Black magic in the age of pike and shot! Reload your musket after every blast in “Heidelberg 1693”, a challenging 2D action adventure set in a dark and twisted vision of Germany in the late 17th century.

## About This Game

## Carve a bloody path…
…through hordes of monsters and the undead in the ravaged city of 17th
century Heidelberg. Manually reload your musket after every shot as you bring
battle to the doorstep of hell and overcome these trials using what limited
resources you can scavenge on the battlefield.

## Face the unknown…
…and fight a vast number of hand-crafted and -animated enemies in over 20
lovingly detailed levels. Confront deadly bosses inspired by real historical
figures as seen through the distorted lens of a nightmarish world where black
magic and dark science rule supreme. Challenge the Moon King and send him back
into the pits!

## Features

* Classic 2D Action: No backtracking, no inventory. Only pure, traditional action platforming gameplay.
* Tactical Combat: Rely on a powerful, single-shot musket that must be reloaded after every round and a swift rapier to conserve ammunition in visceral melee skirmishes.
* Face the unyielding hordes of the undead, rendered in beautifully animated sprites!
* Explore 22 breathtaking stages.
* Visit authentic places and meet historical characters of the time.
* Animated cutscenes – inspired by the silent era of film – bring the darkest chapter of Heidelberg to life.

## Story
The year is 1693: War engulfs Europe as France, led by the illustrious Louis
XIV, battles the Grand Alliance. Also called the Sun King for his luxurious
tastes and extravagant appearances, he is driven by the belief that the sun –
his sun – should shine upon all peoples of the world. His enemies are as
numerous as the stars but it is the moon that reigns the
night. Poisoned and left for dead, Louis’s bastard son emerges from the smoke
and ashes of Germany’s battlefields under the guise of the Moon King. With
hatred festering in his heart, he has employed the aid of diabolical and
forbidden sciences to build an army the likes of which the world had not seen
since the days of Lucifer’s rebellion.
Now the dead rise from their mass graves, seeking vengeance upon the king that
demanded their deaths while he basked in glory. Can you, the Sun King’s
bravest musketeer, stop the approaching eclipse before it swallows the sun?

## Rules
Timing your actions is critical to success in this game, as a correctly timed
jump or attack can be the difference between glorious victory and shameful
defeat. Furthermore, studying and understanding your enemies will be of utter
importance. Only by getting to know your demons can you hope to find their
weaknesses – and exploit them. For instance, many foes can hurt not just you
but also each other. Goading them into slaughtering their own is often vital
to success.
Lastly, a word of warning: The Moon King’s army is not composed of
conventional soldiers. These are the living dead, and simply killing them once
is not enough to guarantee their surrender. There is only one antidote against
the cancer of undeath: gunpowder and shot. Landing the killing blow with your
musket will tear apart the body and make further resurrection impossible. Keep
in mind that you can also shoot corpses before they revive.

## About
Development on the game began in January, 2018. The feature we worked the
longest on is the musket. There was hardly a precedent from other games for a
similar mechanic, so we could not simply take an existing mechanic and put our
own spin on it. Instead it was necessary to dive into and really understand
the 17th century in order to transform the historical rules of early gunpowder
weapons into a viable gameplay mechanic for a 2D action platformer. We spent a
lot of time visiting museums and poring over books in order to make the game
as authentic as we could. After we had a foundation that is accurate, we set
free our creativity and created a typical “Andrade Game” that is always an
interplay between history and morbid phantasy.

## Die, have fun, die again!

## Mature Content Description
The developers describe the content like this:
The game contains comedic violence with exaggerated animations. Some Enemies
dont wear cloths and are in a human shape.

Heidelberg 1693