About Norman the Necromancer

Norman the Necromancer is a pixel-art action game by Dan Prince, made for the js13kGames 2022 competition. Norman is an outcast necromancer, and the other villagers hunt him: hold your ground at the end of the path and stop each wave with your spells.

Spells fly in an arc, so aiming is part of the skill. Fallen villagers sometimes leave a skull behind, and Norman can raise them as skeletons that march against the next attackers. After each level you spend the souls you collected on rituals, upgrades that change how your magic works, so every run plays a little differently.

How to play

Click the game and watch the short opening.

Aim with the mouse and click to cast your spell at the villagers.

Press Space to resurrect fallen villagers as skeletons who fight for you.

Between levels, choose a ritual in the shop with the arrow keys and Enter.

Controls

Touch screen: finger on the screen = aim and cast, A = resurrect, ☰ = pause; rituals between levels: ▲ ▼ = choose, ✓ = buy

Mouse: aim; click to cast

Space: resurrect the dead

P: pause

Shop: Up and Down arrows to choose, Enter to buy

Tips

Spells fall with gravity: aim a little above distant enemies.

Resurrect as soon as it is ready; skeletons hold the line for you.

Read each ritual before buying: some make spells stronger but harder to aim.

Devices

Plays on computers; works on phones and tablets with some limits.

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