A downloadable game for Windows

Solace is a third person ARPG set in the midst of a deadly world war. As a Spellblade, your communion with the Four Elementals allows you to control the powers of Fire, Water, Wind, and Lightning.

Use your power to push through the front line and take down the enemy forces. 

** This is a prototype and not a full game. This is a side project created while studying in school.

All systems are in place and contains 1 Level and Boss Battle.
Level gaining is accelerated for demo purposes.

Features

  • Elemental Stances: Each stance has its own unique advantage in battle. Swap between stances to combine attacks and unleash your full potential.

  • Teleporting: With the power and speed of lightning, teleport to explore and in battle to escape deadly attacks in a pinch.

  • Ability Enhancement: Collect materials to upgrade your abilities to give them new effects and strengthen their power.

  • Enemy Formations: Groups of enemies will devise ways to combine their abilities to create a more complicated attack for the player to dodge.


Update (03/13/24)

  • Fixed issues with Priority Target system
  • Changed enemy hit reactions for better combat feeling
  • Changed feedback during attacks
    • Camera shake is more subtle
    • Removed the slow effect on the player during hits. Changed to a quick hit-stop
    • Changed visuals on hits depending on stance
  • Adjusted enemy health values. 
    • Enemies now have lower health. Fixing an enemy AI issue allowed the addition of more enemies within the level. 
  • Fixed bug in which the boss would not reset after player death
  • Fixed teleporting issues
  • Fixed minor issues
  • Added more Crystals allowing players to upgrade all 3 skills available to be enhanced.
  • Added short invulnerability to damage for player during ability animations
  • Made changes to boss enemy
    • Reduced health
    • Increased aggression
    • Increased difficulty on Storm of the Ancients ability
  • Improved Frame Rates


Update (02/06/23)

  • Added respawn system for enemies
  • Added falling animations
  • Added a knockdown animation when enemies are damaged with a critical hit
  • Fixed bug in which the boss would move while the introduction to the fight played
  • Adjusted Teleport Strike timings
  • Fixed overlay issues in the pause menu


Download

Download
Solace-Windows.zip 780 MB

Install instructions

Download the zip folder and unzip to your chosen destination path. Once completed, you can run the .exe file within start to play the game. 

This game can be played either Keyboard & Mouse, or with an Xbox Controller. When the game loads, the UI for Mouse and Keyboard will be shown until there is input from the controller.

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Hello,

We're an indie publisher mainly focused on PC games, and our main platform is the Microsoft Store. Your game Solace looks great!

May I ask at what stage is the game at currently?

Please send me an email at mark.lauz@gametroopers.net if you're interested to further discuss this opportunity.