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.

Writing lore using a wiki

Building a World

For OlderQuest, one of the things I really want to focus on is the lore and world building. There’s something about creating a cohesive and interesting world that really intrigues me, and I want to make sure the lore is well-documented and easy to expand upon as development progresses.

To help with this, I decided to create a wiki system where I can document all the logic and details for the world. This acts as both a development tool for me and a way for players to explore the world’s history and mechanics.