Hourglass Palace Blade

A 60 FPS 2D side-scrolling Arabian-fantasy palace dungeon escape and tactical
sword-dueling platformer for Linux, featuring cel-shaded 2D sprites,
precision ledge grabbing, interactive switch-and-portcullis puzzles, and
16-bit PCM WAV sound effects.

FEATURES
- Precision Ledge Acrobatics: Guide white-turban acrobat swordsman Darius
across torchlit sandstone corridors, leap across chasms, grab stone ledges,
and haul up onto high alcoves.
- Mechanical Traps & Switch Plates: Trigger floor pressure plates to raise
heavy iron portcullis gates, sprint past wobbling collapsing stone slabs,
and time your dash through snapping floor spikes and slicing pendulum blades.
- Tactical Scimitar Fencing: Enter duel stance to clash blades, parry enemy
lunges, and counter-slash Armored Palace Sentries, Skeleton Blades, the
Shadowy Mirror Phantom, and the Grand Vizier Sorcerer before the Sand
Hourglass runs out.
- Potions, Chalices & Bilingual UI: Drink glowing ruby healing vials and
golden chalices that expand max HP across 3 dungeon stages and 3 difficulty
tiers (Casual, Arcade, Turbo), with local JSON high scores, CSV export,
and instant English / Vietnamese language switching.

SUPPORT & DONATE
- Open-source development support: https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b