Very cool! Its unusual to see a horror game in a game jam, but I liked it! In my opinion there should be a way to pick up torches or something like that, or else the game just totally depends on whether or not the player is close to the exit at the beggning or chooses the right path, which is also random since there isn’t any way the player knows if he is getting close to the exit. I really liked the speceial effects such as the lights and the fire, and I also liked the fact that the ghosts/monsters were 2D. The controls felt polished and the sound effects were pretty good. Good game overall! Congratulations
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #1777 | 3.357 | 3.357 |
| Enjoyment | #2131 | 3.464 | 3.464 |
| Creativity | #2382 | 3.714 | 3.714 |
| Narrative | #3734 | 2.607 | 2.607 |
| Artwork | #4770 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
You have a limited number of torches that can't be refilled. The pressure builds as your remaining inventory counts steadily down.
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Textures and sound effects were made by me.
Sprites and images drawn by my children.
Particle effect textures from Kenney.nl.
Font "Ritaglio" from www.archistico.com.
Songs from Dark Fantasy Studio.
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That's a good point about not knowing how close you are to the exit. I didn't think much about that because I knew the algorithm always spawns the exit on the opposite wall in the randomly generated levels, but I can see how it would be frustrating to just wander aimlessly.
We intentionally didn't allow picking up torches to better fit with the theme of counting down, never up, but I could definitely be convinced it should be added. Thanks very much for the feedback.
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