What a beautiful game. I honestly don't have that much to say about it because there's not really anything to criticize.
I know it's based on a book but the way you implemented it into a game is very creative and I love the atmosphere (thanks to the great soundtrack as well.)
Figuring out what to do was engaging and never frustrating and I love how half of the game is basically a tutorial for the last stressful challenge.
In a market saturated with mediocrity this really stands out as a gem. I haven't played any games from you so far but this one really makes me want to check out your other works.
very cool!! the pacing is literally perfect: first round of learning all mechanics, then another but you use all the knowledge you attained earlier while panicking and in a rush,,,
i knew the ending wasn't going to be as simple as walking outside and was waiting for an open ending that's neither good nor bad or a plot development or something like that, but the jumpscare an the creature at the end legit sent me into horror
this game is like a hidden treasure. the atmosphere was phenomenal and the puzzles were very engaging. i especially enjoyed the sequence at the end; the music was very atmospheric.
I hope you revisit this project or the concept of it. The introduction of how to make the repairs, then a sudden rush of having to do them under pressure with pressing time, and the relief that your free short lived for there was an impeding doom all along. Great work
wow this is sooooo good!!! Really excited to check out your other games now. Loved the atmosphere, great puzzles, really clever use of the combination of the space/puzzles/timer, and I loved the end!
Really solid pacing make this a harrowing and exciting way to spend a bit of time. My only critique is that you should consider adding a gamma slider. In, ah, part two, especially, this might be an accessibility issue for some. Great work and best wishes on the next thing.
Okay.. that was a super awesome premise for a game. Had me on edge and thought I was gonna get caught.. and that ending... Reminds me of 10 Cloverfield Ln!
Hey thanks for making this it was a really cool concept and I enjoyed it. Took me a minute to realize what to do but I got it down and it made the game more fun. Check out my playthrough here
I really liked this! The interactivity of maintaining the drill was really satisfying and added a lot of urgency to the game.
A couple of times I tried to do preventative maintenance, such as when the battery died I would try to refill the fluid levels, but noticed that they were only "Full" or "Empty".
This was a clever design choice to prevent me from working ahead and defeating the game's primary urgency mechanic, so well done there haha.
Overall I really enjoyed this. Very atmospheric and the chunky feel of the drill made it satisfying to interact with.
hey mike, really loved the game. i have really bad anger issues and raged quit a game, i opened this one up cause to see how i'd go and it actually helped a lot. i stopped when the security section kicked in cause i was already pretty stressed, angry and anxious. but that short little experience of just moving around and clicking things made me calm down so i'm gonna play this a bit more.
i'm in the negatives with money at the moment XD but i'm willing to donate extra if you could maybe add a few things and make it a seperate download (so you don't have to change it for everyone else), this is just so it could maybe help us with some sort of issue to feel more enjoyment with the game.
• make the errors rng so it feels like a slightly different game each time
• able to click buttons on the computer really fast or if you look at the keyboard/ click on it - you can type random keys to make it feel like you're doing something (clicking mechanical keys help me too). a cool thing is when it says to press 5 buttons, you can technically type out start. so maybe do something where you can just type start rather than click the buttons?
• if you do make it a separate download (i'm new to itch.io and this is my first game so i don't know if that's possible), perhaps stop the game at the first wall so if someone's already stressed or something like that they don't have to deal with being timed and what not.
that's about it. other than that the game was awesome to me: the sound design, the music, the gameplay, everything. for something so simple it was so effective. so yeah, those are just some things i'd like to play with when i'm just going through an outburst and even stress/anxiety.
in the meantime, i've seen you've got some other games and was wondering if some of them are at all like this one? so far i'm looking at control room and system upkeep and they look pretty good... like i said, i'm willing to pay extra for this separate game file, thanks mike
I mean it! It's like how games should be made. It literally is 160MB or something? Had atmosphere, had action, had tension and good music. No bugs. What else you need?!
Thank you again.
PS: Do you have anything else? I was lazy to look around for now :D
PS2: nevermind, I forgot how to use itch. I found your others :)
I recommend Film Morbid & Control Room Alpha. CORE is also good, but it is a bit more difficult than other games. And thanks for the kind words, that means a lot!
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Loved it a lot, the tension by the end was crazy and the final moments are just perfection. Amazing soundtrack and intense gameplay. 10/10
Thank you so much! :)
great game 10/10 amazing soundtrack and great gameplay
Thank you :)
What a beautiful game. I honestly don't have that much to say about it because there's not really anything to criticize.
I know it's based on a book but the way you implemented it into a game is very creative and I love the atmosphere (thanks to the great soundtrack as well.)
Figuring out what to do was engaging and never frustrating and I love how half of the game is basically a tutorial for the last stressful challenge.
In a market saturated with mediocrity this really stands out as a gem. I haven't played any games from you so far but this one really makes me want to check out your other works.
What Book is it based on?
it says in the credits, Wool Omnibus
Thank you for the kind words, that really means a lot :)
I adore this game! The atmosphere inside the workshop is suffocating and grimey. You can almost smell the rust and copper. It's literally perfect
Thank you so much! :)
very cool!! the pacing is literally perfect: first round of learning all mechanics, then another but you use all the knowledge you attained earlier while panicking and in a rush,,,
i knew the ending wasn't going to be as simple as walking outside and was waiting for an open ending that's neither good nor bad or a plot development or something like that, but the jumpscare an the creature at the end legit sent me into horror
also love the style and ambiance
great game, great experience :D
Thanks, really appreciate that! Glad you liked it :)
awesome game and i am definitively looking forward to more from you
Thank you :)
this game is like a hidden treasure. the atmosphere was phenomenal and the puzzles were very engaging. i especially enjoyed the sequence at the end; the music was very atmospheric.
