MY DREAM BACKROOM DATE

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.65
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.01
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.81
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.07
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.05
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.37

A REALISTIC FIRST DATE EXPERIENCE IN THE BACKROOMS

You're having an amazing, totally perfectly normal first date with an absolutely normal partner. What could go wrong? What should you delay? :-)

isn't this wonderful?

> Best game of my whole entire life

Controls

Whole game plays with the mouse.
There might be a secret level, who knows.

Applications Used

- Blender
- Unity
- Substance Designer

Have fun with "it", don't worry, we are not watching.

Comments27

Raivk
Raivk4 Apr 2022, 20:09
Nice entry! The mood is so well done. It can get really terrifying! The controls are cool too, wasn't ready for this! It really adds to the immersion.
PhoenixofForce
PhoenixofForce5 Apr 2022, 10:53
Well that was creepy... Very nice tho. Didnt know how i could answer "A or B (Choice)"-questions
TentacleMax
TentacleMax5 Apr 2022, 11:53
Wow! Great psychedelic adventure! I'm not sure that my "no" was "no", but my "yes" was definitely "yes".
All 5 stars! Great job!
Volkolak
Volkolak5 Apr 2022, 11:58
It's very atmospheric! A chic rendition of the theme with such appropriate controls. The game is immersive.
Hugo kieffer
Hugo kieffer5 Apr 2022, 12:01
really unic visual and mood, nicely done!
BloodyEdward5 Apr 2022, 15:11
Loved it all! Simple and moody. At the (I assume) bad ending however it kind of relieved the tension as my 'date' just slowly floated towards me. Otherwise very cool experience and I'd love to see a separate release for the music!
Miiyuka
Miiyuka5 Apr 2022, 20:30
Really liked the atmosphere here! The mood is on point, the music and visuals really compliment each other
VainCil5 Apr 2022, 22:37
Wow, I did not expect that! Great work on the mood and the visuals, this is original and *really* unsettling! I just found the music too loud and not suited to the mood in my opinion, but other than that, hats off!
volt450
volt4505 Apr 2022, 23:04
Very atmospheric, my date was quite the interesting gentleman. I hope he calls.
Agrimes6 Apr 2022, 00:34
Creepy in a lot of ways, but entertaining. This is why you always text your strongest friend with the most guns.
Katsuhira
Katsuhira6 Apr 2022, 00:41
Holy shit, what a experience. Great job with all it!
SilverlyBee6 Apr 2022, 00:43
Nice creepy vibes, the music fit it so well! The creepy mood is very well done!
shortCreative
shortCreative6 Apr 2022, 04:29
Wow, creepy. If you were seeking to evoke an unsettling feeling you've done it successfully. The simplicity was a benefit to the game and let you really soak in the mood. Graphics and audio both added to the effect, too. Nice job!
Andreia
Andreia6 Apr 2022, 05:19
You really nailed the mood. It was very creepy and unsettling. I liked the art and some of the visual effects you did with the space. I couldn't quite figure how to select choices. Great work!
Fredrik Rosell6 Apr 2022, 05:56
Yikes, that was creepy! The music was a perfect fit, and so were the graphics. Well done!
Lighty_the_Light
Lighty_the_Light6 Apr 2022, 10:43
Really good mood! Also the gameplay is simple yet impressing!

The LDJAM title "inevitable" somehow leaked the story though :laughing:

Well done!
Lighty_the_Light
Lighty_the_Light6 Apr 2022, 10:50
Take a second thought, I may actually marry a computer girl :thinking:
Dilem6 Apr 2022, 20:36
Well that was a trip! Really cool and I adore the controls of choice being made with you camera, I was just nodding along to questions even if they weren't actual choices, really immersive! Well done!
unmagical7 Apr 2022, 01:47
Well he sure seems like a "nice guy"
Kszaku
Kszaku11 Apr 2022, 22:47
Aaah yes, typical dating app experience in 2022
yusovv
yusovv13 Apr 2022, 18:33
It turned out very surreal! Great job!
LDJam user 245333
LDJam user 24533316 Apr 2022, 17:15
Loved that atmosphere! It's strange, disorienting, psychedelics… It creates a great experience. Interacting with the mouse only is also pretty immersive, although it could be used a bit more. The ending is also a bit abrupt (especially on the web version where it freezes totally), and while it's something I can appreciate too, it lacks a little something to really feel like a conclusion. But those are my only small downsides. Otherwise I really enjoyed this creepy story!
Molpe
Molpe18 Apr 2022, 21:48
Well, this was... so creepy! I loved the explanation, why I cannot talk and have to use the mouse only :smile: The ending could get a little more polished, played online version only (didn't know there was a difference) and I wasn't sure if the game ended, or if it just froze. :slight_smile:
sakura_magika
sakura_magika20 Apr 2022, 17:38
played through to the end, you definitely made an interesting piece.

feedback for gameplay: have some kind of feedback for the player when the game detects either a YES or NO gesture. not knowing if i correctly gave the input, combined with the already psycho nature of the dialogue, made me unsure whether it was actually getting my YES or NO response. like, i thought i gave the "right" answer, but the AI just got mad at my anyways, so i wasn't sure if that's just the narrative, or if i didn't input correctly.

feedback for narrative: the ending made the journey feel pointless, like, i might as well have just not done anything, the outcome would have been the same. maybe that's what you're going for to try to be on theme (and let me just say, the theme sucks, very uninspiring), but it's definitely a negative player experience for me, to essentially get a bad end even when making it all the way through by (presumably) answering correctly each time.
Mordsven
Mordsven21 Apr 2022, 15:28
A game with an eerie atmosphere where you cannot speak, you can only move your head.

Sounds like a nightmare, definitely fits the theme and concept. Really like the dialogue between you and the "Thing" :v

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