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Shadows of Empathy

A topic by Pixelith created Aug 05, 2023 Views: 34
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A scary game about a monster exploring an old house and helping the ghost residents move on by invading their memories.

Heavily inspired by Psychonauts and classic horror games.


I sadly was not able to finish up a demo due to work and time constraints.  At least, not in time for the jam.  I really like this idea and plan to evolve it and continue to work on it.  I would have felt bad if I didn't at least share something.  This game/project only exists because of this jam.

I have a basic video on the core of it.  Basically, I spent too much of my time making systems and not providing enough meat.  So there's not a lot playable now, but it will be easier to make.  The video itself is only going to show a bunch of walking and ideas. 



I wanted to get the Father's level done in time for the jam but it looks like I might miss the deadline.

The goal I want is for each level to play differently.  The word has a lot of stigma on it now, but each level will essentially have it's "gimmick" to make it stand out.  Examples like  vehicles, combat, etc..

I want to make it closer to a platforming horror game.  Eventually in full 3D.  The sprites you see are like placeholders currently.  I also want to eventually make the house bigger.  Maybe give it a more stylized look?  I like the retro PSX era look but always open to other options.


Honestly, I hope the next update I make for this has a lot more content to it.  It's the first time I've went into a game with a full layout of a story and I feel like even if I didn't finish something in the 14 days available for the jam, that I did come out with a relatively fleshed out idea.  That's farther than I normally get.


A  list of assets currently used in the project-

(Unity Asset Store)

Dark - Complete Horror UI

Easy Character Movement 2

Background VFX

Architecture Pack

Horror Bundle FX

(Humble Bundle)

Andrey Sitkov Music Packs

(Itch.io)

LaternExplorer (https://loxyrak.itch.io/)

Hooded Protagonist || Mansion Characters - (https://penzilla.itch.io/)