I hate you, shit made me want to cry! 1000/10, gave me some really good ideas/story for games to make.
Further you play, it seems like his hitbox gets smaller due to attacks that showed it hit him yet didn't.
Bug (I think): with 2nd and 3rd attack of normal fight, when you do 3rd attack and immediately 2nd attack, there will be times where he doesn't jump and wont get damaged.
As some others have also said here, I would absolutely KILL for an RPG starring the Dark Queen. Finally getting that adventure the hero was talking about. Hell, even a comic would be awesome. You created such compelling characters with so little time. It's so impressive! I just want to see more of them!
(also, the boss not using her final form because it gives her dysphoria is so adorable. It's objectively the best reason for a character to not use their most powerful abilities.)
Plot twist, she comes back to life too(seriously tho, if made into a full game where she somehow stays alive/goes with him to explore the world this'd make a very wholesome rpg)
It's a good game, the animations and pixelated graphics are nostalgic, and it's incredible how the hero learns each of our moves is a crazy☠️HAHAA
The story while interesting and entertaining, and the interactions are enjoyable (some dialogues made me laugh), this is also its weak point, as there is more monologue than variety of attacks and combos for the character we control and ends up becoming repetitive and boring and frustrating, SO: Not so powerful was really The Dark Queen as she was raised in that universe or as she appeared in the premise of the video game.
Technically speaking, that'd make the story the strong point, while the gameplay is the weak point. There's a lot of dialogues but little gameplay variation. And that checks out, I keep coming back, I keep playing again, but for the story, not for the gameplay, the gamplay gets boring pretty quick, after all, like the queen herself says, this game was rigged from the beginning, the hero WILL inevitably end up winning, and the queen has nothing to do about it, for her, unlike the hero, can't change her way of fighting. Perhaps canonically she can, but not in the game...
Gosh I need more of this. The ability for the queen to change and improve too, pretty please? Perhaps even the ability for the queen to explore with the hero and get stronger alongside them to then fight again, not for the sake of bringing her reign to an end anymore (after all, for her to go out and explore with the hero she would've most likely had to step out of her reign by herself), but for the thrill of it both of them have shown to enjoy through the game. I suppose that would make it a little hard to give an ending to the game though, but I just need more of this! It's a little sad for her to be forever doomed to die, refused the ability to change, even if she does decide not to kill the hero, which is the only thing she can really change as far as I'm aware.
The game was fine, just a bit frustrating cause knight becomes unbeatable the more you advance so you can't win as I died the two times I tried. Knight dodges all your attack even if it looks like they're hitting him so you can't beat the game.
I only got the two different dialogues at the end depending on if you accept your defeat or not. I don't know if you can actually win but looks way too hard
This was one incredible game. I loved it all the way through. Amazing work on the knight AI, brilliant dialogue, impressive art. I have stared at the reflections more times than I care to count.
I can't play, I tried install it but when i click on the exe file my screen goes black and the program quit itself without do nothing. So I tried download it again and it just doesn't work at all. So i downloaded the Itch app and it installed this time apparently but when i tried launch it, the screen blinks black and the game doesn't open. But the launcher says last played at xx seconds and the number of seconds just rise up, but no game at all. Sadly i only can't play because of some sort of error.
Enjoyed this game! It didn't outstay its welcome (though it did get a bit monotonous, I was always looking forward to what came next). It did feel like some of the attacks I landed should have actually hit, but if anything that's just a funny reversal of the classic feeling "how did that hit me!?" when I've played Souls-likes.
Really liked the "feel" of the boss. It felt like I was controlling this big, unwieldy thing.
The game is actually very enjoyable to play and the accompanying lines of dialogue make The Dark Queen of Mortholme a denser game than it seems. Congratulations.
Pretty Good. Enjoyed the story and conversation. Great work, excited to see what you produce in the future :)
A few minor points of feedback
I really felt the monotony, in the first 10 deaths
The combat is a bit too rigid to be considered engaging imo
The "1" ability while in human form, Hitbox is too small, there were several times he was standing on the edge and getting touched by the mace but not taking damaging (I understand this is mainly scripted but it was very immersive breaking)
I found my self in the second half trying to break up the flow. By sitting on the throne, trying to go into the hall, looking out the window, staring at the body, and/ore leaving the body alone aka not burning it. But there were zero interactions in this way. I feel like this game does need at least 1 or 2 points where the flow is broken up and the Queen reflects alone on what is happening. Since the main message is about being alone.
An absolutely wonderful game that's very much worth the half hour to and hour it takes to complete. I wish I could give the two a happier ending, but it wasn't meant to be. Thank you for the experience!
After playing the full game, I can proudly said. This is one hell of a game. It would make AAA games shiver. I can only feel pride when seeing how everything changes and advances throughout the game. It has a beautiful story, nice dialogues and an amazing idea as a backbone.
Mosu you made a beautiful game, u should be proud of yourshelf. Maybe the mechanics wasn't the best point. But how you use that simple mechanic to tell a profound story, its marvelous. This game has HEART, and that is so much to say in 2025. Nice job mate, you have a nice future.
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I hate you, shit made me want to cry! 1000/10, gave me some really good ideas/story for games to make.
Further you play, it seems like his hitbox gets smaller due to attacks that showed it hit him yet didn't.
Bug (I think): with 2nd and 3rd attack of normal fight, when you do 3rd attack and immediately 2nd attack, there will be times where he doesn't jump and wont get damaged.
Amazing short game with shockingly good writing. I'd love to see more!
As some others have also said here, I would absolutely KILL for an RPG starring the Dark Queen. Finally getting that adventure the hero was talking about. Hell, even a comic would be awesome. You created such compelling characters with so little time. It's so impressive! I just want to see more of them!
