Skeleton Crew

Skeleton Crew is a micro RPG for the GameBoy, developed for GB Compo 2023.

Four skeletons, tired of being treated poorly by their demon boss, decide to show him just how strong they can really be. Traverse the dungeon, fight monsters, level up, and most importantly, defeat the boss to win the game!

As a micro RPG, Skeleton Crew implements only the most essential RPG mechanics - your team all level up together, and learn new battle skills over time. There is no SP limit for skill usage, so feel free to use them as much as you like!

I would have loved to get some more systems in for your enjoyment, such as items, more varied skills, and more enemy types with more finely tuned stats. But as it stands, I am quite happy with what I was able to get into the game given the time constraints. I have learned a lot about GBDK in the process and would to tackle a more fleshed-out GameBoy RPG idea in the future ;)

Special thanks to Nikku4211 for providing the music.

The code for this game is open-source and is available at GitHub: https://github.com/chrislewisdev/skeleton-crew