Lights Out is a stealth action game where you harvest souls to open the gate back to your realm.
Tools used: GameMaker Studio Audacity Cosmic DJ
NOTE: When you go to download the game, you will notice that two versions are available. Basically, I have received 4 or 5 comments from people who were very confused about what to do and where to go. So I made the text easier to read and added an arrow pointing to the exit after all of the souls are harvested. I believe this is allowed, but just in case you like to be confused or you think it is unfair that such changes were made, the original file is still available.
Well executed concept. The changing of abilities is cool! Unfortunately, I can not get past the first level. I kill all the NPCs, but it does not take me to the next level
Surprisingly long and fleshed out (that's what she said) given the time constraints. I didn't even get to beat it! The stealth mechanics are solid and the visuals are great. Good job!
In order to progress, you actually have to go up to the manhole circle thing and interact with it by teleporting through the wall. Sorry I didn't make that more clear, I've always been bad with tutorials. Thanks for giving it a try, though!
Nice work, I love stealth games. The controls are bit gimmicky and not as precise. Art is ok-ish, though the perspective is odd and you could have used a better font. On the bright side, it is a good answer to the theme, the mood is all there and it's somehow fun to play even though would do with a score count or something (or have I missed it?)
I fixed the tutorial, as bugs that hinder progress are allowed to be fixed. The tutorial is hopefully much more clear now. Sorry for any confusion it caused, but hopefully this will address any concerns and allow people to access the full game.
I actually liked the gameplay idea. It would be nice if you could have been implemented them better n the levels (e.g. I often just reach the light switch after I already killed all enemies and the special powers could have been used better, you just have to teleport in the later levels (btw the later level are quite tough :D)) Also the graphics are quite too dark, I couldn't see walls and it was very hard to see my cursor (At first I thought teleporting doesn't work because I didn't see my cursor) Overall good idea and nice game, it just needs some more polishing :)
This was fun and really well done for such a short period of time! The music was really great! One thing that might be interesting would be if the people were at least a little freaked out by all of the dead bodies laying around, or if they turned toward the light switches when you turned lights off that they were nearby.
Very fun, challenging stealth game! I loved the different enemies and abilities, and when I got a hang of it, speeding through the levels like a demonic ninja was incredibly enjoyable!
Lots of levels and really nicely polished. The only 'issue' is that it's a little bit on the easy side but considering the time constraints it's still a great game.
Surprisingly, a quite good stealth game! The idea and three different enemy types are great. I only wish that monster's attack range would be a little bit bigger - I often stumbled into enemies whilst trying to kill them...
P.S. Four teenagers watching TV and not noticing their buddies getting killed cracked me up :D
The controls are not very precise therefore it is a little hard to control the little monster. I would love see more depth in the graphics or in the letter font to create a stronger mood, but i know that can be very hard to manage (sorry if im being picky X) )
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And I couldn't pass the second level.
Also the graphics are quite too dark, I couldn't see walls and it was very hard to see my cursor (At first I thought teleporting doesn't work because I didn't see my cursor)
Overall good idea and nice game, it just needs some more polishing :)
Also, pretty cool that you used Cosmic DJ to make the music. I've never really considered it before as a proper music-production tool before.
If you like stealth games, try mine too.
P.S. Four teenagers watching TV and not noticing their buddies getting killed cracked me up :D
Gj :)