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A jam submission

A Dark PlaceView game page

A short horror game about an abandoned facility with a dark secret. Find a way out before it gets you.
Submitted by AxeManCometh — 13 hours, 58 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#3943.4443.444
Visuals#6523.0743.074
Enjoyment#7362.7042.704
Overall#7622.6422.642
Gameplay#8432.3332.333
Audio#9202.1482.148
Innovation#9472.1482.148

Ranked from 27 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?
It is a horror game set in a strange and unknown facility.

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
All the code made by me.
Character art & animations, interact icon and ui made by us.

How many people worked on the game?
2

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Comments

Submitted

I really liked the post processing you did it looks awesome with the pixel art. For some reason my audio got bugged after clicking a level and i only heard the footsteps. Cool Game and atmosphere!

Submitted

I got intrigued by the art cover and had been longing to play this game the whole time. I love the visual effects and the artstyle in general! the camera dude taking photos of stuff is a nice spin of interacting with objects - I also liked the fact that you collect clues in form of objective!

The part where you run is actually pretty terrifying and the jumpscare is absolutely amazing. The jumpscare art looks and feels as off as it should and that's what makes it creepy. I didn't play the game with my headphones on, just left them on my table with volume maxxed out to act as a really quiet speaker, so I couldn't really feel the full effect of it and the horror elements alone. 

Anyway, the biggest weakness in my opinion is the scale of this map compared to what's in it and how fast you move or how far you see - It makes moving between sections feel like eternity.

Eitherway, this is an awesome submission, great job!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

I do not like the idea of wasting time wandering around, the path between the key nodes are just unnecessarily long. I think it might be a good idea to "compress" the level, make it much more tight, which could provide a smoother experience.

Submitted(+1)

I loved the character and the jupmscare! Really well done!

Submitted(+1)

Great visuals and character design. I thought at first that it was too big and empty to build very good tension, but the contrast of the end actually works quite well. I think there are small bits of polish to add, but overall really cool

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

I liked it, congratulations!

The environment is interesting, and the visual design is very nice. A background ambient music would have been great; listening to noise for so long was tiring. Also, a minimap or a running feature would have been good because I kept getting lost on the maps. But of course, we shouldn't forget the jam's time limit, I'm rating the game while keeping it in the mind.

Overall, I liked the game. Congratulations.

Submitted(+1)

Camera too heavy to run from monster lol. Good stuff!

Submitted

Camera too heavy to run from monster lol. Good stuff!

Submitted

That made me jump! ;-;

Cool creepy vibe with the filter and the cute lil camera guy... The monster is so creepy!

The level is a bit big and confusing, it tired me a bit being so disoriented... x_x

Cool ambience and concept!

Submitted(+1)

I literally screamed out loud xdddd scared me fr. it is indeed a strange place.

also, the thing didn't catch me, yet I died anyways haha. idk if it's supposed to be like that or not

Submitted(+1)

cool game!

Submitted(+1)

The main characters design and taking photos with his noggin is a really creative deisgn, I like how there is no introduction and you are immidiately tossed into the game with almost no explenation, as previously mentioned, the navigation is quite difficituly with how small the FOV and is, I backtracked and got lost a few times, the tension is also really good and the RUN really scared me lol

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Submitted(+1)

The main character looks really interesting, although navigating is a bit confusing. Really cool project!

Submitted(+1)

Honestly I really liked the unique design of the main character having a camera on his head and flashing when interacting. Also the shaders and "VHS" style in general, I think it fits well in the theme.

Submitted(+1)

I like the flash when you interact with items.

Submitted

Damn the ambiance is really cool. Crapped my pants/20

Developer

Thanks a lot. Im glad you did (i guess😭)

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Didn't expect 😭 that nice game btw