RIVER

The great collapse could be traced back to an event in 2068. The Last Rain, or so they call it.

When one of the most fundamental cycles of our planet broke, the world followed suit. It wasn't just the thirst that killed us, not society caving in under the scarcity of a necessity, nor was it clawing hunger that finally settled in, but it was the realization that the earth had finally given up on its most populous parasite. Riots became wars, and wars became silence. Until merely chasms of nothingness were left. When the sky turned into a blazing ball of heat, humanity did the only thing it could. It crawled back into the dirt.

Desperation begets creation. Humanity's greatest quality was its ability to produce magnificent things in the most trying of times. Hidden within the cracked remnants of what once were thriving wilderness, Dr. Arthur U. Lan built a grey sanctuary. He surrounded himself with the hum of machinery and the ghosts of a dying planet, obsessed with a single, impossible task of fixing the broken parts of nature.

But tragedy was destined to fall as all things created will eventually become twisted

Year XXXX. Deep within the cooling metal of an abandoned bunker with no recollection and a wiped system unit, Model G5-R17 flickers to life. Guided only by fragmented logs and encrypted data found along the way, G5-R17 must navigate through the desolate remainders of what once was a beacon of hope and find out what happened to the mysterious voice behind all of the logs saved, Arthur.

What truly happened all those years ago? Will Arthur's mission finally come to fruition or will it pitter out along with the rest of Earth's existence.

About the Project

River is an entry project for the 2026 GameDev.js Jam.

Additionally, we incorporated the WaveDash challenge into the game. By looking at global records and accomplishments, you can actually see how you compare to everyone else, adding a competitive layer.

Visit Wavedash:

RIVER - https://wavedash.com/games/river

Controls:

[W,A,S,D] - Movement 
      [Q]         - Change Mode
       [E]          - Interact
  [Space]    - Action