Feed IT Souls
FEED IT SOULS is a metroidvania for the Game Boy Color. It was made in 6 weeks for GBCompo23. Download the .gbc ROM or .pocket file to play on real hardware or an emulator of your choice (the ROM is intended to be played using a color device and will NOT run on the original DMG or Pocket Game Boy). Alternatively, you can play in browser.
You are the offspring of IT, a bio-technological monstrosity after only one thing - delicious souls! Seek out and retrieve souls to feed your master. His power is your power, and every soul retrieved will enhance your mobility as you explore your surroundings.
Normal Mode - The baseline game. A decent challenge that will test your precision platforming skills.
Hard Mode - Butt clenching precision platforming. More enemies, enemies and bosses are faster, some area layouts are redesigned to increase platforming challenge.
Bonus Mode - ?
Collect a total of 25 lost eggs located throughout the map. Every 5 eggs collected will unlock a variant color palette to enjoy during play.
Find all 25 eggs and complete the game to unlock a BONUS MODE!
Put your speed running skills to the test and screenshot your best times below! Or submit your PB to speedrun.com
CREDITS
A Game by Gumpy Function | Website | Mastodon | Instagram
SFX by Blezz Beats | Website
Music by Beatscribe | Twitter
Download
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Development log
- Feed IT Souls v1.4 "Speedrunners" UpdateOct 18, 2023
- Feed IT Souls v1.3 "Swear Jar" UpdateSep 19, 2023
- Feed IT Souls v1.2 "Auto-Run" UpdateSep 18, 2023
- Feed IT Souls v1.1 UpdateSep 14, 2023
- FEED IT SOULS for the GBC is OUT NOW!Sep 11, 2023
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I've played some great indie games and some interesting social commentary games. I did not expect this to be both and I'm so glad I had no idea what this was about until I played it. I only saw the Metroidvania tag via RetroAchievements and checked it out.
Excellent game with good progression, some great visuals and an overall well-designed style of gameplay. The brilliant "lore" is just a bonus on top of all that.
If I had one nitpick: I personally found the first boss harder than the final boss on my first playthrough. I would have liked it if the first boss was maybe 5%-10% slower which would have made me more likely to learn the attack patterns before dying a good few times. (I played on Normal mode so not sure if that makes a difference)
Other than that, I am disappointed that someone posted about an Easter egg that I didn't find. I was gonna play it again in hard mode anyway, but I hope I find the Easter egg too!
Well done on a very cool game and I wish you nothing but success!
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Download Updated Version here - https://hardware-gui.su/
dont listen to this mofo, been spamming this link everywhere and it's probably a hack
The transphobic transforming transhumanist smiley kills everyone on Mars and now you gotta kill it!
Was a fun game with charming design. The hard mode was too hard for me so I had to finish the game in normal though xd
lovely game! I ran into a bug coming down the ladder at the beginning of the game before I could jump where I got stuck in the ground. Just an FYI incase you’re still bug squashing.
Cheers, that's an uncommon bug that I haven't been able to remove, yet. But I'll see what I can.
This has aged extremely well. It has become an excellent parody of Elon Musk and DOGE.
I made Feed IT Souls in response to Elon buying twitter and then pushing it further down the rabbit hole. I had no idea how much closer to reality this would be 2 years later, lol. Crazy world.
i downloaded a game boy color emulator just to play this game, no regrets here! 10/10 game
Holy crap, that was an incredible game! This is the first game of yours that I’ve played, and I’m definitely gonna go through the rest of your catalog to see what else you’ve made. You’re super talented! Works great on original hardware, too!
Thanks! Enjoy the others.
This was so frustrating (maybe because I played on hard on my first playtrough...), but it was amazing. Also, I am in the save room after the underground chambers and I found only 24 eggs. Is the last one in the final chambers, on the way to the final boss?
edit: I found the last egg and finished the game on hard mode
Hey there, all the eggs are found to the right of ITs lair. There arent any on the way to the final boss. You're keen starting with hard mode. Its pretty brutal.
I found a decently useful glitch. I kinda want to tell, but I don't want you to remove it. So, when you reach the Rat Boss (after getting the double jump), if you're on the ground and keep either the left or the right key, you become invincible. By that, I mean the rat boss can stand next to you or throw those mice and you won't die. Was it intentional or not? Either way, PLEASE don't remove this glitch
That wasn't intentional, no. Dont worry, I wont remove it.
Thank God. I might do a normal playtrough to see how it differentiates from hard
Hi,i am confused were to go after the seoncde soul...
There is a map that gives you hints on where the next soul is. Interact with the save spot in ITs lair to view it.
