Death Spiral
Death Spiral is a one-button horror roguelike built around timing actions on a spinning circular interface. Instead of controlling a character with conventional movement keys, you watch a marker rotate around the circle and press a single button at the right moment to attack enemies, defend yourself, and interact with other parts of the game. Each enemy introduces different attack patterns and timing challenges. Some encounters change the direction or behavior of the rotating marker, forcing you to react to more than simple speed. Between battles, you can spend your earnings in a shop to improve attacks and other abilities, creating powerful combinations that can dramatically change how later rounds play. The game was created for The Very Serious Juniper Dev Game Jam and combines a minimalist one-button control scheme with horror visuals, fast music, increasingly difficult encounters, a boss fight, and continued progression beyond the main sequence.