Valley Dash

Valley Dash is an arcade-style, NES-like game built around an action-command RPG battle system. You join Valley and a cast of friends, allies and begrudged acquaintances to fight hordes of monsters. Each victory adds a little distance to your dash and brings a new wave of foes.

Heroes and battles

You can unlock and play as over a dozen heroes, each with their own action commands and attack styles. Monsters range from ordinary blobs to tricky mimics, sneaky ghosts and mighty bear chombers. As you progress farther through a dash, the monsters gain more random upgrades.

Items and assistance

Items include a clock that rewinds time, a stone mask that turns you into an immovable, invulnerable boulder, bananas you can share with your party, and a large rock to hurl at foes. You can spend pine cones on a contract to enlist another hero, or buy upgrades from the shop.

Seeds and records

Gameplay is generated from procedural seeds, so you can replay a seed you like. High scores track how far you dash, and the bestiary provides an overview of unfamiliar heroes and monsters during your turn, with a comment from Valley.