Hi everyone!

A few months ago, I made a bit of an experimental game: a Zelda-like for Gameboy Advance. And I don't mean a game inspired by the GBA era, no, I mean a homebrew running on the actual hardware.  This was Aereven Advance, a sequel to Aereven Lunar Wake, made in a couple of months for a jam. That sure was a challenge, but I loved every minute of it and I'm quite proud of the result!

But halfway through, I realized there was a better game buried under it. Something longer, more fleshed out and not constrained by the time-frame of a jam or the retro hardware.

You guessed it, Legends of Aereven: Sleeping Azure is that game.

So what is it?

Aereven Sleeping Azure is an action-adventure game for PC/SteamDeck.

It's about a young boy traveling the world to look for his missing parents. He can't decide if he's lucky or not because while a storm left him stranded on the remote Sofore Islands with only the clothes on his back and his sword, evidence suggests his mother is there too! Thing is, she's deep in a magical healing sleep...

To wake her up, our hero will have to collect the three magical stones hidden in massive dungeons full of enemies and puzzles. But even getting to those dungeons won't be easy! There are many caves, towns and forests scattered around the multiple islands, each coming with their own hardships but also new abilities that will open more paths. And as he meets and helps colorful characters, our young adventurer will learn the tragic fate of the Three Heroes who came before him and hopefully learn from their mistakes to find the secret fourth stone and unlock a happy ending for the Sofore Islands...

I hope it sounds as exciting to you as it did to me when I made it!

Because I left out the best part: it's free!

So check it out?

Legends of Aereven: Sleeping Azure

See you around the Sofore Islands! ;)