I enjoyed this game so much, I usually hate the ones where you can die because some of the indie shorts get down so hard on the player but this had a really intuitive learning curve even for someone like me (who never gets it and takes ages to figure things out). Loved the story and how you managed to tell it with just a few documents and object prompts. There were some lovely details that showed that you really looked at the whole picture and not just single elements of the game. This looked, played and felt great, can’t wait for your next game.
I liked it, the fading spider freaked me out a few times and the transition scene's art style was high quality. I wouldn't mind seeing an entire game in that art style, maybe something 2d. Short, compact experience that is high quality and doesn't overstay its welcome, thank you.
Right off the bat the game gave me a heavy atmosphere so I just tried to shake it off by saying nonsense. The game was really good up until the dev/s puts a flashlight in the game. I'm like "Do you really have to do this?" the atmosphere in the game is already heavy dammit. but even though it is really spoopy I can't believe I managed myself to finish this game. This game right here is the real stuff. great game!
Absolutely incredible game featuring a frightening environment, a terrifying atmosphere, and awesome audio usage. Thanks for the stellar horror experience and I hope you keep up the astounding work.
Great game! Fun to play and record. The map was small enough that you could easily remember where everywhere is, but not too big that there's too much unnecessary space to explore. The monster was creepy and it fits well with the whole game.
Game design, mechanics, and graphics were pretty solid. I kind of wanted some nice suspenseful music, but I understand that hearing the monster was a priority feature.
It took me so long to find the knife since I didn't know what I was looking for. I know it was written in the last letter but it fell out of my head as soon as I read it, so I spent a lot of time walking around. Haha!
I also have some other comments about the game in the video.
Great stuff, dev! Looking forward to more projects!
Check out the video (Game starts at 11:33) and my channel: VladMan.
It looks like our Wwise plugin opens a port for debugging telemetry, but doesn't actually use it. Windows firewall will do an alert for any open port, even if nothing is sent or received.
In other words - it doesn't need to access the internet, but a setting on our audio plugin makes it look like it does!
I tried to point this out in the download instructions, under the troubleshooting drop down, but I realize that people might not look there.
We have a fix for the setting, but we haven't published an update yet.
Loved this game! The mixed style is so interesting and made for an added element of the game to me. Sound design was also absolutely great and I felt like I had something crawling on my or near me the whole time. I can't wait to see more!
what up familia my names isak , i recently played your game, it was quite interesting, i had a lot fun playing it. I really liked the switching from 3D to Hand drawn art style this was a nice touch to it! the story was quite interesting. the game did spook me a little bit. it was a fun short horror game. keep up the good work!
yea i think i might change my opinion on my previous statement, having accessibility there is important being that the play area isnt a big map so i can see why you guys made the monster not that persistent in the chase to hunt us down. also maybe i just need glasses lol, but i read it as 14 haha. keep up the amazing work familia!
I really like the hand drawn art style, the art style almost got me killed by the monster too! Trap chan! Awesome game and story, wonder if my analysis was on point?
We love seeing how people choose to interpret the story, and I don't want to ruin the fun by giving too much away. :)
There's some content we'd like to add that elaborates a little more on what's going on, so you might find some answers when/if we add that in the future!
Accidentally found a bug where if you are inspecting the letter after starting the game and then click the bottom right arrow to go back, but during that transition you press Escape and go back to the Main Menu, the screen will be permanently black (though the game will still work). 🧐
A fantastically creepy, unsettlingly disturbing, and surprisingly enjoyable short horror game! I was sat on the edge of my seat practically the entire game and had one helluva spooky fun time!
Honestly, I have no critique to add about either the story, art, monster or etc. that you haven't surely already heard before. Your team did an amazing job. I'm just glad you all decided to extend the story/gameplay further beyond the game jam!
I'm really glad I don't have arachnophobia XDDD This game was really good even though I didn't read the notes LOL In all seriousness I hope everyone enjoys the video and keep up the great work!
I had an absolute blast playing this game! The atmosphere was very creepy! The creature's creation and mechanics were very well executed! I'm very happy to have played this game! Keep up the good work! :)
I was worried that players would speed through the letter reading after dying while looking at something else. I really want to change that now!
Also, you're right that monster clipped through the sink due to a difference in physics rules - the player uses physics, and the monster uses something called a "NavMesh". The sink must not be marked as an obstacle for it to navigate around - definitely something to fix in a future update.
