Story

Accompany Bowie in his journey as he seeks his life long ambition: the legendary golden bow...! Uuh, the thing is, the golden bow doesn't actually exist. But shh.., Bowie can't know that!  This belief was born by misunderstanding old tales his dad used to tell him. In reality, such tales were about a golden bowl... disappointing, right?! Play and watch how events unfold as the world and its characters conspire against the truth in order to mislead Bowie even further in this comic platformer.

Gameplay mechanics

Hardcore gameplay

You'll die. A lot. Until you get good. Then you'll die, but not a lot (lies, I still die a lot and I'm the creator). Challenge your skills! Practice makes perfect! Develop your patience! You'll learn that putting time and effort into something always pays off.

Unique enemies 

Every enemy is different. You'll have to use your brain and skills to defeat them! Learn how to defeat them, or die trying. Most enemies are also designed with humour in mind, so that you'll also laugh as you die.

Memorable bosses

Boss fights are a core mechanic of the game. Every third level from each world will have its own boss battle. I assure you, you will not forget these fights. 

Powerful suits

Unlock new suits and abilities, allowing you to reach zones you couldn't reach before! Each suit has its own passive and active skill and will bring its own twist to the gameplay. Need a light and a shield? Use the fire suit! An ocean is blocking your path? Freeze the water and your enemies with the ice suit! Can't make that far jump? Use the spectral suit to increase your reach! Got yourself surrounded, in a pinch? Use the thunder suit and smack them all with a thunderstorm! Wanna chill or need some healing? Play your saxophone with the gala suit! Feeling lonely? Summon your dog Chernobyl with the hunt suit! If you think your suits are too weak, find their gems to increase their power to over 9000!

Eveything is designed with humour in mind

Checkpoints are so boring, a flag, a warning, a light beam... but not here! Poop as much as you want in the game's unique checkpoint: a potty pot! Traps are not boring either, and you'll find yourself smiling in the midst of chaos and danger!

Themed worlds

Each world will have its own theme. And they're not your common themes! The world of shallowness will bring to light how the social media misuse can result into a lot of wasted pontential and eventually bring harm to everyone. The night world will use the community's biggest fears against them. The world of ignorance will bring critiques and social thoughts we all have, but are too afraid to speak out. That's not all, but no more spoilers!

Playable characters

There are 3 playable characters with intertwined story. As you play them all, you'll learn the reason behind every action, delving deep into the past of unique characters with personalities you've never seen before.

Bowie, the protagonist

Shy and dreamy, Bowie is not your everyday hero. Play as the archer and shoot as many arrows in the knees as you can!

" Once I find the golden bow I'm going to be a real hero! 

( Or at least I hope so ? ) "

Duette, the split personality

Cute, kind, talented and smart, almost like an angel. She's also horrific, creepy and cruel, almost like a demon. Wait, what? 

Once owner of a beautiful voice, her legion of fans wonder where she's been. No concerts, no new albums. It almost feels like she suddenly lost both her beauty and vocal talents...

"Uhm, do you know anything about curses? You see, more specifically, how to break one?''

Play as the cursed musician as you sing wonderful songs about how you mercilessly slaughtered your enemies!

Shroomurai Hoogle

Ah, the retired hero. Now living in his shop, selling goods to other heroes and listening to their tales to write his own book. Life couldn't be better for him... until he discovers that his home - the mushroom realm - is in great danger. He personally trained someone to assume his post as a hero before he left. I wonder what could've happened that chaos was brought to his realm once again? 

"Ew, does Hoogle have to be a hero again? Don't get me wrong, Hoogle loves heroes. Hoogle is even writing a book about them! But Hoogle really does hate being one".

 Play as the mushroom warrior and unseathe his sword once more to cut down the mightiest of foes!

About me and the game

I'm Lucas, a 26 year old solo developer. I started developing the golden bow as a joke, to learn how to create slighty more complex games. But I grew so fond of the game and of the creative freedom that it brought me, that I decided to make it a real thing, and have been working hard on it ever since! I used to work on the game on my time off, and since I was a former physician, I barely had any. I often sacrificed many things in order to keep working on the game.

I don't have financial expectations for this project. I'm not doing this project for money. I don't even know if I'll put a price tag on the final product. It really depends on how satisfied I'm with it. My dream is that some day I'll be able to make a living of making games, or even create my own studio and bring joy, innovation and creativity to videogames once more. The happiest day of my life will probably be when I'm able to afford a living without having to use my medicine's degree.

The game is going to be released for PC. It's delayed because I had to work as a frontline doctor during the pandemic.

Keep and eye out here for updates! Follow the game in social medias:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheGoldenBow2

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegbow.l/

I'm always open to chat and share my experience with anyone who's willing to ask, so feel free to contact me.