SHARDS
An asymmetric co-op horror puzzle for 2–4 (best as a duo). One works the board, the rest hold the rules — you never see each other's screen, only your voices connect. The symbols you must describe have no names. Convey them before the caged core collapses. Miscommunication is fatal.
You and your partner are looking at different screens. One of you is the Operator, working the board; the other is the Guide, who holds only the rules. You can never see each other's screen — your voices are the only link. It plays best as a duo, but scales up to four — adding the Suppressor and the Decoder — while any number of others can join as listeners.
But the symbols you must convey have no names. Not a triangle, not a circle — alien marks that resist words. You'll have to invent your own language with your partner, fast.
At the center, a caged core is pulsing. Every mistake swells it redder, closer to collapse. Let it collapse, and the core breaks free of its cage.
Roguelike runs, never the same twice. Solve a stream of "anomalies" — symbol locks, ciphers, sequence locks — with your voice alone. The difficulty doesn't come from more; it comes from how hard it is to communicate clearly. A tense co-op horror puzzle, built for streams.
Key Features
- Voice-only asymmetric co-op: separate screens, different information.
- Nameless symbols you can barely describe — invent your own words for them.
- A collapse on the clock: the caged core swells red and finally breaks loose.
- Roguelike anomalies: symbol locks, ciphers, sequence locks, and more.
- Difficulty by communication, not count.
- Built for streams: panic, miscommunication, last-second tension. Spectator / viewer-join supported — unlimited listeners.
- Online co-op for 2–4, best as a duo (roles: Operator, Guide, Suppressor, Decoder; join code), plus solo practice & tutorial.