Cosmic Horrors Jam III

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A jam submission

Demo: Mark Of The PastView game page

Psychological horror adventure game where the main character uncovers hidden memories from her childhood.

Submitted by Dangerous Donut Games — 12 hours, 26 minutes before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Visuals	#41	3.714	3.714
Audio	#51	3.143	3.143
Originality	#58	3.143	3.143
Overall	#60	3.000	3.000
Fun Factor	#99	2.143	2.143

Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Is your game a video game or a physical game?
Video game

Was your game made solo or in a team?
Solo

Did you use any third party assets, if yes what assets did you use?
Yes, video and sound effects/music. Here's the list: Moonlight Sonata - Classical Piano by CalvinClavier in Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/music/classical-piano-moonlight-sonata-classical-piano-241539/), Crying and sobbing by ALIENIGHTMARE in Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crying-and-sobbing-sound-effect-240726/), Heartbeat Progressive Slow To Fast by Sound EffectsTras on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82R8THlxFfA), Growing Plant by Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/014-plantacreciendo-003-44289/), Gold and white particles by Videezy (https://www.videezy.com/elements-and-effects/12745-gold-and-white-particles-floating-slowly-in-darkness-in-4k), Air Particles by FXelements (https://www.fxelements.com/products/clips/air-particles-008), Flying birds by Videezy (https://www.videezy.com/animals-and-wildlife/11579-panning-shot-of-three-silhouette-birs-flying-with-blue-sky-on-background-in-4k), Lens flare effect by dancristianpaduret in Videezy (https://www.vecteezy.com/video/19010759-lens-flare-effect), Flicking light by motionaet12345 in Videezy (https://www.vecteezy.com/video/48062223-light-on-a-black-background), Crumpled paper texture by kanate in RawPixel (https://www.rawpixel.com/image/6241603/png-paper-textures)

Did you choose from one (or more) of the optional secondary themes?
Loosly Crack the Case and even more loosly Snapshot

Does your game contain 18+ content (Nudity, Gore, Language)?
No, but trigger worning for: trauma, ptsd, substence abuse and overall mental health topics

Comments

pandesoftSubmitted53 days ago(+1)

Beautiful looking game, the music is a nice touch too. I really love scrolling through Lila's texts/emails. Very impressive use of Renpy here too, had no idea you could make anything like this in it! Will be following to watch development on this. As someone with PTSD, I'm really interested to see where you take it and to uncover Lila's past.

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The Bends

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Dangerous Donut GamesDeveloper50 days ago(+1)

Yes, I'm really trying to take my time so I don't butcher the representation of the different mental states the MC could find herself into (the game is brunching so there is more then one direction both for the story and for her well being) while still stay true to the psychological horror theme. It's a hard line to balance because I don't want to misrepresent the trauma for cheep trills but still won't to make the player to feel uneasy and on their toes.

To be fair, RenPy is probably not the best choice but it still has a lot of ways to make it work.

Thank you for your comment!

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XenogateSubmitted55 days ago(+1)

A solid setup for what you wanted to develop, working with themes like trust and identity. I’m not sure if you researched this or not, but there’s a phenomenon that specifically explores the idea of scars and how the resulting trauma affects experience assimilation. It’s called flashbulb memory and is a really interesting concept that you chose.

+P.S.: English isn’t my native language, and I was a bit distracted when Unknown’s message came through on the computer. In the moment Lila is called a “Little Bitch” in a heated exchange, I read it as “Little Beach” and thought, “Oh, how cute! I’m the beach, like a ray of sunshine for you?” Only later, rereading, did I get it. :| My first impression was very different because of this.

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Siege of Amal

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Dangerous Donut GamesDeveloper54 days ago(+1)

I specifically researched ptsd, trauma blocking and panic attacks. Not gonna lie, the scar itself is a bit of a plot device 😁

English is not my first language too so I understand! Thank you for the comment!

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dungeonHostSubmitted58 days ago(+2)

Very nice concept. Looks super clean and plays nicely too. Good job!

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Hagrode II

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