It is with great emotion that I officially announce the release of The End Grows.
After 3 years of development, the game is now available on Steam.
In The End Grows, the end of the world arrives in 5 minutes, and a strange yellow entity forces you to relive these final moments in an endless loop. The game is built on two strong pillars:
Its gameplay:
At first glance, The End Grows may look like a metroidvania with a time loop, but its real strength lies in its progression system.
I designed an almost exponential leveling system, where you increase your stats in the heat of action, using the directional pad.
Every enemy you defeat gives you a large amount of XP, and the whole strategy revolves around optimizing your run to become strong enough to accomplish an objective within those five minutes.
Progression happens on two layers:
During the run, thanks to the stats you upgrade.
Between runs, since the items you acquire persist when time resets.
Most items rely on percentage-based bonuses to stats and XP, making every new run increasingly explosive and impactful.
Its universe:
A vast 2D side-view open world, built with a minimalist art direction in shades of gray and yellow.
It deals with themes of the end of the world, infinity, and absurdity.
The story, told through environments and NPCs, leads to a memorable ending. The roughly twenty hours of gameplay, spread across eight chapters, allow for a complex narrative that gradually unfolds.