You have just woken up to find out your floppy disk is full of viruses! Unfortunately, it contains the only copy source code of the game you have been working on in the past months...
Recover the source code before the disk is damaged beyond repair! Luckily, you have an excellent antivirus program, Binary Battle, at your disposal. Use it to destroy all the viruses before it is too late.
Go through the depths of five levels of your disk, kill viruses, upgrade your powers, collect coins and spend them on upgrades, find keys to the encrypted chests and find the exit to the next level.
Your disk has limited health, which decreases as the viruses attack. Also, each action generates heat, and if your drive overheats, your disk slowly takes damage.
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Binary Battle is a novel take on the dungeon crawler genre. It was inspired by GEOS and the PC game Folder Dungeon. It is compatible with both PAL and NTSC machines.
Press "Q" during the game to switch between music and sound effects.
The downloadable archive below contains the user manual in English and Spanish. The manual is designed to resemble the 1980s software manuals.
Credits:
Code and graphics: Haplo Graphics: Andy JohnsManual: Marukpa
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Rating | Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars (13 total ratings) |
| Author | Tomycase |
| Genre | Action |
| Made with | Construct |
| Tags | 2D, bloodstained, Boss battle, Construct 2, Fangame, Pixel Art, shovel-knight, Singleplayer |
| Average session | A few minutes |
| Languages | English |
| Inputs | Keyboard, Xbox controller |
| Accessibility | Configurable controls |
Development log
- What about the new hard mode?Feb 05, 2020
- Shovel or Whip - 500 Downloads!Dec 08, 2019
- Shovel or Whip - v1.0.1 : Bug fixDec 04, 2019













