John is living inside a facility. He can't remember who he was, how he got there, or why they're performing experiments on him.

Help John uncover what is really going on, and discover the truth.


This game is our entry to the 2026 GBA Jam. We hope you enjoy playing it!

- Reggie & Qwertyman

Controls are:

Keyboard GBA Action
X A Interact/Use Items
Z B Cancel Interaction
Backspace Select View Inventory

We want everyone to be able to play the game to completion, so you can find links to walkthroughs here.

Made by Reggie and Qwertyman with the awesome Butano engine, narrative scripted with inkle using the inkcpp runtime.

Source code available here.

Updated 15 hours ago
Published 4 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Authoreragnarok
GenreAdventure
Tags2D, Game Boy Advance, Pixel Art, Retro, Story Rich
ContentNo generative AI was used

Download

Download
The_Artifact_jam.gba 2.1 MB

Install instructions

This is a GBA ROM. It's been tested on original GBA, Nintendo DS, and the mGBA.

Comments

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The ambiance is really great !

Thanks! :)