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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #86 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Theme | #113 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Innovation | #151 | 3.639 | 3.639 |
| Overall | #153 | 3.648 | 3.648 |
| Gameplay | #239 | 3.361 | 3.361 |
| Visuals | #311 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Enjoyment | #346 | 3.361 | 3.361 |
Ranked from 36 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
You must go into your strange dreams to fight the threat of the Dreamcatcher
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
We created everything except the fonts
How many people worked on the game?8
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That was terrifying! Switching between dreams to avoid the monster is a really good mechanic for a horror game, I was stressed the entire time.
I didn't realize you had to hold the C button to lucid dream. I thought I was just randomly dying after the monster noise. Once I figured that out, I really started to enjoy the game. Showing the layout reveal allows you to strategize wisely around the creepy-ass monster(s) lurking about.
The wall hints between nights were a nice add as well. OMG and the death animation is wild. Probably one of the best things I've seen thus far here.
If anything, I just wish failing didn't mean redoing quite as much. A tighter retry loop would make it easier to jump right back into the tension.
Concept wise though, this is an awesome jam entry. One of the more interesting things I've played.
WoW
Sometimes the accurate response is just "NOPE!"
Nicely done :)
Pretty scary, i never saw the monster and holy is the jumpscare sound load af
Hey Golden, This one's on us for not making it clear, but you can actually see the monsters by pressing c to lucid dream! Would love to know if this changes your opinion of the game. Thanks so much for trying it out!
Damn what a fantastic horror game! I also love the idea of switching between dreams.
The only thing I would change is that the monster don't instant kill you before you see it. In my runs I never saw the monster I was just dead.
Maybe there could be some screen effects when the monster is close or the monster can give a red glow so you see it around the corner.
But besides that excellent game!
Hey Killo, We're glad to see that you like our game, a lot of heart went into making it! A common criticism we've received is that the mechanic to "Lucid Dream" [press C] is not made very clear to the player in the gameplay and we intend to learn from this for further game design. That said we'd love to know if this mechanic improves your experience with Lucid. Thank you for taking the time to play it!
I made a grave mistake of playing this at night with the volume on loud! Scared the shit out of me! 10/10
Such a well implemented blend of 2D and 3D gameplay and with the addition of different perspectives on the 3D dimension, was very tense and the sound drove a lot of the tension. Great use of shader!
this scared me so bad XD, the game is insanely well made good job!
Holy spooky :3
Terrifying! I especially love the 2D art. Seeing through the walls makes it a big brocken. The c button should be introduced in the game. Had a lot of fun!
Very spooky thb. Visual screen effect got my eyes tired because how wobbly it was on the edges. loved how 2d and 3d blend in together. An indicator would be nice to know how close is the monster but good game overall!
Love the idea! plus points for the spooky setting:D
Two People worked on our game so we'll both leave our impressions.
Neri:
Finished the game out of spite. This was hard but enjoyable i loved the look of the game, the premise and everything the pc article was a nice touch. Credits were fun ;).
Not much to give in terms of feedback other than maybe the fact it took me a long while to figure out there were monsters since the game didn't really prompt me to press c and it took me even longer, maybe im just stupid, to know to combo for buttons i didn't get the idea to wake up till a bit later.
Look amazing, gameplay fun, horror element nailed, and on theme 100% over great game from all 8 of you.
MarioMario7:
At first I had encountered a bug where my camera was stuck in a 90 degree angle and I couldn't turn. After reloading the game though, everything went smoothly.
I liked the concept of having to use 3 realms to achieve your goal and that the objective changed between levels, since I expected a repetitive gameplay loop, similar to a slenderman find the pages type game. The atmosphere felt quite scary and really fit the theme well. The work put into it deffo shows and I'd say it's amongst the nicer games in the submissions I reviewed so far.
Thanks for playing our game, we are really glad you enjoyed it. We'll take a look at the bug and try get it fixed. Can't wait to give your submission a try later!
Spooky! I loved the blend of 2D and 3D art. That jumpscare was criminal c':
woow, amazing art direction and atmosphere building. the sound jump scare is a capital crime but had it's effect. im very impressed with this game, congrats to the whole team, grea job!
This game made me shit my pants in fear lmao. I got scared and couldnt play any longer, however that is a sign of a good horror game imo. It definitely encompasses the Strange Places theme. At first I thought it would be a 2D game, and the switch to 3D caught me off guard, but was pretty cool! It wasnt completely clear to me when I needed to wake up, or how I could see when the dreamcatcher came close, or what the bars were on the sides of the screen, but then again I only played for like 5 minutes before quitting haha.
Very few, if any, games in a game jam have given me goosebumps ... and this just did. What a beautifully executed and horror inducing game! Well done... and thanks for ruining my sleep tonight.
Very cool idea, and the soundscape is amazing! I loved the lucid dream mechanic. Cool game, really good work
Holy shit the scream of the monster in the dreamspace made me jump out of my chair lol
Very spooky game. Really cool implementation of the theme. I hate horror games and I was spooooooked. The dreamspace was adequately claustrophobic and the sounds were terrifying