Skullz is a Creepy, Retro, Mind-Bending Adventure

Created by art student Feliks Balzer, who also goes by the moniker Pizzamakesgames , Skullz is a traditional text-based adventure game with a bizarre twist.

is a traditional text-based adventure game with a bizarre twist. The aim of the game, which sees the player control a pixelated skeleton-type creature via text commands, is to explore your surroundings and find your purpose.

With a host of eccentric characters, including a talking skull named Yendor, Skullz takes you on a journey through foreboding forests, randomly placed basketball courts, and a castle with a creepy atmosphere that will make you question everything. The Skullz soundtrack is now available from Bandcampfor a name-your-own-price fee, and a remix of the title theme has also been uploaded onto Soundcloud. Pizzamakesgames is currently in the process of kickstarting the equally trippy sequel ofon Indiegogo. Skullz 2 will continue the events of the prequel and introduce players to a whole new world filled with paradoxes, a new soundtrack, and an opportunity for new and old characters to interact. At the time of this article, Skullz 2 has managed to attract €137 of its total €500 funding goal, and the campaign is scheduled to end tomorrow at midnight.

You can play Skullz for free today in your browser, or download it for your Android device from the Google Play Storefor $2.00 USD. For more information on Skullz or Skullz 2 you can follow Pizzamakesgames on Twitteror browse through his development blog on Tumblr. What do you think is really going on in its hyper surreal world? Share your thoughts in the comments section.