Burrowvane: Mini Metroidvania

A short metroidvania for one sitting: a mole explores 20 connected rooms under a hill, finds double jump, wall climb, dash and swimming, beats 3 guardians and races home for a best time. Free, no ads, no tracking; keyboard or touch.

Burrowvane is a short metroidvania for one sitting. A young mole wakes in the burrows under a hill with no special skills. Twenty connected rooms hide four abilities, and each one opens paths you could see but not reach before.

Three guardians hold the relics that open the Hill Gate. Beat them, carry the relics home and see how fast you can do it.

• One connected map: twenty rooms across four depths, from earthy tunnels to a flooded blue hollow
• Four abilities: double jump, wall cling and climb, a dash that breaks thin roots, and swimming
• Three guardians: the Root Maw bursts from the floor, the Stone Beetle charges into walls, the Hollow King dives from above
• Shrines: four shrines restore your hearts and save your progress, so you can stop and come back
• Map screen: Tab or the Map button shows visited rooms, shrines, guardians and unclaimed powers
• Speedrun score: your finishing time is saved as your best
• Touch friendly: an on-screen pad with large Jump and Dash buttons

Code and text written with AI assistance; checked by PN Scripts with automated tests. Every shape is drawn and every sound synthesised by code; there are no AI-generated image or audio files.

Controls

• Arrow keys / A D: move; Up / Down: climb walls and swim
• Z or Space: jump (again in the air once you have Moss Wings)
• X or Shift: dash (after you find Thorn Dash)
• Tab: map
• Touch: on-screen pad, Jump, Dash and Map buttons
• P / Esc: pause, M: sound

Made by PN Scripts.