Thanks for playing - I really like the way you narrate!
Unfortunately, it looks like you ended up on an outdated version (v0.1.1-b) due to a mistake on my part. It you're interested in seeing the improvements we've made since then, check out the latest version! (v0.2.0-b)
thank you for the kind words :) I would be curious to check out the updated version although it would most likely be for my own sake. I really like the tension and the style of horror you went with in this game. Any plans to make a sequel?
If anything, we'd go for a 1.0 release with more content and areas.
It's difficult to say what our next move is right now, but the team has voiced interest in doing a major update for next Halloween - we could so something sooner though!
well whatever you all do i wish you the best of luck and if you need any help with voice acting i have some experience and would be happy to lend a hand :) either way I look forward to seeing what you come up with next!
I appreciate you going back to see what the death is like. We wanted to avoid including jumpscares in the game, but realized later that we might want to add it as an option. If we come back and add it, you'll see that "drawn jumpscare" you were talking about!
I experienced some fps drops at the beginning, probably because of my computer. It wasn't that scary in my opinion, but i really enjoyed it. I love the drawed parts, it was very creative. If you can put more of these interactive drawed things (Like the drawer, where you need to click on it to make it open) in the game, it would be amazing. Thanks for this experience, i will follow your future work :) (Sorry for my english, if it's bad)
I have ideas for the game. Maybe then in the future you could add a "survival mode" where the monster will get stronger, faster over time, and there is a timer that measures the time to compete against friends. Maybe you can add more items too. When you hear a specific sound from the monster, the flashlight will not work. You will need the new item to counter that attack. What do you think about it?
Damn, that is a pretty good game! Not a whole lot to add, that would improve much upon the game itself. The story was short and precise, but I would definitely not mind this game and it story being explored further in the future! Now some might say that the drawings added to the game is a cheap way of making cutscenes, which I can understand, but I think it adds to the charm of the game! The game mechanics are not new, but well executed none the less. Overall the game is well rounded, scary and intense, with challenge, but not too hard. Something I would have liked, is a nice and intense chase sequence, where a more loud and fast "clicking" sound from the monster appears behind. Perhaps you face a long hallway, and your flashlight suddenly runs out of batteries, followed by a eerie and deafening screech from the beast behind you, forcing you to sprint through a set of hallways or something of the sort!
I really think the feedback system you have added is amazing, and I have made my submission to it, but I do however prefer to add my reviews here on itch.io
All in all, this game was a fun experience and quite the scare, great work!
The chase sequence sounds like an interesting idea, though I think it'd require adding an additional zone. Might bring up the idea if/when we start designing a 1.0 version!
Yea i got the scary experiences a little bit, it would help if you put a disclaimer or content warning. Sorry didnt finish the game tho but it was great.
Unfortunately, due to a mistake on my part, it looks like you ended up playing an outdated version of the game (see the latest dev log). Our latest changes smooth out some of the issues you had, and has a less abrupt ending.
This was amazing. I really like the difference in animation styles! The whole game looked really clean in terms of UI too.
I fell in love with the menu lol. Also, I had probably one of my most genuine scares playing. Amazing job with the atmosphere, I think you definitely reached your intended goal.
Hmm, I don't think so. Idk if I said it in this video, but I tend to miss A LOT of small details lmao! So I think that was more of a user thing than a game thing.
Thanks! I like your narrated approach to the playthrough.
By the way, you're the first to point out the strangeness with the stair railings - it's actually a funny story. During the Game Jam, we didn't have the time to make any 3D models, and we couldn't find an asset with a low-poly railing mesh that worked in the layout... so we used a ladder!
Thanks so much for making this game Michael! I wasn´t expecting the kind of creature that came included with the house, honestly, it gave me a few scares and made me jump out of my chair. I had a lot of fun playing this, loved the style of the notes and the art as well, the creature was indeed scary and wouldn´t stop stalking me, which made the tension even creepier. Really nicely done!
Ooh! Thanks for letting me know, Michael. I will definitely check it out again off camera. Did I say the art was great?? No?? Well, the art style was superb, congrats!
