You've never left the wizard academy before, but today you were knocked out the window! As a novice stranded in an unfamiliar world, undertake a journey to find your way back home. Along the way, get to know the land of Scrabdackle for the first time – and the impact wizardkind has unknowingly had upon it.
Scrabdackle is a hand-drawn action/adventure game about going exploring, with non-linear progression and a unique mix of skill-based challenge and accessible gameplay. It features a vast, intricate overworld, tight and responsive combat, cheeky banter, and pages of lore to discover – all under a coat of playful charm.
A 2D top-down action-adventure focused on exploration and combat, Scrabdackle is the journey of a novice wizard getting to know their own strange world for the first time.
"It's got a lot of that strange indie charm that only certain games evoke [...] It scratches the same itch that Undertale, Everhood, Underhero do and this feels like it's right up there with all of them." - Wanderbots
Discover new, intertwined areas like the Ducklands and Blustergust Peak. Find new abilities that allow you to push further into Scrabdackle, and find something curious behind every corner.
See the world at your own pace, with rare progression gates and an emphasis on non-linear exploration. Although you'll need a full set of abilities to explore every nook and cranny, the order you approach things is entirely up to you.
Engage charming enemies throughout the world, ranging from harmless-unless-provoked to hostile. Challenges are strewn throughout the world (some hidden), and "dungeon"-style areas will push you to your limits before rewarding you with new powers.
Major challenge arenas and boss fights will test your skills, as your low health and damage never increase, and you'll overcome by leveraging your arsenal of quick-select abilities and learning patterns and telegraphs.
Or, turn on the Mage Shield's invulnerability to focus on exploration, if reflexive-skill-based challenge isn't what you're here for.
Talk to personable characters, or walk on by— control is never taken away during dialogue, although some characters may think you're rude if you just walk away mid-chat!
Enjoy a whimsical soundtrack and lively, 2D cel animations hand-drawn frame by frame.
Controls, Accessibility, and Assist Features
Playable with a mouse and keyboard. Controller support is upcoming.
More accessibility and assist toggle settings are planned once the game has exited demo state.
Follow the project!
Scrabdackle is currently a vertical-slice demo, starting development in mid-May 2020, and becoming a full-time project in spring 2021. The "v2" of the demo launched in August 2022, and the full game (planned to be quite huge) still doesn't have a firm release date yet. Though all systems are complete, there's plenty more content to build, and I'd love to have you along for the ride!
