Jera

Jera

DigiPen Europe-Bilbao · August 21, 2019 · Action, Free to Play, Platformer

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About Jera


Jera is a 2d platformer game in which we use powers gained progressively to defeat the evil force that tries to destroy our village.

In Jera, there is a progressive evolution of the things you can do throughout the game. First, the basic mechanics of walking and jumping are given to the player on the first area, the Village. There is where you will be able to talk with the different NPCs making use of a dialog system. There is also where the player is given the first power, the Earth, granting you the ability to swim in mud, being able to reach places you couldn’t otherwise. With this, the gameplay becomes more agile and dynamic, but not as much as when you are granted with the Fire power a bit later, a fire dash.

That is the moment in which the gameplay becomes the fastest and funniest. Then, the player gets the Water Power, and a bit of control and maneuverability is added to the gameplay, being it a gliding mist that makes you hover in the air. The game is fast, but more importantly, dynamic. The enemies and level design of the areas create interesting situations, and the art always stands as something pleasing to see while playing the game. There are some cinematics in the most important parts, and at the end, there is a final boss battle in which the player will need to use all its abilities and everything that has learnt, but this time, from a different perspective, creating a new and final challenge.

Meet the villagers:

Explore the forest:

Master your abilities:

Avoid enemies:

Be the saviour:


The game was developed by 2nd Year students at DigiPen Institute of Technology Europe - Bilbao, in an 8-month project as part of their academic curriculum. The game was made without the usage of a premade engine in C++.

Jera — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Apr 11, 2024
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Recommended Oct 23, 2025
This is by far the best sht I ever played from DigiPen students. Rarest among the rare gems because DigiPen can only leviate good stuff once in a blue moon and I bet it is all due to the kids' talents not the instructors, clearly. As always expected from DigiPen, there are little bugs here and there but nothing game breaking except quite literally only at the last boss. Its face collider is fcken broken on its last phase can cause your character to stuck around his head and they give you only one shot to hit him on his last phase because you can't land anywhere to reset the cycle so if your sweaty hands fckd up on the analog like mine did multiple times, it is game over for you. You also cannot skip the whole intro schabang making you miserably play over and over again, so I spent 20 minutes all thanks to the annoying bugs and was about to give up and come up with hatred here but hey these kids deserve better so I stopped myself and instead gave it a one last go and won. Not DigiPen, they are nowhere near the quality stuff such as Breda University can produce but the developer kids, I hope they continue their journies in this industry because they have potential. Especially the ar…
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Recommended Nov 7, 2025
Игра 'Jera' - это приятный сюрприз в мире головоломок. Простые правила скрывают обманчиво глубокую механику. Перемещение плиток и объединение их в большие блоки с одинаковыми символами затягивает, а стратегическое мышление становится ключом к успеху. Игра обладает минималистичным, но элегантным дизайном, который не отвлекает от игрового процесса. Музыкальное сопровождение ненавязчиво и успокаивающее, создавая расслабляющую атмосферу. Уровни разнообразны и постепенно увеличивают сложность, подталкивая к новым стратегиям. Отдельно стоит отметить отсутствие таймеров или ограничений по ходам, что позволяет вдумчиво планировать каждый шаг. Несмотря на свою простоту, 'Jera' обладает высокой реиграбельностью. Хочется возвращаться снова и снова, чтобы улучшить результат и открыть новые комбинации. Это отличный выбор для тех, кто ищет спокойную, но увлекательную головоломку, которая сможет занять вас на несколько часов. Однозначно рекомендую!
Recommended Jul 25, 2025
this is such a peak game please and i mean please play this
Recommended Feb 25, 2023
First part was awesome but couldn't continue on second part due huge fps drop... Needs optimization.
Recommended Sep 13, 2022
Short, but fun fantastic art and fun platforming.

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