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 or WASD

Accelerate sword spin: hold C key or Mouse left button

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

Jump: Space or Mouse right button

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

System

Restart boss: 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.

Future of project is unknown, what you have here is the jam release version (2025-02-02).

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