That was awesome! Great story, atmosphere, scares (the monster and the painting!!!) and beautiful artwork! Here's my little playthrough (Polish language). Thank you for the experience! Cheers!
This game was a lot of fun, and it got me good, I jumped in my seat the first time I saw the monster. Good job with the cosmic horror theme, you created a good atmosphere. I would have just made the house a little more believable, you know, put more windows, more closed rooms, and stuff, it is supposed to be a manor after all.
This game really did get me, it was legitimately scary and the sound of the creature clawing toward me created such a freaky atmosphere. I think the house could have been larger and the story could be expanded on even further. Great for a short game, but if you keep working on it and expand it I'd love to see it! Also added it to my playlist here
WOW. This was freaking AWESOME. It was short but oh so rewarding. You guys are amazing because you didn't rely on the crutch that like every horror game creator relies on now. The Jumpscare. There were no real jumpscares here, it relied solely on atmosphere and creature design and it was fantastic.
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Very well made game. I love it. It gave me good scares. Keep up with it!
btw if you are interested, here is video of your game:
The enemy is a spider right? *wink* *wink*
Great Game :D
Amazing game, I love the art. This game was generally scary, especially when I ran into the first creature.
I enjoyed this game so much, I usually hate the ones where you can die because some of the indie shorts get down so hard on the player but this had a really intuitive learning curve even for someone like me (who never gets it and takes ages to figure things out).
Loved the story and how you managed to tell it with just a few documents and object prompts. There were some lovely details that showed that you really looked at the whole picture and not just single elements of the game. This looked, played and felt great, can’t wait for your next game.
Right off the bat the game gave me a heavy atmosphere so I just tried to shake it off by saying nonsense. The game was really good up until the dev/s puts a flashlight in the game. I'm like "Do you really have to do this?" the atmosphere in the game is already heavy dammit. but even though it is really spoopy I can't believe I managed myself to finish this game. This game right here is the real stuff. great game!
p.s game starts at 09:27
Well, you can just not pickup the flashlight if you don't want to. ;)
Absolutely incredible game featuring a frightening environment, a terrifying atmosphere, and awesome audio usage. Thanks for the stellar horror experience and I hope you keep up the astounding work.
Beautiful art by the way
Well made game . Got really creepy when the lights turned off. Smooth gameplay. I liked it a lot ! Subscribe please ! Second game play.
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Great game! Fun to play and record. The map was small enough that you could easily remember where everywhere is, but not too big that there's too much unnecessary space to explore. The monster was creepy and it fits well with the whole game.
Game design, mechanics, and graphics were pretty solid. I kind of wanted some nice suspenseful music, but I understand that hearing the monster was a priority feature.
It took me so long to find the knife since I didn't know what I was looking for. I know it was written in the last letter but it fell out of my head as soon as I read it, so I spent a lot of time walking around. Haha!
I also have some other comments about the game in the video.
Great stuff, dev! Looking forward to more projects!
Check out the video (Game starts at 11:33) and my channel: VladMan.
Thank you!
Thank you. I very much enjoyed this.
Great little game with with a creepy mystery and I love the cult stuff!
It looks like our Wwise plugin opens a port for debugging telemetry, but doesn't actually use it. Windows firewall will do an alert for any open port, even if nothing is sent or received.
In other words - it doesn't need to access the internet, but a setting on our audio plugin makes it look like it does!
I tried to point this out in the download instructions, under the troubleshooting drop down, but I realize that people might not look there.
We have a fix for the setting, but we haven't published an update yet.
That thing scared the absolute hell outta me and I didnt even get a good look at first. Well done with the atmosphere and sounds!
Thanks for playing!
You missed the usual "first glance" at the hallway corner, but got it instead at the bottom of the stairs - which is way creepier!
Oh really?? I'll have to go back and play..yes the unusual sighting only built up the tension if anything!
Loved this game! The mixed style is so interesting and made for an added element of the game to me. Sound design was also absolutely great and I felt like I had something crawling on my or near me the whole time. I can't wait to see more!
Those were some of the best reactions I've seen! Thanks for playing!
LOL glad my screams brought you joy! Absolutely, thank you for such a wonderful game <3
what up familia my names isak , i recently played your game, it was quite interesting, i had a lot fun playing it. I really liked the switching from 3D to Hand drawn art style this was a nice touch to it! the story was quite interesting. the game did spook me a little bit. it was a fun short horror game. keep up the good work!
Thanks for the critical feedback in your video!
The monster could use a power-up, but we kept him on the less-aggressive side because one of our main goals was accessibility.
