Documentation + User Guide

Controls: 

A & D - Move side to side
Spacebar - Jump
E - Interact 

Echo's Trial is a 2D puzzle platformer where the player controls a silent, shadowy figure traversing a dark, industrial world. Each level presents spatial and logic-based challenges using simple mechanics like pressure plates, movable blocks, switches, and one-use platforms. The game focuses on environmental interaction and minimalistic storytelling through environmental cues. It’s designed to feel meditative and rewarding without relying on combat.

The full asset list for any particular scene includes:

• The blue background
• A Platforms Tilemap 
• A Background Tilemap (no collision)
• The Player
• The Player's Spawn Point
• A Backtrack Prevention collider
• A Fall Catch Collider
• A SceneSwitch Collider
• A Flippable Platform
• A Lever
• A Pressure Plate
• A Spike Collider that functions the same as the Fall Catch Collider
• Any EventManager systems relating to the Timer or Music.
• and of course the camera ;p

Additional Information:

• External Art Credits: The art is from 0x72’s Industrial Tileset.

• Music Credits: The music used is “White Noiz” by Akira Yamaoka (originally composed for Silent Hill 2).

• Development Notes: Generative AI was used to troubleshoot scripts and tone-check the devlogs for Echo’s Trial.

• Extra Features: Includes a restart system for retrying levels, "environmental storytelling", background music, and a polished final screen showing your completion time.

Akira Yamaoka (2001). White Noiz. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q95kw_pBXu0

0x72 (n.d.). 16x16 Industrial Tileset by 0x72. [online] itch.io. Available at: https://0x72.itch.io/16x16-industrial-tileset