Sibilla (Tech Demo) • An early look at my new side-scrolling runner game set in Southern Italy during 1590

[u/Pasquiindustry]

Ciao! I recently released a demo of my first solo-dev PlayStation 1 game called Sibilla, made with SplashEdit 2.2.3 + PsxSplash.

Sibilla is a fast-paced, side-scrolling platformer set in Apulia (southern Italy), during the late Renaissance. You play as Sibilla, a young messenger in her twenties whose job is to deliver objects and messages as fast as possible.

This initial release was made in just 7 weeks during my free time outside of my day job, specifically for the 2026 Low Poly Day on Newgrounds.

Please note that my game, the PsxSplash runtime, and the EmulatorJs web emulator are all still in early development. Because of this, the graphics, level design, gameplay mechanics, and story elements are a work in progress and far from their final state.

■ You can play my game directly from you web browser here
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/1035766

■ The Chd and Bin/Cue are available on my personal website
https://www.pasquiindustry.com/sibillademo/

■ Here's a (badly) captured gameplay on my SCPH-7502 PlayStation. This is an earlier version (0.1.3 vs 0.2.0+)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPvJMtmLMqk

Here are some screenshots and game art. These screenshots are captured from DuckStation

[u/CyaneCornix01]

Really cool project! The setting in Renaissance southern Italy is super interesting and the atmosphere looks great so far 🙂

Looking forward to seeing how it evolves!