Kate

by lafleur
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.81
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.38
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.62
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.49
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.37
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.69
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.40
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
A moody puzzle/maze. Prepare for a challenge.
Made in Unity.

Controls:

space to start
mouse to look
wasd or arrows to move
left shift to open map
arrows to shift tiles on map

Comments50

Tanner25 Aug 2014, 07:19
Good game, especialy this labyrinth.
MrTedders
MrTedders25 Aug 2014, 07:22
I love the concept! The maze is a little hard to navigate though, very easy to get lost.
nicotuason25 Aug 2014, 07:27
Great atmosphere and music! I found the flowing water section and was intrigued but then I got too dizzy before I could find the next story bit.
talecrafter25 Aug 2014, 07:29
Super cute. Gorgeous pixel graphics and a nice idea.
Puzzling was hard. Did not reach the end.
The camera perspective makes me a bit ill. Perhaps because of the "near walls" or not being able to look up and down.
John Drury25 Aug 2014, 07:33
Loved the hum of the violins and the color scheme is relaxing and lovely. It was a treat to find the pouring water and the eerie audio to contrast the constant string of red and gold walls. Stopped after that.
AndyBrown
AndyBrown25 Aug 2014, 07:48
Managed to find four of the water areas, but then I ended up too claustrophobic. Getting stuck on the walls and the tight corridors just got to me, I don't think I've ever had that happen to me on a game before. The audio was very well done though, and you really setup a great atmosphere.
Alexandre Szybiak
Alexandre Szybiak25 Aug 2014, 09:01
Got stuck pretty quickly... but there's such a terrific atmosphear. Great job!
EMAK25 Aug 2014, 09:06
Great game! reminde me the "cube" film, in more soft. great atmosphere!
McFood25 Aug 2014, 09:27
Amazing mood. The water reminded me of Lucas Arts games from long ago.
I couldn't find anything after the first water part though.
Franklins Ghost
Franklins Ghost25 Aug 2014, 12:18
Music works really well at setting the mood but wondered around for awhile and couldn't figure out what to do.
Hyoga-3D
Hyoga-3D25 Aug 2014, 13:37
Love mazes but did not find the exit.
DustyStylus
DustyStylus25 Aug 2014, 13:38
Aha! Now that's a tricky little concept there. Nice aesthetics (feels a bit DOS circa early 90s, with AdLib). Really nice, well done!
FeYbraNt25 Aug 2014, 14:10
Maybe the walls are pretty close, it's a bit confusing but anyway i'm not good with maze games, good job :).
DeltaF125 Aug 2014, 14:50
Really amazing mood and atmosphere, but I couldn't find my way past the first water area.
Xgor
Xgor25 Aug 2014, 15:05
Really cool concept, I really enjoy the pixel art and story aspect.
I think the game would be much more fun and easier if each square on the map was smaller. Also you walk/run way too fast and get stuck in walls constantly
muriel25 Aug 2014, 15:45
I love the bg music well done :)
Steve
Steve25 Aug 2014, 15:49
Very moody. Felt increasingly claustrophobic =/ Both in a good and bad way. Actually it started feeling like a horror game where you expect something to happen constantly and it didn't go away immediately when I stopped playing. Can't explain why. Maybe the title reminded me of Justine (the Amnesia dlc thing).

Graphics are beautiful, music is very nice but also unnerving after a while.

Gameplay wise, pretty confusing. No idea where to go or what shifting the map around did. So I wandered around randomly for a while.. Found the first water thing, no idea how, then nothing more after that.

Also, mouselook speed could be a little lower. And not being able to look up/down probably doesn't help the feeling of being locked in.

