Shardbound

**SHARDBOUND**

*A tale of four shards*

For a thousand years, the Sunstone shone atop Castle Aurel, keeping the Hollow (a hunger from beyond the stars) sealed beneath the earth.

Last night, the Sunstone shattered. Four shards scattered across the kingdom, a grey veil crept over the sky, and monsters began to stir.

You are **Aren**, a young guard trainee from the village of Willowmere. Together with **Lyra**, an apprentice court mage, and **Bram**, a big-hearted cleric from the coast, you must recover the shards before the King's own brother, the fallen Prince Malgrath, claims them first.

**Features**

- A complete classic-style RPG adventure, about 90 minutes to 2 hours for a first playthrough

- Turn-based party battles with 29 skills, elemental weaknesses, buffs, poison and sleep

- 3 playable heroes who learn new skills as they level up

- 7 bosses, plus mini-bosses and scripted battles

- 37 monsters and 8 bosses across forests, sunken temples, ice caverns, volcanoes and a haunted citadel

- Ice-sliding puzzles, switch puzzles and locked gates

- 6 tiers of weapons and armor, shops, inns, and hidden treasure chests

- Side quests with unique rewards

- An original chiptune soundtrack with 16 tracks

- Save anywhere from the menu (3 save slots), plus healing save crystals in dungeons

- Plays with keyboard, gamepad, or on-screen touch controls

**Controls**

- Move: Arrow keys / WASD (gamepad: D-pad / left stick)

- Talk / Confirm: Z / Enter / Space (gamepad: A)

- Menu / Cancel: X / Esc (gamepad: B / Start)

- Run: Hold Shift (gamepad: X / RT)

- Mute: M

*Tip: click the game window first so it can receive keyboard input.*

**Credits**

Game by Vivek Nair.

Font: Press Start 2P by CodeMan38 (SIL Open Font License).