The Terror of Mongolia

The Terror of Mongolia is a rogue-like shooter set in the 13th century, recounting the tale of Genghis Khan. Riding the plains of Mongolia, Khan is on a quest to rescue Börte, his first wife, kidnapped by the rival tribe leader Jamukha the Jadaran.

Find Börte before the timer runs out, and reach Jamukha.

About:

• This game was produced for JS13k 2023 game jam. The entire game fits within 13kb.

Controls:

• Use arrow keys or AWSD to move
• Press Space to shoot
• Hold Space while moving to keep shooting in the same direction.

Features:

• Horse riding.
• Archery.
• Shoot-em-up style gameplay.
• A dozen upgrades.
• Ramping up difficulty
• Morricone-style music.
• Inspired by real historical events.

Credits and tools:

• Soundbox was used for composing music
• Both songs composed are covers from Ennis Morricone
• Roadroller and uglify were used for file size reduction
• 1878, “The Galloping Horse” from Eadweard Muybridge (the first motion picture ever made) was used as model for horse animation.
• ChatGPT used to help me learn about historical events and Mongolian culture in the 13th century.

This game produced for #js13k 2023

Game playable at: https://js13kgames.com/entries/the-terror-of-mongolia

Post mortem: https://dev.to/jacklehamster/the-terror-of-mongolia-js13k-post-mortem-part-1-33a...