Jump, shoot, scavenge, and date your way through the genre masher that is The Heap! Play as Larpp, a rejected video game character who must fight his way through different genres to escape the heap and star in his own game! Will you find the one genre you truly belong, or be consigned to the pages of history?
Release Date:
05/08/2015
Role:
Programmer
Client:
Dakota State University
Work Dates:
08/25/2014 - 05/08/2015
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