Out Of Mind

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.93
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.82
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.85
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.90
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.50
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★64%
Out Of Mind is a dungeon crawler in a Kafkaesque nightmare. Your enemies are delusions conjured by your paranoia, and your only weapon is to forget them.

Looking at them hurts.
Avoid looking at them for a few seconds to destroy them and regain some health.

Find the exit to each level (there are 4) and escape.

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KNOWN BUGS:
There's sometimes a hole in level 3 at the bottom right!

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Move: WASD / Analogue
Lock/Creep: Space / Trigger / A

Headphones and a dark room recommended!

Comments29

AlfalfaStudios20 Apr 2015, 03:39
Wow! Freaked me out when the red and yellow memories showed up!

Great job!
stuffedgravy20 Apr 2015, 03:48
The last level bumped up most of these ratings by 1; you should really have ramped up the difficulty at the 2nd level because that's when it gets really intense and scary and maze-y.

I'm so glad I kept going past the third level, because the next one was WAY fun. I can see how this could develop into something scary/exciting/fun. Keep at it :)
taylor.smithgg
taylor.smithgg20 Apr 2015, 03:51
Great game. Love the art style and the implementation. Really impressed with how immersive a simple game like this can be.
Recursiveanomaly20 Apr 2015, 03:58
Hello, thanks for the great game. You got a good scare out of me. Congrats. First, I love the atmosphere of the game. The sound effects are top notch. Love it. Second, I think I might have broken the game though, I some how ended up outside of the main wall I think. I'm not real sure. Either way, I ended up in a real fuzzy area and no boundaries. Maybe I didn't look long enough for the proper exit. Finally, this was pretty fun. A suggestion for expansion would be to add some story telling elements. This could be a really fantastic little game with a bit of story. Cheers!
FuzzyWuzzie20 Apr 2015, 04:42
Really cool, though a bit creepy! Solid game!
nicotuason20 Apr 2015, 11:42
I felt a surprising amount of immersion despite the blocky graphics. Great job with the atmosphere and monster behaviors!

On level 3 I was able to leave the map completely, somewhere in the lower right area.
kindath20 Apr 2015, 13:29
I think I left the map on level 3, but that actually made it even scarier.
agmcleod
agmcleod20 Apr 2015, 23:21
Rather excellent. Played the first few levels. Definitely had a scary feel to it, and i loved the effects for making the situation feeling tense.
SaintHeiser21 Apr 2015, 02:45
Looking interesting. But damn difficult game!
stevenlr
stevenlr21 Apr 2015, 22:31
Really nice game! The mechanics are simple but very attractive. It's a really nice and dark interpretation of the theme. I like it a lot. The graphics are also very nice and moody. I have to admit it's a bit freaky. ^^ I was just wondering if it was normal that the HUD with the instructions wouldn't disappear. Also you get lost quite easily, but that's kind of the point a guess. Great work!
ljdp
ljdp22 Apr 2015, 18:06
ARGRGHGHGHGH I lost my mind on level 4. Great work, but you owe me a brain.
phi623 Apr 2015, 08:34
This is brilliant!
jhell23 Apr 2015, 09:15
Incredible atmosphere considering the time constraint. Perfect sounds and clever visuals. I sometimes didn't understand why I was still getting static on the screen when I escaped from all the enemies. Original take on the theme.
Jyrkface23 Apr 2015, 18:31
Great game! One of the best LD entries I've ever seen, honestly. Perfect execution on the gfx, reminded me so much of old-school silent hill.
nonetheless23 Apr 2015, 18:32
I get a lot of null references, but the game is amazing. I like the graphics and filters, audio is appropriate and I love the idea of forgetting. Amazing job sir :)
Kevlanche
Kevlanche23 Apr 2015, 18:37
The only game I've given a 5 in mood this LD! Great game. Very intteresting interpretation of the theme :-)
Junber
Junber23 Apr 2015, 18:46
Really nice game. Quite scary. I especially like the pixelation style. The Console showed some NullReferenceExceptions before I closed it.
local minimum
local minimum23 Apr 2015, 19:03
Wow! Great game, top notch actually. One of the best games I've played this LD. I might be a little biased since my game feels mood kinship with yours. Really nice work with the effects, both graphics and visuals. Got to level 4 and I tried it several times before giving up. It was also great to see such diversity in the enemy behavior. The thing that I kept thinking though was that I would have wanted it as a rogue-like and just add a recuperation factor that sets in after some seconds without enemy contact. Really happy to have played it and hope you continue working on it afterwards.
Lyje
Lyjeauthor23 Apr 2015, 19:03
Many thanks for all the comments so far, really glad people like the game :D
Traumendes_Madchen23 Apr 2015, 19:59
Wow, great atmosphere here. The abstract presentation works very well and it's quite intriguing. Jump-scares are bad for the heart though ='D
Enneract
Enneract25 Apr 2015, 02:16
Fantastic game! The mood was great, and I really loved the noise/pixel effect. Great job :)
yackeroeni
yackeroeni25 Apr 2015, 19:44
I really like the idea of "no weapon" being an unconventional weapon.
12 Pechás Of Souls30 Apr 2015, 21:33
I love the atmosphere of this game. Very interesting use of theme. Great job.
Arche-san
Arche-san1 May 2015, 21:06
Nice game mechanism and good experience.
OadT
OadT4 May 2015, 09:45
Best mood so far for me! Great work, unfortunately it wasn't dark in my room :D
Druid
Druid9 May 2015, 21:16
Wow! This game have probably best mood factor in this LD ! Well done! I really enjoyed this game!
Jakob37
Jakob3710 May 2015, 10:12
Nice! I got very drawn in into this. It would probably have been a bit more satisfying for if it was a bit easier, but played to level four anyway and enjoyed it a lot :)

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