@ben @jess This is a submission for the June Solstice Game Jam

I'll be honest, I wasn't sure what to build for this jam. The theme is wide open and I kept going back and forth between something silly and something that actually meant something.

Then I started reading about Juneteenth and I just thought... this is it. This is the one.

What I Built:

March to Freedom is a top-down arcade survival game where you lead a growing group of marchers to freedom. Your player follows your mouse across the field. Scattered marchers join your group when you reach them. Shadow enemies try to stop you. Collect lanterns to charge special abilities. Reach 250 marchers to win.