Darskerry Redemption

In a time long ago, on the distant Isle of Darskerry, a humble farmer awakens from their slumber.

As the rain pounds the roof, thunder booms and lightning flashes angrily in the night sky, a memory bleeds slowly to the forefront of their waking mind.

A terrible tragedy, death and suffering. Monstrous creatures, powerful and terrifying. An unimaginable horror, shrouded in darkness, guarding a future of prosperity for those brave and foolhardy enough to face it.

You have awoken from dark dreams of destruction for the very last time. Seek the truth of times past and save Darskerry Isle from a terrible fate...

Welcome to Darkserry Redemption

Controls

• Move Player - W, A, S, D or left stick
• Move Camera - mouse or right stick
• Action - E or A button
• Select target - tab or press right stick
• Attack - R or right shoulder button
• Jump - space or X button
• Roll - Q or B button
• Sneak - C or Y button
• Sprint - shift or press left stick
• Pause the game and view options - Esc
• View and manage quest journal - J

Where it's at now

Darskerry Redemption is in the prototype/alpha stage. This means I'm at the stage where I'm building out core game mechanics, visuals, look and feel and the game world. I've been working on the game for over two years now, and have recently decided to restart the project from the beginning, using all that I've learned over the last year. I'm making good progress and will be regularly releasing prototypes and alpha builds over the coming weeks and months.

What I have planned

You can play the game now and see for yourself just how much of the world and game is already playable. As I move forward, my focus will remain on the core features of the game:

• An engaging, emotional, enjoyable short story, telling the tale of a character's lost past and hopeful future.
  
• A living and breathing island world to explore, with characters and history, where you the player can unravel the story.

You can see the full roadmap of features, and known bugs and issues, on our Trello board: https://trello.com/b/Q2OfUR7r/darskerry-redemption

Why "Darskerry Redemption"?

The game takes place on a small island, also known as a "Skerry". "Darskerry" aims to combine the "Dark" nature of the events of the game, with the island environment. The "Redemption" will become clear, hopefully, as you play the game!

About Daft Apple Games

I am Iain Ollerenshaw, known to all as Oli, and I'm a hobbyist developer. I am currently trying to find time to make games in between a full-time (non-developer) job and being the father of two wonderful kids, Emily and Callum.

The ideas for the game have come from the kids, who wanted to play a game where they were the feature characters, battling giant spiders and finding a long-lost treasure! I dabbled in modding in early 2021, and from there followed a natural progression to Unity and writing a game.

I am not a professional game designer, developer, or artist, and I rely heavily on assets developed by others and purchased through the Unity asset store. We're passionate about making a good game and accept all constructive feedback and suggestions.