Great game! Can you put the source file to learn how to do like you? Thank you
Hey, I won't be releasing the project file but you can check out my 'Lets Build a Platformer' GB Studio Course via my itch profile if you want to learn how I make platformers. It's free.
great ! thank u
Hi, Gumpy. I just finished the game! Pretty fun, though the final boss was a bit frustrating to me. Anyway, I was curious... How long did it take for you to make this game? And, did it turn a profit? I hope these questions are not odd.
Hi there, I made this in 6 weeks for the GB Compo 23 jam. The game is free to play so I haven't made money off it. Although a small amount in donations which is nice. But when I do a jam, it's just an opportunity to learn and try new things so it's not a bother if it doesn't make money.
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man this game so good. love it. keep it more like this.
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This game has it all. Actually, all of it. The gameplay, the art, the music and SFX, even a great story and worldbuilding!
This is the second Gumpy Function game I've played and it's just as incredible. I found myself getting so invested in the story and the characters, and while it was really challenging at times (this isn't typically my genre of game), it was so rewarding finally beating it. Really loved it :)
Thanks so much! So glad to hear it :)
Wow, 10/10 would buy a cartridge! Excellent graphic style and great platforming design. But still can't find the last egg xD
Really fun game! Just the right amount of challenging. The only problem I came across was that I couldn't long jump (hold X) to the left- so as I wass feeling out the area and jumped across a spike chasm the game wouldn't let me go back to get an egg :(
I have found a glitch that is quite game breaking, especially from a speed running perspective. It allows you to double jump early and i have been able to replicate it multiple times. entering and quitting time trials will allow you to double jump, letting you skip a huge chunk of the game (including the first rising acid section) and letting you grab the second soul early
i will get some footage of it now.
Thanks heaps for the bug report. I'll take a look at this and release an update with some bug fixes soon.
maybe it should be kept in for speed running purposes, but if you want to fix it it's fine. anyway, here's the footage. sorry about the cusor
and as for the rising acid skip
Its actually super useful for speed running so keeping it in could possibly be beneficial
amazing game! I am usually not a big fan of metroidvania games but this is extremely good and really blew me away!
I loved Metroidvania games, so I knew I was going to like this game.
But it surpassed all expectations. A must play for anyone that likes the genre!
Thank you so much :)
This game has it all. Actually, all of it. The gameplay, the art, the music and SFX, even a great story and worldbuilding!
Gumpy and co., this is genuinely one of the best games I've played. Extra applause for the art!!!
The suffering was worth it:
Thank you!
Is there a way to download the mobile version of it?
The browser version is the GBC ROM packaged in an emulator. You can download a Game Boy Color emulator for your phone and run the downloadable ROM through that, though 👍
Stumbled across this absolute gem and I'm in love. Perfectly challenging platformer with a great story and pace. The music and design is perfectly crafted and I was hooked for 2 hours grinding through the game. I'm new to the concept of devs making their own game boy games but this feels so true to the handheld console. I crave nothing more than to play this on my game boy!
Thank you! So glad to hear you enjoyed it 🤝
Hey there, cheers! You can download the Game Boy Color ROM. I recommend downloading an emulator such as BGB.
10/10 really really good game
W game
HELL YEAH that victory screen was beautiful. So worth it.
Glitched into the ground at first ladder. :(
is the antagonist elon musk lol? Great game still looking for the last egg before I finsh
Nice Metroidvania mechanics. the dark athmosphere is insane and man, the jokes. I love it
Why couldnt i jump from the very beggining of the game
....oh, I was kinda hoping for that last scene to last a bit longer but oh well the game was very fun.
did you just turn the republican party into a game's antagonist? A very fitting role
Very cool game!! I like the vibe and the dark feeling it gives, and also the jokes.
I don't know what to say about the feeling when this file opened on my old GBC ahahah it's been very fun and frustrating like the old days
Thank you for keeping the Game Boy community alive! Gonna play it on my Pocket, so I'm especially happy for the .pocket file :) Well done!
Pressing B on the Pause menu causes the game to restart, even if Continue is selected. Is that intentional?
It caused me to lose my progress 😟
Its not intentional, no. It's likely defaulting to select the quit game option on B press. Its supposed to only allow an A button press. I'll look into it. Sorry about that.
It is not a Souls-like game, though.
man this game so good. love it. keep it more like this.
Hey! This game is so awesome! I write a blog about indie games and would love to interview you guys!
Hey there, you can contact me through my website www.gumpyfunction.com and we can go from there. Cheers!
sweet sounds good!