(here is a link to a short video trailer)

Tess is a platformer run-and-gun game. It follows the story of Tess, an odd little girl who had a bad day.

You run and you shoot and you can pick up exp to increase your total number of hearts.

This game was made in Java so it should work on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Playable in the following languages:

English
French (Français)
Korean (한국어)
Japanese (日本語)
Spanish (Español)
Chinese (中文)
Portuguese (Português Brasileiro)

Features:
# Original Soundtrack
# Original Spritework
# Character Art from happyhyoo
# Jump and Shoot Gameplay
# Cast of strange characters who wear masks

How to run the game:

1) Extract the zip to its own folder.
2) Be sure that you have the latest version of Java installed for you computer. You can download the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) here: https://www.java.com/en/download/
3) If you're on windows, double click the "Tess (RUN ME).exe" to start the game. Otherwise run the "Tess.jar" to start the game if you're on another Operating System.

Default Keyboard Controls:
(these can be changed from the Escape menu)
Up, Down, Left, Right: Arrow keys
Jump/OK: Z
Shoot/Cancel: X
Investigate: Spacebar
Switch Weapon Left: A
Switch Weapon Right: S
Escape Menu: Escape Key (immutable)
Toggle Full Screen: F11 (immutable)

Gamepad Controls:
Up, Down, Left, Right: Left analog stick/D-pad
Jump/OK: A button / button 0
Shoot/Cancel: X button / button 2
Investigate: Y button / button 3
Switch Weapon Left: Left button / button 4
Switch Weapon Right: Right button / button 5
Escape Menu: Start button / button 7

Please make sure you have the Gamepad plugged in before starting Tess if you want to play with the Gamepad.

Feedback is appreciated, since it will help me improve the game going forward from here.

Tess OST (bandcamp)