Server Hell

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.13
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.70
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.78
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.39
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.89
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.65
'Server Hell' is a game about a poor soul stuck in an office, forced to do various tasks in order to escape.

Players must race to complete their assigned tasks before their reality becomes to unstable to handle.
Hope you aren't afraid of the dark...

Controls:

Move - ​WASD or Arrow Keys
Run - Shift
Jump - Space
Interact - E
Toggle Map - Tab
Pause - P or Esc
Drop Equipped Item - Q
Throw Equipped Item - Right-Click
Tags: #horror
Genres: simulation

Comments27

baknik4 Oct 2021, 22:39
Well done on the atmosphere. It felt a bit like a horror game.
Yohsk134 Oct 2021, 23:39
(^w^) Pretty stressful with so many fire starting and server problems (^^')
Knowing that shift allow you to run defenitively helped me :p. And also I had trouble to know where I needed to throw the trash. I defenitively passed in front of the trash windows thinking it was a normal window one or two time in the tutorial (^w^'). Nice job on the mood !
WooshDUde
WooshDUde5 Oct 2021, 00:47
honestly hilarious. a great way to stress someone out. keep up the good work. the only issue i had was that the sensitivity was very high
subcreation
subcreation5 Oct 2021, 01:32
Very atmospheric. I loved the graphical effects, the intuitive use of the floating text in the beginning, and the use of doppler to help you find things, that was a nice touch! Brings back some memories of IT :laughing:
Mateu
Mateu5 Oct 2021, 02:08
This is a really good concept, and definitely has some of the best graphics of any of the games I've played. But for the life of me, I could not figure out where the tasks were, and that just made it really hard to play. The game feels really claustrophobic, and unstable, so you did a great job. The gameplay is also good, if I could figure out where the heck to go
Mateu
Mateu5 Oct 2021, 02:09
Was there a map that I missed?
ObsceneBard5 Oct 2021, 03:43
Wow the atmosphere blew me away, definitely on the edge of my seat while playing, good game!
Sceef
Sceef5 Oct 2021, 03:49
System Administrator Simulator)
Cor.3
Cor.35 Oct 2021, 04:28
Amazing game! The map was EXTREMELY helpful (and it was a very well functioning map). I lost the fire extinguisher at some point and it all went to hell from there. I also enjoyed the computer monitors, especially the hangman one.
Danonino5 Oct 2021, 07:39
Very nice looking game. a little hard to know what you need to do in order to do the tasks
Legolula5 Oct 2021, 07:52
I love visuals, I would really like to know how you did the under-res style! The mood is so good it almost makes this a horror game without needing a monster. Thanks for the entry!
EOShadows
EOShadows5 Oct 2021, 08:30
Nice game! The graphics are great, and I liked the audio as well. It was an interesting choice to respond to the theme like this, interpreting it as a hectic situation, and I thought it was neat! I think the main issue I found though was that things got out of control too easily and quickly. I couldn't find the fire extinguisher so there were fires all the time that I couldn't stop. Perhaps making the urgent tasks less frequent would help? Anyways, other than that I thought the game was pretty good! Well done!
Substain
Substain5 Oct 2021, 09:58
nice game, everything was nicely implemented. I was actually surprised I won the game, I thought it might be an infinite work thing
LDJam user 259037
LDJam user 2590375 Oct 2021, 11:08
Wow dude! Proper good atmosphere. also, "All hail the bonana king!" haha.

What was the story behind the ghost guy in the chair? genuinely curious
Raivk
Raivk5 Oct 2021, 11:24
Nice creepy mood!
LDJam user 586585 Oct 2021, 15:44
I quite liked this! The art style for the game was very unique and brought an interesting atmosphere to the game. The gameplay was quite simplistic, but it didn't really bother me. The only task that was quite annoying was the fires as could not find the fire extinguisher anywhere. The soundscape was good, but I some minimalistic and atmospheric music could really have benefitted this game. Great job!
Martta
Martta5 Oct 2021, 17:02
Wow awesome game! I am really impressed! But for some reason I could not put down any of the fires and therefore I could not finish the game... And I was unable to deliver the package or send emails as those tasks were not visible on the map for some reason... But overall I think this is the best game I have played so far! :)
Piper Thompson5 Oct 2021, 17:18
Insane, love what you did with the graphics!! Super stressfull, which was probably the goal... but also makes me quit after a short while because of the firealarm.....
Great ld entry after all
jabsatz5 Oct 2021, 17:20
God, I can't deal with this pressure... which I think makes it a pretty on-theme game!

Honestly though, great job on the ambience, it's really immersive in every sense!
GeroX
GeroX5 Oct 2021, 17:24
Nice game. Although the low lighting made it a bit hard to see, it made a great mood. I had some problems finding where broken servers were and I also couldn't figure out how to send emails.
Tory
Tory5 Oct 2021, 19:19
Yes, the game about instability is terribly unstable) Do not press enter on the level replay several times, the game whistles tightly ...
RumiaObsessed5 Oct 2021, 20:10
I really like the atmosphere and the stress from the mounting tasks. However, I was a bit confused on where to go for most of it and spent most of my time looking at the map rather than the game itself.
victoriaogino6 Oct 2021, 01:24
Not gonna lie, the fire alarm beeping confused the hell out of me. I thought it was coming from somewhere in my house lol. I definitely should've grabbed a mouse for this one cause using a trackpad was a bit awkward. Very cool vibes and sound design. I couldn't figure out how to put out the fire, but it was really fun and super stressful! Awesome job :D
grimmpaperman6 Oct 2021, 06:52
I'm convinced this is a horror game. After the couch spontaneously burst into flames half a dozen times a burned ghost looking thing was sitting in a chair. Anyway, this game made me feel like I was losing it (in a good way). Would definitely be fun with more people running around attempting to put out the spontaneous couch fires and horribly designed guaranteed to leak faucets.
Jeff Kerman10 Oct 2021, 19:44
I love the mood of this game. The aesthetic lends itself to more of a horror game and would have liked to see the genre explored more. I also really liked the music in the menu. The cursor being visible was annoying but probably easy to fix. Great job.
TailsGameDev
TailsGameDev10 Oct 2021, 20:36
I think it is a little hard to find out what the player should make, but very nice game and graphics!
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