About

Robbers & Mansions

Robbers & Mansions (R&M) is a 2D role-playing game that started as a weekend project and turned into a live game played by people all over the world.

It began as a way for its creator, Ellis H-W, and his dad, Nick W, to hang out and learn together: game programming, character design, turning hand-drawn art into game graphics, sound design, web platforms, and a whole lot more. Somewhere along the way, a weekend project became a wonderful obsession.

R&M is a many-layered adventure full of twists and turns, with multiple themes that are all age-appropriate for kids in first grade and up. On the surface, it looks like a game about a robber stirring up trouble in a quiet neighborhood. But by the end of Level 1, you’ll discover this game is not at all what you expected.

Credits

EllisFounder, Clapping Seal

Branding, concept, art direction, game and character design, gameplay, level design, and all the character and level drawings.

NickDad

Programming, game art, sound design, DevOps, platform design and development, and analytics.

Felix & DanielleBrother and Mom

Testing, support, extra claps, and squealing whenever Hammer Jr. gets them.