I'm curious if other people are getting confused by the letter-count UI. It looks like you read the "/4" as "14"?
yea i think i might change my opinion on my previous statement, having accessibility there is important being that the play area isnt a big map so i can see why you guys made the monster not that persistent in the chase to hunt us down. also maybe i just need glasses lol, but i read it as 14 haha. keep up the amazing work familia!
I really like the hand drawn art style, the art style almost got me killed by the monster too! Trap chan! Awesome game and story, wonder if my analysis was on point?
Glad you liked it!
We love seeing how people choose to interpret the story, and I don't want to ruin the fun by giving too much away. :)
There's some content we'd like to add that elaborates a little more on what's going on, so you might find some answers when/if we add that in the future!
Accidentally found a bug where if you are inspecting the letter after starting the game and then click the bottom right arrow to go back, but during that transition you press Escape and go back to the Main Menu, the screen will be permanently black (though the game will still work). 🧐
Thanks for the report!
My pleasure.
A fantastically creepy, unsettlingly disturbing, and surprisingly enjoyable short horror game! I was sat on the edge of my seat practically the entire game and had one helluva spooky fun time!
Honestly, I have no critique to add about either the story, art, monster or etc. that you haven't surely already heard before. Your team did an amazing job. I'm just glad you all decided to extend the story/gameplay further beyond the game jam!
Glad you liked it! We're glad we did too. :)
Glad you liked it!
We'd definitely like to expand it too!
I would play it again if you expand! Just tell me when you do!
I'm really glad I don't have arachnophobia XDDD This game was really good even though I didn't read the notes LOL In all seriousness I hope everyone enjoys the video and keep up the great work!
I loved that intro!
Great Game! Sounds like you're the best!
I had an absolute blast playing this game! The atmosphere was very creepy! The creature's creation and mechanics were very well executed! I'm very happy to have played this game! Keep up the good work! :)
Fantastic atmosphere.Loved it!Keep up the good work!:)
Loved the monster's design, and the hand drawn art was amazing. A superb little indie horror gem, looking forward to your future work!
".... oh no." Perfect reaction.
I was worried that players would speed through the letter reading after dying while looking at something else. I really want to change that now!
Also, you're right that monster clipped through the sink due to a difference in physics rules - the player uses physics, and the monster uses something called a "NavMesh". The sink must not be marked as an obstacle for it to navigate around - definitely something to fix in a future update.
That was awesome! Great story, atmosphere, scares (the monster and the painting!!!) and beautiful artwork! Here's my little playthrough (Polish language). Thank you for the experience! Cheers!
Thanks for playing!
Sorry if the text is hard to understand for non-native english speakers!
It wasn't, I was just translating it on the go for my viewers :) Sometimes it was hard to read because of the handwriting.
I'm happy to hear that!
The handwriting can definitely be made clearer.
This game really made me jump and it was such a fun experience!!! I love it
This game was a lot of fun, and it got me good, I jumped in my seat the first time I saw the monster. Good job with the cosmic horror theme, you created a good atmosphere. I would have just made the house a little more believable, you know, put more windows, more closed rooms, and stuff, it is supposed to be a manor after all.
ok honest review
i loved the gameplay! it was creepy for sure
few things and this is my personal opinion
-addition of more scares and spooks
-proper backstory would be lovely
-more soundtracks and sound effects!
once again this is my personal opinion loved the game anyway keep up the good work!! <3
https://youtu.be/j1ICaMgiIt4
Thanks for the honest feedback!
We'd love to expand the game like this, but it's a matter of scope, time, and money. Hopefully, we'll be able to do that in another major update. :)
I think the Spider Crab just wants a friend.
This game really did get me, it was legitimately scary and the sound of the creature clawing toward me created such a freaky atmosphere. I think the house could have been larger and the story could be expanded on even further. Great for a short game, but if you keep working on it and expand it I'd love to see it! Also added it to my playlist here
WOW. This was freaking AWESOME. It was short but oh so rewarding. You guys are amazing because you didn't rely on the crutch that like every horror game creator relies on now. The Jumpscare. There were no real jumpscares here, it relied solely on atmosphere and creature design and it was fantastic.
That's great to hear - it's what we were going for!
We had a fun time with this one!
It's interesting to hear what it's like to play with another person in the room!
Unfortunately, it looks like you ended up with an outdated version. due to a mistake on my part. Sorry about that!
Really cool game with nice artstyle and unnerving atmosphere!
Thanks for playing!