Might have hit a possible glitch. I lured the creature to the circle and he disappeared. Before getting the knife and what not. May have been intended. Great game though. The last one I played. So good!
def a good game idea, but I feel like if it was longer(game wise), bigger (map wise) and more dense (story wise) it would be a perfect outlast-ish type indie game, but still, good job on the good game
This game was very effective, you did a good job at creating a spooky atmosphere and the creature plays off of one of my phobias. Great job! Can't wait to see what you do next;
this is one of the few horror games on itchio thats actually really well made with no glitches (from what i saw) and a unique style with some stuff iv never seen in a itchio game. there is also a lot of detail in the minimal art style to the paintings changing as you go to the gravel floor of the basement sounding different than the floor boards the monster has a cool mechanic with the flashlight scaring it off and the story is decent and well presented overall 9/10 because theres always room to improve. if you want to see my reaction to everything heres the link to the video i made on this game (spoiler warning)
if you watched my video consider subscribing (its free) and i appreciate it
I was not expecting this to be as scary as it was. I love when games don't rely on jump scares and provide a creepy atmosphere, but this game seriously knocked it out of the park. One of the creepiest experiences I've ever had playing a horror game. I can't recommend this enough to anyone that's a fan of horror. Fantastic.
Hello! I played this and it was really creepy! I loved the monster and it got me a few times but i think it should be a bit more threatening because after i realized it came from the same area it got a bit less scary. Still the story and atmosphere were really really good and i really enjoyed playing! heres my playthrough if you wanna see.
Gotta say thank you for making such an interesting game. Really good concept and loved the hand drawn cut scenes. I would like to see what you can really do with this style. Keep it up my friend you have talent as a creator. The video is to see my reactions and my thoughts while in game.
I did a 3 random horror games vid, and yours was my favorite. Great atmosphere and good job with the monsters. They scared me a couple times. Yours starts at 14:26.
Very fun short horror game. I liked the mechanics of shining a light to prevent the monster from attacking. I do wish the monster had more places to hide. For a spider why not have it crawling on the ceiling or the walls? The story is short and to the point while still created a decent mysterious background. Overall, the game was fun and I hope to see more from you in the future.
It's been a while since I've had a good spook. When this game got going, it really got going, I felt uneasy for much of the gameplay. Great game and job well done on making a truly unnerving game. I will link my gameplay below if you are interested in my reaction.
Thanks for playing - I love your little sound effect edits!
I could tell by your expression that you might've been miffed at how anti-climactic the ending was - and we're not satisfied with it either. If you curious about how the final sequence was supposed to play out, I wrote about it in one of our last dev logs.
I really enjoyed the parts of the game I played, but the lack of saves and the ability to die really took the experience down a bit for me, especially because I felt like I was 'cornered' into my death. I'm gonna wait a few weeks before I end up trying again, but I'm gonna come back to it again for sure.
Hi! Thanks for replying. I think that would help a lot, or even a save point with every note read. I had made it into the basement and read note 4/4, and when I turned around the monster was scuttling thru the curtain and I just didn't have the room to do anything before I got got. The flashlight didn't seem to affect him that time around either? Or at least not long enough before he got me.
Unfortunately, adding the checkpoint didn't make it into the latest build. The work required for the feature turned out to be pretty significant, and it was delaying the update.
We're already so far past Halloween, so it's unlikely that we'll have another update to include it. That said, if we do have another update, it'll be the first thing we add!
This game nails atmospherics and subtlety. No lie, I was basically in a constant state of alert (and still got surprised a couple of times.)
My only ask/idea, if you were to make any changes, would be to scale up the amount of time you need to keep the flashlight on the creature based on the number of encounters you have with it.
Still a great showing for a jam-turned-beta game - awesome work all!
Wow, thanks! That's excellent feedback. I'm thinking that we'll definitely want to create a time window where you need to keep the light on the monster, and we should at least look into adding some sort of threat escalation mechanic.
After watching through your video, I think we should probably add some better environmental hints for the you-know-what. We don't want people to have to run around like you did!
Hello, I played this game and I really enjoyed it, the environment, sound effects were all pretty good, I liked the monster mechanic it was neat, also I really like the way we read the notes and opening drawers its a very nice detail, I liked it, great work :)
I noticed a low frame rate issue, which we never encountered during testing.
