Gem Venture [DEMO]

A wandering miner named Axel is destined to restore the Sacred Gems that maintain the world's life energy, or else it will become a land of nothingness under the rule of Tourmaline. Restore the Sacred Gems across 8 different areas while jumping, dashing, and mining your way through obstacles and enemies.

Along with your partner Bixbi, you will meet various characters and help restore the Sacred Gems in each area. Use your trusty pickaxe or well timed jumps to defeat Tourmaline's henchmen and the negative creatures at his disposal.

Keyboard

Move: Arrow Keys
Run/Attack: Z
Jump: Space
Spin Jump: X
Spin Dash: Left/Right + C

Controller

Move: Analog stick/D-pad
Run/Attack: X/Y
Jump: A
Spin Jump: B
Spin Dash: Left/Right + Y

This game is currently in development and not all levels are complete. Demo includes 6 levels. A lot of time was spent on making sure the controls felt good for an enjoyable platforming experience. Hub worlds will also be implemented in the final version (not in the demo).
This is only a demo for now, but if there are any performance issues or bugs, please let me know in the comments.

Features to be added in the full game:

• 40+ levels with hub worlds
• Boss fights
• More enemy types

Music is provided by the Go & Gone Square/Lo-bit Music Pack.
Action Text plug-in is by Joewithoutme.
Special thanks to Rayyso for the additional sprites.

Made with Pixel Game Maker MV.