Sector 781

Developer: Ben James

Sep 17, 2020

Visual

8-Bit
pixel
side scroll

Structure

exploration
item gated
non linear
fast travel

Combat

action

Themes

Sci-Fi

Sub-Genre

Micro / Mini
MV Lite / Adjacent

Summary

Battle your way through 3 realms of 'Sector 781', a pixel art platformer. Upgrade your character and weapons; collect shards to increase your energy supply. Use teleports to navigate around the realms. Shoot things that move and some that don't move. Activate checkpoints to save your position.

Last updated August 08, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Web
- itch.io
Nintendo
- Switch

Resources

Links

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