Hi there, it’s Joel, Game Director of Worldless, to talk to you about the Art of Worldless.
The visual identity of Worldless emerged as a necessity to find a practical approach of producing a satisfactory amount of action moves, enemies and assets rapidly and efficiently.
With the abstract nature of the game, doing a minimalistic approach matched better with the mysterious setting and resulted with a unique visual identity.
With this art style, I was able to focus myself entirely on character and enemy design, animations, effects and combat design.
For the environments we knew we wanted to represent each area by different colours and shapes, something that was a bit abstract but felt familiar and pleasantly atmospheric.
This was more difficult to achieve. So a proper artist was brought to the team to help in this front. Narciso, our Lead Artist, did amazing work helping to give form to an abstract existence.
Hi there, I’m Joel the Game Director on Worldless and I’m here to tell you a little bit more about how the game came to be.
Worldless was born from the desire to explore combat systems and artistic expression in unique ways.
This was a project that existed only in our imagination for years, with small tests of photoshop animations, artistic visual tests and a combat that was being constructed with the idea to merge turns with the high rushes of action games.
After working in the video game industry for some years, and with the help of co-workers, a prototype was built. Here we started to properly test the visual style, and the mechanic heavy design ideas for the fights.
With this effort, we luckily were able to secure the production and here we are now!
Without giving too much away, Worldless is set in a newborn existence based on polarities trapped in eternal conflict by the attraction and rejection of their natures.
These interactions can result in an exchange of polarities, but this process is very unstable, and who knows what new results can come from it…
And so, what is the purpose of this existence? You’ll have to play the game to find out.
We currently have a free demo on Steam here [link] and Worldless will be coming to PC, Xbox, Playstation & Nintendo Switch on 4 October 2023.
Worldless comes to PC and Consoles on 4th October 2023.
In Worldless, the beautiful and abstract platformer, you’ll venture forward, learn the nuances of an optimized combat system by mastering your timing and refining your strategies. Absorb enemies to learn new abilities in an ever-expanding skill tree to unlock new ways to explore and add depth to combat encounters. You’ll explore intricate areas filled with secrets, using finesse and fluid action to uncover them, and engage ferocious beings in fast-paced, turn-based action combat.
Worldless will be available on PC, Playstation and Nintendo Switch.
Follow the Coatsink, Worldless & Xbox socials for updates, live streams & pictures from the event.
We can't wait to see you there!
Worldless Patch - February 2023
- Gamepad proper recognition over Keyboard fixed (if issues persist, feedback is welcomed. But the main problem was identified with different Steam configuration causing overrides) - Added Input Remapping in the options menu list - Added choice for visual button Icons (Xbox controller - change to PS Icons for example) - Added new tutorials / Improved tutorialization - Enemy damage balancing - Skilltree Skills descriptions improved
Thank you for all of your feedback regarding the demo. We have made some fixes and hope this improves your overall experience.
If you have any further feedback / questions, join the Coatsink official Discord
Worldless Patch - February 2023
- Gamepad proper recognition over Keyboard fixed (if issues persist, feedback is welcomed. But the main problem was identified with different Steam configuration causing overrides) - Added Input Remapping - Added choice for visual button Icons (Xbox controller - change to PS Icons for example) - Added new tutorials / Improved tutorialization - Enemy damage balancing - Skilltree Skills descriptions improved
Thank you for all of your feedback regarding the demo. We have made some fixes and hope this improves your overall experience.
If you have any further feedback / questions, join the Coatsink official Discord
🌎Define the Undefined in Worldless, coming 2023!🌎
2D Platformer with Turn Based Combat Announced at Gamescom
Welcome to Worldless, a stylised 2D Action Platformer where players embark on a quest to uncover their true purpose.
Announced at Gamescom during IGN’s Awesome Indies Showcase, Worldless puts a creative spin on mechanics you know and love by adding in Turn-Based Action Combat. Players will fight ferocious beings in fast-paced clashes that require timing, accuracy, and precision.
As the challenges of this undefined reality heighten, you’ll need to stay one step ahead by evolving and growing through an intricate talent tree that bolsters your abilities, unlocking your true potential.
Set in a young existence of polar opposite realities aligned with a common spark, players will venture into an abstract setting full of entities with opposing goals. One half is fixated on the virtue of their nature, the other is seeking to exchange it for their demise. Polarities attract, resulting in neverending conflict and the result is the traumatic process of Absorption which sees their very natures exchange. Further still, instability in the process can cause mutations that allure transcendence.
Sound good? We can’t wait to share much more on Worldless in the weeks and months ahead. For now, enjoy the trailer and don’t forget to Wishlist on Steam.
