finding my first key made me start using the lanterns as landmarks so i could get back there after a death. the warm little circles of light work really well with those green pumpkins at the edge of the screen. i tried leaving my light on and then tried flashing it just long enough to see a gap between the graves. the second way made the search feel a lot more like sneaking around.

like a couple people here i sometimes went straight to the death screen without knowing where the pumpkin came from. id hold the scene for half a second and show its eyes where it caught you so you have something to learn from on the next run. i also kept running into headstones that looked the same on both sides of a path. a crooked cross or a chipped stone at a few turns would give me something to remember from that quick flash.

i put a little sea cat in my halloween entry purr or treat: the midnight reef. give it a play sometime if you like and id appreciate a rating and whatever feedback comes to mind.

Cool gameplay. In my final run I only used the light sparsely and found first two keys almost entirely by memory. For the other two I only used the light for a second and memorized the visible route.

Graphics and sound felt appropriately Halloween-y.

Get well!

the game is pretty interesting, i really like the pumpkin art!

but i just cant seem to see what killed me, and maybe im just bad at playing this game i kept dying, also there is almost to no sound, which actually adds more creepiness to it, overall a nice game

Take care your health.  I’m glad you could still be part of the jam, and I hope things get easier for you soon. Wishing you well, and happy to have crossed paths here! It’s our first jam too. If you have a moment, we’d really appreciate your honest feedback and a rating on A Borrowed Shadow. Glad to meet other first-time jammers! Thanks ahead! 

The cemetery at night felt properly tense, with my jack-o-lantern moving through the dark and other pumpkins lurking with glowing eyes at the edges. Toggling the pumpkin light with F made the risk feel real, since light helps you see but also gives you away. My constructive note is that the first key was hard to spot in the dark, so a faint glint on keys would help players learn the search loop.

The gameplay is simple, but I found some of the mechanics a little confusing at first. It took one death to understand how the enemies and lighting worked. The game is quite dark, and the background music felt a bit loud. Keeping the lights on attracts enemies, which is an interesting mechanic. However, the overall experience felt quite short, as I managed to complete the game after just one death in around a minute. Overall, it's a pretty good game!

Fun game it took me a few try's. The light mechanic was fun to use. Good job with your entry.

Great game prototype. Graphics and light were pretty awesome. This game has potential. Right away I was wondering is the pumpking light going to end at somepoint. This can really come pretty solid puzzle game if you take it to right direction.

Could you check the fullscreen settings? The game is displayed in a small window with no fullscreen option, and most of the view is cut off.