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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #123 | 3.677 | 3.677 |
| Audio | #153 | 3.645 | 3.645 |
| Overall | #168 | 3.661 | 3.661 |
| Visuals | #174 | 4.161 | 4.161 |
| Enjoyment | #226 | 3.645 | 3.645 |
| Innovation | #267 | 3.419 | 3.419 |
| Theme | #609 | 3.419 | 3.419 |
Ranked from 31 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?
The game is built around the idea of “Trust No One.” You investigate the disappearance of a local madman obsessed with conspiracy theories, slowly uncovering evidence that suggests he may have been right all along. The player is forced to question what is paranoia, what is real, and who can actually be trusted.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
We reused some of our own pre-existing systems and assets from previous projects, including the main menu and settings, the Player Controller, the Player Interaction System, and a small selection of 3D models and sound effects.
All reused assets were originally created by our team.
How many people worked on the game?3
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I enjoyed this puzzle game!
The environment was very envolving and made feel an added tension. I would recommend setting a small puzzle tutorial, what about you go to the house first with smaller tutorial rooms until you find the hidden one behind a crack.
Really well put together game, all the puzzles were fun and made me feel good about myself - which I guess is the important bit in these kinds of games, the satisfaction of figuring things out and making the player feel smart :D.
I also liked the different game references ;)
Good job!
All the puzzles are so clever, and I had a lot of fun figuring them out! The visuals and music are also nice too and the game is overall very polished. Can't wait to see the full game!
Thank you so much!!!
We really appreciate this kind of comment, I hope you follow our work in the future, we have so much we want to accomplish.
I'll sure keep an eye on your team's work too :)
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The game has quite nice graphics and atmosphere, but the puzzles are quite challenging; without a guide on YouTube, I wouldn’t have been able to solve many of them.
Thanks for the feedback, we are working on the difficulty of the puzzles!
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Loved the concept and escape room feeling of the game. Last puzzle was a bit weird on how it ended since I was expecting something to pop up but other than that no other complaints :D.
Thanks!
On the last puzzle It was supposed to give you a hint on what to do next, and I missed that part haha.
Anyways, it's nice that you enjoyed the feeling of the game!
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Really good-looking visuals and smooth controls. I tried your puzzles before watching the gameplay video. They look like they take some time to get through, but they do keep things engaging. I also liked how the surrounding objects can be interacted with. Good work on the design!
We worked hard to get this level of interactivity and quality, so we thank you for noticing it :D
The level of difficulty for the puzzles its a work that's still in progress, so is great to have feedback like yours.
· Umbra ·
Amazing visuals! I really like the key mechanics and how smooth everything feels. It reminded me of an escape room where you really need to pay attention to the small details to progress. I’m also glad you provided a walkthrough in case we get stuck on a puzzle. Definitely one of my top-rated games!
Thank you so much for the kind comments!!
We thought that the walkthrough was necessary and we may keep that idea for the future actually.
Thanks for your rating and appreciation :)
· Umbra ·
Wow! That was really great! It did take me a bit on the puzzles, but I was engaged the whole time. I'm 100% interested in where y'all take this. You've got a great premise in your hands!
We are so glad you liked our game, hope you keep checking our work!
· Umbra ·
Interesting premise and nice environment. I can't say much about the puzzles since I spent 10 minutes trying to solve the shelf puzzle and couldn't figure it out.
Thanks for the comments!
We have a walkthrough in case you'd like to try again :)
Unfortunately, I can’t play this one since I don’t have a Windows machine :(
My apologies, but it looks like quite the fun game!
I wasn't able to get very far but I did have fun with this one. I like how interactive this game is. You can even jump on the bed! I was stuck on the shelf puzzle and tried multiple approaches to it. I do like that with this game, your viewing this game from the perspective of entering the space of someone who doesn't trust anyone. It's unique compared to the angle others have taken the theme. I might give this game a go another time to see if I can figure it out with some friends. Good work.
This game is beautiful, super polished, even the menu was proper, welldone! Hats off to you
This is a very nice game! Never really into puzzle games but this one got me intrigued to say the least, congrats!
Thanks. Glad that you found our game interesting!
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Lovely game! The color palette blended really well with the pixel art on the simple models. And the music syncing with the timer is very cool.
I had issue with some puzzles, but your walkthrough was really helpful. Looking forward to the complete game!
Great game! Loved the atmosphere and this is what I wanted my games gameplay to be like. I would definitely buy this if you put this on steam.
Edit: Just watched the walkthrough and I beat the game while only solving one puzzle. I somehow clicked the objects in order and randomly clicked the wall. Despite that I still loved the game and just assumed the puzzles weren't finished. My case is very unlikely but probably make sure there's a check like an if statement to make sure they unlocked the closet. The puzzles are great from what I saw in the in the walkthrough.
Thanks for your kind comment on our game!!
We decided to leave that possibility on, we thought that would be very unlikely but still... Props for getting the dev shortcut! haha
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Really well put together, and had me stumped for a while. Felt very polished, and the puzzle design was great. Might have to check out some of your other games now.
Thanks for the appreciation, and please do, we have a couple of them :)
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I must say your walkthrough video helps me a lot in solving the final puzzle XD Fun and overall really polished gameplay. Kudos to the team!
Thanks!
· Umbra ·
Great game! I love a good escape room. I felt stumped for the exact correct amount of time.
Thank you :)
· Umbra ·
Hey, I enjoyed the environment that you guys made for the escape room and all of the detail you guys put in it. I struggled with finding the button on the bookshelf after competing the bookshelf puzzle but other than that fun puzzle game.
Thanks for the feedback, your game was great!
· Umbra ·
The art and interactions are very pretty and satisfying, I was stuck for a bit since I did not realise I could move the pinboard for longer than I would like to admit. Well done!