For the first time ever, I am putting out an RPG for sale rather than for free. It's an expansion of my Ridiculous Games Contest entry from 2020, improving it in numerous small and subtle ways that really add up.

https://cheeseforge.itch.io/athe-quest

Athe Quest is a game about a warrior prince going on a quest to rid the land of an evil overlord, with an art style intentionally reminiscent of the way I drew pixel art back in 2002-2005, but in higher quality.

Some features:
- Four playable characters, forming one full adventure party. Eric, the well-rounded hero; Mags, the elemental mage; Dirk, the physical powerhouse; and Mina, the fast but fragile mixed attacker focused around the ice element (she's the furry one you see from behind in this screenshot)
- Customization and meaningful choice. Every time you level up, you gain permanent stat bonuses and penalties based on your equipment. There's a point near the middle of the game where you are offered to take one of several very powerful items from a treasure chest, some that can be passed around between multiple heroes and some that basically replace any other option you could give that hero to use.
- Brevity. The entire game can be played in under half an hour if you're really good at intuiting the weaknesses of the bosses, combat tactics, and have a little luck on your side. It likely won't take you more than an hour to clear all the boss and get to do your victory lap back home unless you find the combat engaging enough to do some extra grinding for its own sake or push to get both copies of the blizzard spell.
- Wit. I can confidently say this is some of the best character writing I've put into a game, blunt though it may be.
- Vore jokes. Nothing explicit, but a few characters mention the concept of eating people.