Kalm – Part 2: The Forbidden Forest

A 2.5D Turn-Based RPG Adventure

The Journey Continues...

After leaving Kalm Village behind, Zavian and Yuna venture into the mysterious Forbidden Forest in search of answers.

The balance of the Kalm Lands continues to unravel following the arrival of a mysterious comet. Strange creatures roam the wilderness, ancient pathways have begun to awaken, and rumours spread of forces moving deep within the forest.

Entrusted by Elder Sakina to reach The Kapital and seek the wisdom of Belgimine, the ruler of Kalm, the young travellers continue their journey into The Forbidden Forest.

What awaits within the shadows of the Forbidden Forest....?

Kalm – Part 2: The Forbidden Forest is the next chapter in my solo-developed RPG project, inspired by the classic JRPGs that sparked my passion for gaming and game development.

What began as a small learning project from GameDev.TVs 2.5D course has gradually grown into something much bigger. Built in Unity, Part 2 expands upon the foundations established in Part 1 while introducing new progression systems, exploration mechanics, quests, combat improvements, and story content.

This project remains an ongoing learning journey for me, and every piece of feedback, bug report, and player comment helps shape future updates and chapters!

Thank you to everyone who has supported Kalm so far. I hope you enjoy continuing the adventure alongside Zavian and Yuna as their journey toward The Kapital unfolds.

New to Kalm? Play Part 1 here  https://amario92.itch.io/kalm

Here's a quick overview of the features that were added in Part 2.

Features

• Explore New Regions
• Hidden pathways and secrets
• Expanded level design and environmental storytelling
• New NPCs to meet along the journey
• Improved Combat
• Enhanced turn-based battle system
• Dynamic target selection
• Improved enemy feedback and highlighting
• Healing items and battle effects
• Smoother combat flow and menus
• Character Progression
• Experience points (EXP)
• Character levelling system
• Post-battle results screen
• Stat growth and level-up rewards
• Animated EXP bars and progression feedback
• Exploration Systems
• Sprint mechanic
• Stamina system
• Traversal-based quest design
• Expanded world interactions
• Improved player feedback
• Inventory & Items
• Collectible items throughout the world
• Healing consumables
• Inventory integration with battle systems
• Item usage during combat
• Story Expansion
• and more!! 

Check out the launch devlog post for a more detailed look at what was added to Part 2 

https://amario92.itch.io/kalm2/devlog/1549676/-kalm-part-2-the-forbidden-forest-...

Behind the scenes

Check out early build screenshots and a look at how it all started on my portfolio post!

https://amariqbal.artstation.com/projects/L4B3Qr

Credits

Sound / Music

- Fantasy Forest song by 16Pixel -- https://freesound.org/s/785711/ 
- Slash - Rpg by colorsCrimsonTears -- https://freesound.org/s/580307/ 
- Level Up/Mission Complete (Fantasy).wav by SilverIllusionist -- https://freesound.org/s/665203/ 
- Keys Jiggle - https://opengameart.org/content/key-jiggle
- UI Item pick up - Some of the sounds in this project were created by ViRiX Dreamcore soundcloud.com/virix
- Lively Meadow (Victory Fanfare and Song) -  Featuring Music by Matthew Pablo
- Boss theme, Game over - Music by Cleyton Kauffman https://soundcloud.com/cleytonkauffman-
- Composer: Spring Some Bird Sound Effects (All Public Domain) by: isaiah658 syncopika pauliuw
- A Tale of Wind and Water" Composed by Jonathan Shaw (www.jshaw.co.uk)
- Save - https://opengameart.org/content/spell-3
- UI - https://opengameart.org/content/10-retro-rpg-menu-sounds
- UI - https://opengameart.org/content/jrpg-style-ui-sounds
- Enchanted forest theme, Blizzard ambience, Boss theme - Phat Phrog Studios

Assets
Slash FX - https://jasontomlee.itch.io/slashfx
Attack FX  https://v-ktor.itch.io/pixelated-attackhit-animationsUI https://crusenho.itch.io/complete-ui-book-styles-pack
Stamina bar https://bdragon1727.itch.io/basic-pixel-health-bar-and-scroll-bar
Raccoon - https://pixelfight.itch.io/birdcat
Water elemental - https://miih-saki.itch.io/water-elemental
Font - https://caffinate.itch.io/abaddon