At Night They Come

by gamechoy

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.13

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.83

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.60

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.53

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.20

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.07

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.89

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.11

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★57%

You play as a young boy who can't sleep because of the monsters that plague him in the night. Face your fears and fight these monsters, will you make it to the king of fear itself? Or will you succumb to the swarms of creatures haunting you? (There is a conclusion)

*Disclaimer - The HTML5 version tends to be a bit unstable, if you are having issues or something seems to be broken, try the download version.*

Fun challenge: Try to beat the game without killing anything.

Controls:

WASD Movement

SPACE to shoot

Created for Ludum Dare 37

Created by: Gamechoy
- Sprite work: Curtis
- Programming: Barrett
- Music: Keagan and Joel

No pre made assets or code!

Download version works best, but HTML5 is fine to check it out!

Genres: shooter

Tools: GameMaker

Comments22

Uliana Galich13 Dec 2016, 17:27

Pretty brilliant.

Khud013 Dec 2016, 18:16

I love the music and the idea, but I wish there were other angles to shoot. It's not a grid-based game so it's quite hard to use only the 90 degree angles to shoot someone.

Casevse13 Dec 2016, 21:08

Loved the soundtrack. With some sound effects and bullet impact feedback it would improve. Good work!

Nikteddy9214 Dec 2016, 01:57

Wow! Nice entry! I didn't figured out what is the thing that exits from under the bed, but the gnomes and dolls are nice!
Well done!

ARuculaDoMal14 Dec 2016, 02:15

nice game, you should put some more variated mechanics

Jordan15 Dec 2016, 00:56

Nice game! I particularly enjoyed the variety of enemies. I even got attacked by some black slender-like creature or something.

Cerberus15 Dec 2016, 05:41

it was interesting but i saw the first enemy, killed it with the gun but no enemies spawned again. when you come close to the bed or walls it just stops walking. good work though.

Khaoz_Fang15 Dec 2016, 06:14

Nice shooting game. There is a bug that I got killed and click play in the main menu but I'm still in the game over frame.

Bobsleigh15 Dec 2016, 06:19

Love the idea (thought about something like that myself actually). The music is very nice. I would have liked to be able to hold space bar to shoot. Also, it was hard to aim properly since you had to walk in the direction you wanted to shoot. However, it makes it pretty hard to shoot when escaping. Good job still!

freyby15 Dec 2016, 12:09

Easy and relaxing game, the soundtrack is very good, but adding some diffuculty to the game would make it better i think. Well done!

vcyborg15 Dec 2016, 12:34

After game over there's no way to restart the game, only refreshing the page (Web, using Firefox).
I like the idea, but without sound (I can't use sound) it has too little feedback. It would improve with some visual feedback on collision and when landing a shot.
Also a little texture on the floor would improve the feel of movement.
Hope it helps!

Nino961215 Dec 2016, 13:14

Cool Idea but as already sayed the controlls for the player are a little bit weird because its only 4 directonal but besides that a solid entry xD

TheGejr15 Dec 2016, 17:56

Really cool game, would like some sound effects but overall, a really nice game!

automatonvx15 Dec 2016, 20:27

good game, i enjoyed, it but couldn't figure out how to kill the boss at the end, i was shooting it, but not sure if it was having an effect or not. great music and art

Pestel Crew15 Dec 2016, 20:42

Those hidden menu buttons almost drove me crazy haha )) Overall it is a nice little shooter.

harusame15 Dec 2016, 20:48

Nice game :)
I like that the wall become transparent ^^
It would be better if there are some animation when we hit an enemy.
Good entry !

superjai15 Dec 2016, 20:50

had fun playing it

Vertigon15 Dec 2016, 21:11

The theme was quite nice, and the music got me going, I was pumped to repel these nightmares. Unfortunately the shooting had a weak feeling, with no reaction or effect when shots impact. Pressing space repeatedly can be uncomfortable... I wish there was an autofire in this case (or used a different key). There wasn't any feedback when taking damage, so my demise was abrupt. Seems like you built well upon a theme, it just needs some more love in the feels department.

fullmontis17 Dec 2016, 11:37

I have tried the web version. The title screen doesn't show the various menus? I had to hover the mouse on the lower half of the screen to see them. I don't know if it is intended or a bug but it is quite confusing, since it is a keyboard only game after all.

The gameplay feels nice, maybe lacks in depth, but the shooting feels satisfying.

misaghDroid18 Dec 2016, 16:06

Very cool :) I like music and enemies, I'd change controls a bit :)

ato18 Dec 2016, 16:41

It was funny idea with hidden buttons in main menu. To other commenters: you can shoot in 8 directions. I liked the music. I liked the effect of transparent wall, too. Nice game.

Gamechoyauthor24 Dec 2016, 17:13

Hey everyone, thanks for playing and commenting! Just to clarify a few things, you can shoot in 8 directions by moving diagonally. The menu buttons being hidden was intentional, but looking back it did make things a bit confusing. The boss fight at the end is based on a timer, if you survive long enough, you'll be taken to a victory screen. I hope you guys enjoyed, we had a great time making it. - Barrett