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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment (Best Game) | #118 | 2.588 | 2.588 |
| Sound Design | #124 | 2.412 | 2.412 |
| Aesthetics | #137 | 2.706 | 2.706 |
| Horror | #140 | 1.882 | 1.882 |
| Creativity | #150 | 2.353 | 2.353 |
| Story | #163 | 1.647 | 1.647 |
Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
What game engine did you make this project in?
Godot
Did you use generative AI for any part of this game?
No
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The game had a really cool concept, I could finish it without any restarts. I wish it was a little longer, but pretty good job
Ok so I haven't played exit 8, didnt know what to for the first 5 minutes lol. But firguring out, it was satisfying to play. I think the gameplay is fun and solid, nothing much to say. Maybe you could add something creepy like distored object, or maybe some hidden entity, would be scarier. Good game overall
Definitely was a little slow to pick up on a lot of these but once I figured out what I was doing it was a fun little challenge. I did end up guessing a few times as I wasn't sure what the anomalies were. The corridor was well executed and definitely felt like you were stuck in an endless school hallway. I think I would have liked a few more sfx maybe to create some more tension for the player? As I was missing the scare factor a little bit. With that being said, the thought that something was going to happen at every hallway did create good tension on its own, and I liked the music that was chosen as it gave a slightly cheerful yet eerie feeling every time you walked by. Great job!
Great game! I found a little cheat though: I can actually make out the screen at the end of the corridor, and if the number is '1', I just turn back without even trying to look for anomalies. Other than that, I really liked the game, and the level design is very well done!
Cool game! The looping corridor feels very P.T. love it! Great entry :)
Thanks! Being compared to p.t. id huge, glad you liked it!
very Exit 8!
yeah, exit 8 was our main inspiration, hope we got close to it! Do you have any feedback that we could've done better or fixed?
I haven't played Exit 8 actually, just the game mechanic itself is interesting. But I couldn't figure out some differences and woked myself through until I could finish it. some were obvious, like the flickering lights or fallen chair, some were really unseen by me.
thanks for playing till the end! yeah, some of them are way too subtle, especially stuff on the desk. we wil probably fix that after the jam ends. thanks for the feedback!
I have to be honest, this game just wasn't for me. I didn't really enjoy it. I understand the concept behind it, and I'm sure other people might get more out of it. But I thought the level design was great, it really feels like an endless corridor.
I understand that, on the other hand, your game was precisely for me! Its quite hard to believe that a BILLION pigs are slaughtered every year... anyways, great twist, and execution overall was nice
A nice little anomaly game. I enjoyed it! One suggestion though: The same anomaly shouldn't appear multiple times in a row. For example, in one of my playthroughs, I got flickering lights 4 times in a row, followed by the missing green books twice in a row, which made the game a bit too easy.
Thanks for the feedback!I absolutely see, how that affects your experience, we will fix that in an update. Actually, we had that idea in the prototype but somehow it got lost lol. Anyways, thank you for playing, i will go rate your game shortly
Literally how it feels:
I don't want to sound rude or harsh
So I just say You need some playtest to see if puzzle is confusing or not
Because to me.. It was too confusing to understand ( i made to 7 TV.. Only To suddenly give up because how frustrating it was.. Because restarted at beginning because I didn't understand what else to do after that )
( and if you can play and also rated my game call kill or be killed Mario exe 2..and even feedback too.. I would really appreciate it too :) )
Im sorry to hear that, we have certainly done some playtesting with outside people but not a lot cuz there wasnt really a lot of time. I guess you just have to be familiar with the genre, like exit 8 for example did this perfectly, we didn't and i can see that. I will rate your game in a couple minutes
Did you rated my game or not yet?
( i just want to know.. Since I didn't see you comments in my game call kill or be killed Mario exe 2 game :) )
He!Yeah, i did, just didnt comment, sorry. trying to get through as many as possible
That's okay :)
nice game bro the graphics is so good
you could add more anomalies but good game overall
Here's my game if you're interested in trying it we would be very happy
Mazeophobia:/jam/scream-jam-2026/rate/5188043
The game is set in a maze where you have to find 3 keys and escape through a door before "him" gets you!
Thanks, we tried to add more anomalies but the time constraint got us. I played your game, its incredible, super spooky, its a 5/5 horror.
That's amazing thank you for trying our game!
if ypu liked it drop a comment and rate it when you have free time
Oh, i did it already! The comment is from 5h ago but i think you even replied to it
Oh sorry i didn't notice that 😅
Well many thanks to you
Nice PT vibe going on.
Thanks for the rating!
i will check your game with my brother soon
it looks really good from the screenshots
Nice game, liked the concept. Still i believe it could be more scary with having like noises anomalies, and stuff. Visuals are very good, simple but nice.
I passed it completely. It resembles "Exit 8". Cool cartoon style!!!Good implementation
Thats one of the best compliments you could give, we were going for that exit 8 gameplay loop. Thanks, ill check out your game in a minute
good concept
omg my school is number 1189 thats insane
Aesthetics is awesome btw
Thanks! Can't wait to rate your game!
I really have a bad memory man! Tho the game is really good and well executed! I reached till level 8
Just checking the wording of your disclosure: "No AI-generated art, audio, or text was used.". Is there anything AI-generated outside of these bounds, such as code?
No, absolutely nothing, should've made it more clear