Thank you! I'm gonna watch 'em right now! ;)
Oh, I tried to delete your 5 duplicated comments, but for some strange reason (maybe an itch.io glitch) they just won't go away.
So, if you're able to do that, please be my guest! ;P
Edit: I fixed it! :D
Thanks again!

Thank you!
I'm gonna watch it right now! 👍
It's so kind of you to try one of my earliest games. 😊
THITW was a game I made back when I was learning how to set up the basis for a very unsettling experience.
Overall, a huge unexpected success (I think it's one of the most let's played games I've ever made).
So, feel free to play anything you like from here: https://approductions.itch.io/
They're all free! 😃

Alright! 👍
Thank you for including the FNaF clarification in the video. ;)
As always, looking forward for your next videos on TCBTW! :D
Bye! 👋

So, there are 14 nights actually. And it's not a FNAF based or inspired game.
The basic fact that you must go through a number of nights being careful about an upcoming threat is purely coincidental.
Believe me, it was not meant to be compared associated to the FNAF brand.
Otherwise I would have called it "14 Nights at -something-".
That surely would have made it a "click-bait" hit.
I simply didn't want to attract the wrong gamers at the risk of disappointing them.
This game has very little to share with a FNAF game. In fact, the story (in both the dialogues and the dreams) is tightly connected to the nights passages. In TCBTW is the dream the most important thing of the night, not just the survival aspect as in any FNAF game, in which you're usually awake all the time.
There's an underlying subconscious plot that's very easy to miss if you play this game as a FNAF clone.
It's something more complex than it seems to be. And this is the main reason why all the levels are replayable even after beating the game.
I want to help you understanding the plot, leaving here something to think on after you'll beat the game (skip the list below if you don't want any spoiler):

• Some quite serious events happened before your current situation.
• The key elements of those events are scattered throughout the dialogues and dreams.
• Something outside the "active" game structure is lurking through the stains.
• Keep in mind that emerald can also be a name.
• Where's the knife? Where did you find it? Is it involved with the above-mentioned events?
• You're not dead. You're the only one still alive.
• Who has put "something" underground?
• Whose is the corpse?
• Some dreams are just symbols, some other are real existing places.
• What's the connection between you and the doctor?

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!
Don't forget to try sleepthrough, I think you might like it as well!
Lately, I've released The Corpse Behind The Window, which is a more puzzle based horror game... but it has the same storytelling you found in "Please, read me.".
So... make your choice! 👍😉

You won't have too many difficulties in beating the nights 'til you'll be around the 10th one.
Yes, I continuously play my games during the development process (it's called "debug" or "playtest") and then, when they're released, I keep playing them now and then to make sure they are still bug-free.
Anyway, the most important thing is that the games I make are games I like to play.
Thanks for asking!
Bye! 😃✌️

Ha ha ha, Rick Astley is always right... you know, he's never gonna give you up! 😉
Anyway, thanks for the new video!

So, about my next game... I've got to confess that lately I've been quite busy with some IRL projects.
I think I'll take a break from the gamedev scene. At least for the next couple of months.
I'm not leaving the scene. I'm just getting my batteries all charged up for my next game! 😉
But don't worry, you'll always be one of the firsts to know if something is gonna get released. :)
Oh, and don't worry for the payment thing too. I completely understand.
Besides, you're already supporting my games by giving them space, time and visibility. 👍
Just remember to spread the word whenever you can. 😉
Thanks again for your video(s)!
Bye! 😃✌️

P.S.: I know... too many 😉.
😜

Well, I prefer "creepiness" to "spookiness". ;D
You can forgot a scare just after one day (or worst, get used to it), but you're gonna remember the overall atmosphere for a much longer time.
Somewhere else (maybe under another let's play video) I wrote a wordly comment explaining how the fear to be scared is much more powerful than the scare itself.
I think that's the common point of many good horror games.
Anyway, glad you liked it! E grazie per il video! 👍

I'll just repost here my YT comment about your video:

First of all, thank you for the video(s)! And yes, I actually watch them. ;)
What still baffles me out is how few subscriber you have.
In my opinion (a humble one) there's nothing wrong with your videos. They're all well spoken, entertaining and flawless.
You really deserve a lot of subs RIGHT NOW! ;D
Anyway, about the game...
You're, again, flawlessly spot on. One of my favorite review of IMOTE is the one Calum Fraser wrote here http://bit.ly/2mLgFYB on freegameplanet.com.
Quoting his words:
"In 'In Memory of the Eternity' you're not bad, although you can do bad things, and you're not good although can you do some good things – you are just a presence, an entity that makes things happen. During the game you experience life in all different shapes and sizes and impact them in unique ways – some mundane, some sad and some funny. In Memory of the Eternity is all about embracing the many aspects of life – horror, happiness and everything in-between. After-all, all life is a miracle and we should be thankful for every sad, mad, happy, surreal, grotesque and beautiful second of it."
So, as you can see, you've expressed exactly the same meaningful feelings Calum got from playing the game.
I'm glad the message got through. And I hope it'll reach more and more people, making them know why our lives are so important.
Thanks again for your support!
Bye! 😉✌️

