Painajainen
Inspired by Seiklus and Velella, Painajainen is a short freeware platformer
created in 2 weeks for a Finnish development competition. It chronicles the
story of a boy who gets trapped in his own dream. He ends up in a dream world
where a monster locks him behinds a gate. To get out the boy needs 7 keys,
assembled by collecting smaller orbs.
As it is an imaginary world, the boy can fly around through a world that
consists of 72 screens. There are no further actions, except a few keys for
certain events or to return to the gate. Pressing Return shows an overview of
the visited screens, the amount of orbs and keys, and collected hearts needed
to unlock certain chests. The inspiration drawn from the aforementioned games
is apparent through small and clever puzzles, based on time-based actions,
destructible blocks, colours, memory, and secret areas.
Painajainen