Spin Knight

This is a top-view action game where you brandish the legendary spinning sword to defeat a frightening eyeball boss.

Spin your sword to damage the boss (its eye is the weak post). You can also destroy red projectiles.

The main sword spinning mechanic was inspired by The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker's Hurricane Spin skill.

Controls

Gameplay

Move: arrow keys, WASD, Gamepad left stick, Gamepad D-pad

Accelerate sword spin: hold C key, Mouse left button, Gamepad left button

Dash (invincible): Shift, X key, Mouse middle button, Gamepad right button

Jump: Space, Mouse right button, Gamepad down button

While using sword spin, you character also moves faster (with a speed boost proportional to the spinning speed).

System

Toggle fullscreen: F, Gamepad Select

Toggle pause menu: Escape/P, Gamepad Start

Restart current scene: Ctrl+R

Quit game: Ctrl/Cmd+Q or Alt+F4

Context

Spin Knight was developed for the Boss Rush Jam 2025.

Development status

This game is mostly a prototype: the player moves and boss phases are not complete. The player should be able to throw a (spinning) boomerang, and the boss should have weak spots that the player must hit precisely to prevent spamming spin attack on the boss's eye.

Changelog

v1.1 - 2026-04-22 - QoL update

• Main menu: spinning animation, play SFX and fade out when starting game
• Support gamepad input
• Add pause menu
• Improve death screen

v1.0 - 2025-02-02 - Jam release

The original release for Boss Rush Jam 2025

Credits

VantaTree: game design, code

komehara: game design, code

Deanos: art

Jasim: music and sound effects

Resources

• Title Font: The Cat Has a Hat by Lukee Thornhill (Free for Personal & Commercial Use)
• Chomsky by Fredrick R. Brennan under SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE Version 1.1