Thank you! And thank you for the new video too!
About being "young"... well, it's not a bad thing at all. 👍😉
There's a huge difference between being a "kid" and to be called "young". The latter just means how old you are, and there's nothing wrong with that. And despite that, you're able to mantain a youtube channel, providing an almost daily quality content.
No matter what your age is, doing that requires a lot of efforts and creativity.
So, as you can see, there's so much you should be proud of too. 😉✌️

I'm sorry, I've never publicly released the engine SDK. And it's not happening any time soon.
It heavily relies on software dependencies that kept changing on a daily basis for the last few years.
Let's say it's my personal project I keep updating and enhancing in my spare time, like a hobby.
Regarding our connection, I don't really know what you mean... 😶
I'm a humble indiedev and you are a cool young youtuber that seems to appreciate my works... am I right? 👍
My development process is hugely influenced by youtubers like you, in fact, to me, it's a great thing to have the opportunity to get an almost instant feedback on my works. That way I can keep improving the quality of my next games according to your opinions about my past games.
During my career I've met some really smart let's players like:
- you (yes, you ThatBoyHM)
- Project Sash
- BlitzCat
- Lumps Plays
- Dave A Day
- Santifico's Sanctuary
and many others you can surely find in the comments below my games' pages.
So, yes, you're officially welcomed among my fellow youtubers!
I hope you'll keep enjoying my games.
Have a nice day! 👋😊

A custom C++ engine I made back in 2009 (obviously updated).

Thank you for your kind words! 👍
I'm glad you keep enjoying my games. That means so much to me. 😉
Thanks again! 👋😊

Take a look here https://approductions.itch.io/ and choose what you want to play! ;)
Have you tried "sleepthrough" yet?
My latest work (The Corpse Behind the Window) got released just days ago... so I think it's too early for something new. ;D

Thank you for the video!
Hope you'll get sorted out the screen issues for the next gameplays.
This game, just like "sleepthrough", requires a minimum screen resolution of 1280x720p (16:9).
And for the music, which is fundamental for the game's mood, I think that you should adopt a solution similar to the one in the "Five Minutes a Day" video.
Anyway, thanks again!
Bye! 👋

P.S.: Be proud to be one of the few to perfectly nail my surname. 👍

Thank you!
Yeah, as I said in the comment below (I've no shame in quoting myself if that's exactly what I want to say):
"This game is a lot different from "sleepthrough", but it shares the same concept of an unconsciously told story, which can be more powerful than a plainly scripted plot.
There are things that simple words can't explain."

So, yep. The visual heights that "sleepthrough" reached are still the most refined thing I've ever made, but I think that "The Corpse Behind The Window" has a much stronger emotional value based, above all, on dialogues and music.

About the story, I'll leave here something to help you think about it:

• Some quite serious events happened before your current situation.
• The key elements of those events are scattered throughout the dialogues and dreams.
• Something outside the "active" game structure is lurking through the stains.
• Keep in mind that emerald can also be a name.
• Where's the knife? Is it involved with the above-mentioned events?
• You're not dead. You're the only one still alive.
• Who has put "something" underground?
• Whose is the corpse?
• Some dreams are just symbols, some other are real existing places.
• What's the connection between you and the doctor?

Thanks again for the video!

Bye! 👋

Well, that's a tough question.
I think that (visually and content speaking) a 13 years old boy can be mature enough to play them.
But, maybe (and this is absolutely a personal matter), 13 years aren't enough to have lived through all the experiences that may relate with the games' stories.
The contents (apart from being occasionally scary, spooky and creepy) are pretty safe for you to play, but, as I said, the plot comprehension may not be fully relatable at your age.
In any case, just play them. :)
... but remember: it's strange stuff. ;)

I edited your post to make the video go embedded.

Let me repost here my comment about your video. You deserve it.

