Masqueraid
Made for the 2026 Global Game Jam
Description
In this metroidvania-esque adventure, explore a forest full of assorted creatures and loot. Find magical masks that let you imitate the abilities of the wildlife and reach the greatest treasure of all...
Gameplay
Traverse the forest and fight foes
Collect masks and beat obstacles
Spend your hard earned currency in unique masks
Have fun!
Controls
Keyboard
WASD - Movement
Q and E - Switch Masks
Left Click - Swing
Left Click Hold - Shoot
Space - Use Mask Ability
F - Interact
P - Pause
B - Bestiary
Controller
Note: Generally Picotron has weird bindings from web to not, screen bindings apply to web version, downloaded version will swap the face buttons
Left Stick - Movement
X and B - Switch Masks
RB - Swing
RB Hold - Shoot
LB - Use Mask Ability
A - Interact
Start - Pause (Note : Web build does not work, must use keyboard)
Y - Bestiary
Team
Programmer: BearPolice
Lead Artist/Map Designer: Joseph Fox
Character/Monster Design: HoneyVee
SFX/Music and Title Screen: Shady Glasses
Post-Jam Update
Added an Arena with endless waves of enemies to fight
Added Hard Mode
Added Bestiary
Added 2 secrets for beating Hard Mode
Added 2 new Masks
Reworked Peckish Mask
Can now quick swap masks with keys 1-9
Map has been revamped
Some areas are now hidden from view
Added enemy variants with harder AI
Improved existing enemy AI
Added a death animation to the boss
Boss attacks nerfed
Boss hitboxes nerfed
Fixed boss music continuing to play after being defeated
Added controller support
| Updated | 13 days ago |
| Published | 20 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Rating | Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars (2 total ratings) |
| Authors | BearPolice, Joseph Fox |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Tags | 2D, Exploration, ggj2026, Global Game Jam, Metroidvania, No AI, picotron, Pixel Art, Retro, Top-Down |
| Average session | About a half-hour |
| Languages | English |
| Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Xbox controller, Gamepad (any) |
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it's funny, but i hate all hives in this game, they're terrible, that's impossible to kill them without damage.