The Adventure of Spyke

Spyke is a go-getter. He moved himself up the ranks at Zoid Corp. like no other Animoid before. But when he sees too much, he loses everything and has to find a way to make things right again. 
The Adventure of Spyke is a classically styled 3D top-down action RPG that takes place across a vast world. Explore forgotten puzzle-filled vaults, bustling cities, and beautiful landscapes. Battle robots, organ-harvesters, and terrifying creatures to not only save Spyke but uncover a deep mystery at the heart of reality itself.

Game Features
Classic top-down action RPG gameplay using just a game controller.

Deep story with extensive lore, characters, and story.

Puzzle-based item and inventory system. Place, rotate, and connect kanjicite crystals to make new items with new enchantments.

Find a vast array of melee weapons, projectile weapons, shields, and more.

Enchant weapons, projectiles, and shields with different elements you can switch between on the fly to test your wits and reflexes.

Further enchant weapons with different modifiers to add even more abilities, such as scanning to see enemies' strengths and weaknesses.

Connect crystals in a chain going from element, through modifiers, and then to an implement to create your own custom items.

Utilize a logical mana system that requires planning and balancing to achieve the right balance for your weapon set.

Explore cavernous vaults to find new items, enemies, paths, and more.

Create special kanjicite from their parts.

Collect all the kanjicite you can! A revolutionary system helps the user locate and use found kanjicite with just a game controller.

Not Just A Game
What a sport like soccer/football is to a gym workout, The Adventure of Spyke is to education.
Item system helps player learn to recognize Chinese and Japanese characters and learn new words.

Game dialogue uses challenging words but explains them in context.

Unique puzzles help player learn a variety of subjects, including STEM concepts from mathematics and engineering.

In game economy and currency system helps player understand banking and basic finance.

More to come that will inspire you to want to learn more -- no concepts are pushed upon the user, but rather the user is pulled into new concepts that can be immediately applied in-game in a practicum-style learning environment.

Puzzles and gameplay designed by MIT-educated electrophysics PhD scientist/programmer.