At risk of repeating myself (and in this case it means that's a good thing) I can't THANK YOU enough for all the support, voice, time and space, you're giving to me and my games. Really, thank you. 🙏
Your ending words made me speechless as well. The greatest achievement was getting you emotional, because it was meant to. There's something about the game's story, visuals and sounds (including music) that it's designed to subtly permeate your mind. It's like a story told through emotions.
So, even if you didn't consciously get the whole picture, your mind (and body) did. And that's perfectly normal.
If I should give a hint about the story (just for the sake of completeness) I would say that some quite serious events happened before your current situation.
The key elements of those events are scattered throughout the dialogues and dreams.
Just keep in mind that emerald can also be a name...
Anyway, that's enough! ;)
This game is a lot different from "sleepthrough", but it shares the same concept of an unconsciously told story, which can be more powerful than a plainly scripted plot.
There are things that simple words can't explain. And that's the hardest part in designing these kinds of experiences.
What matters to me is to create something that lasts in the players' hearts.
Your feedback is surely one of the most important things that keeps me doing works like "The Corpse Behind The Window", because I know there'll be someone appreciating them.
Thanks again! 👋😉✌️

Cool video! Thank you! 👍
Yeah, the jumpscare was meant to be an abrupt ending for the sudden realization of what the reality had been all the time.
Seems everyone liked it though. "The hair in the wall" is one of the most (if not THE most) let's played game I made.
Looking forward to the other videos... 😉

Great! Thank you!
"The Hair In The Wall" is a very early game of mines. Every other game that came out after it was in a way or another affected by the experience I made on that short, experimental horror game.
Even if I believe that the visual heights that "sleepthrough" reached are still the most refined thing I've ever made, I think that "The Corpse Behind The Window" has a much stronger emotional value based, above all, on dialogues and music (which is part of the mirror project "Shapes" available on bandcamp here).
Anyway, that was just a suggestion for a possible video order.
Feel free to release them the way you want... ;)
Thanks again for your support! 👋😉✌️

Thanks to you too!
BTW, I've just released The Corpse Behind The Window, it's quite different from sleepthrough... but if you like the kind of experiences I create... give it a try. ;)

Enjoy!

The Corpse Behind The Window

https://approductions.itch.io/the-corpse-behind-the-window

Like a shallow pool in a sea of rocks.

You have to sleep.
To do that, you have to close your eyes.

Once you have closed your eyes, you have to fall asleep.
To do that, you have to remove all the stains from your vision.

You can sense the corpse approaching the window.
Open your eyes to make it go away before it's too late.

Don't look at the corpse.
Even just a glimpse will prevent you from falling asleep for the rest of the night.

Losing sleep will lead to dramatic consequences.
Survive through all the nights.

(Extended "How to play" available in-game)

Soundtrack from the album: "Shapes"

Available in digital format at:

https://andreapignataro.bandcamp.com

The use of headphones is strongly recommended.

Minimum system requirements:

• O.S.: Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10
• CPU: Pentium® III 800 MHz or higher
• Screen resolution: 1280x720
• Free hdd space: 2 GB
• Free ram space: 1 GB
• GPU memory: 128 MB
• DirectX®: DirectX® 8.0 or higher

I love making free games, but I'm just a human being.
With earthly needs.
All I'm asking you is to consider a donation when downloading this game. That way I'll be able to take care of those needs and to fund the development of my future games.

Thank you. ❤️

-Andrea

Thank you! 👊
Feel free to try my other games: https://approductions.itch.io/ , (like sleepthrough)
... and stay tuned, something new is coming... ;)

I don't know, try changing browser, on google chrome I've absolutely no issues downloading it.
Or perhaps it's an antivirus issue, even if, after thousands of download (and let's play too), this would be the very first time I hear about such a thing.
Also, the packing and the engine used is the same of all my other games... so I can't see any valid reason for this happening.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Thank you! :D
...and don't forget to try sleepthrough: https://approductions.itch.io/sleepthrough

Enjoy! ;)

Thank you for playing it! :D
About my future projects.... well...
I can't reveal anything yet... but something's cooking! ;)
Stay tuned!

Yeah, sure! I do remember you! Thanks a bunch for your continued support. :)
Anyway, as the description says, Boy and Girl is just a collection of short comics. So, not properly a "game".
If you want to check out my biggest (and weirdest) "proper-game" have a look here: https://approductions.itch.io/sleepthrough

I'm sure you won't regret it. ;)

The game's supposed to run fullscreen (as it always did 'til now), so I really don't know what may cause you this specific issue.

An advise would be to directly run the file .exe you download without manually extracting anything from it (in fact, it has a fullscreen expander embedded in the sfx package).

