COMPLETELY FREE Act 1
From solo-developer – Maddison Baek – artist, composer, designer, writer, and programmer
We are providing the entirety of Magenta Horizon: Act 1 an expansive FREE Demo for anyone who wants to try before they buy. Consider this as a vertical slice of the complete product and a gateway to the larger challenges that await. But remember, Act 1 is on the beginning. The game will only get harder, weirder, and more extreme from here!
About the Game”Soar over Purgatory and reap all the foes.”Magenta Horizon is a fast-paced 2D action platformer, with gameplay inspired by spectacle fighters, and a world designed to look and feel like a living prog-rock album cover. Test your skill with it’s vast, stylistic, expressive combat options!
Spectacle fighter – Fully unlocked melee combat system that allows you to learn and master the game at your own pace. Slay enemies swiftly, gain style points, and earn that sweet Triple S rank.
Difficulty options – Choose from 5 difficulties that change both stage structure and enemy encounters, and push yourself to the limits.
Expressive combat – Juggle and pogo enemies to simultaneously attack and position yourself. Unlockable ranged skills widen your crowd-controlling methods. Use healing bombs to favor a more aggressive playstyles. Utilize environmental hazards. Experience the full freedom of combat!
Personalized playstyle – Experiment with the unique Necklace system to further cater to differing combat preferences, allowing you to chain combos and maximize your lethality.
Gigantic stages – These large arenas are designed to test your skill in platforming, navigation, and combat.
Surreal world – A varied and volatile roster of unique enemies and bosses keep the gameplay fresh, with a deeper lore below the surface that unfolds across a playthrough.
You play as Gretel, a reaper in this twisted purgatory, exiled for 200 years. After being freed from her sarcophagus by a wandering soul named Archibald – Gretel seeks purpose in her afterlife – guiding Archibald back to the sanctuary she was long ago exiled from. This journey will be along a perilous path, fraught with all manner of grotesque demons starving for souls.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2109060/Magenta_Horizon/