Ludum Dare #43compo

sleep

by drtizzle

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.78

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.38

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.89

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.71

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.73

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.62

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.19

Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.25

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Play the game HERE (WebGL, WIN, MAC, LINUX)

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You are haunted by tall creatures, but to escape from this world you'll have to sacrifice your powers...

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Troubleshooting

- If anything stops working, try pausing and unpausing the game with P
- If the pause menu doesn't open, try opening and closing the inventory
- If both won't open... 🤷‍♂️

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Changelog

December 3rd
- *Added audio level slider*
- *Rearranged some scripts to prevent the mouse from getting unresponsive (yes turning on and off menus and showing and unlocking the mouse on the correct occasions is hard)*

December 4th
- *Fixed being unable to move on restart*
- *Enemies no longer do the T-pose slide (not that they can T-pose, they have no arms)*

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Tags: #short, #spooky

Genres: action, adventure, shooter

Tools: Adobe Photoshop, Blender, Logic Pro, Unity

Comments29

Fersyvanderzee3 Dec 2018, 19:19

Really haunting theme. I really like the fish eye camera, it makes the overall mood very unsettling. Cool game!

selina3 Dec 2018, 19:37

Scary and aesthetic! Nice world/landscape. I wish I had a mouse for this.

Jiri Hysek3 Dec 2018, 19:39

Wow, very creepy atmosphere! And very engaging, I had to play it until I finished it. It would be great in VR. Really col entry!

Bartosz3 Dec 2018, 19:45

Trippy as hell :)
Oddly satisfiyng to shoot those white ghosts in the head though :)

Few minor bugs here and there like some glithy buttons behaviour - nothing important or game breaking.

Awesome entry!

MateusBoga3 Dec 2018, 19:52

I think the mouse sensivity is too high and the motion blur might also be too much but other than that I liked the game. I found no bugs.

xlambein3 Dec 2018, 19:54

Extra creepy game, I loved it! I think the sacrifice mechanic could have been pushed a bit further. Here it was fairly easy to make the choice, because the powerups were really numerous.

I think I found a bug: when I tried to play a second time after reaching the end, I couldn't move anymore. I had to restart the game in order to play again.

Erasmus Crowley4 Dec 2018, 19:09

Great game!

There were a few places where I couldn't tell where the corners of the room were because there wasn't any shading or variation to the walls. It was pretty disorienting. Some cell shaded lighting and/or ambient occlusion would have been a welcome addition to help give the environment just a touch more definition.

Also, my first run through, I accidentally deleted my gun before the game asked me to and had to restart because I couldn't open the first gate.

Other than that, I was VERY impressed with the atmosphere and everything seemed to work.

Kaleido4 Dec 2018, 19:39

Creepy! Great mood, well supported by visuals and audio.

Danny Sun4 Dec 2018, 19:40

Nice game, very impressive design!

shp4 Dec 2018, 19:50

Very creepy/moody, love the graphics style with the weird fisheye projection.

Cricket4 Dec 2018, 21:23

Very nice, actually quite enjoy playing it, but you can avoid being hit by the people if you just jump-climb some rocks and take them down with no harm.

jhell4 Dec 2018, 22:03

I am very impressed oO. Your ambiant track is awesome and perfect for the mood you went for. Gameplay is intriguing and works quite well for the sacrifice theme. I thoroughly enjoyed finishing your game, I wish there were 1 or 2 more areas.

chauchau4 Dec 2018, 22:41

I loved the mood and the creatures, it felt so disturbing!

publicidadeba4 Dec 2018, 22:57

If I had an enemy and he was on an LSD trip, I would tell him to play this game. This is creepy as fuck. Well done. 5/5 mood.

nkrim4 Dec 2018, 23:00

Super moody, reminds me of the first time I played slenderman, and the aiming is realllllly smooth, I especially like the effects that happen when you turn. And the sacrifice mechanic actually impacts gameplay. Fantastic game, love it!

BoopsGames5 Dec 2018, 07:50

Watched ElysiaGriffin play this, so I rated it on that, but when I played on my Mac, I couldn't open the inventory with the right mouse button. It just didn't seem to do anything. That's ok, though, because I CANNOT play an FPS without inverted y axis. Really great game, though!

Geckoo13375 Dec 2018, 16:14

Really good aesthetic and freaky mood. Gameplay fits with the theme. A bad trip for a good game. Thank you ++

Taffaz5 Dec 2018, 18:24

Cool game, had a small bug I think where I couldn't fire for a while but beat the game in 3m40s. Good use of theme.

Busy Games6 Dec 2018, 03:43

I like the creepy vibe you went for, the enemies coming at you and realising you should not have sacrificed your gun...priceless. This was fun. Good job!

zanagi6 Dec 2018, 05:20

Really cool game!
Would've been perfect with a headshot effect.

Jupiter_Hadley6 Dec 2018, 15:03

Very nice experience! I included it in my compilation video series of games from the Ludum Dare, if you’d like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/Lq0vHUPYciI

velvetlobster7 Dec 2018, 02:08

Dark, creepy and misterious ... I love weird games on ludum dare and this one has got some style! You can see it in the sound effects, soundscape and the way our character is so smaller than the others ... they are tall and when they die they just sink into the floor. Love it, love it all!

shiqichuan7 Dec 2018, 03:23

Good game! Nice image effects！

JakobTheQuizGuy7 Dec 2018, 12:02

Super cool game! Loved the atmosphere, those creatures were actually scary. Great job!

arron-fowler12 Dec 2018, 09:10

Hello friend! Great entry yet again. I really like the art style and the mood is great. It is slick and enjoyable. Nicely done. I have got a post jam version of my game up which solves lots of the problems my jam version had. I'd love your feedback.

Arvejeitor12 Dec 2018, 13:55

Nice game, the art style is simple but effective. It's creepy but in a good way! I liked it!

elysiagriffin18 Dec 2018, 20:52

Hey DoctorTizzle! Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my livestream!

If you'd like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/346057870?t=04h46m15s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin

blubberquark19 Dec 2018, 20:05

Straightforward mechanics, but outstanding mood/atmosphere! It runs slow as molasses though. I might look at your code to figure out what's eating up my CPU. Probably the motion blur.