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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #169 | 3.421 | 3.900 |
| Originality | #220 | 3.157 | 3.600 |
| Presentation (graphics, audio) | #239 | 3.070 | 3.500 |
| Fun | #267 | 2.719 | 3.100 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game represent Mode?
Turn your flashlight on/off to switch between timeline modes.
Flashlight off is "Present Mode", while flashlight on is "Past Mode"
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Eerie vibes for sure, you were able to set the tone really well! Really hope you consider developing this game further after the jam!
The game looked really good and played really well. I liked the idea of switching between a light a dark world with your flashlight. Good Job!
Impressive 3D game! Liked the graphics and the atmosphere! Ran smoothly on my very much not powerful computer! Just a little unsure what my goal was. I made it upstairs and got in a room that said "That's all folks. Thanks for playing." is that the end? After that, a bean appeared downstairs and started walking around.
Thanks for playing!
Haha yeah there are some core bugs that derail the core flow, most of the puzzles are slightly broken. My bad!
Very nice atmosphere created with this one! W dithering. I am unfortunately too dumb to solve the puzzles
Cheers for the feedback, and for playing on stream! Watching someone play through a game provides invaluable feedback.
Excellent puzzle game with very interesting mechanics (the changes on the environment when you switch from present to past).
Love the the mystery/horror atmosphere.
If you make a post jam update you should probably switch the flash light controls (Left click) and the interact controls (E) or at least have an option to switch them.
As it is now it can be a little confusing when you are in front of an interactable object (hand icon) and you use the left click expecting to interact with it and instead you trigger the flashlight.
Thank you so much for taking the time to play; I really appreciate the feedback! :D
I should definitely look into changing up the controls - I didn't experiment with different layouts throught developement. I feel you're correct, and that sticking to left & right mouse click would feel better.
Very nice job! Super creepy, and a refreshing take on the theme. Very well done entry! Would love to see more (streamed by someone who isn't a baby, I don't love horror games lol).
Thank you very much! Really appreciate you taking the time to play & comment. :D
Amazing concept and the artstyle is pretty cool. Really good job on your first jam! excited to see more of your work in the future!!!!
Thank you very much!
Pretty short game, but the concept is amazing. Would love to see a longer game using the flashlight mechanic. Great work on your first game jam!
Thank you for taking the time to play & comment! I really appreciate it. 😄
I got too scared so I didn't finish it. lol. Loving the idea of switching "worlds" - fantastic concept.
Thank you! I do feel that there's untapped potential in the concept; I didn't take full advantage of it for the jam.
I'd ideally like to really lean into the mechanic of 'actions that are carried out in the past impact the present' in a more engaging way.
Thank you for taking the time to play!