Okay, the use of sound and screen shake in this was absolutely perfect. Running around trying to dodge the monster felt so intense and nerve-wracking. My heart was literally racing. This is a hidden gem!
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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Engagement | #60 | 3.893 | 3.893 |
Overall polish | #89 | 3.786 | 3.786 |
Overall | #92 | 3.702 | 3.702 |
Creative use of art assets | #176 | 3.429 | 3.429 |
Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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This game has so much polish and juice. I got lost often and was only able to find 5 keys, but it was really fun. When I was really determined I mashed the arrows for my life, and I felt just like John Rambo. The game is very difficult because the AI is so relentless, and your movement is so restricted, but the aesthetics make it so easy to jump right back in. Great game!
I love the little scuttling animations, fantastic use of audio to get you feeling that sense of dread and panic. Vignette effects were done very well also! Not sure I'm the biggest fan of the control scheme...it does make you "panic" more and smash the arrow buttons, but it also makes losing feel like it's due more to the responsiveness of the controls than anything else. Still, tons of polish and if the goal was to make the player feel a little anxiety, you definitely nailed that one! :D
This had me, so simple yet so intense. Great sound design and dynamic gameplay. And I could not put it down without beating it!
visuals, effects, and audio are incredible and makes for a tense experience, but the controls feel very unresponsive. I like that you click with the mouse because that makes it more tense and difficult as opposed to just using the keyboard, but it feels like you have to click 10 times to move once. It seems intentional since you are able to move faster when the monster gets closer, which is a cool idea, but it doesn't feel great to use the rest of the time.
Nice effects and the sound really made you feel like you had to run for it! I be smashing dem buttons, da hell outta here.
The torches had really nice particles that definitely contributed to the dungeon feeling more confined and small. The movement was tough and i feel like it was optimised more for mobile which is fine but made for a more hectic experience on pc (correct me if I'm wrong) Overall though a really well polished game :)
Thanks for playing! I realized that maybe I should lean into the claustrophobic nature of a dungeon crawler so I made the dungeon quite tight. I might decide to release this game on mobile if I my time allows me, but I'll update the desktop version of the game to support keyboard controls when the game jam's rating period ends. Thanks again!
Really good visuals and sound design on this one, I wasn't expecting to get spooked! I agree with others WASD movement might feel a bit better, but it doesn't take away from the experience much.
This game is really well polished, the sprites look amazingly crisp and clean and the sound design is amazing and really brings the game to a completely different level. I personally would love to move with WASD instead of clicking on UI but that's just a small nitpick. Overall really nice game and well done.
This game feels so crisp I can't even comprehend it. And it is a huuuge example of what good sound design can accomplish. Honestly i wasn't expecting what I got when i started playing, but damn, i am happy i played. Also, this feels like it could be a really interesting experience on mobile? Maybe after a few more dungeons and random placements this would be golden
Thanks for playing! I really like making juicy games :P I did actually have a mobile mindset when making this game and I do think it would be really nice to be played on mobile. I wasn't able to add in extra features because I was running out of time but I could add those in the future if I decide to expand on this game. Thank you very much for the feedback! I very much appreciate it!
Amazing atmosphere man! It is so scary, Love the use of post process effects here
Excellent atmosphere. I was really scared when the monster run to me. Really a great job making this.Controls with keyboard and a full screen mode would be nice. Otherwise a good game. Well done! :)
Pretty much had me on my toes the entire time. The way you sped up the player and increased the music volume created a lot of suspense whenever the player was chased. I didn't manage to get all of the keys but I had fun playing.
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