Gimped Hero Games

Living Worlds • Crafted by Underdogs • Built with Love

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To design living worlds, crafted with love by underdogs, filled with conflict and soul, telling timeless stories that emerge uniquely from every patron's choices

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Current Project: ManaBat

An isometric action RPG where elemental magic meets procedural storytelling

What is ManaBat?

A love-letter mashup inspired by Secret of Mana, Dynasty Warriors, and Kingdom Under Fire. Command elemental companions in epic battles while your choices echo across a living, procedural world spanning 1000 in-game years.

▸ Deep weapon combat with 8 unique elemental companions
▸ Dynamic magic system with combined elemental abilities
▸ Living procedural world where NPCs evolve across generations
▸ Epic endgame: defend against the army of chaos

Development Status

Overall Progress: 48–52% Complete

Updated: Week of March 23–29, 2026

Weapons System 75-80%

3 weapon types (Dual Wield, Staff, Sword & Board) with full animation chains — light attacks, heavy finishers, idles, blocks, parries, and dodges. Target lock-on system live with visual indicator. Block/dodge reactions functional. Floating damage numbers with per-element color coding.

Elemental Abilities 70-75%

All 7 core elements (Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Metal, Shadow, Solar) plus combined elemental abilities fully architected via Scriptable Objects. Momentum system, attunement management, status effects (including Confuse & Blind), environment zone modifiers, and elemental UI with icon display and momentum bar all in.

World Generation 55-60% ⬆️

Pangea approach branch launched — macro world generation phases 1–4 complete. DOTs/ECS packages integrated for large-scale performance. High-res individual biome generation is the next frontier; Pangea branch nearing merge-ready.

Enemies 10-20%

Basic scaffolding done, AI & modularity coming soon

Next Up: High-res biome generation, merging Pangea branch into world_generation

🎯 Target: Combat Prototype complete & ready for playtesting by June 2026