Lab 005A game in ten levels

XoloNine Rivers

Xolotl, the Mexica god of lightning, guided the dead through Mictlan, the underworld, in the shape of a dog. Play as his xolo, from the canals of Xochimilco down through its nine levels to the Lord of the Dead.

←→ run Space jump C spit X dash Esc pause

Left thumb runs and aims. Jump, Spit and Dash are on the right.

Levels

How to play

Move

←→ or AD run. Space or Z jump; hold it to go higher
Drag on the left to run and aim. Tap Jump; hold it to go higher
In the air against a wall, push into it to slide; jump to kick off
↓ + jump drops through thin ledges
In water, steer any way; jump is a stroke, or a leap out at the surface
A great leaf throws you up; hold jump on it to fly

Fight

C spit, aimed eight ways with the arrows or WS
Hold Spit; aim with the stick
X dash.Tap Dash. On the beat (the four dots up top) it's long, and nothing stops you
Jump on the small ones. Grab a shield for a new spit: lightning, fire or obsidian, yours until you fall

Stay alive

Each hit costs a leg or the tail. Keep out of trouble and they grow back
Everything moves to the music: pillars fire, mountains slam, wind gusts on the beat
Every level ends with a guardian. Watch for its opening
Three jade glyphs hide in every level. Find fifteen and the cenote opens: a bonus dive (Levels menu)

Pause and settings

Esc pause, M sound, ` tune the feel. Gamepads work too

Exit

Difficulty

Language

The story is invented; the myths it borrows from are real. ·

XoloNine Rivers

Paused

Out of limbs.

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