Could that be your recording software? Or was our game running slow? If it's running slow, would you mind sharing your specs so we could troubleshoot the issue?
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Thanks for playing!
I very much enjoyed this! Well polished and quite creepy!
Thanks for playing - I really like the way you narrate!
Unfortunately, it looks like you ended up on an outdated version (v0.1.1-b) due to a mistake on my part. It you're interested in seeing the improvements we've made since then, check out the latest version! (v0.2.0-b)
thank you for the kind words :) I would be curious to check out the updated version although it would most likely be for my own sake. I really like the tension and the style of horror you went with in this game. Any plans to make a sequel?
If anything, we'd go for a 1.0 release with more content and areas.
It's difficult to say what our next move is right now, but the team has voiced interest in doing a major update for next Halloween - we could so something sooner though!
well whatever you all do i wish you the best of luck and if you need any help with voice acting i have some experience and would be happy to lend a hand :) either way I look forward to seeing what you come up with next!
Really cool game. The monster looks pretty freaky and i like the back and forth between 2d and 3d.
Thanks for playing!
I appreciate you going back to see what the death is like. We wanted to avoid including jumpscares in the game, but realized later that we might want to add it as an option. If we come back and add it, you'll see that "drawn jumpscare" you were talking about!
I experienced some fps drops at the beginning, probably because of my computer. It wasn't that scary in my opinion, but i really enjoyed it. I love the drawed parts, it was very creative. If you can put more of these interactive drawed things (Like the drawer, where you need to click on it to make it open) in the game, it would be amazing. Thanks for this experience, i will follow your future work :) (Sorry for my english, if it's bad)
Glad you liked it!
We'd love to add more content if/when we expand the game in the future.
If you send me your hardware specs (OS/CPU/GPU), I can look into those performance issues!
Windows 10
AMD Radeon(TM) Vega 8 Graphics
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
8 GB ram
Thanks! I'll be taking a look at some performance optimizations during the next update sprint.
Good luck! I can't wait to try it :)
I have ideas for the game. Maybe then in the future you could add a "survival mode" where the monster will get stronger, faster over time, and there is a timer that measures the time to compete against friends.
Maybe you can add more items too. When you hear a specific sound from the monster, the flashlight will not work. You will need the new item to counter that attack. What do you think about it?
Those are definitely some fun ideas worth considering! Replayability is something we'd like to address, and these ideas could help with that.
I really think the feedback system you have added is amazing, and I have made my submission to it, but I do however prefer to add my reviews here on itch.io
All in all, this game was a fun experience and quite the scare, great work!
-BH
Thanks for the thorough feedback!
The chase sequence sounds like an interesting idea, though I think it'd require adding an additional zone. Might bring up the idea if/when we start designing a 1.0 version!
Good game and pretty scary. The quality is great as well. Unfortunately i didnt finish it. All explanation is after i play the game.
Sorry to hear about the religious conflict preventing you from finishing the game.
Would it help if we included some sort disclaimer or content warning?
Fortunately, it looks like you were able to experience a majority of the game before you needed to stop!
Yea i got the scary experiences a little bit, it would help if you put a disclaimer or content warning. Sorry didnt finish the game tho but it was great.
really good game please check out my play through below x
Glad you liked it! Loved your reactions!
Unfortunately, due to a mistake on my part, it looks like you ended up playing an outdated version of the game (see the latest dev log). Our latest changes smooth out some of the issues you had, and has a less abrupt ending.
Pretty cool game. Short and sweet.
Thanks for playing!
I let you know on Twitter about the old version issue - sorry about that!
This was amazing. I really like the difference in animation styles! The whole game looked really clean in terms of UI too.
I fell in love with the menu lol. Also, I had probably one of my most genuine scares playing. Amazing job with the atmosphere, I think you definitely reached your intended goal.
Thanks for playing! I'm a fan of the menu too. :)
Do you think we could have left more hints for the last puzzle? It was killing me when I saw you didn't re-read the 4th letter when you were stuck.
