Harold and the Purple Crayon is a videogame based on the 1955 book by Crockett Johnson. It is not related to the 2024 movie starring Zachary Levi. Instead, the game stands out as its own entity.
GAMEPLAY[]
The game is an open-world 3D platformer where as Harold, players can draw whatever is required to finish a level in Story Mode. As incentive, the game's Story Mode features collectable blueprints for adding preset drawings into your own custom levels.
The game also features a level creator where like in the book, you can draw anything to your heart's content. The level creator supports up to 4-player local split-screen co-op (Basically it would be Harold in different clothes and reskins), with online multiplayer support (depending on if 8, 12, or 16 players should be the capacity for online play) for playing other people's levels. You can even upload your own custom levels online.
As far as what you can draw in your own custom level(s), you can draw a cape, a jetpack, or wings on Harold's back, allowing him to freely fly. Or for swimming underwater, you can draw Harold with a merman tail or a diving helmet. For mounts, you could draw Harold riding on the back of a dinosaur or horse, or vehicles such as cars, boats, airplanes, helicopters, and spaceships. The enemies that Harold comes across in Story Mode can also be drawn into your custom levels to add challenge.
The scenery itself can be drawn in depending on what setting you want your custom level to take place in, whether it's on the ground, in Space, in the ocean, or anywhere you see fit, with properties you can change such as your level's custom gravity, how long you can breathe underwater, or other customization options.