In developmentGodot 4

The Endless Murder

Fly the dying frontier. Gather what is left. Lead the flock.

A crow over a country that has stopped trying. It is an arcade flight game in the spirit of the one everybody has played, dropped into a bleak, dark-Americana frontier and given real weather to fight.

Platforms
iOS · Android · Web
Engine
Godot 4
Status
Store release in preparation
Key art for The Endless Murder: a lone crow lit from above in a swirling storm of hundreds of birds, over a red sky and a ruined skyline

Tap to flap. Hold to glide, and the wings open against the fall. That is the whole of it — everything else is nerve.

What it is

Six things that make a run

  • Two inputs, and that is all

    Tap to flap. Hold, and the wings open against the fall. Everything else in the game is a consequence of those two things meeting weather.

  • Sky that pushes back

    Thermal updrafts lift you for free. Downdraft squalls are invisible until you are inside one. Crosswinds nudge your line just enough to matter in a gap you had measured.

  • The murder

    Collect without hitting anything and lone crows drift in from the edges and hold formation behind you. Crash, and they scatter into the mist.

  • Power-ups you hold

    Grave Shroud and Gale Force sit in a slot until you choose to spend them, on their own buttons — so a power-up is never triggered by a flap you meant as a flap.

  • One second chance

    Every run allows exactly one revival, and then it ends. No amount of watching, buying or waiting produces a second one, so every score means the same thing.

  • Play without an account

    No game account or leaderboard. On Android, Google Play handles optional purchases, and you may choose a rewarded ad for your one revival.

Screens

Ten from the build

One run, three worlds

The apocalypse unfolds while you fly it

Survive long enough in a single run and the world changes underneath you. It is one continuous flight — the stages arrive, they are not chosen.

  1. The Dying Woods

    Tangled trees, fallen timber and branches at wing height, with each environment bringing its own light and weather.

  2. The Abandoned Settlement

    Ruined buildings, broken fences and chimney hazards, rendered in the materials of the environment you chose.

  3. The Open Wasteland

    The terrain opens up, but wire, sentinels, opposing birds and harsh squalls keep the flight demanding.

The Endless Murder app icon
Where it is

Feature-complete, and not yet on a store

The game plays end to end on web and desktop. A signed Android debug build and a Play-format test bundle have been verified, and the automated Game Loop build passed on real hardware. Play Billing is wired, but purchases still need testing through a store listing. A production release also needs upload signing; iOS awaits Apple signing.

The soundtrack now has seven original tracks: three included with the game and four offered in-game. No third-party music ships in this build.

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Business inquiries

or contact@araneidinteractive.com

Writing about it? The press kit has the screenshots above at full size, key art, logos and a fact sheet — free to use.