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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Mental Engagement | #9 | 4.054 | 4.054 |
| Atmosphere | #16 | 4.250 | 4.250 |
| Overall | #38 | 3.625 | 3.625 |
| Lasting Impression | #40 | 3.393 | 3.393 |
| Overall | #41 | 3.432 | 3.432 |
| Emotional Engagement | #67 | 2.786 | 2.786 |
| Characterization | #129 | 2.482 | 2.482 |
Ranked from 56 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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This game is soooooo much fun. I mean, a game in a spooky mysterious lighthouse was always going to grab me, but yeah, this is really good. Lovely art and puzzles. Thanks for the game!
It’s very atmospheric and creepy. I wish I could figure out what to do :( I’m not very good at escape games and probably missed something.
We have uploaded a guide to help so you can make progress through the game anyway. Don't worry, we won't tell anyone ;-) Thanks for the comment!
Thanks! I won’t tell anyone, either.
Really nice atmosphere.
Creepy how nobody else was around!
Really good polished and clean scape room game! Great job! I got stuck on the 4 digit code. Love the atmosphere.
Give me the mood! There's plenty. A bit of Scratches and some Rusty Lake here with a very polished-cool minimalistic design. Maybe it's getting too puzzly too fast with not much of a narrative going; but there's a mystery there, and you have to get deep to uncover. Very stylish game with great atmosphere, and there are smooth triangle waves to meditate on.
Thank you for playing and for the feedback, we are working on an update to add the things we wanted in but ran out of time to do. Safe to say the narrative within the game will be fleshed out and a multiple ending finish will be in place.
The atmosphere is fantastic, accompanied by delightful music, and the puzzles provide a truly enjoyable experience!
Thank you for playing and the very kind words.
I really loved the atmosphere and the way music underlines your actions. I also like seeing you experiment with different kinds of gameplay, with respect to your last jam games
Thanks for playing, I know how busy you are with your upcoming release. I thought by going first person it would be less work, I was wrong!
Loved Jonathan the Seagull, lightened things a bit but didn't spoil the atmosphere of mystery. Really engaging puzzles, I enjoyed the semaphore!
Thank you for playing and the kind words. Jonathan was added in the last days, he was a product of lack of sleep and to much caffeine, but he turned out nice.
Great atmosphere and music. It reminded me of Rusty Lake. I know I'm not the first one to say that. Unfortunately, I couldn't finish the game even with a walkthrough. I have a rusty thing missing from the generator somewhere. Perhaps there is such a bug that when the inventory is full, things can disappear (?). Anyway, it was interesting to play.
Thank you for playing and for the feedback. Sorry to hear about the rusty spark plug disappearing, I will check it out to see if i can reproduce it.
I don't think I would've been able to make it through without the walkthrough. I do wish there was more story to the game, since by the end of it, you're wondering what happened, but then you just leave instead of finding out. Other than that, it was really well made, and I couldn't find any issues with it.
Thank you for playing and for the feedback, we are working on an update to add the things we wanted in but ran out of time to do. Safe to say the narrative within the game will be fleshed out and a multiple ending finish will be in place.
Loved your game, the atmosphere of it is just perfect. The music and sound design choices are so good that perfectly fit the scene, I especially love the menu sound that plays when choosing between begin and leave There are some really good puzzle elements in this, overall a really solid game.
Thanks for the message, and for playing our game. I was in charge of audio, so I really appreciate your words. I had a lot of fun implementing different sounds, and the after-jam version will have a few more tweaks I have already developed so stay tuned!
awasome
It was pretty darn tough, but really satisfying to figure it all out. And then after that I saw you'd included a walkthrough 😅
Thanks for playing Steven, I'm really pleased you enjoyed it and that you got through it without the walkthrough.
I really enjoyed the puzzle. Great game!
Thank you for playing and kind words.
Really liked the graphics, amazed for being in a jam! well done!
Thank you for playing and the very kind words.
It seems a rusty lake game, i'm guessing that your next game will be on mobile?
Anyway i liked a lot, good challenging puzzle and a good atmosphere
Thanks for playing and thanks for the great comparison with Rusty Lake.
As for my next game it will be First Christmas a prequel come sequel to Last Christmas, wishlist it here https://store.steampowered.com/app/2369460/First_Christmas
I felt a bit lost with the box code, but the rest of the puzzles were nice and challenging. Very good sound design. And Jonathan.
Thanks for the comment. Audio effects, ambience and music were composed and created specially for this jam. I also managed to get into the game engine to implement the audio, and that allowed us to give it an additional twist to the design.
This is an amazing game. The graphics, sound design and especially the puzzles are all excellent. There is not a single thing to dislike. Well ... I could have done with a little less grunting and stair climbing. But considering that's down to my puzzle skills (or more accurately, lack of them), I can hardly blame the game, can I now? :)
Personally, I wasn't so much reminded of Rusty Lake as of Mateusz Skutnik's submachine series. Which is most certainly not a bad thing. The slightly unsettling vibes are somewhat reminiscent of the former though.
Puzzle difficulty was spot on for me. I didn't really get stuck, but I had to keep thinking the whole time. I do like escape games and solving problems felt very rewarding. Easily one of my favourite entries this jam.
For a game jam game this is very polished and well made! I enjoyed the puzzles and the game is really fun to play. Great work!
There are a lot of puzzles, and all of them are not too easy or not hard, I really enjoyed that. Except for the box code, for which I needed to look at the walkthrough because I was completely lost :)
Also, I really like the art and the general atmosphere of your game, the music fits well.
Overall, I spent a great time playing it, well done!
Thanks for your comments. The music might play differently in each time you play the game, or travel across rooms. And I think that gives it an extra spookiness factor. Glad you enjoyed it!
Cool game! Reminds me of rusty lake games, liked the music and atmosphere
Thanks for your comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the atmosphere we created with this game.