
Spectral Fingers
A short narrative game where you play as a spirit trying to escape its dimension during a séance. Use the left mouse button to guide the participants' hands.
Developed by:
boddiul - Game design, Code
Alisa Zelinski - Game design, Graphics
zwonkybeats - Music
Developed by:
boddiul - Game design, Code
Alisa Zelinski - Game design, Graphics
zwonkybeats - Music
Comments21


Nanaschi198416 Apr 2024, 10:46
Ohh no the spirit is writing this comment... Booooooo....

BlackCat50817 Apr 2024, 02:35
very interesting take on the theme!

Alexandru Barbanoua17 Apr 2024, 23:14
Very well made and the graphics are very good. I like the innovative gameplay that allows many development paths what also provoke a lot of fun playing. very well done success further

LDJam user 28428720 Apr 2024, 11:07
The gameplay here was surprisingly novel; I can't think of a lot of other contexts off the top of my head where you're "fighting" the game for precise placement of a cursor like this, and it's a pretty fun implementation of mouse controls for what's otherwise a narrative-focused game. I ended up developing some pretty dramatic strategies for swinging the planchette around to ensure it ended up where I wanted it to; anybody using a Ouija board in real life would probably have been scared stiff by how furiously it was moving around, but it made for a fun experience. Nice work!

brainles etertainment20 Apr 2024, 12:51
The mechanics is pretty unusual and somehow innovative. Never seen games like this before. But the controls are too inconvenient.
LDJam user 24574022 Apr 2024, 04:08
How fun! I liked that we had to wrestle with the people to actually communicate. It took me a minute to catch on to the indicator, but that's mostly on me. Great little game.

jpbash30 Apr 2024, 11:56
Pretty original concept, frustrating to control - but then, I bet communicating from beyond this mortal realm is difficult! Well done.

LeBossMax22 May 2024, 11:28
I like the concept, it is very innovative. I also like the controls but I think there is something missing to make the game more interesting/fun

samh3 May 2024, 15:23
I had a lot of fun playing as bacccbdulehramanaltl from MffsqqpomiahNOYESesopppotamia! Quite hard to master on a phone, because your finger hides the screen, but it worked :smile:

Japayne3 May 2024, 19:21
This is my favorite submission for ld55. Good job!

Rob65663 May 2024, 21:32
Interesting idea! Was very tricky on a touchpad. I liked the audio - very atmospheric.
Aaron Hart3 May 2024, 21:54
This is a solid entry! Very creative, well done!

Romulo_Developer3 May 2024, 21:55
This game was hard to play in the touchpad but was a hell-lotta fun.Fighting against the hands force was really tricky and the sound creates such a great atmosphere. Hope you get all the ratings you need before the deadline

khaotom3 May 2024, 21:56
That was a fun little experience!

andruid3 May 2024, 21:59
When I got the date wrong and it said I was from the future I cracked a good laugh! I loved it.
Hope you get the ratings in time! I'll try to summon a few friends to help!
Hope you get the ratings in time! I'll try to summon a few friends to help!

Ava Skoog3 May 2024, 22:05
Very cool! It's typical that this is the first game I play after moving from the stationary computer with a mouse to the laptop with a mousepad, but I powered through it anyway :')
Equal parts moody and humorous, with the silly dialogue and how messed up the words can get combined with atmospheric music and dark silhouettes.
Felt pretty good to play. I guess it would've been nice if the sudden resistance was telegraphed a bit more ahead of time as it went from being easy to move to immediately super difficult.
I didn't get the future year on my playthrough but I'm glad I saw the comment about it. Cool that you accounted for that as well.
Overall very cool, nicely done!
Equal parts moody and humorous, with the silly dialogue and how messed up the words can get combined with atmospheric music and dark silhouettes.
Felt pretty good to play. I guess it would've been nice if the sudden resistance was telegraphed a bit more ahead of time as it went from being easy to move to immediately super difficult.
I didn't get the future year on my playthrough but I'm glad I saw the comment about it. Cool that you accounted for that as well.
Overall very cool, nicely done!
JustMars3 May 2024, 22:06
Loved the ambiance. The gameplay actually felt what I'd imagine a spirit would experience trying to move the damn thing while some of the kids are trolling each other xD. Very stylistic entry with a well executed concept, great work!

UngarBlapp3 May 2024, 22:07
This is a great fun concept, I loved the stretchy arms and the sense of humor when you answered incorrectly
All round Great Work!
All round Great Work!

Okamit3 May 2024, 22:10
Cute little game, a bit frustrating to reach the outer letters but that adds to the experience for a short one-shot experience. Fun and well done.
Great work!
Great work!

andruid3 May 2024, 22:20
Oh, just something I forgot to add: Fullscreen would have prevented a few wrong clicks when near the edges. I did some wrong stuff while playing.
In any case great work!
In any case great work!



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