A downloadable game for Windows and macOS

Midway upon the journey of our life…

In Canto I, you take control of Dante, the Sommo Poeta, in a small adventure that reimagines the first canto of the Divine Comedy as a videogame. Finding yourself in the Forest Dark, you’ll need to use all abilities at your disposal to traverse it!

Features

  • Spread your wings and overcome every obstacle, bounce on magical books, dash through spike traps and defeat helmet-equipped specters!
  • Fun pixelart style that will get a laugh out of you even when you’ll fall into a pit (there are lots of them)
  • Rebuild the Canto I — Spread around the four levels, scrolls containing the triplets of Canto I hide. Find them all and read the poem in the menu page!
  • Different game modes — play Classic mode for an experience without modifiers, Story mode for a relaxed experience or Hell mode for a real challenge!

How to play

  • Movement: Arrow keys or WASD.
  • Double jump: Up arrow key or W in the air.
  • Attack: C, P or Space.
  • Dash: X or O.
  • Looking down: Hold the down arrow key or S.

Then he moved on, and I behind him followed.

Canto I is a personal, small love letter to the platform genre and to the Divine Comedy. Thank you for reading all the way down here and I hope you’ll enjoy the game, if you wanna try it. Have a wonderful day! :D

Credits

A game by LudosGD!

— Game Design, Art, Programming, Story —

  • LudosGD

— Music (used with permission) —

— Sound Effects (used with permission) —

— Font (used with permission) —

— Steam Publishing —

  • Neoclassic Games

— Divine Comedy Versions —

  • ENG: Inferno, Canto I, Divine Comedy (1867) by Dante Alighieri, translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  • ITA: Inferno, Canto I, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata, by Giorgio Petrocchi, Le Lettere Publisher, Firenze, 1994

— Special Thanks —

  • NeoclassicGames and Alkinesio
  • Godot Engine
  • My wonderful playtesters <3
  • Everyone who supported me through development!
  • And you, for playing!

— Reach Out! —

  • You can find me as LudosGD on tumblr, twitter and youtube!
StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Rating
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorLudosGD
GenrePlatformer
TagsAction-Adventure, dante, Forest, Godot, Indie, literature, Pixel Art, Side Scroller, Singleplayer

Download

Download
Canto I.app.zip 42 MB
Download
CantoI.exe 56 MB

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I'm working with a friend on a game and we need a couple of soundtracks is anyone willing to work with us

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