Zly.II - The Hacked Station
A downloadable game for Windows
(Game includes English and French localisations)
Zly.ii is a first person scifi adventure game with challenging puzzles, made for the 10th anniversary of the Black Cube series (ASA: A Space Adventure, Catyph, Myha, Kitrinos, Boinihi), commonly compared to such games such as Myst or Rhem.
This new episode can be played without knowing the previous games, the necessary story elements being brought through the narration, but of course knowing the other episodes will enrich your experience.
"You are an astronaut from planet Terra who has been invited to the Table of the TSP - Terran Space Pirates, because one of the members, also your friend, is missing. Your mission is to go to the Catyph planetary system to use the Kunci, a kind of stargate, which will teleport you to the last presumed location of your friend. She was looking for a rare Black Cube, an alien artefact with various powers. After using the kunci, you realize that you have to explore an old Anterran space station, but you are stuck there with no way to go back. In addition you can't find your friend, and you feel that a hostile presence is looking at every of your actions in this dark place..."
The game was made in Unity with 360° panoramic views (prerendered backgrounds and video cutscenes, like Myst III and IV). It has the very usual ASA art style, quite simple and retro, but I hope it will look good enough in 2023. The logical puzzles are in the continuation of the Black Cube classics, requiring to explore, observe, understand and take notes with paper and pen. The gameplay mainly uses the mouse, keyboard is sometimes necessary to input passwords/commands, or to display the menu (echap).
Versions
The Jam Edition is the complete game with a few limitations. It was created for the Black Cube Jam that I hosted between May and November 2023. As a Jam release it is not perfect (ie lacks sound effects). As a free version it also has low resolution (720x405).
A final 1080p version is planned and should release soon, with hd resolution (1920x1080), sound effects and other improvements.
Credits
A game by Simon Mesnard: www.simonmesnard.fr/
Music by Python Blue. Check his numerous albums on Bandcamp: https://python-blue.bandcamp.com/
Download
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Development log
- Zlyii Final Edition to release tomorrow!87 days ago
- Zlyii Final Edition to release on Steam and itchio!94 days ago
- WalkthroughJul 03, 2024
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A really cool short scifi adventure game! I found the puzzles to be a nice challenge without being too cryptic, and I enjoyed exploring all the environments and uncovering the story.
Here's the first part of my playthrough (it's of a slightly earlier version of the game, but I replayed the new version and it's very similar):
Great playthrough! Well explained and easy to follow. Glad you liked the game, thanks for making this video!
Any idea when it will become available again
Oh sorry, I was so absorbed by my other game in development that I totally forgot to visit itchio for a long while... I would like to make Zly.ii available again before Summer. If it is too long and you don't want to wait, please feel free to contact me through www.theblackcube.fr and I will do my best to send you a private access if it is possible. I would however recommend waiting for the improved version.
Sorry for the wait, but the Jam version of Zly.ii is finally available again! However I have not been able to finish the updated version with sound effect and improvements as planned, because of a busy schedule - still working on it from time to time though, not cancelled so far.