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Opensara
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About the game
Opensara is a platformer with a shoot-em-up on the side, starring Sara, the girl who became the mascot of OpenGameArt, a site where artists share free game art. A witch has fed Sara poisoned apples, so she has to cross the world, collect the magic keys that open magic signs and reach the exit of each level before her energy runs out. On the ground she runs, jumps twice in the air and stomps enemies from above; in the flying stages she takes the controls of a seaplane and shoots her way through.
You choose the world from a menu: Mountain, Tower, Cloud, Train and City, each with its own look and its own enemies, plus a short Tutorial that shows the controls. The art is colourful pixel art, the sound effects are retro bleeps, and the soundtrack is a set of fast chiptune and rock tracks that suits the pace of the game. Some levels end with a boss.
Playing it here
Click Play and wait a moment while the game loads (about 11 MB, downloaded only when you press the button). Click inside the game once so that it receives the keyboard, then press Enter on the title screen. Use Up and Down to pick a world and Enter to start. The first time, the Tutorial is a good start. The game does not save your progress; each session starts from the menu. A gamepad also works.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Left and right arrows | move |
| Up arrow | jump (press again in the air to double jump) |
| Down arrow | stomp, while jumping |
| Space | shoot, in the flying levels |
| Arrow keys | move in all directions, in the flying levels |
| Enter | start, pause and resume, skip scenes |
Tips
Double jump. Many gaps need the second jump; press Up again at the top of the first one.
Stomp enemies. Landing on an enemy with the Down arrow hurts it, so you can use the fall as an attack.
Collect the keys. The exit stays closed until you have opened the magic signs with the keys of the level.
FAQ
Does it work on a phone? It needs a keyboard or a gamepad, so it is best on a computer.
Does the game save? No. You start from the world menu each time.
Is it free to share? Yes. The code and most of the art are under the MIT licence, and the music and the Sara sprite are credited below under CC0 and Creative Commons Attribution.
Credits and licence
Opensara was made by devnewton, using LibreSprite for the sprites, jsfxr for the sound effects and Tiled for the levels. The code and, unless noted otherwise, the art and sounds are under the MIT licence.
- Sara: sprites by Mandi Paugh, "Sara wizard", licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, edited by devnewton.
- Music by Centurion_of_war: "Pushing ahead" and "HellDrake" and "Church combat" under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, and "No Stars", "Chippy melody", "Distortion prototype", "Overdrive", "Pushing yourself" and "guitar 53" under CC0.
- CyberTux: art by devnewton derived from Tux, the Linux mascot drawn by Larry Ewing (lewing@isc.tamu.edu), made with The GIMP.
- Other sprites, tilesets, levels and sound effects: devnewton, MIT.
The licence texts and the source of this build are linked from this page.