Dovregubben

Note: audio doesn't start in web player (at least in Chrome) until the game receives its first inputs, but there is sound, so watch your volume!

Can you evade the troll for long enough for the sun to rise and turn it to stone before you perish, and can you afford risking your life by plunging downhill to get ahead of this foe?

A loose but working interpretation of the theme. Your life is not currency in the sense of money, but you can choose to “pay with your life” (to an extent) by jumping several platforms down when the risk seems worth it.

I usually do three day jams, but I was moving to a new home this weekend and missed the first day—still happy I got something together!

Keyboard only. Arrows or AD to move left and right, down arrow or S to jump straight down.

Made in 48 hours for Ludum Dare 44. The theme was your life is currency.

Sounds from zapsplat.com.

Partial melody by Edvard Grieg (In the hall of the mountain king / I dovregubbens hall) is public domain.