The terrible Red Dragon has arisen once more!

As the Royal Architect, your job is to assist the young hero on his journey to vanquish evil...even if he's a real pain to deal with. Build springs, ramps, and whirlwinds to propel the little rolling warrior to his final destination--preferably in one piece.

How to Play

The game is controlled with both the keyboard and mouse.

Pressing Space will swap you in & out of the Building Plan, where you can place & destroy objects on a blueprint. The objects you place cost gold, which you will obtain when the hero defeats an enemy--but if you destroy an object you built, you will be fully refunded.

Structures

• Ramp (1 gold): A triangular obstacle, good for adjusting the hero's trajectory and keeping him in the air.
• Spring (5 gold): When the hero touches one, he'll be launched up! Good for gaining height.
• Whirlwind (5 gold): The ultimate in movement technology, but tricky to master. Whirlwinds will propel the hero away from them horizontally, multiplying his speed in the process. If used correctly, the hero can be launched at incredible speeds!

When the hero dies, he'll lose his XP and all of the monsters he defeated will respawn...but you will keep all placed structures and collected gold. Surely good will prevail someday!

Speaking of which, pressing the R key will instantly kill the hero. Great for respawning when you get stuck!

Tips

• You can pop the hero into the air with a spring and drop him onto a ramp to get him moving faster
• Don't forget that you can destroy structures--destroying and replacing certain structures can allow you to manipulate the hero very cheaply! But beware...misuse of this technique can make future attempts harder--you'll have no infrastructure in place to get the hero back where you left off.
• You can build structures on top of enemies, other structures...even terrain! Great for building in tight quarters.

Credits

Made for LÖVE Jam 2025. All code and assets (except for music and fonts) were created by Hugues Ross during the jam.

Font Credits

• "Everyday Standard" by VEXED, commercial asset purchased from https://v3x3d.itch.io/everyday-standard
• "High Birth" by VEXED, commercial asset purchased from https://v3x3d.itch.io/high-birth

Music Credits

• "8-Bit - The Quiet Spy" by HydroGene, released under CC0, available at https://opengameart.org/content/8-bit-the-quiet-spy
• "Maréchal, nous voilà! (NES Cover)" by Spring Spring, released under CC0, available at https://opengameart.org/content/mar%C3%A9chal-nous-voil%C3%A0-nes-cover
• "The End of an Era [Retro]" by nene, released under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license, available at https://opengameart.org/content/the-end-of-an-era-retro
• "Necromancer's Tower (NES)" by congusbongus, released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, available at https://opengameart.org/content/necromancers-tower-nes