
RAVEN-STAR
A tiny Game Boy Color game about finding a place where you belong.
You are a raven born without wings. Cast out of your village, you must find a way to return home. Run and jump around The Ravine on your journey to find the legendary Wishing Star.
RAVEN-STAR was made using GB Studio. It can be played here in the browser, but it can also be downloaded as a ROM file to be played with an emulator or original hardware.
Keyboard | Game Boy |
Z | A |
X | B |
Arrow Keys | D-Pad |
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (169 total ratings) |
Author | Joseph Supino |
Genre | Platformer |
Tags | Game Boy, No AI, Pixel Art |
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Development log
- RAVEN-STAR Version 1.2 Update52 days ago
- RAVEN-STAR Version 1.1 Update86 days ago
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I loved it, very cute and a wonderful heart. You've managed to show how a beautiful story can be told in only 15 minutes. Thank you for this wonderful little game.
That was really sweet!
Great music, great art, and over all great story.I like the mechanics that are unlocked through the story and the le el design. Keep going doing indie games and some day you will succeed. Thank you 👍
I loved it, thank you <3
short but excellent!
Excellent game, Earthbound vibe
Dear developer,I absolutly loved yoyr game and made a walctrought on it
Here the video
Absolute cinema
Truly
10/10
How many people did it take to make this are you a solo dev
he was a solo dev! He made it in a month.
That is impressive
The game is beautiful in its simplicity and elegance =)
觉得可以把故事写得再长一点。
bug where if you jump into a cutscene you wont fall to the ground and just float.
really cool game, has a nice message about acceptance.
also has a beautiful pixel art and a nice soundtrack that fits the game perfectly! 10/10
For anyone having trouble starting. the start button is J took me aa bit to find it and i almost didnt play since i couldnt get through the menu lol.
Just finished this little game and it was very nice. The art style was great and the music during the Shadow was panic inducing. The message at the end was very heartfelt and especially the ending (well I chose something else). Overall this was a fun gem.
amazing game it's reminds me of Celeste, in the best way possible! What didn't you all pick for your wish I picked something else and someone kind.
i have tried a million times to make the jump over the spikes while you're being attacked by a raven but i just cant jump far enough
Are you holding down the running button before you jump? When you’re running you jump further.
you can’t do that, i’ve tried. alot. you either don’t jump or you don’t jump far enough.
Are you playing in the web version or did you download it and play it on an emulator? Both worked for me. It might be your keyboard not registering more than two inputs at the same time. (that’s just a guess. I don’t know) If you have a phone, you can play it with a touchscreen. You shouldn’t have issues with that.
I do not have a phone.
I gave up playing after getting to this point too. I tried every variation I could and simply cannot make the jump/glide.
Cool subject for a little platformer ! In my oppinion, you just can quiet the sound at the reception of the jump. It's quite annoying because this is the main mecanic of the game (I played on the browser player)
Incredible game, thank your for that !
WOW, really really love this!
t's a lovely concept. The aesthetic is very cute. I appreciate that if I fail to perform an action in the game, I just have to repeat the area. This makes the challenge quite enjoyable.
Thanks to everyone for the work.
Bravo! What I’ve witnessed here is a marvellous and elegantly straightforward playable interpretation of Joseph Campbell’s monomyth.
** Do not read if you have not finished Raven Star **
From the call to adventure and the discovery of a mentor, the little raven goes to the Woods, and then the Star Mines which are both tangible embodiments of the Threshold. The temptation is posed here in Raven Star by one's own Shadow at that Treshold — as it takes place in Phantastes by George MacDonald, The Waste Land poem by T. S. Eliot, or the cave's scene with Luke and Yoda in Episode VI: "What’s in there?" "Only what you take with you."
Then, the journey stars as jump-and-run playable challenges, which I have found on a sweet spot of being finely tuned — challenging enough to stay engaging, but never frustrating. There is a clear moment of abyss and transformation. I have found it beautiful that Raven’s shadow disappears at the bottom of the cave — where the darkness is so deep that a shadow disappears — followed by a brief moment of atonement, and finally, the return to home… to have some tea.
Such beautiful meaning behind such a lovely game. I could play this game for hours! Here's my playthrough if anyone's interested!
My sweet lil crow won't jump! I hear a sound effect, the screen kinda shakes, and the upper left and lower right corners glitch a bit, but there's no jump.
I tried playing in Firefox and Safari, but neither works :/
You’re not supposed to be able to jump at the start. You have to find a wizard who fixes your legs. I think they were hurt when you fell. There should be ladders you can climb with the up arrow! Hope that helps
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omg thank you. i was focused on what i thought were crates, so i missed the ladders!
frozen on sign saying warning and controls seem broke..
Really awesome game with a cute inspiring story and fun platforming challenges
the first ending that i got was the cute one where my friend who gave me the fast legs (running) and was rlly nice to me asks what type of tea i want. Next ending, im gonna ask for wings. :). this is so wholesome. This is amazing. This is... I don't know how i didn't tear up. This was the best... I don't even know what to say.
What a great short little game. So cute and wholesome and genuinely fun challenges without being too much. The ending actually brought a little tear to my eye
I like that little crow
what a silly
very wholesome
Thanks for showing the wings ending because I played through and saw the wizard one loll pretty cool
if any speedrunners are having fun with the game there is a speed running page for this game! (Play the 1.1 version as it’s slightly shorter) just record your play and submit! Right now the fastest time is under 6 minutes!
https://www.speedrun.com/RavenStar
Nice short game, had a bit of trouble with the gliding mechanic but still manageable. Also, shout out to the Wizard, a real bro!
Bravo !
i loved it
cute little game
Strikes right in the nostalgia, great!👏🏼
The game is really cute!
What a well-made game. Artwork and game mechanics are all so well-done! I played without sound, but I saw Coffee Bat did music, so I'm sure it's amazing too.
music is really good! I recommend a play though with sound!
You’ve talked me into. I’ll give it a replay with sound.
I need to do the other ending anyway!
You were absolutely right. Sound and music made it even better! And I found out there's more than just the two endings I thought I'd find? Gotta play again.