Credits & Assets

16x16 DungeonTileset II

The Player 1 knight, the critters on the project cards, the footer patrol, the coins and treasure chest, the lever, and the lava fountains by the logbook.

By 0x72 — 0x72.itch.io/dungeontileset-ii

Released under CC0 1.0 (public domain). Used with modifications (animation frames combined into sprite strips; the two sword cursors are rotated weapon sprites).

Ninja Adventure — Asset Pack

The fly-by bat, butterflies, the mice on the Tails of the Tower card, emote bubbles, section flags, the campfire, sparkles, click bursts, slash and smoke effects, snowfall, the d20, monster health bars, and all of the (opt-in) sound effects.

By Pixel-Boy and AAA — pixel-boy.itch.io/ninja-adventure-asset-pack

Released under CC0 1.0 (public domain). Used with modifications (frames re-cut into strips; sounds trimmed and converted to MP3).

Pet Cats Pack

The cat napping on the About card.

By LuizMelo — luizmelo.itch.io/pet-cat-pack

Released under CC0 1.0 (public domain). Used with modifications (cropped into sprite strips).

Crow Sprite

The crow perched on the Devlog logbook, and its "CAW".

By Smithy Games — smithygames.itch.io/crow-sprite

Released under CC0 1.0 (public domain). Used with modifications (cropped into sprite strips).

Pixel Magic Effects

The portal that opens during the cheat-code party mode.

Art commissioned from lordfitoi, distributed by Foozle — foozlecc.itch.io/pixel-magic-sprite-effects

Released under CC0 1.0 (public domain). Used with modifications (frames combined into a strip).

Coins & Gems & Chests & More

The spinning coins that rain down in party mode.

By greatdocbrown — greatdocbrown.itch.io/coins-gems-etc

Released under CC0 1.0 (public domain). Used with modifications (one row cut into a strip).

Complete UI Essential Pack (Free)

Buttons, frames, banners, and icon glyphs used throughout the site's chrome.

By Crusenho Agus Hennihuno — crusenho.itch.io/complete-ui-essential-pack

Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Used with modifications (recolored, cropped, and used as individual UI elements rather than the full sheet).

Complete UI Book Styles Pack (Free) — Travel Book Lite

The open-book graphic in the Devlog section, and the color palette for the peach "placeholder" callouts.

By Crusenho Agus Hennihuno — crusenho.itch.io/complete-ui-book-styles-pack

Used under the pack's license (free to use, adapt, and credit; not for resale as-is). Used with modifications (cropped and repositioned).

Icons Essential Pack (Free)

Small inline icons next to contact links and status badges, the Tools of the Trade inventory icons (book, gamepad, wrench, pencil), and the achievements trophy.

By Crusenho Agus Hennihuno — crusenho.itch.io/icons-essential-pack-free-icons

Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Fonts

"Baloo 2" and "Caveat" (headings and hand-lettered accents), "Inter" (body text), "JetBrains Mono" (labels), and "Silkscreen" (the pixel lettering in the game layer), all via Google Fonts, all open source (SIL Open Font License).

itchio-downloader

Used to pull the free asset packs above straight from their itch.io pages.

By Wal33D — github.com/Wal33D/itchio-downloader (ISC License).

Project art, screenshots & trailer

Tails of the Tower's key art, gallery screenshots, and contest trailer belong to Too Many Cooks, the 24-student University of Delaware capstone studio that made the game. Whispers Through the Halls' key art belongs to its 11-person studio team. Project P.E.T. is my own solo jam game.