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A jam submission

Echoes BelowView game page

Submitted by DeveloperSqaishy, CHR3S, ShootDawn, rainythawizard, Twinkly — 48 minutes, 34 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#663.3893.389
Overall#883.3333.333
Graphics#1073.4443.444
Gameplay#1133.1113.111
Innovation#1892.8332.833
Theme interpretation#2092.9442.944

Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

GitHub repository URL
https://github.com/Sqaishy/GameOff2025

Game description
You are the last survivor on the submarine stuck at 1000 meters. However, it seems you are not alone, make it back to the surface in order to escape.

Theme interpretation
We went for noise (sound) waves, every player actions emits a noise and the monster is attracted to noises.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

I like the atmosphere and tone of this game a lot!

I found controls a bit laggy and not sure what to do exactly - I figured the desk part because it showed the proximity so I could locate it but I couldn't find the computer to interact with ;D

Please let me know where I was stuck and I will try to get back to this one to continue :) 

Developer(+2)

Hey thanks for trying the game! Yes unfortunately the game can be quite laggy for some players, I find the exe version is much more stable, but I understand not all players want to download files to their machine.

The computer to interact with is the screen to the right, not the left one with the stool in front @2:05 in the video. Thanks for trying out the game and for the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

Very cool game!

Makes you feel quite claustrophobic, and when the only indication you have is how far you are from your objective, it adds a lot of stress. 

The sound ambiance also makes you feel in it. 

Very good entry, well done!

Submitted(+1)

Nice graphics!

Submitted(+1)

The layout makes you feel claustrophobia, the monster may not be that scary but the dark narrow passages always put you in alert mode

Submitted(+1)

I actually got scared, awesome sound design!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for getting scared! I didn't think it was going to be scary anymore after testing it so much

Submitted(+1)

Awesome horror game. The creature design and audio are great as well as the concept of being chased on a submarine. The level design is good, with all the different locations, but always leaves room to escape, at first I thought the corridors were too narrow but in retrospect it adds to the claustrophobic feeling. The tasks that keep the player busy are cool, including the collision alarm going off adding tension. I also liked the leaks that appear.

The noise mechanic is cool, although I feel the creature always was homing in on me even when I was quiet.

One important thing to add: the interact with computer task needs a distance like the other tasks. The first time I played it I got stuck on this. What I think happened is I was focused so much on the environment that I didn't see the objective text - I just started walking around and left the start room. That must have automatically completed the WASD task and the walk up to desk task without me knowing. Eventually I noticed the interact with computer task text, I start searching round for a computer, I didn't think of going back into the start room. I thought the computer must be one of the 3 computers in the reactor screenshot room and couldn't understand why pressing E on them didn't work. Figured it out in the end, but thought you'd want this play test feedback.

Developer(+1)

Wow, thanks for taking the time to write incredible feedback!

You are right about the noise mechanic, the monster does always follow the player even if you make no noise. There were plans to expand the system, interactable objects in the world that emit noise to distract the monster, cabinets you could hide in to mask your noise, but time be damned we didn't get it done. 

I appreciate the tutorial feedback, they are important even if people don't like them. There was supposed to be more to the tutorial task but the build just decided to not include it :(

Submitted(+1)

Why i can't interact? But its kinda cool. 3/5.

Developer

Hi, did you play the web version or the windows version?

Submitted

The computer is in the starting room, point at it and press E

Submitted(+1)

It's scaryyyy. The dark scene is very horrify, and the lighting of the game scene is amazing!!

It'd be great if the mouse sensitivity get lower. Nice Game!

Developer

Thanks! I think the mouse sensitivity is tied to if you are on fullscreen or not.