Downward

Answer the Call of the Abyss!

What's at the bottom of the pit? Could be anything! Could be everything! I have to find out!

Downward can also be played on Lexaloffle, home to all the Pico-8 games!

How to Fall

Press ❎ or 🅾️ (x or c on keyboard, any face button on controller) to jump into the pit.

Use left and right arrow keys, d-pad, or analog stick to drift during free fall.

Press ❎ or 🅾️  to fire downward, launching yourself up!

Go right in the main menu to see the credits.

Go left in the main menu to access the hat shop.

Use up and down to navigate the shop.

Hold ❎ or 🅾️ in the shop to buy a hat.

Press ❎ or 🅾️ to equip a hat you already own.

The Pit!

How Not to Get Hurt

Do not run into blocks of dirt.

Do not run into the insectoid inhabitants of the Pit.

Do not let the green bugs spit acid on you.

Do not let the red bugs explode near you.

Shoot dirt blocks and insects to destroy them.

Stone blocks cannot be destroyed.

Hug the sides of the pit to fall slower.

The Pit!

Credits

All art, sounds, and code were created by Glenn Cagle.

Feel free to use any of these assets in your own work.

If you do, please credit me and let me know so I can check it out!

The Pit!

Thanks for playing!