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I'm sorry you witnessed these issues. I don't really know what caused them, though at this scope it could be many things. The sensitivity issue is weird, as I thought the game settings would prodive a robust way for adjustments; I might have to look into this. 
That being said, thank you for playing!

Glad you liked it. For the limited time I could work on it was quite ambitous, you're right. It was also quite a risk as this game lives from user generated content so from you plaing. I'm glad some people found their way here :)
For the animations: Yes their janky, most of them were made one or two days before the deadline, so I had no time to really polish things. Skipping animations is a good idea, although the first animation is used to load the messages in the background. I'll consider it if I decide to polish some last bits, especially the sitting animations should be skippable. Thank you for playing!

EDIT: My last explanation was likely to technical. Here's what I meant

Sure! I just meant that, mathematically, halving the range of possible numbers each time is the most efficient way to narrow down the target. For example, if you're guessing a number between 1 and 100, you'd start at 50, then depending on whether you're too high or low, guess 25 or 75 next, and so on. This strategy works because it minimizes the number of guesses needed on average.

Preferences, though, add an interesting twist! If the opponent has a known tendency (e.g., they prefer smaller numbers), you might adjust your guesses to focus on those areas first. This makes the game more dynamic and strategic!

I feel you, the animations aren't very clean. As I never developed an async game and decided to go third person, I definitely overscoped for a single developer. Adding more ambience (animals, wind, more props) was the top priority on my backlog, unfortunately the deadline came earlier than thought, so I had to cut corners.

I'm glad you enjoyed it and thank YOU for playing!

Yeah... you're right. My inspiration was LiS, although - in my opinion - I didn't achieve a dime of what makes this game one of my favourites. I developed the mechanic as a learning experience and to add replayability. Who knows, maybe someone answered your note.
Thank you for playing and adding to the narrative!

First off: Well done!
Of all games I tried this is my favourite so far.

The music is good, the colour palette looks amazing and the animations are butter smooth. I would have never guessed that you used Unreal for this (shows your skill and how flexible this engine is). As of now I had only one playthrough so far, but definitely coming back to it the next days.

Ran into the bat room almost immediately and got stuck. Looking through the comments gave me the solution. You could perhabs add some expression mark and delay (maybe an exclamation mark) to let the player know that the bat reacts upon you approaching. But this is just a small suggestion.

You did a fantastatic job in the given time and delivered a well polished game! Huge congrats!

Gave it a shot and was intrigued about this mysterrious woman. Unfortunetely couln't move past opening the locked door. I'm probably missing something, but I couln't find any more clues. This game is also quite dark, couldn't play it without the flashlight. You could furthermore try to move the light surce back a bit, as it kept disappearing close to objects. Would have loved to finish it - tried for about 40min. Depending on whether its worth for you to polish it after the jam ended, I would give it another shot. All in all good work!

I'm probably not skilled enough to find out what happened to Larry. Interesting concept though. Unfortunately quite hard to read the image, shadows or a light inside of the tube could help there. Anyways, well done!

Cool game. I still feel like I'm missing something. Why does spamming 'Thanks for playing!' flash a question mark? Liked it while it lasted! :D

My favourite part this game was the music. Just so fitting to the game. And with only four colours you achieved good visuals. A bit on the short side, but I enjoyed it while it lasted!

Would really love some feedback (either way). I did enjoy your game!

My game lives of user generated content and sadly didn't pick up yet. Gonna stay optimistic though
https://itch.io/jam/game-off-2024/rate/3148425

As others said, simple but addicting. Preferences add a layer of strategy to this game, as halving, mathematically,  would be the most efficient way to go. Music would fit perfectly in here and - as others said - be the icing on the cake. Good job!

The game is out of my hands now. It's now up to the players to tell stories. Thanks to you, I discovered a critical bug. Thank you for playing!

Sorry to hear this. The server is up running. This could be a firewall issue of some sorts. Glad you gave it a shot, though. Maybe try again later.. if you wish so.

Wonderful game and atmosphere you created here. Yes, it's short, but I liked each second. I especially liked the music that really set the tone. Can't believe this was your first game jam entry. Thank you for making this game!

Awesome style! Everything fits together quite nice! After playing it for a while I sympathize with the character. Those breaks are definitely necessary to release stress. Keep it up!

Cool little game. Took me just about 20min to beat it, but this nothing compared to the generations to come that can be fed :) One suggestion would be to implement some sort of coyote time for wall jumps; the third stage is quite unforgiving for the first couple tries. Anyways, good work! 

Nice work! Unfotunately I wasn't able to beat the game - tried it for about 30min. Tell me, how deep inside is the secret hidden?  As Troy suggested a way to prevent chalk from drawing would nice to have. Something to regenerate heralth would also benefit the player as running into traps is - at least my - main cause of restarts. Then again, you can only do so much in the given time. Well done!

Yeah, I hear you. As this game was originally made for a week long jam, I had to cut cornes. I didn't expect anyone to play this game any more, so I moved to other projects. But since you came here and anyone playing in the future should have a 'good' experience, I'm going to clean everything up, and update this game once I have enough time.

Thank you for playing! :)

I actually had way more planned than I could handle by myself in this time frame: e.g. a system to contemporary overload the energy with a risk of blowing the fuse, leading you down to the storage for new a new one. 

I'll wait for some more feedback and will eventually build upon this concept. Glad you liked it.

