PRESERVATIVES

The publishers pulled the plug. Servers went dark, licenses were revoked, whole libraries erased overnight. But the games they killed didn't fade quietly. They went feral. You're a Preservationist, fighting through the dying servers to salvage what you can before each one goes dark for good. 

Blast your way through corrupted game-mascots in a fast, vertical run-and-gun roguelike. Every level is a race against a shutdown timer: clear the enemies, grab the key, and reach the exit before the servers crash and start draining your health. Choose your path. Each exit gives you two doors: take the STABLE route for a safer run and a modest reward, or go OVERCLOCKED for a tougher fight and a bigger payoff (more max HP, a higher jump, or a deployable shield). Spend your salvage at the vending machine, or skip it and keep moving.

Features:

• Fast run-and-gun platforming with dash, three weapons, and a deployable shield
• Roguelike risk/reward: pick your door, pick your danger
• Glitchy game-ghost enemies that blink between platforms to dodge you
• A shutdown timer that turns every cleared level into a scramble for the exit
• Controller support and rebindable keys

They can kill the servers. They can't kill what you keep.

Made for the Stop Killing Games Jam.