arcana is a Roguelike set in the early 20th century. The goal is to explore the lair of a dreaded cult called The Church of Starry Wisdom. Buried deep beneath their hallowed grounds lies an artefact called The Shining Trapezohedron - a window to all secrets of the universe. Your ultimate goal is to unearth this artefact.
The theme and inspiration for this game comes mainly from the horror fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft. There is a Lore section on this site that describes some of his mythology. It's not a pure H.P.L game though, as it also draws flavour from various B-horror movies, as well as the 1997 first-person shooter Blood.
As a Roguelike - the game adheres to the virtues of the genre, such as high replay value and challenging tactical game play.