Fantastic atmosphere and gorgeous graphics! A lot of the feedback that I wanted to comment has already been said: sanity shouldn't drop while lockpicking, allow us more time to take in the setting rather than rushing. Controls are also glidey sometimes when you spam and you can end up missing a tile you want to stop on haha. 

Took me two runs to complete the game as in the first I was a bit lost and didn't realize I'd have to use the orb manually in the church. On the second run, if you know the game, you do indeed have a lot of sanity to go around.

Love the ambiance and the city. The little shadow on the corner and the bad guy appearing in the distance is really cool. I didn't mind so much the minigames, but dying when you explore was a bit eh, like I was incentivized to not explore and look at your game. I got stuck at the end because I didnt manage to use the orb, but someone helped me :D Nice game!

Very nice pixel art/low poly assets. Really liked the consistent style of everything and the shadowy figures appearing. However the lack of any kind of saving combined with the kind of slow movements outside would definitely turn some people away from finishing it. Personally if i'd died outside before the end I definitely would have given up. 

I found out the final room with the blue orb has no collisions so I used that to go out of bounds and skip back to the room with the magic circle since I was so low on sanity I don't think i'd have made it there in time otherwise.

The lock picking minigame/defend your sanity minigame was a nice addition and I suppose the only thing close to combat here but it works, however I would have liked it if sanity didn't drop in the lockpicking sections as it can be kind of rng how quickly you can get through them.

Overall I enjoyed it though!

I loved the look and feel of it, but I agree with others that the sanity ran down a bit faster than expected.  I am not even sure what or how or why it was happening, or if there was any way to prevent it.  I am assuming these things would be explained in a more fully developed version of the game.  But atmosphere wise it gets an A+

Incredible graphics and atmosphere but I'm a sucker for this 3D pixel art aesthetic anyway. :)  I think your sanity drains frustratingly quickly. I felt like there was a mismatch between the atmosphere which said to me 'be cautious' but then the meter is saying 'dash about like a madman'. I really dug the lock picking minigame, super simple idea but works well. Movement-wise I missed being able to hold keys for continuous movement. Also, unsure whether this is intentional but I completed the game on my third try but never had an encounter with any enemies. Overall, really enjoyed playing this one. :)

First off the graphics - Clucking amazing. you nailed the atmos completely, the lightning everything well done.

movement was a bit slow, some enemies or traps, etc would have been nice. Also the floors are very 'smooth', almost glassy  I would suggest a material change and also add some vegetation or other stuff to break it up a bit.

But It looks a solid start for something :)

Good submission!

My primary critique is the sanity system, which, like many others have said, is too fast and a bit annoying. Furthermore, as I have said with other similar systems, I really don't like the fact that the result of this hitting 0 is just a game over. I would rather see it impact gameplay in some way instead of being just another route to a dead end, I think it detracts from the experience the way it is.

You had  lot more things here that were great though, good job!

I have succeeded in banishing Cthulhu. I also had previously recovered my memory, this bad ending for not performing the ritual in the right place was super cool.

The game looks pretty good and atmospheric. Movement is kind of smooth and then kind of pleasant but it's too slow for my taste anyway, I think keeping walking ahead when keeping the button pressed would have helped in this one as it uses slow movement (with instant movement it does not matter). One thing I really like is that the difficulty feels appropriate, the game is not hard but it's not completely trivial either and there's actually little chance you'll win on your very first run, and then the game is fun to play.

This was a cool entry, thanks for sharing.

You have a bunch of nice mechanics, like locks minigame, inventory and storytelling through the notes. Really nice atmosphere and all those shadows were a great addition to the overall mood.

It was not apparent in my first playthrough that I can use inventory so I went mad, but on a second playthrough I managed to “deny” the Cthulhu. Maybe making inventory a bit more apparent will benefit it a bit, but it’s not a big obstacle anyway :)

Great job, one of the best atmospheres in games I’ve played in this jam!

This is some of my favorite graphics so far, but man the quickly draining sanity was hitting me hard

Good sound and graphics! This has the potential to be a super good submission, but just lacks some fluent gameplay, combat and general gameplay. Kinda the opposite from my game to be fair.. :P

Anyway, I really liked the game as short as it was. Took a while to figure out I needed to open the inventory to proceed. Good Job!

PROS: I really enjoyed the art, the map, and the environmental effects.

CONS: The lockpicking and cthulu minigame seemed a little out of place, and the game was very punishing. I didn't really know what to look for and even though I thought I checked every house, I was unable to figure out the next steps. I also encountered a bug where I clipped outside of the map.

Nice ambient and atmosphere.
Unfortunately i couldn'y beat it due to the sanity going too fast.
the lockpicking and Cthulu minigame were fun tho.
I would love to play it with a bit of adjustment.
Good Job!

Played it all and finished it!
Very cool game, nicely presented and also polished, I kinda found the shadow figures funny, maybe adding sound to the encounters or making them appear in a tight corner would have been more scary :')
Overall very cool!

I wasn't able to finish this one sadly, if it does have an ending, but I like what I played. The lockpickling minigame was fun, and the atmosphere and weather effects are great!

I especially liked the little (big) visual in the distance when the lightning flashed.

Also I think you're missing a collider on the little wooden fence, because I managed to circumnavigate the playable area outside the walls.

Beyond that, I found the quickly draining sanity to be a neat idea since it forced you to move quickly. But a little annoying in that depending on the path the player takes it can lead to multiple restarts just to progress somewhat. I don't think it should be outright removed, but maybe a little fine-tuned post-jam.

Also like the other comments, I'd suggest adding the ability to hold down a button to move, and also add strafing.

But as for the narrative and presentation aspects, this was great! I hope you do expand on it post-jam.

Good work!

Nice job! great presentation and atmosphere and graphics. I just wish i could side step and rotate!

The graphics are very nice and atmospheric. I like the story approach, but the movement could be improved, having to press a button for each step is a bit cumbersome.

Lovely atmosphere. Very dark on my screen, and couldn't work out how to resolve it!

But the weather and rain really sets the mood. Well done.