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Brackeys Game Jam 2024.1

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A jam submission

MathMareView game page

A horror game about running down dark hallways, being chased by monsters, and doing math homework!
Submitted by DF_WideCode (@DF_WideCode) — 1 day, 4 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Innovation#3932.4963.222
Theme#4032.7543.556
Graphics#4352.6683.444
Overall#5002.2382.889
Audio#5211.9802.556
Game Design#5851.8932.444
Fun#6531.6352.111

Ranked from 9 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?
You are trapped in a labyrinth of halls and doors. you must figure out the key to enter into each doors keypad. Opening doors gets you more room to run but sometimes there is a monster just on the other side.

Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
no, I used a player controller and a lot of free and paid assets.

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ZenodoSubmitted2 years ago (1 edit)

alien isolation vibe. looking good

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A door on an island (Game Jam)
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SirBoySubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Neat concept and I like the style. The flashlight could use more of a gradient so you can see a bit more. And of course some more puzzle variety while running from the monster. Good work!

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Block 'N Key
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championrjSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Interesting idea, but it was very easy to get lost, would love to have some more visual language.

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What's Behind Doors?
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DF_WideCodeDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks for playing my game.  I think adding post processing effects and UI at the last minute was probably a mistake. {:

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GeekZebraSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

I am too scared of horror games so forgive me for not going through everything. Very cool got spooked. Good idea to go for a horror game for the theme. Would have been nice to have to find the code on the level instead of having it in the UI. But overall it's a great basis.

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Where is the Door?
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DF_WideCodeDeveloper2 years ago

I agree, I originally planned to procedurally generate the maze and was trying to figure out how to make sure you could find the code within the currently open space.  This was actually the problem that led me to decide on the nightmare theme. So it did not have to make sence in fiction how you got the code or why the code was math homework.  I later gave up on map generation but might implement it post jam.  

Thanks for the feedback.

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Bijoy KSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

The name of the game delivered.. i felt true fear when the alien popped out I saw a math equation. Was a bit hard to see and find things .. but got invested pretty quickly into the game. A clearer visual language and more kinds of puzzles, and this would be shippable!

Do try out our game

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Watts Up
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DF_WideCodeDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks for playing my game.  I think adding post processing effects and UI at the last minute was probably a mistake. {:

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