GMTK Game Jam 2021

Hosted by Game Maker's Toolkit · #gmtkjam

142k

Ratings

Overview Submissions Results Submission feed

A jam submission

Apocalypse OnlineView game page

Experience the apocalypse through the eyes of a child

Submitted by Jesse Eisenbart — 6 hours, 7 minutes before the deadline

Add to collection

Play game

Apocalypse Online's itch.io page

Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Presentation	#244	4.158	4.158
Overall	#892	3.491	3.491
Originality	#1053	3.553	3.553
Fun	#2193	2.763	2.763

Ranked from 38 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
Our game uses the the connection between two bestfriends during the "apocalypse" that keeps the main character alive.

Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam

Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?

No

We used pre-existing audio

Leave a comment

Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.

Comments

costlycoffee5 years ago

Is there no progression of the story or anything? Ive hidden and gone back to playing the game on the computer a bunch of times now and nothing has changed in the slightest

bucketss5 years ago

too spooky :o

Two Separate GorillasSubmitted5 years ago (1 edit)

WASD and X aren't working for me and I'd appreciate if you never used that particular warning tone in a game again. I swear I could hear my headphones rattling. I love the premise though and would love to try it when I can!

Submitted

IslandWindSubmitted5 years ago

Nice game. You did a good job setting the scene and creating a disturbing atmosphere. Wish there was a way to win, though, but I get that you only had time to do so much. Nice experience overall, though :)

Submitted

Alvin, the Wolf, and the Horrible Hurrofs

FlederedSubmitted5 years ago

The atmosphere is great, but the game itself is very repetitive

Submitted

meckyrSubmitted5 years ago

I love that you can make a horror game in a 48 hours game jam, this is very creepy! Top notch presentation, atmosphere, and general art style.

Cant wait to see the gameplay & the story get expanded should you decided to continue, coz right now you can hide in the bedroom, continue onto the computer, rinse & repeat, and you will be fine. But this is already a great foundation, it has so much potential! Really nice work! :)

Submitted

swineySubmitted5 years ago

Great job capturing the atmosphere with these simple graphics. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong, but the boogeyman always gets me even when I'm hiding. Is there something I'm missing?

Submitted

Jesse EisenbartDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

Thanks for playing it! If you hide after he spawns he always finds you. You have to hide when you hear the stairs creak or you can run to a different floor and try to hide.

MlemSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

world is ending and all i do is gaming

Submitted

MlemSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

WTF EMOJI HUGE

XonhaSubmitted5 years ago

I also agree with some comments. We really need a plot here, otherwise the game can feel a bit bland. Visual and sound are beautifully done.

Submitted

Beyond The HorizonSubmitted5 years ago

This is the kind of surreal experience I aspire to make one day.
Really impressed.

Well done.

BTW, Would love for you to try my game too.

It is an Action Platformer with unique controls.

https://sgt-blade.itch.io/wartorn

Teaser:

Submitted

killythebid5 years ago

A significant improvement on the FNAF formula, but I hated FNAF so idk. The pixel art is cute, and I really like having a frantic reflex type game you constantly want to get back to while you try to hide from the monster, but I kind of wish there was something to do on the other two floors.

Jesse EisenbartDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks for playing! Originally there was going to be something to do on each floor but unfortunately I ran out of time and had to scope down.

Taewyth5 years ago

The presentation is awesome, but I wonder if I miss something, it feels like there should be a sort of plot going on with the chat and all, but besides the premise it doesn’t go too much forward.

Would love to have it expanded upon though!

Jesse EisenbartDeveloper5 years ago

Originally I wanted I wanted there to be more interaction with the texting but being a solo team I just ran out of time.

Taewyth5 years ago

Oh yeah that’s understandable, I think you’re on something though, and adding said interactions could make for a rather good game I think

NantoSubmitted5 years ago

The strength of your game is definetly the atmosphere. On my first playtrough i really freaked out by the Boogeyman and by the parents of the player character. There are so much detail and love put in the pixel art, it is unbelivable.

However i missed the theme in the general gameplay. I understand the connection to annie, but that was only shown to me through the plot.

Overall i think this is a pretty good and creepy game. Great work.

Submitted

Tower of Creation

PWLF5 years ago

The art is really awesome!

UpsilonGamesSubmitted5 years ago

Really great color palette.

Submitted

Mutual Destruction

William HaSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Neat art style and palette!

Submitted

Hello, Operator

JoravaSubmitted5 years ago

I like the odd feel. Not clear how you're supposed to leave the computer and hide under the bed, since neither the X key nor the crosses in windows didn't do anything.

Submitted

Joe & T-Bag: Mice In Cups

Jesse EisenbartDeveloper5 years ago

Hmmm, that's a weird bug. It all works fine on my build. Could you send your specs if possible?

JoravaSubmitted5 years ago

The X did work on the first "warning window" that showed up, but not on any other window. I'm using Windows 7, not sure what else to tell you.

Jesse EisenbartDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

oh you need to hit the x key on your keyboard

VotronSubmitted5 years ago

Adore the art style! Cool concept too. The gaming while the world falls apart is too real lol.

Submitted

Alchemical Intern

Jesse EisenbartDeveloper5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it! I took inspiration from real life and made it more extreme

pkmollmanSubmitted5 years ago

Super great art!

Submitted

Jesse EisenbartDeveloper5 years ago(+1)

Thank you!