Graphics and mood: 5/5.
nonetheless25 Aug 2014, 19:36
Got lost, hate it :)
nice music you have there
Snicklodocus
Snicklodocus25 Aug 2014, 21:35
You created a great mood here. I love the art and the subtle glows. I unfortunately could not complete it because I was feeling claustrophobic, but I think people who like mazes will enjoy this.
jas722925 Aug 2014, 21:51
Nice graphics, I loved the gold/pink combo and the water! I didn't end up playing too long because I ended up getting a bit dizzy ~ maybe slower camera panning/walking would have helped? Definitely a pretty maze game though!
Greg Klein26 Aug 2014, 07:50
Beautiful art and sound. However, I didn't understand how to read or use the map. I'm guessing that may have helped me navigate the maze.
Pavel26 Aug 2014, 09:27
Nice graphics. I got lost in the labyrint and did't know what to do:(
Colapsydo
Colapsydo26 Aug 2014, 09:44
What a pity I suffered from motion sickness, I wasn't able to find all the keys.
But I appreciated the small tiles which accentuate the closed space feeling. I had some troubles with the moves friction, I wasn't able to easily go around the labyrinth, but it's a detail.
The atmosphere is really great, and I will give another try, I want to know what's happening there.
Kinta
Kinta26 Aug 2014, 11:14
Nice graphics, but the mouse sensitivity is way too high.
Conk
Conk26 Aug 2014, 12:34
Confusion mixed with an ill feeling, maybe larger corridors and a few more land marks to stop that. Other than that though, good job! Really liked the audio and graphics.
slakhorn
slakhorn26 Aug 2014, 17:49
Boring maze with music (very loud notes that are sustained for ~30 seconds each). A puzzle that's not explained at all. Wonky, overtly sensitive mouse controls. No thanks.
Lissar
Lissar26 Aug 2014, 23:43
Enjoyed this! Especially the atmosphere. Wish there had been a bit more variety so I wouldn't keep going around in circles, though.
Artamus27 Aug 2014, 19:36
Nice game, congrats!
fauge28 Aug 2014, 00:51
mechanics were a little strange, good idea, maze got very confusing very fast
jsspiegel28 Aug 2014, 02:20
Felt claustrophobic in a good, intentional, moody sort of way. The art/visual effects are beautiful, and the music fits perfectly. Only able to find one key though :(
DragonInstall
DragonInstall28 Aug 2014, 06:12
The music fit really well with the game. Really like the 3D pixel art style, it is a nice touch.
43iscoding
43iscoding28 Aug 2014, 07:16
Really moody game, neat graphics, but it's way too easy to get lost in this maze.
GeorgeBroussard28 Aug 2014, 10:02
Nice art and audio and effort for 48 hours. Echo most above comments. It's fundamentally not fun to be lost in a maze. I wasn't sure how the map/shifting blocks worked. I think it moved the blue walls in the map and opened up other areas? I found two fountains and called it quits, though. Wanted to see more.
buckslice28 Aug 2014, 13:52
Good music and graphics. Got lost before I could find whats wrong with Kate lol
MerlijnVH
MerlijnVH28 Aug 2014, 20:18
I love the look and style, and I like the idea you were going for with the map. The maze was very hard to navigate, though. The controls were a bit sticky too when moving against walls.
MechanicMoon
MechanicMoon28 Aug 2014, 20:45
The atmosphere you create with this game walls combined with the music is awesome! Nice job! Nice pixelart!
Kate Kligman29 Aug 2014, 03:39
My name is Kate so I was trying to figure out how it knew my name for a few seconds while it loaded (long day). :-)

Interesting concept, I'm not good at maze games, but I loved the graphics and the relaxing atmosphere. The map was well done too.
Team Luminous
Team Luminous29 Aug 2014, 03:43
Difficult game, nice graphics and atmosphere. My team actually also made a maze game, but top-down. :) (Shameless auto-promo)
deepnight
deepnight29 Aug 2014, 12:06
Very nice atmosphere! The controls are a bit too fast (especially the mouse view), though.
To be honest I gave up after a few minutes, wandering around in the maze. I managed to find the first 2 elements, but I couldn't find what to do after that.
Otrora Games29 Aug 2014, 16:26
Great job on setting the mood. Pretty cool
Lokarunith
Lokarunith29 Aug 2014, 23:33
I didn't manage to finish the game, found 7 keys and then got comletely stuck, o I didn't see the ending, nevertheless It has a very intriging concept and the atmosphere is very well done.

I have mainly 2 problems with the game which are, the camera being too zoomed in, and it moving so fast, I get dizzy realy quikly and after a while I was just desperate to find the last key because I wasn't feeling so well.
ghostinthesoft
ghostinthesoft30 Aug 2014, 06:25
The mouse sensitivity is too high, I can't really play without going sick ;) but I like the graphics and the mood
liquidminduk31 Aug 2014, 03:27
nice and clean. I really enjoyed the music. A great retro feel all around!
jukimv198631 Aug 2014, 06:47
The atmosphere was quite good but I couldn't find what I was supposed to do apart from wander around collecting puzzle pieces. I found two of them but the others were elusive. Some kind of stronger hints would be appreciated. Good game nonetheless.
ATesh1 Sep 2014, 18:59
I love the art and music, but there wasn't enough direction to know what to do. The mouse sensitivity was high so I was constantly bumping into walls.
Linusson4 Sep 2014, 20:24
Nice game for a 48 hour game. The mouse sensitivity was really high which made it quite hard to play, otherwise I would probably played some more to find all the keys.
vividhelix
vividhelix7 Sep 2014, 06:42
Interesting...I didn't think I would ever say this, but the run speed was way too fast - making it easy to miss "exits"...
apiotrw13 Sep 2014, 15:59
Awesome mood
Stan Sypek16 Sep 2014, 00:55
Liked the music. Maze was way to confusing. Not sure how close I came to intended gameplay, as no idea what the game play was.
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