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A jam submission

Keep Them OutView game page

A short horror game where you're a kid trying to survive a monster filled night.
Submitted by Nova2402, LearTKAO — 6 hours, 39 minutes before the deadline
Rated by 12 people so far
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Submitted

Very well done! The audio is subtle but fits the game really well, and I'm impressed that you were able to include multiple little minigames while making each one feel satisfying and responsive. I got a little lost trying to find the phone at the beginning, but I didn't mind at all since exploring the house was really fun! :)

Submitted

Very interesting! Quite creepy and like the minigames, could use a bit more explanation though.

Submitted

This game is pretty extensive, so a clearer explanation is crucial. Don't get we wrong, I know this a lot as I always fail to make understandable tutorials and lose potencial players that way. Aside from that the game is wonderful, it looks like you put a lot of effort into it. Amazing!

Submitted

I like it a lot, the atmosphere fits very well!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for trying my game out chipsi! I really liked yours too!

Submitted

Nicely done! Enjoyed the game a lot, still haven't managed to complete the game though, best my attmept is past 4am, might try again later. The gameplay loop is nice, running around the house trying to complete each minigame and survive, alongside the tension building up when multiple things are happening at once! Overall, this is quite a nice entry! Well done!

Other things I like:

  • Different minigames having their own cue and death cutscene (though I am always getting the window one even though there's nothing outside the window. Is it reused?)
  • Death cutscene looks nice
  • Sound design is super tense, and adds to the immersiveness of the game

Suggestions:

  • I guess things need to be explained a bit more in the game, like I am not entirely sure if turning on the lights makes a difference, if locking the door(room door not the main ones) without a monster in the house helps or hinders (making the player spend more time moving), how the phone mechanic works, the monster in the house can be run past, etc
  • If the game wants to rely on sound cues only, these events should be clearly introduced in the tutorial (going over each of them one by one) to let the player familiarise themselves with them before the true game begins
  • I love the "looking out of the window" minigame a lot, just that it would be great to see the progress of shining towards the monster. An example would be shaking more and more until it disappears
Developer(+1)

Oooooh, thank you for playing our game and leaving such a detailed comment, I really appreciate the feedback!

- What do you mean by reused? Did you mean that the window game over screen gets played even when there is nothing outside? Pffft, usually nothing is reused, so it might have been a bug...?

- According to the other comments... it seems like we do lack a lot of explanation, yes! I will keep this in mind when making my next games! (Also, I found it harder than expected to properly explain game mechanics and tutorials diegetically... Since I know the game in and out I wasn't sure on what to explicitly tell...)

- And on the last point, I did ask a few friends to play test the game, only to realize how much lacking in juice it is, it's something that I didn't notice was a problem until they point out how confusing it is!

Submitted

Very nice. I loved the art style, the atmosphere was scary, overall pretty simple yet very good

Developer

I'm glad that you enjoyed our game!!! Thank you for the praises.

Submitted

I accidentally kept locking all the doors i wanted to enter but it was fun and enjoyable, the monster design/art is niiceee, great game over screen!!!  I bet the monster's a silly lil guy when you get to know him better personally ..or maybe not xD

Developer

Thank you for playing!!! My friend is a great artist and the art is all thanks to him! Which monster are you talking about though? We have multiple!

Submitted

the monster I meant was the one with eyeball on hand  :D !!

Submitted(+1)

I love the game over screen. it got me really jump scared the first time. Mine is a little bit scary...

Submitted

Omg sameee, I kept getting the game over screen over and over :D i would not like to encounter that guy in the wild

Developer

Thank you for playing our game! We have different game over scenes, which one did you get? And glad to hear that it's scary, it's hard to feel scared when I coded all the behaviors, pffft.

Submitted

I love the art and music, I like the simple ideas

Developer

Thank you for your praise and for playing our game!