Cosmic Horrors Jam IV

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Beneath The LidView game page

Piece together the fate of your space colony in this narrative-driven cosmic horror game.

Submitted by agon1 (@AgonAjredini)

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Overall	#24	3.104	3.400
Audio	#26	2.830	3.100
Visuals	#28	3.286	3.600
Fun Factor	#28	2.647	2.900
Originality	#33	3.104	3.400

Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Is your entry a video game or a physical game?
Video Game

Was your game made solo or in a team?
Solo

Did you use any third party assets?
Yes. All credits are in the game page as well as in the game itself.

Did you choose from one (or more) of the optional secondary themes?
No

Does your game contain any 18+ content?
No

Comments

Rashok14 days ago(+1)

Well done

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dungeonHostSubmitted15 days ago(+1)

Cool game, I especially like the video file you find on the terminal.

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Hagrode III

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agon1Developer15 days ago(+1)

Thank you!

I spent two whole days on trying to get the video just right so I'm glad someone liked it.

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relmurainSubmitted16 days ago(+1)

A perfect setting and a plot that makes you want to keep investigating! The captain's code with the letters gave me quite a few headaches, but apart from that everything worked quite well. Very good work!

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Ex Luce Ad Tenebras

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agon1Developer16 days ago

Thank you so much for playing :)

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Leto du PlessisSubmitted16 days ago(+1)

Wow, I'm super impressed this was a solo project ... well done! My computer did struggle a tad at one or two points, but in fairness it is a little "ye-olde" at this point. Atmosphere was great, I enjoyed the initials puzzle. Great stuff!

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Chaya

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agon1Developer16 days ago

Tbf I didn't spent any time on optimization because I was rushing to finish on time, so definitely some laggy parts depending on the computer.

Thank you so much for playing :)

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pandesoftSubmitted16 days ago (2 edits) (+1)

The atmosphere is really well made. A lot of world building through the notes and emails, I liked that in the story the crew is deliberately using notes out of fear. The pacing is well set by reading through everything and exploring, it really makes you take in the world. The name puzzle was fun to crack and the ending raised some hairs on my neck lol. Really cool game, I'm not sure if you've played Doom 3 but I'm a diehard fan and this game scratched an itch for that game!

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Tired

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agon1Developer16 days ago(+1)

Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate you taking the time to dive into the world and story.

I haven’t played Doom 3 myself, but I can definitely see how it might scratch that same itch!

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DeuxZeroNeufSubmitted16 days ago(+1)

I liked the tension that is building up and the background music, i wish there's more to do than entering code, but it overall looks really polish :)

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beacon of madness

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agon1Developer16 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

Yeah the initial idea was to put some puzzles around the level so you have more to do but I had to scope it down because I wouldn't be able to finish on time. Keeping in mind the cosmic horror theme I decided to lean more on the atmosphere and tension. Maybe after the jam I will expand the game some more.

Thank you for trying it out and I appreciate the feedback :)

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MillSebSubmitted17 days ago(+1)

Hi loved playing through this except for one part.
The part with the encrypted door code had a very misleading clue insinuating that the captain's number goes first. After trying every permutations of 5 followed by the other 3 digits and doubting myself by trying other names, I eventually started testing other possible orders for the initial 4 digits i had got and found the answer, but this felt like I was wasting my time.
But I really like the atmosphere and the visual design of the station.

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Eldritch Snapshot

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agon1Developer17 days ago(+1)

Thank you for trying out the game.

You are absolutely right about the encrypted code part. I watched some other people play the game and a few of them had the same problem. It's a poorly thought clue on my part.

I hope you were able to enjoy the game anyway. Thanks again for giving it a try.

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Itero ProtoSubmitted17 days ago(+1)

OK, but I noticed a bug. This window will not be removed if the ESC button is pressed while this window is being shown.