Really fantastic little piece. Note to dev: there is a typo at the end game screen, "Exempt" should be "Excerpt"
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #7 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Creativity | #8 | 4.654 | 4.654 |
| Judge's Score | #8 | n/a | n/a |
| Overall | #9 | 4.092 | 4.092 |
| Sound Design | #11 | 4.115 | 4.115 |
| Horror | #16 | 3.846 | 3.846 |
| Story/Writing | #16 | 3.846 | 3.846 |
Ranked from 26 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Which Theme(s)/Horror Genre(s) did you use for your game?
Eldritch
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I love how this game is inspired in misterious ancient civilizations, because even though there are a lot of wonders from the past, some enigmatic features and arthefacts might result highly uncanny: specially if you find yourself alone with one of them in the dark... And this game translates that emotion perfectly, specially for those who admire arqueology.
This game creates the perfect ambience it needs to create an eerily wonderful experience. It is an outstanding representation of an archeologist (an those professionals would love the game too), and definitely invites players to wait for high expectations for the continuation.
I am not really into the horror genre, yet I understand that a final climax of the experience with the creature would've been the cherry on top (as it has been mentioned by others), nevertheless, I understand the possible limitations that a jam demands if it was not enough time to show the design of the beast (however, I also respect cretive choices too), but considering the quality of the artstyle and the overall game, I am sure that the creator would've presented a worthy demonic entity to the conclusion; in that case, I would not doubt a second to give 5 stars.
Congratulations, I consider this game a short but beautiful gem!
Without exaggeration I think a game in this style has the potential to be the greatest eldritch horror game ever made. By focusing on the creeping chill of studying alone in the dark (instead of things like combat), this feels like the most faithful take on the genre! Especially as quietly studying is what usually invites madness…
5/5
While all too brief, this was a wonderfully eerie experience. I think the handwriting could have been a little clearer on the note for the runes puzzle, as one letter is drawn in a way that it could be confused for a different letter of the alphabet in game. Had to write them out myself in order to fully figure out what the puzzle needed.
This honestly feels like it could be a teaser for a much larger game. More archeological based horror please. :D
I would have loved it to be a little longer, I was left wanting more, it definitely gave me goosebumps when it hatched, graphically it's wonderfull.






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