Troglotopia

The Story

Charles Darwin first gave us the idea. Carl von Linneus first gave them a name. The Troglodytes, the people who came before humans.

It has long been believed they were crude cave-dwellers with no tools and no societal structures. Such inventions are reserved for us Homo Sapiens, after all. But I have found traces of rumours of evidence that this belief may be wrong. The whispers in the wind tells about a cave entrance high on Mount Kilimanjaro, right at the birthplace of humanity, that will lead to an ancient city built by the Troglodytes.

They call it Troglotopia, and I have found the cave entrance!

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I am aware of certain lag issues in the web version of the game. If these issues persist, there is a Windows version of the game available for download below. The Windows and Web versions are identical, aside from a main menu Quit button and adding "Esc" as hotkey for the in-game pause menu.

This game was made for hyperGameDev_'s Game-Like Jam 10. The theme is Minecraft Classic-Like.

Due to how Itch uses the Esc key, the in-game pause menu can be accessed with Enter instead.

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Further updates to this game is on hold for the foreseeable future. I have much more of the story written, but I currently do not see how this game would be the vehicle for the continuation of this story. If I get around to it, I'll keep updating this game, otherwise the rest of the story is for the next entry in the series (possibly for a future game jam).

Of course, if any bugs are discovered, let me know and I will at least sort that out :)

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I love to hear all the stories players make up as they play the game. Some have come to similar conclusions, but so far I've not heard two people tell the same story. If you have recorded yourself playing this game, please do link the video in the comments. I would love to see your reaction, good, bad or neutral.