BOYD

Work in progress!

Just a little story I'm working on after reading a lot of horror books I like :-).

Boyd is a horror game currently in development for the Game Boy, combining elements of a visual novel with interactive gameplay. The game tells the chilling story of a cursed man who made a terrible deal and now haunts the cemetery where his unmarked grave lies. Players will navigate an eerie village and its haunted surroundings, uncovering the disturbing myth of Boyd through dialogue, cryptic encounters, and unsettling visual sequences.

While primarily a visual novel, Boyd also features gameplay segments where players switch between different perspectives—playing as a villager trying to survive, or even briefly as Boyd himself, hunting those who disturb his grave. The game balances atmospheric tension, jumpscares, and haunting visuals to create a deeply unsettling experience, all within the limitations of the GameBoy.

Most of the sprites are created with this amazing tool:

https://sanderfrenken.github.io/Universal-LPC-Spritesheet-Character-Generator/

Authors: bluecarrot16, Benjamin K. Smith (BenCreating), Evert, Eliza Wyatt (ElizaWy), TheraHedwig, MuffinElZangano, Durrani, Johannes Sj?lund (wulax), Stephen Challener (Redshrike)

- body/bodies/male/light.png: by bluecarrot16, Benjamin K. Smith (BenCreating), Evert, Eliza Wyatt (ElizaWy), TheraHedwig, MuffinElZangano, Durrani, Johannes Sj?lund (wulax), Stephen Challener (Redshrike). License(s): CC-BY-SA 3.0, GPL 3.0. see details at https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-character-bases; 'Thick' Male Revised Run/Climb by JaidynReiman (based on ElizaWy's LPC Revised)

    - https://opengameart.org/content/liberated-pixel-cup-lpc-base-assets-sprites-map-...

    - https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-medieval-fantasy-character-sprites

    - https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-male-jumping-animation-by-durrani

    - https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-runcycle-and-diagonal-walkcycle

    - https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-revised-character-basics

- head/heads/human/male/light.png: by bluecarrot16, Benjamin K. Smith (BenCreating), Stephen Challener (Redshrike). License(s): OGA-BY 3.0, CC-BY-SA 3.0, GPL 3.0. original head by Redshrike; tweaks by BenCreating; modular version by bluecarrot16

    - https://opengameart.org/content/liberated-pixel-cup-lpc-base-assets-sprites-map-...

    - https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-character-bases

These credits will be implemented in the game when it’s finished!