Sitting at home through the pandemic has made everyone a couch potato. A small group of indie developers from Germany is about to change that with their new game. Downhill Legend is the world’s first fitness-arcade game that rewards you for physical activity and enhances coordination skills.
Downhill Legend’s story hits close to home as well. It revolves around SisyFox, a person just like you and me who finally managed to break a curse and roll a boulder to the top of the mountain. But everything came to a standstill as a virus crisis caused all parks to close and he had no support left. Having no one to play with, SisyFox became lazy and depressed.
It is up to you and your smart device to help SisyFox return into his original state. You must do this by rolling the boulder back down the mountain. Every step our protagonist takes matches the steps you take and he gets fitter. You will also receive gems for walking, which can be used to purchase boosters, skill upgrades, and other tools.
Downhill Legend makes use of HealthKit data from Apple and the Android equivalent to further enrich the game’s narrative and also motivates you to walk more. Gyro sensors incorporated into the game also improve eye-hand coordination. It’s not even just one mountain that players need to master. Different worlds have different mountains to push the boulder down, each with their own unique quests to complete, shortcuts to find, clocks to beat, and also make a mark on the worldwide leaderboard!
An action-packed game with unique handcrafted polygonal graphics, colours that pop, physics-based effects, novel gameplay and a thrilling soundtrack, Downhill Legend is the game you need to play to make both SisyFox and you fit.
Download Downhill Legend now for free on the App Store and Google Play and start pushing boulders down mountains.
