Possession Soul A Game Jam submission for Pixel Game Jam 2025 

Theme: From the Dead 

Made in Godot

About the Game Possession Soul is a 2D platformer where you play as a restless spirit who can possess the living to achieve your goals.

How to Play

• Move – WASD

• Possess / Unpossess – P (Keyboard), Square (PS Controller)

• Interact – E (Keyboard), Cross (PS Controller)

• Restart Level – Use the in-game restart button

Mechanics

• Ghost Form: Basic movement

• Possession: Take over enemies to access their abilities

• Limited Time: Enemies can only be possessed for a short while

Strategy Tips

• Plan your route before jumping bodies

Made With

• Engine: Godot 4.4.1

• Language: GDScript

• Tools: Audacity, Piskel, Pixilart

Credits

Game Design & Programming

• Barkot / shaderhex

Art

• Unknown – CraftPix Crystal Cave Backgrounds (link)

• Bahran – GitHub (link) / itch.io (link)

• Kenney – Input Prompts Pack (link)

• Omniclause – Spikes (link)

• mounirtohami – Pixel Art GUI Elements (link)

Music & Sound

• Universfield – Pixabay (link)

• homemade_sfx – Pixabay (link)

• marb7e – Freesound (link)

• freesoundsxx – Pixabay (link)

Special Thanks

• Playtesters for hunting the bugs down

Known Issues

• Some possession transitions may snap or jitter.

Source Code

• https://github.com/ShaderHex/Possessed-soul

Socials & Contact

• GitHub – shaderhex