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Spooktober 4th Annual Visual Novel Jam

Hosted by Stella @ MakeVisualNovels, Crystal Game Works · #SpooktoberVNJam
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A jam submission

The Cryptic CaperView game page

On Halloween night, a group of cryptids plan a daring heist on Area 51 to destroy evidence of their existence.
Submitted by Skelefun Collective (@SkelefunCOLL) — 1 day, 1 hour before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Monsterous!#184.5424.542
Halloweeny?#394.2504.250
Fun#554.1674.167
Overall#843.5333.533
Candy!!#1192.5002.500
Scariness...#1422.2082.208

Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Log Line
On Halloween night, a group of cryptids plan a daring heist on Area 51 to destroy evidence of their existence.

Content Warnings
Depictions of cartoon violence, cartoonish horror, and implications of death.

Team Members
Josephine King
@CatbattleLovesU
- Game Director
- Programmer
- Composer
- Assistant Writer


AM Wells
@AMontheFM
- Creative Director
- Lead Writer


Erica Vanacore
@EricaVanacore
- Assistant Writer
- Editor
- Social Media Manager


Margaret Doebling
@MDoebling
- Character Designer
- Character Sprite Artist
- Logo Design
- Background Artist
- Assistant Cutscene Artist


Mick "Milk" Roberts
@magnanimousmilk
- Lead UI artist
- Lead Cutscene Artist

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CarnalMantrapSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

A very fun game with great art! Very happy to see the Fresno Nightcrawler appear! Frezzie had to be my fave out of the group.

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Petunia's spooky Journey
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Skelefun CollectiveDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you for playing! It means a lot to us. And yeah, Frezzie is adorable, ain't he? <3

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G.C. Katz2 years ago(+1)

What a ride! Had me cackling right from the start with the sign that says "Yeah, it's Area 51." The art is fabulous--super polished and the characters are so expressive. The dialogue is witty and develops very clear personalities in a very short space. And that moment when Bigfoot gets the [SPOILER]! Really the only thing I would like is for it to be longer!

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Skelefun CollectiveDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you!! Your feedback means a lot to us, and so does your enjoyment of the game! In the future, we will definitely make a much longer game. It's our debut game, so we are just starting to dip our toes!

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G.C. Katz2 years ago

It's a really great debut, your team should be super proud! And be sure to check out my entry as well: https://itch.io/jam/spooktober-vn-jam-2022/rate/1690696

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Drone Garden StudiosSubmitted2 years ago(+2)

That was so cute!  You gotta do more with these dudes.

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Skelefun CollectiveDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thank you so much for playing our game! We're glad you like the gang so much, and we imagine they'll certainly go on many more adventures...

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radiovoiceSubmitted2 years ago(+2)

This was delightful, and very well executed. After what I’ve seen here, I never want to go to Ohio (again).

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Nowhereplatz, U3
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Skelefun CollectiveDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thank you for playing our game and for your feedback! It means a lot to us :]

And yeah...I think we agree @_@

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FeatherBoySubmitted2 years ago (1 edit) (+2)

I think this game's probably made me crack up the most out of all the entries I've played so far this year... the concept is super tight, the characterization of the cryptids really fun and snappy (Frezzie deserves that marshmallow), and your end credits are a very good time. We also worked on a mothman-related game last year, and are always happy to see more of him about. Well done all!!!

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Blue Thistle Ghosts
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Skelefun CollectiveDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thank you SO much for playing our game and for your thoughtful feedback!! It makes us so happy to hear that our debut game is making everyone laugh and fall in love with our characterizations of classic cryptids.
Oh, a Mothman-related game you say? We definitely have to check that out soon └(＾＾)┐

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