What is this?

Escape the Ether is a brand new, high intensity platformer/roguelite game were you are challenged with escaping the 100 level gauntlet of beautifully procedurally generated maps by using unlockable movement based skills against many intricate and distinct enemy and trap types.

How to play

All the movement is driven from 4 directional keys, meaning you can play this game with one hand. However, the detailed movement based skills enable advanced and fluid movement that will be necessary to Escape the Ether.

Why to play

If you like casual or hard platformers with fluid movement and games packed full to the brim with content, this is the game for you.



Demo Includes:

  • Procedurally generated levels with character and finish found in hand crafted levels
  • Permanent skills to unlock to improve character movement
  • In game shop that allows the player to buy in run upgrades
  • Consumables and permanent upgrades
  • 1 item for completing the tutorial, and one starting item
  • 10 unique enemies/traps hand crafted to provide challenges to every way a player can play, meaning you will have to adapt the further you get
  • Local 2 player verse mode to play split screen with a friend




Full game includes (On Itch)

  • LAN 2 player verses mode ✅
  • Old style cheats menu! You know, if you wanna cheat I guess... ✅
  • Many items that range from small buffs to major game changing elements ✅ 
  • Unlockable hand crafted map sequences to unlock crazy items and characters ✅ 
  • Custom map creator to create maps and share them with friends ✅
  • Final boss fight and game ending ✅
  • Multiple different character classes to allow a variety of play styles ✅
  • OST download ✅
  • Assets packs with some unused assets you can use in your games ✅

Full game include (On Steam)

  • LAN 2 player verses mode ✅
  • Old style cheats menu! You know, if you wanna cheat I guess... ✅
  • Many items that range from small buffs to major game changing elements ✅ 
  • Unlockable hand crafted map sequences to unlock crazy items and characters ✅ 
  • Custom map creator to create maps and share them with friends ✅
  • Final boss fight and game ending ✅
  • Multiple different character classes to allow a variety of play styles ✅
  • Steam achievements ✅
  • Steam workshop to share custom maps ✅
  • Steam Play Together Multiplayer ✅
  • Steam Online leader board ✅

OST songs

  • Title song
  • The sound of the ether
  • Problem spending
  • Choose your destiny
  • Bringing your friends down with you
  • Glory bop
  • Is it over?

Extra assets

  • Artwork: 8 high quality artwork images, including an unused introduction video to escape the ether
  • Game assets:
    • Crystals: Green, purple and yellow animation frames of the crystals used within escape the ether
    • Platforms: Platforms and cracks used in Escape the ether in different colour (6 different platform colours, 4 different crack colours)





I would really like some feedback on the game, so please let me know what you thought in the comments.


Thanks!

Purchase

Buy Now$4.99 USD or more

In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $4.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:

escape-the-ether-win.zip 99 MB
Version 1.0.0
escape-the-ether-linux.zip 99 MB
Version 1.0.0
extra_assets.zip 27 MB
EscapeTheEtherOST.zip 58 MB

Download demo

Download
escape-the-ether-demo_win.zip 99 MB
Version 1.0.0
Download
escape-the-ether-demo_linux.zip 99 MB
Version 1.0.0

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