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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #207 | 3.444 | 3.444 |
| Graphics | #250 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Theme | #306 | 3.481 | 3.481 |
| Overall | #322 | 3.364 | 3.364 |
| Fun | #322 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Game Design | #463 | 3.259 | 3.259 |
| Innovation | #603 | 2.889 | 2.889 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does you game fit the theme?
The game talks about a boy who's having trouble sleeping and thinks he has Insomnia because of his nightmares and lack of sleep, you play through one of his nightmares where he has to escape the ghost, solve a little puzzle, obtain the key to his parents room and escape. The plot twist is that the boy actually does not have parents and he is in an orphanage. It is not real, the dream wasn't real, his parents weren't real. There's also a few things in the game that follow the theme of "it is not real".
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
The code is completely written from scratch. The assets are from kenny.nl using their software "Asset Forge" which I paid for and used to create brand new assets and design my level. The audio was provided by a fellow audio engineering student. Everything is credited in the credits menu.
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What a pity that there is no anril and I will not be able to play (.
That was really scary to play in a dark room. Good job with the environment.
I enjoy horror games and this does a good job at creating a spooky feeling. The comic panels are a really nice touch too! It's rare to see horror explored in non-horror themed game jams :)
You've managed to send the spooky vibes very well. And I absolutely love the comic storyline at the begging of the game. Although, I had an issue with the game which was most jarring and that is the V-sync was off. Not sure how that happened, but definitely made my eyes hurt. Other than that, really, a really nicely done game!
Super spooky! I love that you drew that whole hand-drawn intro comic, plus stuff like how small you are compared to the furniture, and I was definitely running and hiding when that monster came out. I guess my only real criticism is that the number puzzle didn't have much direction--I knew I was trying to get the key but I would not have caught on that I was trying to find a numerical code.
Yeah, definitely! Thank you so much for playing
Nice game
I liked it
I really liked the game,
The intro cutscene is great,
the first time I saw the ghost rushing towards me was a nice spook
I got soft locked when hiding in the fridge which had me having to restart the game, but overall pretty nice, storytelling and gameplay,
the minimalistic 3D graphics work well ,
Great game, good job!
The graphics are really dope ! I believe it will be in top 20-25 ! All the best. Do rate mine game also :)
Nice work! Hard to win! Really like art style of introduction, looks great and atmospheric
Thank you so much
I think this was a pretty good prototype of a game, and I think it could be expanded on. One thing I noticed was that this game was packaged with the debug tools inside the game, so I was able to freecam and look through the entire level to find the codes with no consequences whatsoever. My advise is to make sure that the packaging settings are set to shipping instead of development to prevent players from abusing those tools. I also got softlocked in the fridge, and had to quit the game twice because of that. Overall, I think this game can do well storywise, it just needs a bit more added to it.
Good job with this game!
Thank you a bunch, this is my first ever game developed. Previously it was just prototypes to try out one singular feature and that’s it so it’s bound to have bugs. I appreciate the packaging note, didn’t know that.
Great atmosphere! The speed of the ghost was on point too. I turned around and snap! He was there, definitely got my blood pumping a bit, haha! The comic book intro was great too. The only thing I ran into was at one point my height changed and it seemed the ghost maybe couldn't detect me? Also, I think there was glitch when I hid in the fridge the first time. I couldn't get out and I had to restart. Apart from the glitches, the only thing I would suggest is having an ending screen that says "you win" or something. I wasn't sure if I had finished it when the white screen came up and then it took me to the main menu. But overall, really fun experience.
There’s a whole comic for the ending! But for some point it doesn’t play zzzz… You can checkout the video I uploaded to see the comic. And yeah the fridge issue is something that I fixed AFTER I uploaded the game. A few bugs but oh well.
Tysm for playing!
Oh nice! I’ll definitely check out the video then!
The game froze after I hid in the frigde a couple times. Still I think it's got great visuals and I had fun playing it!
Yeah I fixed that. The game doesn’t really freeze it’s just that if you move your mouse the “press ‘E’ to hide goes away” and yeah, that’s all. Thank you for playing though :)
Hey!
I couldn't play much because I got dissy from the super fast steering (sorry!). Maybe it's worth slowing it if it happens to more people.
But the intro is great, the mood seems right, and it's definitely spooky.
Congrats on your submission!
Intro, 3d models and sound are really impressive. You definitely managed to bring spookiness to your game. But I got really lost.. Sorry, I walked around for like 10 minutes or so, clicked every possible item but didn't understand what I should do. But still, it was really nice experience :) I'll give it another shot, tomorrow, maybe my brain is slow right now :)
As soon as you get out of your room it says that you need to bring the key and open your parents room. You need to find 4 numbers around the house, go upstairs, unlock the safe and go downstairs again with the code. Hopefully this clears up a bit more.
Thank you so much for playing though!
First Impression:
-I love the story telling. How you got the comics and presented to players.
-I love the atmosphere and simple minimalist graphics.
-I love how camera changes when youı hide. Perspective is important
-ART is good!
Suggestion:
-Adding 3D sound when the enemy is following the player. It might increase the tension.
-Pause Menu
Bugs:
-When I hid I could not get out of the fridge but it doesnt happen always.
Thank you so much for the honest feedback. Yeah I noticed the fridge things and I think what’s happening is that your mouse moves making you unable to unhide (for some reason). A simple disable of input could fix!
Thank you for playing, I really appreciate it.
No problem! I could see the effort you put into! I'd love to see your perspective on my game if you have free time!
I've already mentioned known bugs and issues. I have road map to continue the development too.
I also had the same problem. It happended 2 times to me because I got scared of the Ghost xD I thought he will instantly kill me. But overall a great game. :)
I liked the comics-style entry. graphics and lighting also look good.
I was too afraid to go back down stair after getting the key T^T lol
but this was a fun short game!! I love the intro and the atmosphere is really scary!! Great job making this game ^^b
Thank you for playing! Glad a similar game maker (spooky and sleep paralysis :woah:) found it spooky!
loved the atmosphere and graphics , Nice game :)
Great work !
Thank you so much!
Really love the world you built, awesome experience - great work
Thank you so much!
Rated!, really atmospheric!, also so many artworks for an intro! really great entry!, tho it's hard to focus when there's a crosshair in the scene, or maybe that's just me ( haven't really played a lot of horror games so what do I know XD) also I'd like to hear my footsteps, but overall a really great effort for this jam!
YES! The footsteps. How I truly wanted to hit myself after forgetting to implement them. And the crosshair defo needs a fixing.
Thank you so much for playing and for your time. You have an incredible entry yourself :)