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Mystic Archipelago: Rebirth

My idle RPG, rebuilt as a first-person dungeon crawler you can walk through.

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Mystic Archipelago: Rebirth title art: a lighthouse and a harbour town on two islands at dusk, with a sailboat between them

About Mystic Archipelago: Rebirth

Mystic Archipelago: Rebirth is a complete rebuild of Mystic Archipelago, the idle RPG I released on Steam. The original never let you walk: you started a dungeon and watched. In Rebirth you explore each floor in first person, with doors, keys, chests and traps, and the fights find you along the way. It is built in RPG Maker MZ by Christopher Lim, and the plan is to release it on GOG.

What's New

Walkable Dungeons

First-person floors to explore, with doors, keys, chests, traps and hidden fights

Boss Fights

A dragon, a lich, and something waiting in the water, plus 15 new enemies

New Hero Art

Eight heroes redrawn in pixel art, and a warm dusk palette across the game

Widescreen

A widescreen window, menus rebuilt to fit it, and a new title screen

Mystic Archipelago: Rebirth Devlog

I'm sharing the rebuild as I go, rough parts included: what changed, what I measured, and what broke.

  1. Devlog 1 thumbnail: Why I'm remaking Mystic Archipelago into Rebirth Devlog 1 Why I'm remaking Mystic Archipelago into Rebirth What the Steam launch taught me, what broke during the rebuild, and why the new version is headed to GOG.
  2. Devlog 2 thumbnail: Widescreen menus and new hero art Devlog 2 Widescreen menus and new hero art Widescreen menus, a new title screen, a warm dusk palette and eight redrawn heroes.
  3. Devlog 3 thumbnail: Boss fights: dragon, lich and what lies below Devlog 3 Boss fights: dragon, lich and what lies below Three boss fights, 15 new enemies, and the mock-ups I rejected along the way.
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The original Mystic Archipelago is out now on Steam. Also by Christopher Lim: Barrio San Isidro, a farming game set in the Philippines of 1868.