Ego's Labyrinth Demo

Ups and downs, ups and downs.

Presented to you by the Independent Gamedev Coalition at UC Santa Cruz, in a team consisting of Avery Knowlton, Cameron Dodd, Kira Way, and Ben Daly, comes a very strange game indeed.

Originally conceived of by Ben Daly as a game for the 2023 Dungeon Crawler Jam, the game has become somewhat of a different beast.

EGO'S LABYRINTH is a metaphor about ups and downs. It is a game where you heal by taking damage, and you take damage by healing. It is a game where you cannot stay "in the middle" for too long.

You are Ego, trapped in a maze of your own design, balancing a tightrope between heaven and hell, order and the id.

Imps and seraphs track your every move, so you must outsmart them.

Can you make it to the end of the Labyrinth?

• The game is a demo -- a fully fleshed-out map providing a mighty challenge and balancing act for the player.
• Striking visuals, atmosphere, and sound design.
• Interconnected mechanics creating a puzzle-action experience unlike anything you've ever played.
  
• Made by game students! ☺

Sound attributions/licenses can be found here! Sound implemented using FMOD.

Mac and Linux builds not thoroughly tested.

WARNING!! Color dithering in the intro may cause epilepsy responses in some. CLICK HERE TO PREVIEW AT YOUR OWN RISK.