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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Visuals | #9 | 4.933 | 4.933 |
| Story | #9 | 4.867 | 4.867 |
| Overall Experience | #11 | 4.867 | 4.867 |
| Category: Cinematography | #44 | 4.400 | 4.400 |
| Category: Voice Acting | #67 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
| Category: Music | #119 | 3.733 | 3.733 |
Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Content Warnings
Blood Adult language Disturbing imagery/audio Discussion of experimentation/torture Flashes
Log Line
One of you is not from Earth. Find the anomaly, or this will be your final voyage.
Team Credits & Cast
Director, writer, programmer- Starlight Detective Character designer, artist, dialogue assistance- Maddinosaur
Work Start Date
9/1/2026
Which engines and/or plugins did you use? (NaniNovel, Light.VN, etc.)
Ren'py
University League Participant
No
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Comments
The writing kept me hooked and locked in. The characters had so much personality. You felt it through the writing but also visually as well. I never would've imagined the spot the difference mechanic could feel so TENSE! The music and sfx you went with not only worked perfectly but they consistently used in ALL the right ways too.
Absolute congrats for handling the pacing so well and making this so entertaining.
This game is so scary for being within the limitations of a visual novel. I LOVED the slow build to the various reveals and how it all made sense in world. No plots left unfinished, no strings left untied.
Well designed too. The character design was so telling and embelleshed the story well.
I was SO scared playing this omg 😠it genuinely felt like I was stuck in an actual sci-fi horror movie. The balance between the plot, the character dynamics, and the worldbuilding is chef's kiss, nothing felt rushed or neglected. The art and the whole space setting felt so real it was kinda insane. I'm a hardcore sci-fi horror fan and this had me fully locked in, like I forgot I was even playing a game fr.
Also I'm begging for more Flint and El 🥺 I know the game's finished, but their dynamic is SO good that if this were a manhwa I'd 100% read their side stories. Idk if we'll ever get that since it was made for Spooktober jam, but a girl can dream 🤧!!
Thank you so much for making this!! I was never bored for a single second. The plot had me hooked from start to finish. 10/10
Thank you so much for the kind words, so glad to hear you enjoyed it! As another massive fan of the sci-fi horror genre, it means a lot to hear it captured the atmosphere (and that you enjoyed Flint and El as much as I did writing them). Thanks again for the wonderful comment! 💜