Homing

This game was my submission for the Winter MelonJam 2024 with the theme of polarity. It won a Judge's Choice award in the Novice category.

The theme of polarity is reflected in the main gameplay, where the player character follows their instincts — visualized as a compass — to find their way home, much like homing pigeons using magnetoreception and visual landmarks to instinctually navigate to a known area (aka, they're "attracted to" said location). This theme also extends to the soldier characters, who, despite being in opposition to the player, are still "drawn" to the player as they relentlessly track them down.

There's one main ending to this game, but to get the full experience you should also try going where your compass tells you not to...

The soldier outfits are modeled after America's WWI uniforms.

Thanks for playing! 

UPDATE RELEASE: Game updated on January 29, 2025 (Version 1.2).  The original submission for Winter MelonJam 2024 can be found under the Download section. 

WEB VERSION NOTE: If you're viewing the web version and it's having a hard time loading, you'll likely have better luck downloading it. This game is not optimized to play on the phone.