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A jam submission

The Drowning MachineView game page

Alone at night keeping the dam running. Watch your footing as you cross, and don't look too closely at the water.
Submitted by CaptainFantastic, Sparrow Arcade, khawk24, sizyra — 4 hours, 37 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Sound Design#33.8183.818
Creativity#54.0914.091
Enjoyment (Best Game)#53.7273.727
Horror#73.3643.364
Story#83.4553.455
Aesthetics#343.2733.273

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Do you allow SCREAM ZONE to promote your game via social media?

Yes

What game engine did you make this project in?
Godot

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Comments

Submitted

I really enjoyed your game! I especially liked the scare with the person in the window. Reminded me about that one game with the garbage truck… cleaning redwood or something like that. I found humor in the radio as well. As the librarian would say, it’s creepy and cozy. Good work!

Submitted

Good work!!! Like the setting of a horror on a dam

Submitted

Someone needs to get some guard rails fitted! Cool game that I enjoyed playing. I love the radio play framing it adds so much character to the game.

Submitted

Really really had a blast playing through your game!!
Submitted

Love the repeated gameplay that slowly builds up into a really unexpected twist! That radio drama had me hooked too haha

Submitted

The setting is so creepy yet so comforting, good job!

Submitted

I wanted to know what was going to happen next in Gloria's love life! Great job, I find the dark water very spooky

Submitted

"I am the Anti-J", funny game entertaining, simple yet intriguing. The only critique I would give is that the environment and models like simple/plain, and the scare factor isn't that high. In contrast with that the entertainment & enjoyment is one of the highest so far I have experienced this jam, creative idea too. I was a little disappointed this game isn't about being stuck in one of those giant wave pool machines (super deadly apparently IRL) as one would assume from the thumbnail LMAO.

Submitted

liked the concept, although the game could be a bit longer imo.

Submitted

I really appreciate the concept and i was sufficiently creeped out, and i loved the radio show detail. I know it's a short jam, but i was expecting a little bit more from the ending.. Honestly though, great job!

Submitted(+1)

Came for the spook, stayed for the podcast.

The silouhette in the window was a nice touch, made me consider jumping into the water.

Fell the first time I met the flying saucer, was a bit frustrated to not being able to skip the podcast when retrying.