Tactus

Tactus
A rhythm-based dungeon crawler for original NES and FamiCom. Explore mysterious ruins, find powerful weapons, and slay to the beat. Maps and enemy placement are randomized each time you play, so no two runs are quite the same.

How to Play (NES):
Start: Begin Game
D-Pad: Move around and attack enemies

How to Play (Web Demo):
Enter: Begin Game
Arrow Keys: Move around and attack enemies

You can move freely in any direction, but when there's enemies onscreen, everyone moves to the beat of the music. Enemies move to the groove, so learn their patterns and avoid their attacks. When you move towards an enemy, you'll swing your weapon. Each weapon works a little differently, so try them all and find your favorite.

Your objective on each floor is to find the Big Key, then use it to unlock the Stairs to the next level. If you clear a room of enemies, you'll get a chest containing hearts, weapons, or treasure. (You can also move more quickly in cleared rooms.) Should you race for the exit in as few beats as possible, or challenge all enemies and shoot for a high score? The choice is yours!

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The Action53 builds were programmed in one month for the NESDev 2022 Compo, with original music and artwork. Tactus is currently in active development for Rainbow, a modern homebrew cartridge for NES and Famicom systems. Demo builds will be posted to Itch on a short delay. Follow me on Patreon for in-depth development logs and early access to test builds.