Cube Core
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
How To Play
| ACTION | KEYS | ALTERNATIVE |
| Movement | WASD | Numpad (8,4, 6,2/5) |
| Turn | QE | Numpad (7, 9) |
| Guess word | 1-4 | |
| Interact with door | Space | |
| Open lock | 1-4 | Mouse left click |
| Free Look Camera | Ctrl + WASD | Hold mouse right button |
| Menu | Esc | P / Pause |
About
Venture down into the strange cube and its even stranger inhabitants. Try to make it to the center without running out of health.
Tip
The game is turn-based and while you aren't expected to stand completely still while the dialogue is playing. If you are rushing things, especially in the beginning, the dialogues may queue up and happen after the fact that triggered them.
Help
There is assistance to be had inside the in-game menu if you are getting stuck. It also offers some few settings with the mouse look system.
Videos of people playing
| Updated | 9 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Author | Local Minimum |
| Tags | crawler, Dungeon Crawler, Word game |
Download
Install instructions
Versions
The versions ending in "- jam" are the original versions submitted for the jam. These contains bugs and lacks some quality of life improvements and are only kept here as a reference for those interested.
For Mac users
To be able to start the game you need to allow it to run without Gatekeeper complaining even though it isn't signed. So after you download and unpack the game, run:
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ~/Downloads/cubecore\ (mac)/Cube\ Core.app
(you might have to update the path depending on where you extracted the content)
Development log
- Post Jam Version!9 days ago

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