The Slime's Return

Please note: Make sure to click fullscreen, in the bottom right corner of the game window! The game is set to 1920x1080.

The Slimes Return is a pixel 2D side scrolling, precise platformer, in which the player must utilize the variety of movement mechanics to explore and evade traps throughout the map. 

Every 100 years, a hero is selected to venture forth into the caves to slay The Prime Slime and stop them from spilling from the broken earth below. Failing in this quest will result in the world meeting a slimy demise. Even with their cute charming looks, they are not what they seem.

• Play as Poppy: Poppy is a florist from the nearby village, from which she has been called to fight for - since the last hero failed and plunged the world (almost) into a slime filled doom!  Harness her athletic prowess and strength to kill the Prime Slime
• Explore & Traverse by using your numerous athletic abilities to evade deadily traps, environmental obstacles, tackle enemies set to stop you on your quest, and to explore the 2D pixel environment
• Battle your way through the enemy slime's lair with your mighty weapon at your hand
• Uncover hidden lore: the truth behind the origins of the slimes, and why they return every 100 years like a mould you cannot exterminate
• Claim victory as you defeat the Prime Slime, a menacing and evil broodmother set to doom the world if you do not succeed

This information is also found ingame in the Pause menu.

• Move = A & D
• Crouch = S
• Jump = Space
• Double Jump = Space x2
• Melee Attack = Left Mouse Button
• Pause = ESC
• Interact = E

Come play our short 2D platformer, inspired by Celeste and Hollow Knight, called The Slime's Return. This 6 week project, with a two person team, was for our Masters Degree. We had to produce a casual game that would fit in an exhibition setting. We are a team of an Artist/Designer (Elisus) & an Artist (Chloe) and we make up Pink Pond Games. Furthermore, we greatly appreciate the time and effort you took to play and provide feedback for this project using the Google Forms links we provided.

We aren't looking for feedback anymore since the project is now over and has been submitted. However, you can still enjoy our game and let us know if you enjoyed it via Twitter (see below) or on this game page! Thank you to all those who did test the game for us, we greatly appreciate it and it helped develop the game further and for the better.

If you wish to follow our journey and any future projects we may do, you can follow us on our personal Twitters:

• Chloe
• Elisus

• Programming (C#) - Elisus Swans
• All Game Design - Elisus Swans
• Project Manager - Elisus Swans
• Level Construction & Editing - Elisus Swans
• Concept Art - Chloe Webb Adam
• Character & Enemy Sprite Art - Chloe Webb Adam
• Character & Enemy Sprite Animations - Chloe Webb Adam
• Additional Sprite Animations - Chloe Webb Adam & Elisus Swans
• Environment Sprite Art - Chloe Webb Adam & Elisus Swans
• Additional Sprite Art - Chloe Webb Adam & Elisus Swans
• VFX - Elisus Swans
• Unity Animations - Elisus Swans
• UI - Elisus Swans
• UI Art - Chloe Webb Adam
• Lighting - Elisus Swans
• Narrative & Narrative Implementation - Elisus Swans
• QA Lead - Elisus Swans
• QA Testing - Chloe Webb Adam & Elisus Swans
• Sound Effects & Music Implementation - Elisus Swans
• Sound Effects - OpenGameArt
• Music 
  • Main level: Tallbeard Studios (Ludum Dare 32 - Track 3) 
  • Main menu: Tallbeard Studios (VGMA Challenge - July 10th)
  • Boss level: The Echo - Kistol. License: Click Here
  • Extra music OpenGameArt.com

• Additonal Sound Effects - Chloe Webb Adam (player hurt)
• Game Trailer - Elisus Swans

• Right Mouse Button input makes the player character disappear
• No exit from one of the secret side rooms
• Flickering background lines
• Jumping in tunnels, forces the player to be stuck (Fixed in next build)
• Browser version crashes when interacting with the ranged enemy for some reason - please download the newest ZIP file