Surveillance
Surveillance is a story based game about choices, inspired by Das Leben Der Anderen (The Lives of Others).
You play as a Stasi officer tasked with investigating an enemy of the state and recording their suspicious activity.
Controls:
-Simply click the record button on the correct screen to record evidence
Developed by Halflemon studios
Developed using:
-Unity
-Photoshop
-Audacity
Suggested screen ratio: 16:9
WARNING: WebGL build may load VERY slowly or may not load at all for some unknown reason. Linux and Windows builds have been uploaded.
You play as a Stasi officer tasked with investigating an enemy of the state and recording their suspicious activity.
Controls:
-Simply click the record button on the correct screen to record evidence
Developed by Halflemon studios
Developed using:
-Unity
-Photoshop
-Audacity
Suggested screen ratio: 16:9
WARNING: WebGL build may load VERY slowly or may not load at all for some unknown reason. Linux and Windows builds have been uploaded.



Comments12
Graphics are very basic, but not basic enough to have a stylized quality. The music was old school, but started getting on my nerves a bit.
I qlike the idea,
Graphics are very basic, but not basic enough to have a stylized quality. The music was old school, but started getting on my nerves a bit. Instructional voice-over gets a +1 from me.
I quite like the idea, but wish there was some more depth.
Graphics was not really consistent, the music on the other hand fits perfectly.
My main complaint is the lack of feedback. I couldn't really tell if I started to record or not. You also have a lack of feedback on what the suspects are actually doing, so I ended up just recording whenever two were on screen. It's also maybe a bit too bare-bones. It needs more objectives and "stuff to do."
It feels like it's missing the feature(s) that turn it from a prototype into a game. Obvious stuff would be to add more screens or controllable cameras. Less obvious game-play ideas would be adding sound, where you can only listen to one screen at a time, and limited film to record, so you can't just record 24/7. Trying to find who the suspect is could also be an interesting twist for a level, and being careful not to record any corruption by officials still the favor of the state could add an interesting twist.
Overall, it's a great prototype.