Silvoria

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“Ancient and deep is the heart of the glade,

Where life finds refuge in its luminous shade.

A treasure of earth no other can claim,

Yearning for hands that will honor its name.”

— From “Silvoria’s Symphony”

Overview

Silvoria is a story-driven, no-combat conservation RPG, where you play as Ren, a young conservationist working to restore an ancient medicinal forest in visible decline. Progress is measured in habitats recovered, species documented and trust earned, while navigating the tension between ecological survival and the economic pressures threatening it.  A  game with no traditional win or lose condition, explore, restore and let the story unfold at your own pace.

Built for the QSImpACT Skills Challange 2026 (Beginner No-Code Track), focusing on SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 15 (Life on Land)

🎧 Headphones/earphones highly recommended!

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Controls

Silvoria is played entirely with the keyboard, no mouse required:

• Arrow Keys - Move
• Shift - Run (or walk, if Always Run is enabled)
• Z or Space — Confirm / Interact
• X - Open menu / Cancel

Game Engine

RPG Maker MZ

The Team

Silvoria was designed and developed by NPC Studio, a 4-person student team from Vietnam:

• Thai - Lead Game Designer & Project Director (25thai.dm@vinuni.edu.vn)
• Khue - Lore, Map & Character Design (25khue.dnm@vinuni.edu.vn)
• Hung - Lore, Map & Character Design (25hung.dq2@vinuni.edu.vn)
• Thuy - Map & Character Design, Video Pitch Editor (24thuy.ng@vinuni.edu.vn)

Content Notice

Silvoria contains themes of environmental loss, ecological decline and the consequences of unsustainable human practices. Some scenes may be emotionally heavy. Player discretion is advised.

Generative AI Disclosure

Generative AI was used during the development of Silvoria as a brainstorming and refinement tool. Specifically, it assisted with developing the game's storyline and core mechanics from an existing idea the team had already established, provided feedback on character dialogue and the game's lore as we gradually expand the scope of the game, and offered suggestions on map design for the game's various areas.

Human supervision was present throughout our game design journey. All final decisions on story direction, game mechanics, dialogue, characters and map design were made by the NPC Studio team.

No AI was used inside the game engine itself. All maps, character sprites, and in-game assets are from RPG Maker MZ. Custom sprites (for Act 5) was created manually in GIMP. No AI-generated art or assets appear anywhere in the game.

Credits

This game was inspired by the Lost Verdania area in Hollow Knight: Silksong and Undertale.

Music used throughout the game (disclaimer: these tracks are either copyright-free or royalty-free)

1. Moss Grotto (Hollow Knight: Silksong OST) - Christopher Larkin (LINK)

2. Kingdom's Edge (Hollow Knight OST) - Christopher Larkin (LINK)

3. Mosstown (Hollow Knight: Silksong OST) - Christopher Larkin (LINK)

4. Greenpath (Hollow Knight OST) - Christopher Larkin (LINK)

5. Nature Documentary - DELOsound (LINK)

6. Queen's Gardens (Hollow Knight OST) - Christopher Larkin (LINK)

7. Nature - Nikita Kondrashev (LINK)

8. Shellwood (Hollow Knight: Silksong OST) - Christopher Larkin (LINK)

9. Flock Together (Undertale Yellow OST) - MasterSwordRemix - GlitchedPie (LINK)

10. Lost Verdania (Hollow Knight: Silksong OST) - Christopher Larkin (LINK)

11. Weaver Experiment 2 (Hollow Knight: Silksong OST) - Christopher Larkin (LINK)

12. Ambient Silk Escalated (Hollow Knight: Silksong OST) - Christopher Larkin (LINK)

13. There Might Be Hope - Ohster (LINK)

14. Nature Documentary - DELOSound (LINK)

Title screen image: Rainforest by Karina Formanova (LINK)

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