Somnus
Take part in a asynchronous multiplayer experience in which remembrances and thoughts from all over the world are converging into one place. But beware, the sun is rising and you will wake up soon...
*🌜As you put yourself to bed, you feel a sense of unrest. Tomorrow is an important day..🌛*
As you close your eyes, you join, as every other night, the realm of thoughts, dreams and worries. You venture into all these confounding and conflicting emotions, remembering places, times, dates and things you have a strong connection with.
We all know these moments, right before falling asleep, when we roam between all of these sentiments. We do it together, at the same time, simultaneously.
Somnus aims to crystallize those moments, making you able to explore this place between two worlds and to interact with other people's dreams, recollections and remembrances, while inciting you to share some of these (in)significant memories.!
_You venture into a dreamy world of emotions, full of remembrances and thoughts coming from other players. The sun is rising fast, and you must visit and reconnect with each sanctuary in order to delay the dawn. Maybe this initiatic journey will help you in the following day..._
- A/Left Arrow: Go left
- D/Right Arrow: Go right
- Space: Jump
- E: Interact/Read
- X: Drop a remembrance
- C: Let go of an ephemeral thought
- Mouse: Select (in menus)
Ludovichat : Art
Stending : Programming Unity / Design
Zidodelakaraye : Programming Server / Unity / Design
uj : Music / Project Managment / Design
*🌜As you put yourself to bed, you feel a sense of unrest. Tomorrow is an important day..🌛*
As you close your eyes, you join, as every other night, the realm of thoughts, dreams and worries. You venture into all these confounding and conflicting emotions, remembering places, times, dates and things you have a strong connection with.
We all know these moments, right before falling asleep, when we roam between all of these sentiments. We do it together, at the same time, simultaneously.
Somnus aims to crystallize those moments, making you able to explore this place between two worlds and to interact with other people's dreams, recollections and remembrances, while inciting you to share some of these (in)significant memories.!
_You venture into a dreamy world of emotions, full of remembrances and thoughts coming from other players. The sun is rising fast, and you must visit and reconnect with each sanctuary in order to delay the dawn. Maybe this initiatic journey will help you in the following day..._
- A/Left Arrow: Go left
- D/Right Arrow: Go right
- Space: Jump
- E: Interact/Read
- X: Drop a remembrance
- C: Let go of an ephemeral thought
- Mouse: Select (in menus)
Ludovichat : Art
Stending : Programming Unity / Design
Zidodelakaraye : Programming Server / Unity / Design
uj : Music / Project Managment / Design
Comments15
MTBVibe6 Apr 2022, 20:34
Interesting and very chill, loved how the music is managed. One gripe: it was very easy for me to be moving outside of the viewbox, like the sprite movement speed maxed out higher than the camera movement speed; that caused a little confusion for me.
Copito6 Apr 2022, 20:37
awesome camera transitions and music, really built an imposing atmosphere
Solah8 Apr 2022, 13:19
Interesting experience, hope to see the post jam version soon!
theheheo9 Apr 2022, 11:10
A very beutiful experience, loved how the music changed depending on the the kind house/emotion. Very cool that you could send/read messages to other players, I am guessing inspired by the From Software games? I loved it. The one thing that threw me off a little bit was that it went completely quiet when you walked between the houses, might be good with some kind of ambience or sfx, but that's just me. Overall great entry!
Olsie9 Apr 2022, 11:15
The concept is honestly very Interesting, and it was a worthwhile experience that im glad I made.
Iluvatar9 Apr 2022, 11:24
I really like the philosophical and deep vibes this game has. Not your traditional adventure. Very thoughtful. I enjoyed it very much, nice moody music and incredible atmosphere really makes me feel the moment. Gameplay itself is a bit passive, but in such game it doesn't necessarily mean a bad thing. I really liked those little details like picking the words for what I like or don't like.
Overall very strong experience :)
Overall very strong experience :)
eeaann90449 Apr 2022, 11:30
Such a beautiful experience, Loved it! Great sound and visuals too!
Codexzier9 Apr 2022, 11:57
Looks interesting and invites you to explore.
Minus9 Apr 2022, 12:00
Whole game is fun to play and allowing people to leave messages for next players seems like a good idea.
Messages remind me alot of nicovideo.jp or souls. Last location is locked, so I was kinda there waiting for game to end. Anyway good idea with this game and seems like it might be worth to return to it later to see new messages.
Messages remind me alot of nicovideo.jp or souls. Last location is locked, so I was kinda there waiting for game to end. Anyway good idea with this game and seems like it might be worth to return to it later to see new messages.
0x74656410 Apr 2022, 02:18
Very immersive. Loved the idea of users leaving messages that other players could read.
The music fit perfectly, but when it stopped between the buildings it was a little jarring.
The character graphic was nicely done.
The text was cut off for me on the initial screen unless I played in full screen or maximized the browser window.
The music fit perfectly, but when it stopped between the buildings it was a little jarring.
The character graphic was nicely done.
The text was cut off for me on the initial screen unless I played in full screen or maximized the browser window.
TheBlitz11 Apr 2022, 13:19
It was very abstract and took me a while to understand what's going on with those floating objects and words. A very interesting and unique game, loved the part where you can leave messages for other players :)
Hope to see more of such games in future game jams
Hope to see more of such games in future game jams
Dingledorf15 Apr 2022, 10:27
The central mechanic reminded me a lot of the true ending to NieR Automata -- the ability to leave messages for other players makes for a very special experience. The music created a nice mood too. Good work!
Wish we saw more of these "walking simulator" games in game jams. :)