DemoPhobia

by xndr
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.22
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.39
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.51
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.97
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.87
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
My first.
HGE, some help from wife and son.

Move hero to safe place. Movement - arrow keys.

Comments40

stenol
stenol26 Aug 2013, 19:09
Good little game :)
bvanschooten26 Aug 2013, 19:14
I find the idea that you have to figure out which character you control interesting.
local minimum
local minimum26 Aug 2013, 20:02
Great! Absolutely the best submit I've played this far.
Feysoura26 Aug 2013, 20:09
Awesome! Very original.
The music was reeeaaally annoying, thou.
@TeddyNashor26 Aug 2013, 20:11
It is a fun arcade like game. It got a bit repetitive though. maybe have them advance through levels faster (like add 3 people each round?)
ddionisio
ddionisio26 Aug 2013, 20:14
Interesting mechanic, first figuring out who you are. Not only is it a game about demophobia, but also a lost sense of identity after being a hero in various roles! Yeah, I'll go with that!
jay griffin27 Aug 2013, 04:28
This is great, I really like the central mechanic at play here, makes for a fast, fun, chaotic kinda game. Great stuff.
Skye
Skye27 Aug 2013, 04:33
this game is very addicting
Liz England27 Aug 2013, 05:45
Very clever mechanic. Most LD games ramp up the difficulty too fast but I thought this was just about right.
Jarcas Studios27 Aug 2013, 07:14
Interesting mechanic. Reminds me of Hidden in Plain Sight. I got kinda bored with it after a while though.

Sorry, but the music is really obnoxious to me. That alone made me want to stop playing.
fullmontis
fullmontis27 Aug 2013, 08:14
Nice idea, but it is quite easy to understand who you are once you get the mechanics.
Jimanzium28 Aug 2013, 09:35
Interesting idea, fun to play for a few minutes.
Pixelfan Games
Pixelfan Games28 Aug 2013, 10:52
Curious game, very funny, i like it. Good music!
Diptoman
Diptoman28 Aug 2013, 10:57
Is it just me or is the link not working?
Tanser28 Aug 2013, 12:34
Very nice idea, good job.
ArcturusDeluxe28 Aug 2013, 13:13
The thing about having to work out which character you are is really cool, I don't think I've ever seen that before, so that's pretty interesting. Not a big fan of the music to be honest, but the game itself is good.
Reaperguy
Reaperguy28 Aug 2013, 13:21
Really innovative idea! Managed to get to level 23, but things got too chaotic. Great game!
Kad
Kad28 Aug 2013, 16:45
Fun chibi game, I had a strategy of starting doing a circle until the anti heroes were too much to handle...
boneloaf
boneloaf28 Aug 2013, 20:06
Fun game with an Interesting and testing control scheme.

Identifying the character in a crowd within a strict time limit felt like an exciting and stressful Where's Waldo? / Wally? book, similar to having a parent shout 'WHERE IS HE?' repeatedly at you when you're reading a Waldo book.
Jupiter_Hadley
Jupiter_Hadley29 Aug 2013, 03:37
Although im not quite sure why there would be a bathroom in the middle of nature, I did love the game. Sometimes you really do get tripped up wondering what person you are! It was great. I featured this game in my compilation video of Ludum Dare 27 games, if you would like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/okyxuWBF5Yw
namrog84
namrog8429 Aug 2013, 05:50
haha! great idea!

Controls were different :D
truiton
truiton29 Aug 2013, 08:38
So the safest place for this guy is... The toilet? :D
Fun little game :)
panurge29 Aug 2013, 11:47
What a great concept! Simple but very satisfying to play. I can see this idea being expanded into a much larger and more varied game. Graphics and sound were nice too. Very enjoyable.
Brian Stegmann29 Aug 2013, 16:30
Very clever how you took a flaw that some games have (difficulty in locating the player), and turned it into a game.
Venturelli29 Aug 2013, 19:06
Different game, but a bit too weird maybe? Don't know. Cool entry, though!
BenWhi29 Aug 2013, 23:02
Pretty original game! I like games where you need to figure out which one is moving. Go pretty difficult in the upper levels. Good job!
5ants team30 Aug 2013, 08:18
Very good and original idea. The game is well implemented and has some appreciated taste for the humour. A little bit difficult for me though.
drkrunk
drkrunk30 Aug 2013, 22:51
This was surprisingly fun. The level of difficulty was nice as the levels progressed. Good job!
PaperBlurt
PaperBlurt31 Aug 2013, 20:13
So it's kinda like social phobia?
TobiasW
TobiasW31 Aug 2013, 22:18
Ooh, an HGE game. That was one of the first engines I used. Sweet. I played until level 20. That was a really interesting mechanic - finding out who you control. And boy, I sure hope I'll never explode when I feel uncomfortable...
xndrauthor1 Sep 2013, 03:21
:)
sP0CkEr21 Sep 2013, 04:09
neat that you need to figure out who you are -- nice job
cafeine1 Sep 2013, 23:47
Very good! Having to figure out which character to move is a clever idea.

Also, this game is the story of my life :p
mollymus3 Sep 2013, 20:11
Surprisingly fun! I managed to play until level 19 but at that point it was damn messy! Well done!:D
DaanVanYperen
DaanVanYperen4 Sep 2013, 14:13
Silly game. Haven't seen this mechanic before.
Almax278 Sep 2013, 07:49
Really quite addictive! Simple but affective goals, the art and music suit it well.

Great stuff. :)
Mironix
Mironix8 Sep 2013, 10:33
Fresh idea! Nice graphics. Gets a little to hard for me after few levels. But still fun to figure out which player do you controll :) Good Job!
infernet89
infernet8912 Sep 2013, 21:48
Level 17! I wonder how many levels are there.. (or are they just random generated?)
Very innovative style of gameplay, the only complain i can make is the background music, looping too fast and not so smoothly.
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