Arden: Through Broken Kingdoms - Argon Team

Game Description

Embark on a journey with Arden, a knight who begins with a simple task — only to find himself trapped in broken, glitched worlds beyond his understanding.

Each world features unique physics, visuals, and gameplay mechanics — from a medieval realm, through a cyberpunk dystopia, to the hell.

Players must traverse surreal environments, survive deadly traps, slay strange creatures and follow the silent call of the heart guiding them forward.

What if home is no longer what it used to be? Or… what if a new one must be created?The game is deeply atmospheric, filled with symbolism and glitch moments that challenge the perception of reality and identity.

Inspiration & Meaning

“Return home, or create a new one?”

This question stays relevant and dynamic throughout the entire experience.
The same dilemma faced by the character Arden is something we, the creators of this game — Ukrainian students living abroad — encounter in our own daily lives.

Each level, each glitch, and each change of perspective is a reflection of our personal feelings: the uncertainty, displacement, and hope that shape our journey.
This is not only a game about mechanical challenges, but also about emotional survival and personal transformation — a story of trying to understand and accept a world that is out of our control.

The final choice the player makes is symbolic not only for Arden’s inner conflict, but also for our ongoing search for identity, stability, and future.

Technologies Used

• Game Engine: Unity

• Graphics: 2D

• Sound: Unity Audio System + sound effects from asset market

• Tools: Git (collaboration), Photoshop (logo and design), Illustrator (vector graphic), Miro (planning and wireframing), Screen Studio (screen record)

✨ The game is loosely inspired by the fantasy book series “The Chronicles of Siala” by Alexey Pehov.

Dev Team:

• Andrian-Maksym Balaichuk
• Danylo Zahorulko
• Vladyslav Panik
• Yurii Soma

More info about game -https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aOCGz6FgddFvNobuv3c0NTvZdgrmIubXxpdChqvrY8Y/...

Used assets:

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/environments/pixel-skies-demo-backgroun...

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/environments/warped-city-2-200208

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/characters/sunny-land-forest-108124

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/characters/gothicvania-cemetery-120509