The Secret of the Statue

by vadim-lyanka

co-authored: @katan, @racoon, @spangibobic, @tiredofthisgrave

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.26

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.86

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.33

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.34

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.76

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.42

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.36

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.81

A horror game where you find yourself in an abandoned cemetery in the middle of the forest. You must collect eight doll parts to defeat and free the soul within the statue, which, according to legend, haunts these lands and catches unaccompanied guests. Will you be able to unravel its story and defeat it? Will you survive?

Gameplay footage on YouTube - https://youtu.be/G4DMaR_wElY?si=u2ksfn3DI2dIpPMR

Link to the game in Itch.io - https://vadim-leanca.itch.io/the-secret-of-the-statue

Controls:

Q - Blink

E - Interact/Pick up item

Left Shift - Run

F - Flashlight

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Team Ludum Dare 58:

Vadim Lyanka - Coordinator, 3D Design, Game Engine

Ekaterina Hmeliovscala - 3D Design, Audio

Olga Botnariuc - Concept Arts, Level Design, Scriptwriter

Anatoly Shibaev - Game Tester, Idea Generator

Zavadchii Victor - 3D Design, Animation

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We've released a new version!

Patch Notes V1.1

1. Significant optimization improvements

2. Blinking bug fix

3. Main menu added

Tags: #3d, #horror, #survival horror, #unreal engine

Genres: survival

Comments25

Ira Baciu7 Oct 2025, 07:21

Woudl be nice to have a tutorial in game, since it's not a web one and you can't easily look up it. On the bright side, the game really feels like a horror

GreenRadiation7 Oct 2025, 13:17

Great game, a short tutorial would be really helpful. It's also really hard to read the notes because it's so clunky while you're reading, and the text is hard to read. The models and graphics look good, although my fairly powerful computer gets really noisy when I run the game. But the atmosphere is great. Anyway, great job!

WobbleBlocks7 Oct 2025, 13:24

They took Manhattan! Great work!

Vadim Lyankaauthor7 Oct 2025, 13:28

@greenradiation

Yes, optimization is something we didn't have time to implement, so on weaker systems it runs like Crysis in 2007 😅. Considering this is our first full-fledged project on Unreal Engine 5, I think it turned out well. Thanks for the feedback! ☺️

P.S. We have released a patch that improves optimization!

Razdray8 Oct 2025, 00:07

It looks cool! I really like the graphics and music, and the overall atmosphere is great. You did a great job! By the way, there is an Easter egg for crying angels in my team's game, but it may not be easy to find it. Thank you for your efforts!

Astrallo_128 Oct 2025, 01:48

Great game, great graphics, great soundtrack, I love this game

gamesplusjames8 Oct 2025, 01:49

I love the graphics and whole atmosphere of the game. I was successfully spooked! Great job :)

Vadim Lyankaauthor8 Oct 2025, 10:13

@gamesplusjames
@astrallo-12
@razdray

Thanks for your feedback! 😇

Adrien Tremblay8 Oct 2025, 14:34

Sound design, general vibe and visuals are great. Unfortunately, I only have GTX 1060 so the game ran at around 20FPS. I feel like going for a simple Slender the 8 Pages formula was a good idea for the jam. The statue didnèt really feel scary to me though, Im not sure if its bugged but the statue never stopped moving, it would continuously slide and follow me. Some sound or visual effects when looking at the statue would have added a lot I feel.

Vadim Lyankaauthor8 Oct 2025, 14:48

@adrien-tremblay

Interesting, the statue is supposed to only move when you break eye contact (as shown in the video above). It shouldn't be constantly moving. I'll see what I can do about this bug.

Thanks for the feedback!

licorin8 Oct 2025, 15:19

Its so good, but need optimization

SergS Workshop8 Oct 2025, 15:27

Great mockumentary-style horror game. The sound design is top-notch and do the atmosphere! I’d suggest replacing the blink animation with VHS-style glitches or noise to make the experience more consistent with the camera perspective.

stefaink8 Oct 2025, 16:56

Game about my ride to babushka, i like it
Also great atmosphere and sound for tha

Jadener8 Oct 2025, 18:54

A really nice horror game.

LDJam user 4177589 Oct 2025, 02:55

nice game

Vadim Lyankaauthor9 Oct 2025, 03:50

@sergs-workshop

Hm, great idea! Maybe in a new patch I will add that

BlushingCrow9 Oct 2025, 11:22

I like the idea of the found-footage VHS perspective which seems to add to the dread - I'm not great at horror games. The sound design was top notch, really cemented the atmosphere

GonulGaye9 Oct 2025, 14:44

Nice game I liked it

Jully Greenleaf9 Oct 2025, 18:10

I'm not a big fan of horror, but I really like the atmosphere of this game. The whole gameplay I was sitting with my eyes half-closed, cause the game is VERY SPOOKY (for me), and that's what horror games should do. The mechanic of blinking is very cool. I literaly was scared on every blink, cause I was waiting for something, what I can see, when I open my eyes. Great!

Kapricorn Media10 Oct 2025, 18:34

Press Q to blink HAHA damn. Horror games are usually not my cup of tea, but I think you really nailed down the atmosphere of SPOOK

Ckzzzzzz10 Oct 2025, 22:04

Good and complete game! I feel like being thirsty for a short tutorial, otherwise I don't know where to search. That's the only confusing part, and the video does explain well!

LDJam user 011 Oct 2025, 15:05

I love the graphics and atmosphere. Good job for 3 days!

Ginger_Kyoko12 Oct 2025, 18:32

The game didn't start on PortProtone, unfortunately I only heard music((

Keys Presser16 Oct 2025, 09:47

The atmosphere is amazing! And the game feels cohesive, I'd love to play more.

Arkadi Voronchenko24 Oct 2025, 09:49

Im not playing horror games but I spend almost a hour in this one. Great job guys!