Spooky Mansion

by jeremia
co-authored: @danielk, @sauerkraut
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.47
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.47
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.76
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.75
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.98
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Instructions

tl;dr Find the golden key, possess it and take it to the locked golden door while evading Gargoyles.

Story

You are a ghost, and you have enough of residing within your tiny empty room with nothing. You decide to explore the mansion for an escape. According to an ancient legend there is a golden key which will open the golden door of the mansion. That is your only way out because the old magically enforced outer walls are impenetrable, even for a ghost like you. But beware of the Gargoyles since they are determined to keep you inside forever. Luckily you can hide inside old golden paintings which will render you completely invisible to them.

Controls
- Move -> WASD keys or arrow keys
- Rotate -> Hold right mouse button or ‘R’ ‘F’ Keys
- Zoom -> Use scroll wheel or ‘period’ and ‘comma’ keys
- E to possess and release the golden key, or hide inside a golden painting

Comments32

Shaolin Dave
Shaolin Dave7 Oct 2019, 22:29
An HTML version would be helpful for us Mac folks.
I do like the concept and the graphics look amazing for a weekend game.
Noshiz7 Oct 2019, 22:46
Is the windows build available at itch.io ? I can't seem to find the download link.

Nevermind found it sorry.
Danielk
Danielk7 Oct 2019, 22:48
@shaolin-dave This is sadly not possible because of the 'Fog of war' we use, this won't get rendered correctly with OpenGL (html).

We have uploaded a Mac version, maybe you can test it for us?
Noshiz7 Oct 2019, 22:56
I have to say so far this is one of the best games I tried. Simple concept but fun to play, nice graphics and fitting music. Good job to the team.
Question: Are the rooms pre-defined and randomly placed in pre-defined spots ?
changemewtf7 Oct 2019, 23:32
So cute! Simple gameplay, fun music. I just can't get that key to that door yet!
Yaroslav Kravtsov
Yaroslav Kravtsov8 Oct 2019, 00:13
I like this moment when I think that I can avoid gargoyles forever until I get the key :o)
Mad Brokli
Mad Brokli8 Oct 2019, 09:19
The music is great! Cant find the bloody key yet, but its quite fun
smileyface
smileyface8 Oct 2019, 11:50
I actually thought this game was very fun even though I couldn't even get past the first round since I could never get the key to the door. I think despite some minor balancing issues this game is very challenging in the right way. You should check out our game as well, its actually surprisingly similar to yours.
Sarizard8 Oct 2019, 13:46
I had so much fun playing this! One of the bests i've tried so far! Great job
mimusangel
mimusangel8 Oct 2019, 13:50
I like the gameplay, it's really crazy!
WhatNameGames
WhatNameGames8 Oct 2019, 13:52
This was pretty cool, I like the music too. Would be cool to see it expanded into something more.
Sergio18118 Oct 2019, 16:42
Really nice music, i love the vibes! Nice gameplay idea, maybe you can exploit it.
Jeremia
Jeremiaauthor8 Oct 2019, 18:54
@noshiz the whole level is actually static. We just have about 5 different spawnpoints, each with its own rotation.
Danielk
Danielk9 Oct 2019, 08:49
@yaroslav-kravtsov Yes, that's the challenge but you can leave the key by pressing 'E' againt to run from the Gargoyles and later return to the key :smiley:
fedz9 Oct 2019, 11:04
very cool game
Monish Vyas
Monish Vyas9 Oct 2019, 11:21
Took me a while finding the key, I wish I could fly through walls after possessing the key. Music was awesome, that too multiple tracks. Solid entry
Gatlink
Gatlink9 Oct 2019, 11:24
I like the idea but I got hit by gargoyles so many times without seeing them coming to me!
Narffy9 Oct 2019, 11:30
Very good sound, nice graphisms, but maybe the gargoyles are faster than the player and the game is hard, but good job !
Meta-link
Meta-link9 Oct 2019, 11:47
Cool game ! The gameplay is really fun, and the music suits it really well :)

Good job !
Mikeorma9 Oct 2019, 16:02
Interesting gameplay but it could be nice if the player could sometimes move a little faster, maybe with some stamina or something like that, so there was a possibilty to escape from the gargoyles. Anyway, good job!
BarracudaDisaster
BarracudaDisaster10 Oct 2019, 13:57
Game looks very nice, the mood's great and flying around with the ghost is fun when you go through everything. There could be some kind of a hint or indicator or a "treasure map" to the key. Now I'm just kinda flying around until I get lucky. And I didn't :D Still, a very nice game and the visuals are nice and the "ghosting" is fun! And the fog of war fits the game nicely.
Shaolin Dave
Shaolin Dave10 Oct 2019, 16:00
Sorry it took so long to test, Mac version doesn't work. Just shows error message:

The application “Mac.app” can’t be opened.

No further details given.
Gneetix10 Oct 2019, 19:54
A little bit hard for me but the game is really good a like it !
Enzo_B12 Oct 2019, 12:35
nice atmosphere great jobe ! :D
MrsTari
MrsTari21 Oct 2019, 14:33
wow the mood is really good and i love the graphic and the sound :heart:
Danielk
Danielk24 Oct 2019, 21:31
And thank you all for the nice reviews, hoping for your support! :smile:

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