Taking equal inspiration from hack ‘n slash dungeon crawlers (procedurally generated dungeons, loot drops, etc) and Metroidvania-style platformers, the game aims to immerse you in its 2D fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets. 

In Chasm, players take up the role of a soldier passing through a remote mining town on their journey home from a long war. The town’s miners have recently disappeared after breaching a long-forgotten temple far below the town, and reawakened an ancient slumbering evil. Now trapped in the town by supernatural forces, you’re left with no option but to explore the mines below, battle enemies and bosses, and increase your abilities in hopes of finally escaping and returning home.

Dan Adelman and Discord Games jointly announce their partnership on Discord Games’ upcoming 2D platform adventure, Chasm.

Adelman will be helping Discord Games formulate their business strategy in all areas ranging from marketing to business deal negotiations to scoping out new business opportunities. This past August, Adelman left Nintendo of America after 9 years at the company to work directly with independent developers to help them achieve their business goals across all platforms. Adelman recently announced that he is working with Tom Happ, developer of Axiom Verge.

“I am very excited to be working with Discord Games on Chasm,” said Dan Adelman. “While checking out the alpha, I was immediately drawn in by the beautiful art style, varied level design, and procedurally generated world maps. No two people will play the game in the same way. The whole package jumped out at me as a game I really wanted to be part of.”

“As developers, our continual focus is on making an amazing game for players. The business side has never been our passion,” said James Petruzzi, President of Discord Games. “We are extremely excited to have Dan’s guidance. His expertise and experience will ensure that the business and marketing side is given the same focus as the development itself.”

Key Features:

• Explore Metroid-like dungeons procedurally assembled from hand-crafted rooms in six diverse areas.
• Enjoy challenging retro gameplay and gorgeous authentic pixel art (320×180 native resolution) 
• Discover new special abilities and powers to reach previously inaccessible areas
• Play how you want by equipping weapons, spellbooks, shields, and more to both hands
• Uncover random loot drops and rare items
• Battle massive bosses & mini-bosses
• Avoid devious traps and platforming hazards
• Includes Normal and Hardcore (Scored with Permadeath) Modes
• Leaderboards for Hardcore playthroughs featuring quickest time, least damage taken, and more
• Windows, Mac, & Linux versions with Gamepad support