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(I am now in a rush to test as many games as possible to help, so please do not mind the cursory reviewing style.)

Semi-on-the-fly remarks:

title reminds me of "Alone in the Dark" ;) (which is the true originator of "Resident Evil", by the way!)

Controls are QWERTY-only instead of layout-independent (I have an AZERTY keyboard), BUT arrow keys are enabled. Nevertheless, only W for jumping, not the Up key! ._.

Very first room reminds of the beginning of "Prince of Persia"!

The animation for the hero is super impressive. Great work.

Great dynamic light effect (with collision/solid detection).

Since the mouse is also useful, having to jump with my AZERTY’s W is not practical… :o

Spoiler: Nice details, such as the horizontal skeleton at the bottom left. Almost missed him. (I was wondering if it was useful since I am stuck, and seeing your answer to Louis Vogel, yes, it is. XD)

I am stuck! I do not get it: I found the chest and torso, but nothing else seems to interact with me; I tried both the left mouse button and Q, but nothing happens… ._. Oh, super weird: toggling back to the game window, this activates the skeleton head I was at!!! :O I wonder if this is a key/mouse-related issue… Found the (rightward) third; seeing how the first and third one activated on contact, I wonder why the second one caused me such trouble. ._.

Oh, already the end…

Takeaway: sounds super interesting as the beginning of a puzzle-platforming game; the context, skeleton, and genre all remind me somewhat of "Prince of Persia". The flashlight could be the occasion for some mechanics based on light, and I wish you could have demonstrated other things with the skeleton mechanic. Finding the three skeleton parts was already a bit challenging, as navigating around the level required thinking a bit, so I am sure you could come up with nice level design for the sequel! I see this as an early prototype, with already fine animation, dynamic lighting effect, and screen curvature. The link to the theme is fair but classic (having a companion you can summon). As for originality, it is a bit hard to tell so early, but I think the full game would be at least fairly interesting. Sad about the audio, but hey, the Grim Deadline of Death probably stopped by! ;)

Still had a good time with the game, I could feel some humour through the talking character (is it a genie, by the way?? If it is, again a fairytale figure connected to the lands of "Prince of Persia" ;)). Well done, and glad you intend completing the game! :)