Thank you!
Feel free to check out my biggest release on dreams and nightmares, Sleepthrough : https://approductions.itch.io/sleepthrough

Enjoy! 😉

Thank you for the video, but (as it says on the tin) "Boy and Girl is a five episodes collection of short comics about a boy and a girl."
So... it's not really a "game".
If you want to play some other game in the same vein, let me suggest you to take a look at my itchio page here: https://approductions.itch.io/

In particular:
-In Memory of the Eternity : https://approductions.itch.io/in-memory-of-the-eternity

-Sleepthrough : https://approductions.itch.io/sleepthrough

-Better Than The Rest : https://approductions.itch.io/better-than-the-rest

Anyway, there are also text-driven games like "Widemare", "That Spongy Thing On Your Tongue" and "Five Minutes A Day".
There's a lot to play over ther. Just try 'em all, they're all free! ;)

Thank you! Feel free to check out the other two games of my "text-driven" trilogy:

-That Spongy Thing On Your Tongue
-Five Minutes A Day

And for something really weird: sleepthrough

In any case, here you can find all my creative efforts (available for free): https://approductions.itch.io/

Thank you! Recently I've "freed" all my games here: https://approductions.itch.io/

Some of them (mostly the oldest ones) were only available for sale 'til yesterday.
Now they're all completely free.

Be sure to check them out. :)
Enjoy!

Thank you! 👍

Sure thing! Please, be my guest. 😉
I made this weird little clickteractive novel as a "thank you" gift for all the love "sleepthrough" (my latest "big" game) got.
So, please, take a look here and feel free to choose any game you wish to play, record and\or talk about.
You've also my full permission to monetize your videos (which I think is part of your rights). 👍
Thanks again and bye! 👋

Well... let's say it's "conceptual" reference.
If you played SH2 through the end, you'll get what I mean...
The story is obviously different, but the character "interaction" is the same. Only, this time, the roles are reversed.

Thank you! ...and please, be my guest! 👍

Five Minutes a Day was the last "episode" of my text-driven trilogy:
-Widemare
-That Spongy Thing on Your Tongue
-Five Minutes a Day

But first let me suggest you my latest "big" project: sleepthrough
It gave me a lot of positive feedback and made me really proud of it (it got plenty of press coverage on sites like pcgamer.com and warpdoor.com ...apart from being featured on itchio's front page for months).

So, yeah, feel free to give it a try. 😉

As a "thank you" gift for all the sleepthrough's success, I released a quick clickteractive novel called "Please, read me."
It's a rather strange and weird experience that says much more than what it seems to say. Just take a careful look of your surroundings before, between and after your "readings". Let's say it's a graphical "expansion" of the narrative concept conceived for my text-driven trilogy.

Enjoy!

Oh, thanks again for the video!
Bye! 👋

Thank you, Xeo!
"Five minutes a Day" was made before "Sleepthrough", which is my latest "big" game.
Here you can find the most readable and chronologically ordered list of all my games:
http://orcz.com/Andrea_Pignataro_Productions

I made a trilogy of "text-driven" games before releasing "Sleepthrough", and "Five Minutes a Day" was the most extreme of the three (with absolutely no visual elements in it).
The other two are "Widemare" and "That Spongy Thing On Your Tongue".
Before them I also tried to exploit the opposite concept: a "no-text-at-all" gameplay, where the visual aspect is the only vehicle to convey emotions and meaning.
I'm talking about "In Memory of the Eternity".

Again, thanks for your interest in my games. I hope you'll keep enjoying all my future releases.
Bye! 👋😉

Thank you!
I was already considering a sequel... only time will tell. ;)
I'm gonna watch and (surely) like your video.
About the moving "things" in the factory, I don't know (yet) if you got the whole game's plot (I'll know after watching the video) but just let's say that in dreams there might be some events' shadows stuck in our mind. And that was exactly the cause of the main character's oneiric "visions".
Anyway, I'm glad you've enjoyed it!👍
Thanks again and bye!👋

Or, better, to read it. :)
But yeah, there's also something to click here and there... ;)
Enjoy!

Thank you!
But, well... it's not a game. 😜
In fact I've been careful to not use the word "game" since it's not technically a "game".
It's a clickteractive novel. You just read through it and click to make things happen.
That was also the main reason why I didn't warn my fellows let's players about its release.
It's not something easy to let's play or even just "play" in the strict sense of the word.
Maybe a let's player with a soothing voice would likely to show off his/her skills on it.
Anyway, as I've already said on twitter, "Please, read me." is a short (clickteractive) novel I made as a "thank you" gift for all the love sleepthrough got.
With a simple "click-interaction" I thought it would be interesting to create a layered narrative that's able to hold a deeper meaning of a plain text file.
It's an experimental way to experience (or feel) a story, whose largest part expands directly in your mind through the setting, the sounds and the atmosphere.
Something weird and nifty to "tickle your brain". 😉
I'm glad you enjoyed it. 👍
'Til next time,
bye! 👋