LostOne

Lost One Developer: Zuos GameStudios Platform: Windows (PC) Engine: Unity (Universal Render Pipeline — URP) Genre: 2D Action RPG / Metroidvania 🗡️ About the Game Lost One is a challenging 2D Action RPG that demands precision, strategy, and mastery of its deep combat system. Read your enemies, strike at the perfect moment, and grow stronger as you push through increasingly brutal encounters across a dark, atmospheric world. ⚔️ Combat System Basic & Heavy Attacks — Chain fast combos into powerful strikes to overwhelm your enemies. Counter Attack — Perfectly time your defense to parry an incoming attack and unleash a devastating counter. Timing is everything. Dash — Dash forward or backward to evade attacks. Rage mode features a separate Dash cooldown. Shuriken Throw — Hurl your shuriken at distant enemies. Upgradeable through three tiers: Level 1 – Normal: Straight projectile throw Level 2 – Spin: Spinning multi-hit throw Level 3 – Bounce: Bounces between multiple targets Domain Expansion — Unleash a powerful special ability to dominate the battlefield. Wall Slide & Wall Jump — Cling to walls and leap across vertical, narrow sections. AOE Attacks — In Rage mode, perform wide area-of-effect heavy attacks that punish groups of enemies. 🔥 Rage System Deal damage and take hits to fill your Rage Bar. Once charged, activate Rage Mode to: Deal significantly more damage Access Rage-exclusive Dash Activate powerful Rage skills (Rage E Skill) Activate powerful Rage skills (Rage R Skill) Transform into a more aggressive combat stance When Rage ends, your character plays a unique Revert animation before returning to normal. 🧊🔥⚡ Elemental Damage & Status Effects Both the player and enemies can apply elemental effects with unique consequences: EffectDescriptionBurn (Fire) Deals damage over time Chill (Ice) Slows the target Shock (Lightning) Deals electric damage and briefly stuns Time Freeze Completely freezes the target for a duration Each enemy has its own elemental resistance values — exploit their weaknesses to gain the upper hand. 🗺️ World & Levels Unique scenes/levels — Each designed with different layouts and escalating difficulty. Every area has its own Area Name displayed on entry and a unique background music track. Checkpoint system — Respawn at the last activated checkpoint upon death. Scene transitions occur after death or by progressing through the level. 👾 Enemies & Bosses Regular Enemies: Green Mushroom Red Mushroom Flying Eye Skeleton Gollux Boss Encounters: Boss Skeleton — Multi-phase fight with minion summoning and phase-specific dialogue cutscenes Priest Boss — Uses sunlight and a unique sun laser bean attack pattern Final Boss — Features combo chains, teleportation, AOE attacks, minion spawning, and at least 3 distinct phases Every boss includes: A dedicated Boss Intro cutscene Phase-specific dialogue A unique Boss Health Bar UI Phase transition effects and buffs 📊 Character Progression 🌳 Skill Tree Earn skill points by defeating enemies and unlock new abilities: Special Attack upgrades Health and resource upgrades Rage-specific skills Shuriken Throw tier unlocks Certain skills unlocked by default 📈 Stats StatEffectStrength Increases attack damage Agility Improves speed and mobility Armor Reduces incoming damage Health Maximum hit points Health Regen Passive health recovery Evasion Chance to dodge attacks Critical Hit Bonus damage on critical strikes Elemental Resistance Reduces elemental damage taken Every stat has an in-game tooltip with a clear description. 🎒 Inventory & Equipment Full inventory system — View, manage, and equip items Equipment slots — Equip gear that directly modifies your stats Storage system — Transfer items between your inventory and storage chests Quick Item Slots (x2) — Assign consumables for instant use during combat Consumable items — Healing potions and buff-granting itemsGold system — Dropped by enemies, used for trading 📜 Quest System Multiple quests tracked through a Quest Database Accept, track progress, and complete quests Quest Preview UI — View active quests and their details at a glance Reward system — Receive items or gold upon quest completion Quest states: Active / Completed 🛒 Trader System Traders available across multiple levels (Level 1, 2, and 3 Traders) Buy and sell items Transfer items between your inventory and the trader's stock 💾 Save System Auto-save on scene transitions and checkpoint activation Delete save data option available All game objects implement a unified ISaveable interface for complete state persistence 🎭 Dialogue & Story Full dialogue system — NPC and Boss conversations Boss intro cutscenes and phase-transition dialogue Typewriter animation — Text appears character by character; press a button to skip End-of-level transition cutscenes Intro sequence and Credits screen 🎵 Audio Global and local sound effects managed via AudioManager Unique background music (BGM) per level Special SFX for boss encounters Smooth music transitions between areas BGM volume slider in the options menu 🖥️ Technical Details FeatureDetailsEngine Unity (URP — Universal Render Pipeline) 2D Rendering Unity 2D URP with dynamic lighting Animation Unity 2D Animation + Sprite Shape Camera Cinemachine camera system Physics Unity 2D Physics (BoxCollider2D, CircleCollider2D) Maps SuperTiled2Unity — Tiled map integration Input Unity New Input System (keyboard & gamepad) UI TextMeshPro-based interface Performance Unity Burst Compiler + Jobs System Graphics API DirectX 12 (D3D12) Platform Windows 64-bit 🎮 Controls (Windows — Keyboard & Gamepad supported) ActionInputMove ASD / Left Analog Jump Space Basic Attack Left Mouse / Gamepad button Special Attack E Dash Shift Shuriken Throw G Counter Attack Right MouseActivate Rage Q Open Inventory TABOpen Skill Tree TQuick Item Use 1