OlderQuest IndieDB First Post

Note: This was originally posted on IndieDB, I’m putting it here to document things.

A game I’ve been working on for three years

With OlderQuest slowly taking shape, I want to start talking about it on a few more platforms.

This is a game which tries to distill the feeling of exploring a large fantasy open world into something that fits well onto a mobile device.

The controls have been designed with mobile in mind, with one of the central ideas being that the game can be played with just one finger.

Giant Sand Worms: First OlderQuest Boss Fight

The First Boss Battle

Recently I’ve been working on the first boss fight for OlderQuest: the giant sand worms! They’re inspired by the creatures in Dune — massive, otherworldly predators that feel genuinely threatening.

Attack Patterns

I started with a single attack pattern where the worms emerge and chomp at the player.

Emergence Attack

This felt too simple, so I added a secondary phase where the worms jump out of the ground in an arc, creating more dynamic combat.