This is by far my favourite game for this jam. The atmosphere kept me on the edge the entire time, the lighting aswell as the sounds were really good and the controller felt clean. 

I had to restart the game because I got stuck in the elevator first (could be me smacking the door panel too many times). The second playthrough went well, though I got trapped in the third room until I had luck with the enemy spawn. Here you could implement something to hide or dodge as it is right now there are (in my opinion) too many dead ends (which could well be intended).

Anyways, I'm amazed about how much you accomplished within one week. I'm flabbergasted :)

P.S. The last credit job was another great idea.

Really liked the lighting in your game! As others pointed out, the cabin light seems more of a disadvantage for now (maybe give an option to flick ot off?). Played it for a while and didn't reach all endings yet. I could well come back to this. 
One last thing: the first guy diaappeared in each playthrough. Is this supposed to happen?

Anyways, good work! Keep it up :)

Your game portrayed the backrooms pretty well. The atmosphere was tense and the VHS tapes were a good addition. It wasn't too scary, but a few well placed jump scares (especially in the maze) would definetely have gotton me. Well done :)

Hey, I really liked your game! Got stumped for a while after the light in the bathroom went dark. Reading the comments helped in that case. An indicator about which frequency gets checked would be nice. But there was only so much time, I get that :)

The atmosphere was tense and the game loop felt alright. Some indication about how I am progressing would be nice. There is a bed, so maybe split it into different days (just a suggestion).
I didn't manage to finish the game, but am willing to do so once I have enough time or after some of the updates you spoke about.

I really did like it, well done!

I really liked the aesthetics of your game. I also quite like how you told the story about that young boy and his family in those short interactions. Gameplay, art, story, and sound all worked together to give an immersive experience. 

Awesome work!

Liked the game and got to all endings. "Love is Killer" is my favourite, but it definitely felt like a fever dream. I also liked the small snippets after each ending.

Overall an enjoyable experience. Well done :)

The character movement felt great and the overall maze design was nice. 

As you are a game design student some constructive feedback will probably be welcomed.
My main critique point lies in the fact that this game wasn't scary enough. Reducing the render distance with some fog will probably help a bunch while also increasing the difficulty when traversing the maze. More concentration should correlate with more focus, thus making jump scares more effective.

Don't get me wrong. I liked your game and you did a great job for your fist game jam.

Cheers :)

Thank you for playing! 
Stanley parable was probably somwhere in my mind whil creating this game ;) The overall inspiration came from games akin to "Firewatch" or "Paper, Please". As for the dials. The lookup system will accept keyboard input. Just type the ID and adjust the values for the corresponding room.

Sorry to hear that. Hope you're doing alright.
Yould you extrapolate on not understanding anything? Would love to get some constructive feedback.

Thank you for playing :) 
As of for now, the buttons just change the stats of each room. I had plans to give some visual (or auditive) feedback for each panel, which sadly fell short.

Being chased while typing the key, knowing that one missed click could result in death was quite intense, I'll give you that. Some things were hard to click and the controller felt a bit clumpsy (which could well be intended). The atmosphere is tense and you're game looks really good. 

Awesome work, well done!

Pretty simple game with a formula that juts works. I liked it, although the movement felt kinda slow. Very well made and really enjoyable :)

That NPC really tripped as that ungodly creature emerged from the picture right before his eyes :)
You got an interesting idea and gave me a good impession of it. As others said, it would be nice to have more than one shot with some objects. Right now, the energy system and the inteactable object seem correlate exactly. For ideas: You could implement something to distract the NPC or lure him in on room (which takes energy) e.g. a radio, televion, etc.
Nice work!

The character design is good and the color schemes in some room are pleasing. It is maybe juts me, but some indicator for the primary goal could help. An example: In the second (or third) room there is a blue cone which I wrongly assumed to be the target. I didn't manage to reach the end but am willing to give it another shot, as soon as I have enough time for it. Well done :)

I like the aestatics of your game. Played it for a few minutes but coudn't figure out if there is also a goal beyond capturing ghosts. The ingame UI is a nice idea but flawed in the way, that I coudn't figure out what it was that I was looking at. Solid work and your game does look pretty :)

Nice game! Had to play it twice because I coudn't find the key in the mansion first. Looking into the comments did help with that and take it up again. The world design felt otherworldly and gave me "Alice in Wonderland" vibes. Things you might add are some sounds once an objective is complete. I've felt myself suprised when I realised that the objective has changed, especially for the last one, which (I think) could easily be missed. I also find myself moving in diaganals to be quicker. You might want to change that, if this doesn't suit your vision. Overall, good work :) 

Awesome game, had a great time playing it! As others said, the terminal was confusing at first. But as soon as you get the gist of it, it does make fun. For now it is probably too easy to just simply lock the enemy in a room (at least that was what I did). A functionality for the enemy to open doors by itself could help in that regard and also add to the value of the alert system. Overall lovely entry. My favourite so far :)

The ambiance is quite intimidating, and I found myself on the fence with each new flicked light. However, as other suggest, the gameplay does tend to get a bit repetitive. Exploring different floors might help you with that. But, overall, well done! :)

Thank you for your feedback :) 
You're absolutely right! Redesigning the control station UI was on top of my list, sadly the deadline came too early.

Again, sorry for the confusion. You simply click at npcs you want to reverse. Anyway, thank you for leaving a comment :)