Description

EMUUROM ("eh-moo rom") is an upcoming nonviolent creature-scanning metroidvania. You are MAIRE ("my-rhe"), a red-haired retrobiologist willingly trapped in an unknown world, inhabited by mostly peaceful creatures called EMUUROM. You are only equipped with a data-gathering SKANNER' BEAM that you can use to explore the ecosystem. Instead of powering up, you have to comprehend the creatures - and use their special abilities to advance! Open up new paths, meet cute creatures, and sleep under the starry sky... but beware: on the horizon, a comet called THE RED INTERLOPER is inching closer, threatening the peaceful world. Overcome the obstacles and master the mysteries, and you might be able to save the species - and yourself.

History

EMUUROM is the first game on Steam created with the TIC-80 fantasy console. It started its life as a jam game for Fantasy Console jam 3 in early 2018. The first demo was released on Itch.io in early 2020, and later that year it was a part of the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. A new, polished demo was released on Steam in August 2021, and it participated in the Steam Next Fest in October.

Features

• A lush interconnected world full of surprises and mysteries
• Find your way forward with the powers of cute creatures
• Scan your surroundings for secret paths and hidden critters
• A banging chiptune soundtrack
• Emphasis on exploration and discovery
• 6+ hours of play (I think.)