Charon's Companion

Charon's Companion is a 3D adventure platformer where you play as Nyx, a cat navigating the underworld to save your late owner, Chrys. After her soul shatters in the wake of a tragic accident, Charon, the ferryman of the afterlife, asks for your help in piecing it back together. 

Jump, climb, and solve puzzles across a mysterious spirit realm, uncovering lost memories and facing echoes of Chrys’s past. Only by restoring her soul can you help her find peace and finally move on.

Nyx is a cat and emotional support animal for Chrys, a devoted mother and wife. After a tragic accident claims Chrys’s life, Nyx is left alone in the family home. One night, drawn by a strange flickering light, Nyx chases it through the living room, leaping over furniture and knocking over objects. The commotion causes an old door to crack open slightly. From behind it spills a void of pure blackness. When Nyx steps inside, a sudden light cuts through the gloom, revealing a skeletal figure cloaked in worn robes. 

He introduces himself as Charon, ferryman of the dead. He explains that Chrys’s soul has been fractured, splintered by grief and regret, and cannot move on. Because of Nyx’s deep bond with Chrys, they alone can enter her soul and help restore it from within. 

Charon ferries Nyx to a strange, dreamlike island where the first piece of Chrys’s soul was lost. At the island’s center stands a vast, surreal library, its shelves stretching endlessly into the mist. There, Charon says, the first soul fragment lies hidden. 

As Nyx explores the island and solves its puzzles, they begin to uncover letters exchanged between a younger Chrys and someone named Daisy, a friend from the past who may hold the key to healing what was broken.

   Credits

• Kevin McNulty - Producer
• JiaXu (Josh) Chen - Assistant Producer, Narrative Lead, Level Designer
• Kevin Xiao - Tech Lead
• Zejun Meng - Level Designer
• Maya McDaniel - Art Lead
• Victoria Lau - Artist
• Lantian Xu - Artist
• Jung Choi (Aguaral) - Composer