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A jam submission

Smile On Your Way OutView game page

Horror Game for A Lil Horror GameJam 2026
Submitted by GoodlyFilly — 4 hours, 14 minutes before the deadline
Rated by 8 people so far
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Submitted(+1)

I think I did it right? Grab the key, avoid the faces, unlock the main door in the corridor and leave. The game runs smoothly and nicely, the vibe is creepy as heck too. It is a bit too simple for sure, but considering this is your first game, this is actually quite nicely done!

Other things I like:

  • The rooms felt different from each other
  • The face sound is really haunting

Suggestions:

  • Some ambient sound would be great
  • Consider some in-game instructions to tell the player what to do?
  • Seems like the collider for the faces is huge, which led to a lot of unintended deaths. Usually it's best to cheat a bit for the player and make the enemy look larger than they really are. Make the game more fun that way
  • Some cutscenes/animations that play after the player is caught by the enemies would be nice. Act as a way to tell the player "you've died"
Developer

Yeah, those are things I definitely wanted to add. I didn't realize that the monster face made the collider seem smaller than it is; I'll definitely remember that for my next game. Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

Good concept, though what needs to be done is a little unclear at the start. The game starts with pretty decent atmosphere but it quickly loses it's spookiness unfortunately. I also found it relatively unclear if I had won or not
Other then that it was pretty cool :)

Developer

Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted

Congratulations on completing your first game! I think the smiling face paired with the low visibility is genuinely creepy. 

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Interesting concept and definitely really creepy! I do wish there was a little bit more challenge to it since I was able to get the key and leave right away. I also didn't seem to notice any other keys. It'd be cool to have each of the doors open to different library rooms.

Developer

Thanks! Yeah, there are other keys and different rooms, and the right key is supposed to be randomized 

Submitted

Oh, interesting! When I played, it was always in the same room.

Submitted(+1)

It was spooky and I was able to run past the face but I wasn't sure if I was doing anything specific at any door.  But it is short and easy enough to run through the halls while trying to avoid that face that the goal was clear

Submitted

Pretty creepy! Couldn't figure out whether I had actually won or not, but the smile did make me jump the first couple times I saw it lol

Developer(+1)

Thanks! Yeah, the game just auto-restarts if you open the door with the right key, but I'll add a win screen after the voting period