Phaesarium: Vilia's Curse
A downloadable game for Windows
A pestilent evil grows inside Galefort Castle, and only you, Princess Vilia, can stop it. Harness deadly spells against hordes of monsters in Phaesarium: Vilia’s Curse, an arcade-style 2.5D horror shooter.
Take on break-neck shooting action in a creepy gothic horror setting. Step between the Waking World and the Nightmare Realm to find your sister, Regreta. How long will you survive the ochre slime in Phaesarium: Vilia’s Curse?
Some Gameplay tips for Phaesarium:
- Full controls can be found in the in-game menu (press Tab to open).
- Your objective is to clear out the dangerous cultists and bats infesting the library so that you can continue your search for Regreta.
- Keep an eye out for a second spell somewhere in the level
- When you run out of magic, press "R" to enter the Nightmare Realm, where you'll refill it
- In the Nightmare Realm, refill your magic, and get out. Hold Shift to run.
- The portal out of the Nightmare Realm reopens when your magic is full.
- Health regenerates in the Waking World, but drains in the Nightmare Realm.
This is a single-level game demo of a project with an uncertain future. Please enjoy, and let us know what you think in the comments! This Windows demo was developed by Hamster Arcade Media, a team of students in the University of Washington Game Design program.
Ryan Biesecker
- Project Management - Lead
- Narrative - Lead
- Character Art
- Voice Talent & Recording
Asa Campbell
- Level Design - Lead
- Narrative
Levi Logstrom
- Character Art - Lead
- Environmental Art - Lead
- Animation - Lead
- Level Design
Luke “Soren” Nielsen
- Audio - Lead
- Gameplay & Game Feel - Lead
- QA Testing - Lead
- Development
- Level Design
Connor Oman
- VFX - Lead
- QA Testing
Kenneth Shim
- Development - Lead
- Gameplay
- Animation
Kozan Soykal
- UI / UX - Lead
- Lighting - Lead
- Animation
Special Thanks!
Support & Feedback
- Colin Seuss
- Kristina Bjoran
Voice of Vilia & Regreta
- Elizabeth Peck
Game Testers
- Eric Lonn
- Josh Tullar
- Matthew Harris
- Jesse Chow
- Rae Elmer
- Collin Cunningham
Download
Install instructions
Download the zip file and unzip the folder.
Open the unzipped folder, then double click "Phaesarium: Vilia's Curse" with the purple icon to launch the game. Enjoy!
Your first time launching the game, you may see an popup from Windows that says "Windows protected your PC". To skip this, simply click "More info" then "Run anyway".
Comments
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Pretty great work, I wish gathering slime was harder but allowed you to leave at will, other than that is mostly minor issues.
It did also felt a bit empty, it didn't hit anything for me and somewhat clunky.