Hmm, I don't think so. Idk if I said it in this video, but I tend to miss A LOT of small details lmao! So I think that was more of a user thing than a game thing.
This game is a good one. I like the style and the hand drawn stuff to boot. Great job, man!
Thanks! I like your narrated approach to the playthrough.
By the way, you're the first to point out the strangeness with the stair railings - it's actually a funny story. During the Game Jam, we didn't have the time to make any 3D models, and we couldn't find an asset with a low-poly railing mesh that worked in the layout... so we used a ladder!
Thanks so much for making this game Michael! I wasn´t expecting the kind of creature that came included with the house, honestly, it gave me a few scares and made me jump out of my chair. I had a lot of fun playing this, loved the style of the notes and the art as well, the creature was indeed scary and wouldn´t stop stalking me, which made the tension even creepier. Really nicely done!
Glad you liked it!
Looks like you played on an older version - the ending makes more sense after our last big update!
Ooh! Thanks for letting me know, Michael. I will definitely check it out again off camera. Did I say the art was great?? No?? Well, the art style was superb, congrats!
Might have hit a possible glitch. I lured the creature to the circle and he disappeared. Before getting the knife and what not. May have been intended. Great game though. The last one I played. So good!
He came back later though, right? If so, then it's intended!
There currently is no special interaction with him on the circle, but that might be a good idea!
It looks like you died a few more times than we expected - and that's on us. We're hoping to address that in the next update!
def a good game idea, but I feel like if it was longer(game wise), bigger (map wise) and more dense (story wise) it would be a perfect outlast-ish type indie game, but still, good job on the good game
We'd love to - it's just a matter of time and budget!
Sorry you picked up our game by accident, but I'm glad you liked it!
This game was very effective, you did a good job at creating a spooky atmosphere and the creature plays off of one of my phobias. Great job! Can't wait to see what you do next;
Thanks for playing! Loved your reaction!
Spooked you that bad, eh?
me?
Lol
this is one of the few horror games on itchio thats actually really well made with no glitches (from what i saw) and a unique style with some stuff iv never seen in a itchio game. there is also a lot of detail in the minimal art style to the paintings changing as you go to the gravel floor of the basement sounding different than the floor boards the monster has a cool mechanic with the flashlight scaring it off and the story is decent and well presented overall 9/10 because theres always room to improve. if you want to see my reaction to everything heres the link to the video i made on this game (spoiler warning)
if you watched my video consider subscribing (its free) and i appreciate it
Thanks for the kind words!
We just pushed up an update last night that addresses some of the issues you noted in your video - I'd be curious what you'd think of the new ending!
Good experience. The game is scary and the strange being was an excellent idea.
The illustrations were also very well done.
Congratulations!
Thanks!
I was not expecting this to be as scary as it was. I love when games don't rely on jump scares and provide a creepy atmosphere, but this game seriously knocked it out of the park. One of the creepiest experiences I've ever had playing a horror game. I can't recommend this enough to anyone that's a fan of horror. Fantastic.
Wow, thank you for the kind words!
You're videos have so much production value - I feel so honored!
Hello! I played this and it was really creepy! I loved the monster and it got me a few times but i think it should be a bit more threatening because after i realized it came from the same area it got a bit less scary. Still the story and atmosphere were really really good and i really enjoyed playing! heres my playthrough if you wanna see.
Glad you liked it!
Gotta say thank you for making such an interesting game. Really good concept and loved the hand drawn cut scenes. I would like to see what you can really do with this style. Keep it up my friend you have talent as a creator. The video is to see my reactions and my thoughts while in game.
We're glad you like it! And thanks for the compliment - it means a lot. :)
Very fun game and looks great! Love the style you went with.
Cant wait to see more from you guys!
Thanks for playing - I love your reactions haha.
This is pretty good, man. I enjoyed the story and that spider had me spooked a little, haha. Thanks for the fun!
Thanks for playing!
I did a 3 random horror games vid, and yours was my favorite. Great atmosphere and good job with the monsters. They scared me a couple times. Yours starts at 14:26.
Thanks for playing - and we appreciate your feedback!
Felt alone, until I wasn't. Creepy, thanks!
