KARST: Speed the Void

🌑 Karst: Dive into the Darkness (But Not Alone)

In this unique asymmetrical multiplayer experience, survival depends entirely on your coordination. The environment is unforgiving: spikes, bottomless pits, and above all, the Darkness itself—a creeping void that drains your team’s life force the moment they linger too long in the shadows.

🎮 Two Roles, Two Ways to Play

• 🏃 The Explorers (Keyboard): Play as agile but fragile adventurers. Run, jump (with highly polished physics and game feel), climb ropes, and trigger ancient mechanisms to clear the path. Your only rule: Never leave the Guardian's halo of light.
• ✋ The Guardian (Webcam & Augmented Reality): One player becomes the supreme protective entity. Using real-time hand-tracking technology via your browser's webcam, your real hands interact directly within the game world to light the way and trigger environmental interactions!

⏱️ Built for Speedrunners & Pure Competition

• 📊 Real-Time Metric Tracking: We track everything. Every single run is put under the microscope, and all your metrics—down to the millisecond—are saved directly into the database.
• 🏆 Leaderboard Rivalry: Compete actively against your friends, your team, and the rest of the community to squeeze out the absolute best scores.
• ⚡ Zero Friction: No account creation, no password confirmations, no registration forms. You click the private playtest link, and you are instantly in the game competing.

✨ Key Features

• 🤖 Innovative Webcam Controls: The Guardian physically interacts with the level using their own hands. A unique, mind-blowing hybrid experience.
• 🎨 Art Direction & "Juice": Full UI overhaul, real-time dynamic shadows, cinematic camera sequences, full particle systems, and screen shakes for total immersion.
• 🗺️ Handcrafted Levels & Modifiers: A meticulously designed progression introducing new hazards at every turn, spiced up by mutant game modes (Lunar Gravity, Meteors, and more) to flip the rules.

📋 Technical Setup for Playtests

To ensure the best experience in the depths of Karst once you grab your playtest access on Discord:

• Browser: Use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge for optimal MediaPipe performance.
• Webcam Access: The Guardian player must allow camera access in the browser popup.