Thanks a lot!
Most of the game happens in just one room, but it was awesome.
Thank you :)
Thanks for featuring the game! That's really kind of you
pls made something like this again but longer,
nice game.
Maybe :), thanks for playing!
The ending gave me the Creeps!
Good game !
Thank you! :)
Awesome game.
Thanks a lot :)
I hope you revisit this project or the concept of it. The introduction of how to make the repairs, then a sudden rush of having to do them under pressure with pressing time, and the relief that your free short lived for there was an impeding doom all along. Great work
Thanks, really glad you liked it!:)
fantastic game
Thank you :)
I really liked playing this game. Handling the drill was really satisfying. And the ending is cool too! Would play more games like this.
Thanks a lot! :)
This game deserved to be longer
Thank you :)
Thanks!
I played your game and i liked it. Good job i had fun :)
Thanks for the kind words :)
loved it
Glad you liked it. Thanks for playing :)
Nice game! Wasn't what I expected (in a good way) and spooked me out. That timer had my heart going.
Thanks for playing!
I'm hung up at the oil & coolant level. I can't seem to drop the screwdriver in order to pick up the two containers of fluid. What am I doing wrong?
Nevermind, the key to drop things is Q. A keybindings guide would be helpful though!
Fun game!
Thanks for playing! :)
loved the atmosphere of the game and the overall premise. masterpiece! kept looking in that dark starting room for something to jump out at me...
Thank you so much! :)
wow this is sooooo good!!! Really excited to check out your other games now. Loved the atmosphere, great puzzles, really clever use of the combination of the space/puzzles/timer, and I loved the end!
Awesome, thank you so much! Really glad you liked it :)
I had a great time playing! It was super fun and anxiety inducing at the same time, keep up the good work! :)
Thanks for the kind words! :)
Really solid pacing make this a harrowing and exciting way to spend a bit of time. My only critique is that you should consider adding a gamma slider. In, ah, part two, especially, this might be an accessibility issue for some. Great work and best wishes on the next thing.
Awesome, thanks for the feedback!
A tense and horrifying experience. Loved it. Would love to see this concept expanded more :)
Thank you :)
Found a bug, but on a restart that was super fun! Great problem solving game!
Glad you got it fixed. Thanks for playing!
Haha that's funny, thanks for playing. Also I love that thumbnail :D
Thank you :)
This game was really fun and addicting! I had a blast playing and was really surprised at the end! Love these games you make! Great job!
Thanks a lot! :)
game would be good ,whish we had more lore and information being given. But it was clean on the design.
Thank you :)
Okay.. that was a super awesome premise for a game. Had me on edge and thought I was gonna get caught.. and that ending... Reminds me of 10 Cloverfield Ln!
Race Against Time to
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Hey thanks for making this it was a really cool concept and I enjoyed it. Took me a minute to realize what to do but I got it down and it made the game more fun. Check out my playthrough here
Awesome! Thank you so much!
I really liked this! The interactivity of maintaining the drill was really satisfying and added a lot of urgency to the game.
A couple of times I tried to do preventative maintenance, such as when the battery died I would try to refill the fluid levels, but noticed that they were only "Full" or "Empty".
This was a clever design choice to prevent me from working ahead and defeating the game's primary urgency mechanic, so well done there haha.
Overall I really enjoyed this. Very atmospheric and the chunky feel of the drill made it satisfying to interact with.
(Spoilers!)
Also, the creature at the end was friend-shaped.
Thanks for playing! I really appreciate the feedback :)
also mike, is there any way i could contact you about a possible game?
Thanks for playing! If you go to my profile then you'll find my contact e-mail.
awesome, will chuck you one now!
hey mike, really loved the game. i have really bad anger issues and raged quit a game, i opened this one up cause to see how i'd go and it actually helped a lot. i stopped when the security section kicked in cause i was already pretty stressed, angry and anxious. but that short little experience of just moving around and clicking things made me calm down so i'm gonna play this a bit more.
i'm in the negatives with money at the moment XD but i'm willing to donate extra if you could maybe add a few things and make it a seperate download (so you don't have to change it for everyone else), this is just so it could maybe help us with some sort of issue to feel more enjoyment with the game.
• make the errors rng so it feels like a slightly different game each time
• able to click buttons on the computer really fast or if you look at the keyboard/ click on it - you can type random keys to make it feel like you're doing something (clicking mechanical keys help me too). a cool thing is when it says to press 5 buttons, you can technically type out start. so maybe do something where you can just type start rather than click the buttons?
• if you do make it a separate download (i'm new to itch.io and this is my first game so i don't know if that's possible), perhaps stop the game at the first wall so if someone's already stressed or something like that they don't have to deal with being timed and what not.
that's about it. other than that the game was awesome to me: the sound design, the music, the gameplay, everything. for something so simple it was so effective. so yeah, those are just some things i'd like to play with when i'm just going through an outburst and even stress/anxiety.
in the meantime, i've seen you've got some other games and was wondering if some of them are at all like this one? so far i'm looking at control room and system upkeep and they look pretty good... like i said, i'm willing to pay extra for this separate game file, thanks mike
ricky
Made it in the first try. Great 10-ish minutes of my time. Thank you!
You're welcome, thanks for playing! :)
I mean it! It's like how games should be made. It literally is 160MB or something? Had atmosphere, had action, had tension and good music. No bugs. What else you need?!
Thank you again.
PS: Do you have anything else? I was lazy to look around for now :D
PS2: nevermind, I forgot how to use itch. I found your others :)
I recommend Film Morbid & Control Room Alpha. CORE is also good, but it is a bit more difficult than other games. And thanks for the kind words, that means a lot!