This is truly a masterpiece! I've only collected one ending so far (Greed beats charity - what can I say, I had to collect that frog!) and I look forward to trying again to get them all. I'm really enjoying exploring the Asylum and figuring out how to help the ghosts. The design and layout of the game is fantastic too. Great job!

A fun wee game, I agree with other reviewsthat the characterisation of the "ghosts" is very good, and something that a lot of "spooky asylum" games struggle with, especially as they battle with making the spirits *scary* vs being caricatures of people with mental health issues.

Similarly, a *panic* meter instead of an "insanity" meter is appreciated, so there's top marks there.

For the gameplay? Classic choose your own adventure, nice and easy to navigate, the "show your current location" option is a god-send as I get lost so easily even in a game with visuals! I'm definitely curious about how to find 3 endings I didn't naturally stumble across throughout play.

I think the only thing missing would be some nice spooky background music or incidental sound effects, but the atmosphere from the writing alone is very powerful.

This game looks beautifully presented. I like the fear meter, the symbol felt very lovecraftian in a way for some reason. (Maybe I’ve played too much Dredge :D ) There’s a lot to see here, so many rooms to poke through. I think I need to find a locked room again (I think it was on the first level! I’ve kind of been working my way through the game as I can get the time together this week) as I know I’m missing the means to help the ghost in the plants and there still seems to be a few others I’d assume I need to help I haven’t seen yet from the hints in the letters and objects before the house will let me leave.

I did find the error bugs rovarsson reported (so won’t report it again). Good to know that won’t affect the ability to finish the game though :)

Loved it! Very atmospheric and spooky with superbly descriptive language that really sets the scene.

As others have mentioned, the delivery of this game is top notch and the panic system is a really clever and well implemented feature. Despite knowing the consequences, I couldn't help throwing myself down every path destined for maximum panic, because, well, sometimes you want to chase down a frog. Didn't realise the gum was a helpful tool until much later on but that was a fun bonus.  I got a bunch of grim endings and came very close to achieving ghost catharsis before losing again, alas, I'll have to chase that down when I have time. A witty, atmospheric, and spooky game!

Even having played it many times as a tester, I still find it creepy, haunting (not that kind, the sadder kind) and engaging.  A lot of good things going on: quiet moments, excitement, suspense, and generally the game responds in a logical way (when I am pushing the boundaries of "is this a good idea?", I get logical consequences).

An excellent effort and result.

An excellent game; I found the design very well done.

The panic system, which creates tension as you explore the different rooms and uncover the mysteries of the madhouse, was a brilliant touch. Of the games I've played so far, this is my favorite.

a fine addition to the haunted asylum genre!

Hello architect of this spooky asylum. I only just started investigating and the atmosphere has already thoroughly go me creeped out. (In a good way.)

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I found some errors:

--> Just entering the Foyer:

"You are the foyer of the asylum. " ->  in the foyer

--> After running away from the spectral woman:

" If you can free the ghost, maybe you can free youself?" -> yourself

--> In the library, looking closer at the portrait of the woman:

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You take a closer look at the painting of the woman in the gown, trying to work out what's wrong with it. The painted silk is covered in patterns, flowers, or circles or …

Eyes! Her gown is covered in eyes, all staring out of the canvas straight at you!

You tentatively rub the surface of the painting, hoping that it's just some sort of visual trick, but the eyes only get clearer. Who would paint this? A patient? The signature in the bottom corner is almost impossible to read, but you think it says Emily — something.

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The eyes stare at you from the faded canvas, just like before. You feel that the whole house is watching you.

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--> Looking at the boxes of papers in the Library:

"You assume that the shelves here were once neatly stacked files" -> stacked with files

--> The advertising flyers:

"... a stylized design that looks a little a glowing sun..." -> "looks like a little glowing sun" or "looks a little like a glowing sun"

--> Searching the papers on the floor of the office:

"a faded photograph papercliped to the edge of a page." -> paperclipped

--> Clicking on [Leaf through the old man's file] from Beau Russel's file takes me to the boy Martin Green's file instead.

--> Phew! I feel much safer now that I found myself a towel.

--> Examining the chair in the furnished room upstairs.

There doesn't seem to be anything special about this chair. It was painted white once, but the paint has flaked away to reveal the old brittle wood underneath. You wouldn't trust your weight to it.

It has been placed facing the locked and shuttered window, as if someone often sat staring out of here.

They must have wanted out of this place so badly …

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You check the seat in case someone hid some letters there, but there's nothing to find.

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Back to heart-shriveling exploration...

I’m going to preface this by confessing that I had played this using the downloadable version (over the in-browser version) without making modifications to any of the files. Even though this version lacked a couple of the fonts and lacked all of the images, it was still playable and I managed to find 3 out of the 7 endings. (Admittedly, I did use the gentle difficulty mode.) The panic mechanic did bring an additional factor into the game, as the game warns you against reaching the maximum panic level. (Though, this didn’t stop me from intentionally doing this after finding 2 endings.) At the risk of spoiling one of the endings, I found that the characterisation of the ghosts as victims and the inclusion of their backstories made the game quite a confronting experience.

Story telling, puzzle design, and css styling are all top rank.  As a tester, I was impressed with the professionalism of this game even during the beta stage.

I'm so glad this is posted! It was a lot of fun testing this game and figuring out the puzzles.