Octomancer

Octopus Adventure · 2021 · the archive

Octomancer was our fresh mix of arcade, platformer, and multiplayer: build an underwater cove, defend it from waves of enemy octopuses, and merge crystals together to grow your magic. Players from all over the world competed to become the most powerful Octomancer in the ocean.

Action Arcade Casual Platformer Multiplayer Unity Indie

Play on itch.io

The Game

Build defenses: secure your cove from enemy octopuses.
Upgrade your loot: merge crystals to create the most valuable treasure.
Capture pretty crystals: compete with players all around the world.
Grow in power: become a feared Octomancer in the depths of the shallow sea.

Players: multiplayer, real-time via Firebase
Genre: action, arcade, casual, platformer
Procedurally generated levels and a creature bestiary
Built in Unity by a two-person studio
Published by Brotagonists, Brno, 2021

Screenshots

Defending the cove: octopuses, plants, and a spiky creature closing in — Defending the cove

A swarm of colourful octopus enemies filling the cove — A swarm closing in

The Creature Cave collection screen, showing captured creatures like Spikeyboi and Crazeye — The Creature Cave

The global leaderboard screen showing top players and their scores — Global leaderboards

Brotagonists

Brotagonists was the two-person indie studio Daniel and Milan founded in Brno in 2020, during the quarantine. Octomancer was the game we built and published together.

Daniel Nečesal

Project director / Game programmer

After finishing his Master’s degree in Physics, Daniel decided to follow his lifelong passion for game making: YouTube tutorials, the Unity docs, then a few solo games. During the 2020 quarantine he partnered up with his friend Milan Švancara to start Brotagonists.

Milan Švancara

Art director / Producer

Milan (aka Svancara Strings) had been creating graphical art and music for over ten years. He specializes in orchestral music with a focus on storytelling, and treats art as a channel for sharing his stories and emotions, hoping to inspire the same feelings in others.

Devlog

17 December 2020
Octomancer closed beta launched

The closed beta went out to friends who wanted to help test the game.
20 February 2021
Octomancer website live

The Octomancer website launched, with sign-up for the closed beta.
28 June 2021
Octomancer open beta launched

The open beta went live: anyone could play and help test the game.