Screenbound Demo Combines 2D and 3D Platforming in a Single Gaze
The game's core puzzle mechanic-requiring players to simultaneously navigate two mirrored but spatially inconsistent viewpoints-represents a novel twist on the platformer genre that could redefine how perspective is used in level design.
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A demo of 'Screenbound,' a Metroidvania that synchronizes a 3D first-person world with a 2D side-scrolling screen on a virtual handheld console, was playable at Summer Game Fest. The game forces players to reconcile contradictory perspectives, as obstacles and items appear differently in each view. Crescent Moon Games develops it with Radical Forge and Digital Pajamas. A Steam demo is available.
The demo of 'Screenbound,' shown at Summer Game Fest: Play Days, presents a dual-structure platformer where a 3D first-person world and a 2D side-scrolling screen on a virtual handheld console called the Q-Boy are fully synchronized. Player actions in one view mirror the other, but the spatial layouts differ: a safe path in 2D may hide a chasm in 3D, and items or doors may exist only in one perspective. The game tasks players with collecting cubes to unlock portals, with optional collection leading to different bonus stages. Crescent Moon Games, known for 'Ravensword: Shadowlands,' leads development with support from Radical Forge and publisher Digital Pajamas. A Steam demo is available now.
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