Cerebral Frenzy

Venture into the unstable mind of a troubled kid and help him defeat all his nightmares.

Controls:

• WASD or Arrow keys to move
• C/J/Left mouse button to fire
• X/K/Right mouse button to shield

While you fire or shield, your axiety will increase. Keep an eye on the gauge at the bottom left of the screen and take breaks when you can. If your anxiety reaches a critical level you will become unstable until you can calm down.

Featuring 5 unique nightmares. Can you beat it in less than 5 minutes (300 seconds)? Comment your time below! And please, keep your comments coming! We are writing everything down and we will make a post-jam update. Here is the current progress, with a few of your comments already addressed:

Credits:

• Game design and development: https://josepvalls.itch.io/
• Visual design and 2D art: https://itch.io/profile/bdudman
• Sound design and original soundtrack: ch3ckpo1nt.com
• Particles CC0 from https://kenney.nl/assets/particle-pack
• Explosion CC-BY from https://cartooncoffee.itch.io/

Known issues:

• The shield counter is not working on the HTML version of the game, at the end it will show 0 in your gameplay stats. It doesn't affect the rest of the game.
• The HTML version has some minor audio stuttering and overlapping issues. Shouldn't affect gameplay.
• Play in your browser or download the Windows build for an improved experience.