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Mini Jam 103: Darkness

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A jam submission

The DarkroomsView game page

Horror Survival Game based on The Backrooms.

Submitted by Brooks Miller, JMCDmusic, Jackfhardie (@JackFHardie), VKChiuselli, eljacko1 (@jack_isle)

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Presentation	#45	3.333	3.333
Enjoyment	#55	2.833	2.833
Overall	#57	3.021	3.021
Use of the Limitation	#68	2.917	2.917
Concept	#69	3.000	3.000

Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
Brooks Miller, eljacko1, VKChiuselli, JMCDmusic, JackFHardie (These are the itch.io names for each team member)

Software used
Unity 2021.2.7f1, Maya, Substance Designer, Substance Painter, Houdini, Logic

Use of the limitation
The player is being chased by a shadow version of themselves. Sometimes literally, sometimes just implied. The beginning scene sees the shadow self breaking out of a mirror and beginning the game while the ending scene sees the player 'escape' from their shadow self (or do they?)

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Comments

YannolleSubmitted2 years ago

Loving the scary atmosphere, well done!

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OrolockSubmitted2 years ago

Nice atmosphere.

Good Work!

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KvdonSubmitted2 years ago

The mirror scene is realy good! great game!

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RoccoSubmitted2 years ago

I enjoyed it! At first I didn't realise that the floating things were the key cards, so for the first few minutes I walked around the walls of the map spamming grab lmao

On the first level, I grabbed the card and walked past the creature without realising it until I turned around. It didn't see me even though I was right next to it; I'm not sure if it was supposed to chase me or not. The second level was too laggy for me on the HTML5 version of the game so I couldn't get past it.

Good concept though!

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frodoTimBakuSubmitted2 years ago

I liked the concept very much! It's a knockoff Backrooms concept, and so it is clear you must escape. For me the 2nd level was incredibly laggy for me to move around in, but maybe that was just me. I think this game was interesting enough as a 3D concept, but there could have been more improvements to make the environment feel more Backroomsy than just scary background music track, like flickering lights, glitches/holes. It was fun to get scared through in the beginning, good job!

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Brooks MillerDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you for your feedback! The Backrooms concept is what we were striving for. I agree about the environment needing a bit more, hopefully we can add in a future patch. Thanks again!

FallingWallGamesSubmitted2 years ago

Really impressive. It's always cool to see a 3D game in a jam, just for variety. The atmosphere ends up being really frightening, even though the environment is spare. It feels like a nightmare, where nothing quite makes sense, and the familiar turns scary... just because.

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But What Did I Do?

Brooks MillerDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thank you for your feedback! I am glad that we could give you a bit of a fright! Our playtester (my wife) jumped a lot during their first run through lol.

ReshuuSubmitted2 years ago

A really cool horror game! The sound really fits in the setting and the mechanics are tuned and well-designed. One problem (for me) though is when you fully depleted your stamina, you can't sprint again until the bar is fully full.

Overall, the game is fun and I like it! :)

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As the Light Transcends

Brooks MillerDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! I am glad you enjoyed the mechanics. The stamina meter was something we went back and forth on for it's functionality. We thought it would be more punishing to slow down the game play a bit. Your concerns are dually noted!

HookJabsSubmitted2 years ago

You've made a really cool horror game! The sound design is excellent, the UI looks good and conveys what it needs to well. The menus are cool, the level design is closely reminiscent of the liminal spaces I've seen elsewhere online, and use of the environment for storytelling is great! My favorite part is the scripted intro part. Good work!

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Infinite Phosphorous Flame VR

Brooks MillerDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thanks for the feedback, I am glad you enjoyed the environment. This took us the longest to prepare. The concept was based off of the Backrooms.

Ednar PinhoSubmitted2 years ago

I really enjoyed the game!! It has a really good atmosphere, I think it creates a mood that matches what you're trying to get across. I really liked the sound of the game. Congratulations!!!

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TonicBomb2 years ago

Really good music and ambience. I like the nod to the original backrooms video with the gap in the wall. Atmosphere was great! Wish it were longer honestly.

Brooks MillerDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thank you for your feedback! I am glad you enjoyed the music and ambience! We were striving for something like the Backrooms. I am glad it came across as such.

AnarchyGames2 years ago

Nice atmosphere, gave me Amnesia vibes... And very impressive that you can make a 3d game with animations in 3 days!

Brooks MillerDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! I am glad you enjoyed it, the environment was suppose to be off putting and surreal so I am glad it came across as such!

MuulkSubmitted2 years ago

Spooky!

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Brooks MillerDeveloper2 years ago

Our playtesters found it very spooky as well. My wife almost fell out of her seat. Thanks for playing!