Icebreaker

Starting out in PICO-8 game dev, I wanted to make something thrilling, as I hadn't seen many action games for the platform. I was craving a PICO-8 game with twitchy combat, high difficulty, and satisfying game-feel and visual polish.

So, over the last few months, I've been developing Icebreaker, a skill-based arena brawler. I'm really happy with how this final build turned out, and I hope to continue developing the idea into the future. Thanks for checking this project out, and your feedback and constructive criticism is highly appreciated!

Give Icebreaker a ⭐ on PICO-8 BBS: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=53552
Follow on Itch.io for new protoypes and versions: https://wsasaki01.itch.io/

Gameplay

Ice and Reflex

Ice enemies are attacking, and you're the last line of defense against the onslaught. Defeat waves of enemies using your hammer and reflexes!

Intense Combat

Throw the hammer to smash through groups of enemies, and roll to re-position and gain the advantage. Faster enemies are orange or red; kill them for even more points, and keep your combo up to get a multiplier and earn massive scores!

Customisable Weapon

Hammer types introduce new gameplay mechanics to switch up the pace and flow of combat. Mods change the properties of your hammer, changing its strengths and weaknesses. Mix-and-match hammer types and mods to make the perfect build!

Controls

Normal

• Without the hammer equipped, press ❎ to roll
  • This gives you invincible frames, so roll through enemies to avoid damage!
• Run over the hammer to pick it up
• With the hammer equipped:
  • Press ❎ to hit (damage around you)
  • Hold a direction and press 🅾️ to throw

Magnet

Hold 🅾️ to attract your hammer back to you!

Teleport

Press 🅾️ to teleport to your hammer!