Infaustus Fortuna

Our local adventurer stumbles upon The Village where he finds people in good health, but loaded with problems. People falling down wells? Dragons kidnapping women? You are the only person who can help save (or doom) them?! What sort of place is this?! Fortune is really throwing you a bad dice roll...

Infaustus Fortuna (latin for 'ominous fortune') is a multi-faceted game featuring platforming, rpg elements, inventory, exploration, a centralized town hub, NPCs to interact with (essential for advancing the story) and lots of 8-bit chiptune music. It is made in the style of a classic Game Boy game, though the player can choose from a number of different palettes.

Game saving is done automatically upon leaving a location (Using the Escape Scroll accomplishes the same thing).

Theme:

Unluckiness! Broken mirrors, bad dice rolls, walking under ladders, black cats crossing your path... the number 13! Every story starts with some unlucky event which the hero must overcome.

Game Details

File Size	232 kb
Genre	RPG / Metroidvania
Themes	GBJAM #13: Unluckiness! * Unlucky permeates everything. Laughable tragedy with the NPCs, cursed items and a bad game ending if the player is careless.
Resolution	160 x 144
Palettes	4-colour palette. Can select different palettes
Sound/Music	*Web Oscillator. 4-channel limits.
Input Support	* Keyboard * Touch Screen * Controller

How To Play

Input	Setup #1	Setup #2	Setup #3	What it Does
Directional Pad	Arrow Keys	WASD	WASD	Move around on the map. * Up - Jump / Interact with NPCs * Down - Crouch
A	Z	Z	K	* Swing Sword * Confirm option
B	X	X	J	* Use Special Items * Cancel option
[SELECT]	[SHIFT]			* Bring Up Map
[START]	[ENTER]			* Bring Up Inventory / Options

• Both [SELECT] and [START] can be used to pause the game.
• When customizing controls, the update does not take place until after the player leaves the OPTIONS page.

Locations:

• The Village
  • A place to rest, recover, buy items and talk to people. Important plot elements are found here, so be sure to stop by after you complete an objective and talk to the townsfolk.
• Old Mines
  • Long considered abandoned (due to being mined out), this place is ripe with critters and low-quality monsters. Hopefully no one is unlucky enough to end up stranded here unless they brought a sword and shield with them.
• Volcano
  • Officially known as the Pardus Volcano (according to unused script), this place is filled with more dangerous monsters and much of the floor is covered with lava. Unless you can find some way to protect yourself from the lava, you will not last long. To make things worse, a dragon and its' spawn live there (according to unused script).
• Evil Castle
  • While it used to be a place of exploration, the place is now infested with strong monsters and is haunted by the undead. Only the bravest of fools would dare go there.
• Rocky Shrine
  • No one goes there. No one. It is rumored that this place is the tomb for the icon of misfortune, sealed away many moons ago. If something were to awaken it, the village would be destroyed. So yeah, stay away from that place, okay?

Inventory

Some comsumable items cannot be used while in town.

Swords *SHORT SWORD *LONG SWORD *RAZOR BLADE *HERO SWORD	Grants attack damage and a physical weapon for battling enemies. * Required purchase before leaving town.
Shields *SMALL SHIELD *LARGE SHIELD	Provides a % chance of blocking a physical hit from the front. * Required purchase before leaving town.
HAMMER	An alternate attack weapon. Can smash through weakened walls, creating new paths for the player.
BOOTS	Enhance jumping capability. Slightly enhances speed.
CRAWL GLOVE	Crawl through tunnels.
PROTECT STAFF	Freely and safely traverse lava. Be carefull this staff eats up MP.
ESCAPE SCROLL	Automatically teleport back to the world map. This will automatically save the game along the way.
HEAL POTION	Completely recovers HP.
AURA POTION	Completely recovers MP.
CHEESECAKE	The mose succulent, divine, amazing health recovery item in existence. Why would you not want to eat this?!
DEFENSE MEDAL	Turn the adventurer into the ultimate tank. Consumes MP while it is used.
ATTACK MEDAL	Boost attack power. Consumes MP while it is used.
HEALTH MEDAL	Recover health at the expense of magic.
FIRE RING	Fire off fireballs. Can blow up fire gem walls.
ICE RING	Fire off ice crystals. Can shatter ice gem walls.
LIGHT STAFF	Lights up dark rooms.
BLACK CAT ICON	Being an icon and not a real cat, it cannot cross your path. It does look kinda cute, but beyond that...
LADDER ICON	Fortunately, it is too small to walk under. It is also too small to use. What does this decoration serve?
MIRROR ICON	It is broken and ill-suited for looking upon your handsome face. This really should be disposed of...
BAG OF GOLD	Free 500 gold pieces. Spend this somewhere!
HEALTH BOOST	Adds +10 Health to the player's health pool.

Latest Updates

Version 1.01 - Build 1, October 6th, 2025

Where to begin...

• Fire and Ice Rings now work after obtaining them.
• Player (should) no loger clip/grip a wall edge with their foot.
• Short Sword was unintentionally called Sword Sword... Yeah, how did I miss that one...?
• Sword hit detection and collision have been sdjusted.
• Town music now fires up when starting a new game.
• Game music now stops when quitting a game.
• The vertical shaft leading to the 1st boss has been fixed, so it no longer softlocks a player.
• A small vertical shaft leading to the Fire Ring has been fixed so the player can no longer get stuck at the bottom of the room.
• Crouch and attack collision, detection and attacking has been improved upon.
• Collision detection was set to an 8x8 on the player end. This has been fixed to fit the full size of the player sprite (including accounting for crouching).

Version 1.00 - Build 0, September 22nd, 2025

• Project has been uploaded to Itch.