Story

Why the palace went dark, how Floppa Palace opens up door by door, and how the magic paintings work.

Floppa Palace from above: a sandstone palace with red tower roofs on a moat island, round bushes and trees along the path, the garden with a fountain and soft clouds in the sky — Floppa Palace, the hub. Every picture on this page comes from the development build, rendered in Godot.

The story

Princess Sogga invited everyone to the Golden Shrimp Festival at her palace. But Bingus got there first: he scooped up every Golden Shrimp that lit the palace, hid them inside the magic paintings and locked the doors behind them. Each shrimp you bring back opens more of the palace, until the way up the keep to Bingus is open.

Floppa Palace

The palace stands in the middle of the Floppa Kingdom: a walled island with a harbour, a royal road, guards and townsfolk. Inside, the palace opens up bit by bit. Every door shows how many shrimp it needs, so you always know your next goal. Later, the warp pipe in the basement will lead to whole new hub worlds.

Floppa climbs the white palace steps between glowing lanterns and potted topiary; the big front doors stand open onto a foyer with a red carpet, framed paintings and wood panelling — Walk right in: the front doors swing open and the foyer leads on into the lobby.

The palace lobby: a patterned red carpet with gold edges over a checkered marble floor, wood panelling with a gold rail, wall lamps, a banner, potted plants, a stone-framed door marked 1, and Hazel the Hint Keeper near Floppa — The lobby. Hazel the Hint Keeper tells you which door is next, and the numbers on the doors are how many shrimp they need.

The palace island from above: the palace with its keep, the village, the hedge maze and topiary garden, the town wall with its gatehouse, the harbour and the lighthouse — The Floppa Kingdom from above: the town wall and gatehouse, Floppa Harbour with its lighthouse, and the palace with its keep.

The Floppa Kingdom gatehouse with guards and townsfolk — The gatehouse: a new game starts at the harbour and walks in here.

Floppa Harbour with piers, boats and the lighthouse — Floppa Harbour, with boats and a lighthouse you can climb.

The palace keep with its belfry — The keep on the palace roof, where Bingus's purple glow shines from the belfry.

Inside the keep hall with the Rainbow Rush painting — The keep hall, home of Sky Spire and Rainbow Rush.

The palace grounds

Open from the start

The Floppa Kingdom: a town wall with a big gatehouse, the royal road, guards and townsfolk
Floppa Harbour with boats and a lighthouse to climb
The moat and the front door
The garden with a cannon that wakes up later
A climb up the east wall to a rooftop secret
A secret at the bottom of the lake

Lobby and painting rooms

Doors for 0, 1, 3 and 8 shrimp

Bramble Hill Fort, Sunshell Bay and Croaker Swamp behind their paintings
The east hall with a secret slide behind a curtain
The boss door for 12 shrimp: Sir Bonkus's Sky Arena

Basement

Opens with Sir Bonkus's key

A vaulted cellar with a fountain pool to practise the splash pack
Flood Caverns and Ember Forge, each in its own lit alcove
The Inner Vault for 20 shrimp: Hollow Manor and Cog Works
The pipe room for 70 shrimp, where the warp pipe will lead to new hub worlds

Upper floor and keep

Doors for 30 and 50 shrimp

Four paintings on the upper floor: Frosty Peaks, Giant's Garden, Puffcap Skyway and Dune Ruins
The keep on the palace roof: Sky Spire and Rainbow Rush in its hall, balconies, a roof walk and a belfry to climb

Paintings

Jump into a painting and the whole world is open: every shrimp in it is out at once, so you collect them in any order. The info card shows what you have found. Most worlds also hide eight red coins, worth one more shrimp, and some have 50 world coins to spend on cosmetics.

The goal card of Bramble Hill Fort: six goals with shrimp icons, plus eight red coins and 100 coins — The goal card that opens when you jump into a painting.

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