The Legend of Chalkvania

The Legend of Chalkvania is a sidescrolling action-adventure inspired by classic games.

You are the reluctant Guardian of the Chalklands and it’s your job to protect its peculiar inhabitants - most of whom are not especially helpful. 

Explore a handcrafted pixel world filled with odd characters, familiar monsters, and secrets lurking in places that probably should have been left alone.

Fight, explore, and try to make sense of a cursed land where danger, dark humor, and the unexpected are never far away.

So… will you rise to your duty as Guardian of the Chalklands?

Or at least try not to make things worse?

Restore the Sword of Grayscale

The legendary Sword of Grayscale was forged to imprison a terrible evil threatening the Chalklands.

Now the sword lies shattered. Its fragments are scattered across the land, the ancient seal is weakening, and the princess who once protected the kingdom has fallen into what appears to be a forever nap.

Recover the fragments, try not to mess it up, uncover the truth behind the growing darkness, and decide the fate of the Chalklands.

There Is Always Something To Do

Pick up paid jobs and help the citizens of Chalkvania, pursue monster-hunting milestones, and follow side quests alongside your main duty of saving the world. Keep track of objectives and rewards in your journal. A rumour tucked inside a book might be worth investigating. It might also explain why the previous reader stopped taking notes.

A Small Adventure, Packed With Secrets

The Legend of Chalkvania is a tight, handcrafted adventure. Instead of endless filler, every location, character, and encounter is designed to create a memorable journey.

Complete the adventure in a few satisfying hours while uncovering hidden paths, strange encounters, and the odd secret or two.

Key Features

• A distinctive 1-bit pixel world inspired by classic Game Boy adventures

• Explore an interconnected map filled with hidden paths and secrets

• Retro ability-gated progression that unlocks new areas

• Battle monsters with whips, bows, throwing knives, and more

• Deliberate combat against skeletons, spiders, cursed spirits and more

• 20+ enemy types and memorable boss encounters

• Trade with merchants and collect weapons, armor, and strange relics

• A cast of peculiar NPCs, including suspicious villagers and a talking crow

• Choices that influence encounters and outcomes

• A quirky dark-fantasy tone filled with humor and mystery

• A short, focused adventure designed to be completed in a few hours