[Developer recommends Windows version! Mac users may have to go through some steps to get the game running due to OS X's overzealous security settings (see below). HTML5 version has been taken down due to crashes.]

What was supposed to be a special day for Aurora and her bear friend becomes a day of chaos and war, as legions of nasty rats try to solve her trick! Who would even do such a thing? No time to dwell, because she's got rats to crush!

Beast Friends is a game by Shuckelll, littlekittenbit, and MayorMcFrumples. Additional help from Ionwhat. Music and SFX by Blepasaur

Some sounds sourced from freesound.org

Fonts by somepx
Created for the Robot Party 2023 Game Jam.

Instructions:

WASD to move

LMB held - order your bear to charge to a location. A bear that's following you will run to where your mouse cursor is.  LMB clicked will progress through dialogue.

MMB/Space clicked - AOE attack.

RMB held/clicked - call your bears back after they've stopped from charging (or running away!). Bears will continue to return to you even after you've released the button. RMB clicked will skip current dialogue scene.

ENTER/RETURN - Pause the game. Click again to unpause. Game will automatically pause if you click off the window during a wave.

C - disable/enable camera shake.

F - disable/enable Aurora's footstep sound effects

(TRUSTY) PATCHES

07-18 @ 4:25 PST:

• added some SFX
• added some VFX for clarity
• Special BG for Mac version
• Sprite update for excessive flashiness

07-21 @ 12:40AM PST:

We get that you might be busy, so wayyyyy below I'll list the cheats/debugs.

• fixed some typos
• F now disables sound of footsteps

AHHHH CHEATS!

On the title screen:

ESC - enables "ESC for insta-loss" during the wave.

A - increase your AOE distance by 50 pixels.

B - add a bear to your roster.

1 and then SPACE - start at level 2 (a bug will play the level 1 dialogue, though)

2 and then SPACE - start at level 3 (same bug as above)

In Game:

0 - instant win

1 - reset game

ESC - if you've enabled it on the title screen, this will give you an insta-loss.

M - hit all anomalies at once

The Anomalies will only appear after your first game over!