Tracking Rubies

Synopsis:

You are a renouned archaeologist bored of the routine of everyday life, your heart yearning for adventure.

That is, until chance seems to finally give you an opportunity, as during your research you hear of a secret temple lost in Ancient Egypt that is rumored to contain a ruby of improbable size and inestimable value. 

Finally pin-pointing it's exact location, you decide to depart in search of this great treasure. 

Mortal danger await you in the temple, for it's old occupants made sure to lay all manners of deadly traps all throughout the corridor of their sacred grounds to protect their legacy. So, threading cautiously will be highly advised.

Controls:

- Arrow keys or ZQSD/WASD: move

- Shift: Run

- Up/Space: jump

- Down/ctrl : Crouch

- E: Throw shoe

Credit: 

- Design : Paria12, Bruoche

- Programming: Paria12

- Art: Bruoche

- SFX: Pixabay, Freesound.org

This game was made in 4 days during the 2025 GMTK Game Jam.