Be the hero of history! ArtFormer is indie action platformer PC game with RPG elements evolving in each chapter.

## About This Game
Be the hero of history! ArtFormer is indie action platformer PC game with RPG
elements evolving in each chapter.

Gameplay features of final game
Approximately 8 hours of the main story campaign. Sneaking, fighting enemies
with spears, swords, axes and bows. Dialogues and quests with NPCs, journal
system. Inventory, looting, character statistics, different weapons, armor and
shields to choose, puzzles and more.

Story and art
Artformer is sorted into four chapters.

Cave paintings
The story of the first chapter is about a young boy, soon being initiated into
manhood by his tribe. Unexpectedly, the herd of buffalos ruins the village.
Help your tribe, travel trough the dangerous caves, learh how to fight and
bring your people back home.
Inspiration came from the prehistoric cave paintings in Africa and Europe, as
Tassili, Altamira and others all around the world.
Idea of this chapter is to pay tribute to all unknown antient artists.

It’s an entertaining way how to show the significant visual elements of an
important era in Art history, rather than perfect reproduction of one specific
painting.

Egyptian papyrus
The story of second chapter is about Faraon’s journey to the underworld. Help
Pharaoh Ramsesse II to get over the dangerous river of Nile and get his
mumificated body to the tomb and his soul to the underworld.
Inspiration came from the papyrus paintings, freaque on tomb’s walls, funeral
equipment artefacts, statues in Egypt and many more.
Idea of this chapter is to try to reproduce the atmosphere and myth of
Egyptian life after death in it’s characteristical esthetics.

Greek pottery
The story of the third chapter is about Odysseus and his role in Trojan war
and his journey back home to Ithaca island, escaping from the burning city of
Troy after 10 years of long war. Travel across the Eagean sea and face all the
danger of magical mythological creatures of antient Greek.
Inspiration came from almost 3000 years old pottery paintings from Greece
across the styles as Minoan Crete, Athens, Sparta and others.
Idea of this chapter is to show Homer’s story of Odyssey and the basics of
Greece ancient culture in visualy attractive, dynamic way.

Roman mozaic
In the story of the fourth chapter, you are on a way to became a gladiator
during the ancient Roman republic. Find the fighters school, train yourself,
choose your style, make friends and enemies and fight for glory in the arena.
But always be carefull, because the danger is everywhere.
Inspiration came from the Roman mozaic over 2000 years old, found in Italy at
Rome, Pompei, Sicily and many others.
Idea of this chapter is not to glorify violence during gladiator games. We
want to show the cruelty of these games by player’s choices with deadly
consequences in contrast with high estetic level of Roman culture.

Game inspiration for ArtFormer can be found in classic platformer games as
Prince of Persia 1 and 2 and Another world.

ArtFormer the Game