Boreal
In Boreal you get to play as a Ermine (also known as the Stout) and must attack rabbits, harvest their organs and sell them for Trufflenuts. Make sure you get enough to get through the Gates of Glory.
Controls:
WASD or Arrow Keys to move
LShift to run faster
Space-bar to interact/ drag corpses/ burrow
Tab (or press Tab button) to access build panel.
Type the following keywords SLOWLY that are shown during a hunt
Occasionally mouse and click controls for Howard's Shop.
Stuck here's some more info:
Drag around on the map and select a burrow to teleport to it.
In the Tab tool bar you can purchase 3 items
- Axe Station for butchering rabbits
- Bait for attracting rabbits you can hunt
- Stealth Mode plants a pumpkin you can wear to get 2x closer to rabbits.
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| Status | In development |
| Platforms | HTML5 |
| Authors | Luckythespacecat, busyneuron |
| Genre | Survival |
| Made with | Aseprite, Audacity, FL Studio, GDevelop |
| Tags | cold, Colorful, Dark, ermine, hunting, Pixel Art, snow, stout, winter |
| Average session | A few minutes |
| Inputs | Keyboard |
| Accessibility | Color-blind friendly, High-contrast, Interactive tutorial |
| Links | Steam, Kickstarter, Steam |
| Content | No generative AI was used |
Development log
- Boreal Kickstarter LaunchDec 10, 2025

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How on earth did you do this in a week... NICE WORK!!!