Slash Dodge

PREMISE

This game was made for the 20 Second Game Jam 2025.

You play as a samurai who gets ambushed by an assassin that tries to strike you down with their sword. The catch is, you don't have a weapon, and the only way to survive is to dodge the incoming slashes for 20 seconds in order to gain concentration and stop the blade.

Will you be able to stay alive?

CONTROLS

LEFT	A	LEFT ARROW KEY
RIGHT	D	RIGHT ARROW KEY
DOWN	S	DOWN ARROW KEY
JUMP	SPACE
DOWN LEFT	A + S	LEFT + DOWN ARROW KEY
DOWN RIGHT	D + S	RIGHT + DOWN ARROW KEY

Hold the keys to maintain position, except for jumping.

GAMEPLAY

• Dodge in 6 directions based on the position and direction of the slashes
• Incoming attacks are telegraphed with the red indicator. A slash will strike after the indicator fills up
• Attacks gradually speed up over time, increasing the challenge
• Survive for 20 seconds

If you run into performance issues and any visual bugs, I would highly recommend downloading the game instead, or switching to a different browser.

DIFFICULTY OPTIONS

There are 3 difficulties to choose from: Easy, Normal, Hard

Each difficulty has it's own slash spawn interval and indicator speed.

CREDITS

Artwork & assets: Me

Programming: Me

Sound Design: ENNE

Huge thanks to ENNE for making all the amazing music and sound effects! Check them out on their page: https://musicbyenne.itch.io/