The Nexatli Expedition

The Nexatli Expedition
is a metroidvania platformer
with GameBoy and early cinema aesthetics.

The famous explorer Joseph Silvester is departing for the Amazon rainforest in search of the legendary "Eye of Nexatli".

Little Kevin tags along and finds himself lost in the jungle.

Will he be able to return home safe and sound?

Drawn and coded by DarkStar

Play the demo!

Features

Low-resolution pixel art augmented with modern graphic effects

The game runs on Unreal Engine 4 and leverages its capabilities to modernize gameboy-styled pixel art with transparencies, glow, distortions and more.

Freedom of exploration

The Nexatli Expedition is a metroidvania at heart but nobody is telling you where to go. Feel free to explore.

Built for platforming

Run, jump, skid and crawl as you would in a platform game. Timed jumps and stomping enemies will be of the essence to navigate the environment.

Latest news

A custom tonemapper and eye adaptation

Gamedev

August 11, 2021

When you start working with pixel art in UE4 y'll notice very soon that something is off. The colours of the sprites, most likely picked from a well-defined palette, look brighter than they should be and this is a big turn-off for any artist working...

Pixel-perfect fonts in Unreal Engine 4

Gamedev

April 02, 2021

Chances are if you're making a low-resolution game you also want a low-resolution font that looks good. You have two options: Look for free pixel-art fonts that suit the aesthetic of your game Become a typographer Luckily for you, the second option...

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