The game is Skellywave, created by Optimus6128 for the CGA Game Jam 2026.

It is good to see that people in 2026 are keeping the CGA faith.

This is a very simple game which I think is best described as a simple cross between Venture and Wizard of Wor.



Your goal is to blast the skeleton heads to death with your dagger-blasting Wizard? while gathering the required amount of gems before revealing a door to the next room!

It's a simple, satisfying game with nice, chirpy SFX.

The visuals are crisp, with nicely sized sprites. I especially like the detail on the gems and doors.

The best part is the game wraps forever and ever, so you can continue to score attack indefinitely!

The last room is a void, which I prefer. You can endlessly blast things in this room.



My only real complaint is that your player sprite fits exactly in gaps, so sometimes entering a gap is a bit dicey. The game allows for 8 way movement, but perhaps locking it to 4 way, tile based might have made it a bit smoother. That or a slightly more forgiving bounding box for your player sprite.

It is not enough to ruin the game though. You just need to be careful and preemptively press the way into the gaps so you slither your way in.

Highly recommended.