That's what we were going for! 👌
Very fun short horror game. I liked the mechanics of shining a light to prevent the monster from attacking. I do wish the monster had more places to hide. For a spider why not have it crawling on the ceiling or the walls? The story is short and to the point while still created a decent mysterious background. Overall, the game was fun and I hope to see more from you in the future.
Thanks for playing!
Crawling on the walls and ceiling was unfortunately left on the cutting-room floor, but we might add it if we ever do an update!
An interesting game. We had a lot of fun testing it.
Thanks for playing!
Thanks for playing - I love your editing!
It's been a while since I've had a good spook. When this game got going, it really got going, I felt uneasy for much of the gameplay. Great game and job well done on making a truly unnerving game. I will link my gameplay below if you are interested in my reaction.
Haha, that was a great reaction - exactly what we were going for!
Thanks for playing - I love your little sound effect edits!
I could tell by your expression that you might've been miffed at how anti-climactic the ending was - and we're not satisfied with it either. If you curious about how the final sequence was supposed to play out, I wrote about it in one of our last dev logs.
I've never been more scared of playing an Indie game until I played this. Loved it 100%
Thanks for playing!
Thanks for playing!
Those ending comments made me blush haha.
I really enjoyed the parts of the game I played, but the lack of saves and the ability to die really took the experience down a bit for me, especially because I felt like I was 'cornered' into my death. I'm gonna wait a few weeks before I end up trying again, but I'm gonna come back to it again for sure.
Hi Kiracles!
We're sorry that you were taken out of the experience! We hope the next update will resolve any issues you're experiencing.
We've been tossing around the idea of respawning the player in the Study, right after sundown. Do you think this would've made it less frustrating?
Hi! Thanks for replying. I think that would help a lot, or even a save point with every note read. I had made it into the basement and read note 4/4, and when I turned around the monster was scuttling thru the curtain and I just didn't have the room to do anything before I got got. The flashlight didn't seem to affect him that time around either? Or at least not long enough before he got me.
Ah, yeah - there appears to be a bug in the last release where the flashlight is inconsistent at close range.
I think the raycast is getting blocked by your head when you look down, or it might be starting too far in front of your face.
We hope to update with a fix very soon!
Awesome! Glad to hear it! :) I'm looking forward to the update!
Unfortunately, adding the checkpoint didn't make it into the latest build. The work required for the feature turned out to be pretty significant, and it was delaying the update.
We're already so far past Halloween, so it's unlikely that we'll have another update to include it. That said, if we do have another update, it'll be the first thing we add!
nice
Oh my, it looks like you experienced a bug with the inventory, which lets you re-read the notes. Sorry about that!
It'll be fixed in the next update!
Michael and Team,
This game nails atmospherics and subtlety. No lie, I was basically in a constant state of alert (and still got surprised a couple of times.)
My only ask/idea, if you were to make any changes, would be to scale up the amount of time you need to keep the flashlight on the creature based on the number of encounters you have with it.
Still a great showing for a jam-turned-beta game - awesome work all!
Wow, thanks!
That's excellent feedback. I'm thinking that we'll definitely want to create a time window where you need to keep the light on the monster, and we should at least look into adding some sort of threat escalation mechanic.
After watching through your video, I think we should probably add some better environmental hints for the you-know-what. We don't want people to have to run around like you did!
😁 yeah, I'm fairly oblivious. Appreciate you taking the time to respond!
Haha, don't blame yourself - I believe good game design clearly presents everything the player needs, as they need it.
hi, big thx for the game. greetings from rosti 😀
Thanks for playing!
Hello, I played this game and I really enjoyed it, the environment, sound effects were all pretty good, I liked the monster mechanic it was neat, also I really like the way we read the notes and opening drawers its a very nice detail, I liked it, great work :)
We're glad you liked it!
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good creepy
Wow! Thanks for the video!
I noticed a low frame rate issue, which we never encountered during testing.
Could that be your recording software? Or was our game running slow? If it's running slow, would you mind sharing your specs so we could troubleshoot the issue?
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think software ...but think you make options set graphic :P
We'll see what we can do!