Soul Return

Devlog

• Development diary. Week 50
  September 29, 2024 by Maxpace#soul return, #development diary, #steam, #steamwishlist, #indiegames, #indiegamedeveloper, #pixelart, #2d, #adventure

  It's been a while since I posted the development progress here, so I can tell you what we've been doing over the last 8 months. 1. All the main sprites for the locations have been drawn. Also, all the... Continue reading

  
• Now we have a page on Steam. Add to wishlist.
  March 23, 2024 by Maxpace#steam, #steamwishlist, #indiegames, #indiegamedeveloper, #videogames, #gamedev, #game, #puzzle, #exploration, #pixelart, #2d, #adventure, #surreal, #soul return, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #GameMaker Studio 2

  Soul Return on Steam... Continue reading

  
• Some gameplay
  August 04, 2023 by Maxpace#soul return, #pixel game, #pixel, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  Decided to post some gameplay videos. Unfortunately, the videos themselves cannot be added, so only the link. https://leonardo.osnova.io/58f45182-3ccf-5fd6-9593-bfdbadc531f3/-/format/mp4/ https://leon... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 16
  July 30, 2023 by Maxpace

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  #development diary, #soul return, #pixel game, #pixel, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  Demo completed. That's all with development news. Other news. The next 2 weeks I will upload a video with gameplay from the demo. Hope for feedback. In the meantime, here are some screenshots with new... Continue reading

  
• Forest secrets - Soul Return OST
  July 27, 2023 by Maxpace#deserted square - soul return ost, #soul return, #soul, #ost, #soundtrack, #relax, #night, #forest, #calmness, #pixel game, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #gamemaker studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc, #indie

  Original soundtrack from Soul Return. Music by Stanislav Artemyev. Art author: https://vk.com/0pilo4ka... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 15
  July 23, 2023 by Maxpace#development diary, #soul return, #pixel game, #pixel, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  Completed and added the ending and the initial cutscene, drawn and arranged selected items, made the main menu (temporary), fixed minor flaws. All in all, a great week. It remains to add only a few so... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 14
  July 16, 2023 by Maxpace#development diary, #soul return, #pixel game, #pixel, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  We continue to finish the unfinished parts of the cutscene of one of the endings (uh). Also built all the locations of the demo version. It will probably take about 20 minutes to run around and see ev... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 13
  July 09, 2023 by Maxpace#development diary, #soul return, #pixel game, #pixel, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  One of the artists left us, so we are trying to make a demo with less effort. We have to reduce the playable build more and more. And now about what has been done: 1. Added animation for the last draw... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 12
  July 02, 2023 by Maxpace#development diary, #soul return, #pixel game, #pixel, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  Today I decided to post the musical theme of one of the first locations. As for the game, sounds are created, sprites are drawn, and all this is filed into the program. So far, no specifics, but the g... Continue reading
• Development diary. Week 11
  June 25, 2023 by Maxpace#development diary, #soul return, #pixel game, #pixel, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  Recording box sounds and Solid Snake cospelling. Over the past week, we mainly created different sounds for the environment. We also completed the inventory by 99%. And the cutscene frames are still b... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 10
  June 18, 2023 by Maxpace#development diary, #soul return, #pixel game, #pixel, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  Lately, they have begun to create sounds of actions and environments. It's honestly pretty cool to hear what happens when you use one material to imitate the sound of another. And if the object to rec... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 9
  June 11, 2023 by Maxpace#development diary, #soul return, #pixel game, #pixel, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  This week just the week of the starting. A lot of things started, almost nothing finished. I am glad that at least we are not standing still, so we will have time to prepare a demo. About the work don... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 8
  June 04, 2023 by Maxpace#development diary, #soul return, #pixel game, #pixel, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  Haiku of the week: Stuffy air filled the room. There are no incoming messages. Job doesn't work. About done: 1. Reworked the portrait of the main character for the dialog window. 2. Started sketching... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 7
  May 28, 2023 by Maxpace#development diary, #soul return, #pixel game, #pixel, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  The week could have been very productive if we had not decided to relax at the end of it. Although, considering that we finished drawing a large object, which, under the circumstances, was created for... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 6
  May 21, 2023 by Maxpace#development diary, #soul return, #pixel game, #pixel, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  During the week, not as much was done as we would like, but enough was done to consider it productive. Alas, there is not much to say. Therefore, keep the first concept of the main character (drawn ov... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 5
  May 14, 2023 by Maxpace#development diary, #soul return, #pixel game, #pixel, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  We worked for a couple of days at the beginning and at the end of the week. Three days between these moments disappeared somewhere. But a lot of work has been done, part of the process of which is sho... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 4
  May 07, 2023 by Maxpace#development diary, #soul return, #pixel game, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  Another week passed, most of which we thought about how to add adequacy and interestingness to one of the main endings. However, little was drawn. About the work done: 1. A new character is drawn, whi... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 3
  April 30, 2023 by Maxpace

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  #development diary, #soul return, #pixel game, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  The week was much better than last. Not weakly worn out with the portrait of the hero in the dialog box. I left a small collage in the comments. And now about the work done: 1. Created a dialog box an... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 2
  April 23, 2023 by Maxpace#development diary, #soul return, #pixel game, #pixel, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  We haven't done much this week, so there's not much to say. Therefore, I will share what served as inspiration for the creation of the game. I wrote the plot under the influence of the works of Terry... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 1
  April 16, 2023 by Maxpace

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  #development, #soul return, #pixel game, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #steam, #pc

  1. A dialogue was written between the main character and the first character the player meets. 2. Started 2 new locations. Drawn 2 types of tilemaps, several options. Also created 6 objects for the ne... Continue reading

  
• Development diary. Week 0
  April 09, 2023 by Maxpace#development diary, #soul return, #pixel, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #GameMaker Studio 2, #2d, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #pc, #steam, #pixel game

  From this week I start keeping a diary and now every Sunday I will paint all the work that was done during the week. And today I will sign what has been done at the moment. 1. The entire main plot has... Continue reading

  
• Announcements adventure game - Soul Return
  April 06, 2023 by Maxpace#pixel, #pixel game, #indie, #adventure, #puzzle, #multiple endings, #singleplayer, #GameMaker Studio 2, #replay value, #2d, #cute, #atmospheric, #exploration, #pc, #steam

  Soul Return is a 2D adventure with a top-down and pixel art. Help a little soul explore a surreal world and uncover its secrets. Unusual characters, strange creatures, interesting puzzles, pleasant mu... Continue reading