(also, the boss not using her final form because it gives her dysphoria is so adorable. It's objectively the best reason for a character to not use their most powerful abilities.)
God, I want an ending where they become a couple SO BADLY
That was one of the most fun free games I've played, Great job!
I wanna try this on Android
Is a Steam port coming?
if you are seeing this creater. I would love some dialouge for if you let the hero kill you. AKA do nothing
there is! i tried to do that a second ago, if you just stand still it'll say that you dont respect the hero you should try it out
Exelent Concept, Exelent Art, Exelent´s Dialogues, Exelent Game Desing... Just Exelent.
Just wanted to know how to play it on android
Great game, amazing pixelart and animations.
This game is amazing! All the endings are great! Especially the pacifist one.
Plot twist, she comes back to life too(seriously tho, if made into a full game where she somehow stays alive/goes with him to explore the world this'd make a very wholesome rpg)
omg, this is exactly what I was thinking! She finally gets that adventure the hero was talking about.
It's a good game, the animations and pixelated graphics are nostalgic, and it's incredible how the hero learns each of our moves is a crazy☠️HAHAA
The story while interesting and entertaining, and the interactions are enjoyable (some dialogues made me laugh), this is also its weak point, as there is more monologue than variety of attacks and combos for the character we control and ends up becoming repetitive and boring and frustrating, SO: Not so powerful was really The Dark Queen as she was raised in that universe or as she appeared in the premise of the video game.
Technically speaking, that'd make the story the strong point, while the gameplay is the weak point. There's a lot of dialogues but little gameplay variation. And that checks out, I keep coming back, I keep playing again, but for the story, not for the gameplay, the gamplay gets boring pretty quick, after all, like the queen herself says, this game was rigged from the beginning, the hero WILL inevitably end up winning, and the queen has nothing to do about it, for her, unlike the hero, can't change her way of fighting. Perhaps canonically she can, but not in the game...
Gosh I need more of this. The ability for the queen to change and improve too, pretty please? Perhaps even the ability for the queen to explore with the hero and get stronger alongside them to then fight again, not for the sake of bringing her reign to an end anymore (after all, for her to go out and explore with the hero she would've most likely had to step out of her reign by herself), but for the thrill of it both of them have shown to enjoy through the game. I suppose that would make it a little hard to give an ending to the game though, but I just need more of this! It's a little sad for her to be forever doomed to die, refused the ability to change, even if she does decide not to kill the hero, which is the only thing she can really change as far as I'm aware.
The game was fine, just a bit frustrating cause knight becomes unbeatable the more you advance so you can't win as I died the two times I tried. Knight dodges all your attack even if it looks like they're hitting him so you can't beat the game.
I only got the two different dialogues at the end depending on if you accept your defeat or not. I don't know if you can actually win but looks way too hard
Found a trick. If you spend one round standing there in queen form, you can bitch slap him when he comes back.
can you corrupt the hero? or make him evil or make him your disciple?
GOD THAT WOULD BE AWEZOME
Do you have plans to translate the game into Spanish?
wow! what a great game... i loved these dialogues
This was one incredible game. I loved it all the way through. Amazing work on the knight AI, brilliant dialogue, impressive art. I have stared at the reflections more times than I care to count.
I can't play, I tried install it but when i click on the exe file my screen goes black and the program quit itself without do nothing. So I tried download it again and it just doesn't work at all. So i downloaded the Itch app and it installed this time apparently but when i tried launch it, the screen blinks black and the game doesn't open. But the launcher says last played at xx seconds and the number of seconds just rise up, but no game at all. Sadly i only can't play because of some sort of error.
Can we Have an Android Port?
I enjoyed it! I played very late at night and It catched me to 3 runs. I love the idea :3
ios would be nice.
bro this game is amazing you should dev for ps or Xbox or something
Enjoyed this game! It didn't outstay its welcome (though it did get a bit monotonous, I was always looking forward to what came next). It did feel like some of the attacks I landed should have actually hit, but if anything that's just a funny reversal of the classic feeling "how did that hit me!?" when I've played Souls-likes.
Really liked the "feel" of the boss. It felt like I was controlling this big, unwieldy thing.
This will be an Alarm Clock for my Life from this day on. Thank you
it really good game to all
The game is actually very enjoyable to play and the accompanying lines of dialogue make The Dark Queen of Mortholme a denser game than it seems. Congratulations.
Pretty Good. Enjoyed the story and conversation. Great work, excited to see what you produce in the future :)
A few minor points of feedback
Can we have this on portmaster, sir?
Really enjoyed this, the animations, the dialogue, the different endings. LOVED IT
Absolutely need a love story between these two. The queen had so much compassion for the hero by the end. My heart screamed when he had to kill her
This is absolutely phenomenal. Thank you for making this, prompting my first Itchi.io comment, and rekindling my interest in gems like these.
An absolutely wonderful game that's very much worth the half hour to and hour it takes to complete. I wish I could give the two a happier ending, but it wasn't meant to be. Thank you for the experience!
After playing the full game, I can proudly said. This is one hell of a game. It would make AAA games shiver. I can only feel pride when seeing how everything changes and advances throughout the game.
It has a beautiful story, nice dialogues and an amazing idea as a backbone.
Thank you for making this amazing game.
Looks good, plays well, and has an interesting story. Quite interested in what’s next!
Mosu you made a beautiful game, u should be proud of yourshelf. Maybe the mechanics wasn't the best point. But how you use that simple mechanic to tell a profound story, its marvelous. This game has HEART, and that is so much to say in 2025. Nice job mate, you have a nice future.
Hello Mosu!
Nice to meet you :)
You might want to check out your tumblr email.
I will gladly receive your feedback.
Keep up the good work!
this game is beautiful in every aspect down to the sounds, visuals, and storyline. i hope to see more lovely games like this in the future!