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Hi, thank you so much for playing and recording a video! That's awesome. Appreciate it! Would love to see you return for the full release.

Hi Skdursh,

I'm so sory to hear that you experienced the demo this way. But I have to say, the latest version of Buried Below's demo does not have a timed ending, nor did the previous update uploaded to either itch or steam. The demo ends upon entering the Cemetery and it's cut scene ends. This is intentional and not timed because that's the exact spot the intro of the game is fully ended and the puzzle solving inside the forest starts. If the game did end abruptly at another spot, you might have been playing the first build of the game or found a bug inside the demo. If that's the case, please join our discord and reach out to me, Justbr._ (Justus) on discord directly so I can solve this issue. Thank you so much for giving it a shot anyways and I'd love to see you return for the full release.

Hi Faded,

Thank you for trying the demo and for being honest. I do appreciate that a lot.

I understand where you are coming from. The current demo is focused heavily on the opening intro, which is meant to build the character setup, story and relationship before the game moves into the forest and the mine which are at a very different pace and gameplay style. That said, I agree that the demo currently ends before players get enough of the actual exploration side, which can leave the wrong impression of what the full game is.

This coming week, I’ll be pushing a major demo update that extends the demo quite a bit and includes a lot of changes to the existing section as well. The new part should give a much better feel for the exploration and pacing outside of the intro.

You should be able to continue from your old checkpoint after updating, but restarting is also an option if anything feels off.

The rest of Buried Below is paced very differently like I mentioned, with much more exploration and far almost no dialogue heavy scenes outside of important story moments and endings.

I appreciate the feedback and I hope you give the updated demo another shot once it is live or return for the full release this summer.

Justus
Aura Studios

Hi! Thanks a bunch for giving the game a spin and creating a video on it! I hope you return for the full release this summer :)

Hi! Thank you very much for playing and creating a video. It was fun to watch. hope to see you return forthe full release!

Needed to look pretty for the clerk of course.

Hi! Thank you very much for the kind words and making a video! I really appreciate it. I'd love see you return when the game releases fully.

Hi Zora, thank you so much! I'm very glad you enjoyed the game thus far and I'm so happy to have you onboard :)

Very glad to have you on the team, you're all amazing <3 :)

Thank you for playing and making a video on Buried Below! :)

Hi, thank you so much for playing and even recording a video! That's so awesome. Appreciate it!

Hi Smay! Thank you so much for the comment. Hope to see you back for the full release.

Thank you for the kind words! Can't wait to have you back! Stay safe in that forest untill full release.. ;) 

Hi LPS4TW. Thank you so much for playing, I appreciate it and would love to see you return for the full release <3

Haha, thank you Octavio! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Hi Sean! Thank you so much for the comment. I'm glad you liked the early access build. I hope to see you return for the full release! :)

Hey everyone!

I’m excited to share the free demo for my new game, Buried Below, now available on itch.io.

Buried Below is a story rich psychological survival horror game and the next major step after my previous horror game, The Motel. This demo lets you play the opening part of the game and gives a first look at the world, tone and story behind the full release planned for this summer.

Page: https://aurastudiosofficial.itch.io/buried-below

Quick summary:

'An old tape replays your worst memory. A camping trip. A fierce storm rolling in. Your girlfriend vanishes near an abandoned mine. You have replayed this night until the tape wore thin. Tonight, you take control, and tonight, you go further than the memory ever let you.'

In the demo, you begin your journey before everything truly falls apart. Explore, interact with the environment, search for clues, and take your first steps into the story of Buried Below. The full game will expand into a larger survival horror experience with exploration, secrets, multiple endings, and a dark.. not so empty.. place waiting Buried Below your feet.

The game is made by Aura Studios, a small Dutch indie studio led by me, Justus. It is built with help from a small group of talented artists, voice actors, musicians, playtesters and friends who helped bring the world to life. We care a lot about atmosphere, storytelling, small details, and making games that feel personal.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/r8O2gOreysE

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3651890/BURIED_BELOW/

If you try the demo, I would love to hear what you think. Comments, feedback, videos, streams, and wishlists all help a small indie project like this more than you probably realize.

Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy stepping into the memory.

Justus Aura Studios

Simple but fun, could use some music/sfx. Besides that, great job!

Let's goo! Awesome.

This turned out amazing and stems to me as truly unique. Play tested from the beginning and very happy to have been apart of it! Great job Stig6.

Hey everyone!

I'm excited to share a game called Mothlight for free on itch! This game was made for a game-jam called "Themed Horror Game Jam #20" which is hosted by Beregon and Raeleus.

Quick summary:

In Mothlight you venture into a dark and cold forest at night to photograph a rare moth species for your research. But something in the dense forest doesn’t like your presence. Listen for faint shimmers and watch for traces of magic dust on the trees to find and photograph the moths, but be careful. Use your flashlight wisely, but don't shine at IT for too long...

Story:

"You went into a forest at night to photograph a rare moth species for your research. With the night being dark and cold,  you scour the trees for moths. But it seems something in the dense forest doesn't like your presence. Will you make it out alive?"

Click on the link below to go to the page and see more about the game! Thanks everyone.

https://stig6.itch.io/mothlight

Hi Alsome,

Thank you a bunch for this detailed feedback. It's much appreciated, noted down and the next release will definitely account for it. Thank you for the video!

Hello,

Thank you for the kind comments, I appreciate it. You can find the full soundtrack on our youtube: 

Hey Setsuna,

Thank you so much for your support and coverage. I appreciate the kind words.

-Justus

https://aurastudiosofficial.itch.io/the-motel

Hi Nishikku, thank you so much! Surely will continue making games.

Hey Greg,

I really enjoyed your video, it was super entertaining to see you play through this and I'm glad you came back. See you in the next one ;)

-Justus

Hi Debian,

Awesome to see you back. I'm unsure of adding other languages, but it's definitely something to consider. It's probably too much work however. 

Hey Merulon,

I'm glad you enjoyed it and thank you very much for playing!

Thank you for all your efforts!

Hey everyone! 

I'm excited to share our newest game called The Motel on itch! Currently discounted for the early birds at 30% it costs 1,39 USD! Any and all profits will go directly into making bigger and better games in the future. We hope you enjoy and will make sure to read every single comment.

Quick summary:

In The Motel, you're a late night employee at a quiet roadside stop near Oakhill Grove. What begins as a routine shift, completing tasks, serving guests, and petting the lobby cat, soon turns into a fight for survival when a news broadcast warns of a dangerous figure nearby. With multiple endings, this 40 to 60 minute light horror game combines ambient tension, jump scares, and humor, leaving fate in your hands.

Story:

"You're an employee on a late night shift at The Motel, an old, quiet roadside stop just before the big city in Oakhill Grove. Your job is simple enough: keep things in order and handle what needs doing until morning. At first, the night seems like any other, but a news broadcast crackling through the radio changes everything. There's someone dangerous roaming the outskirts of Oakhill Grove. Will you make it through the night shift, or will The Motel become your final stop?"

Trailer:

Thank you for reading and click on the link below to go to the page and see more about the game! Thanks everyone.

https://aurastudiosofficial.itch.io/the-motel

Agreed,

Definitely, felt great to play and I could indeed find a consistent way to dodge etc. So it wasn't unbalanced in that way at all, I think the ramp was indeed just super significant because of the amount of bosses. But for the amount of time you got, even having 3 bosses surprised me, I thought it was just one! Again, great job!

Surprisingly fun, this feels like a concept that could be turned into something way bigger along the lines of G-Dash content. Really enjoyed this quick game and besides the last boss feeling somewhat unbalanced (or I'm just bad), I have no complaints. 9/10 and awesome music to fit along with it.

Nice game. I liked the story/lore behind it. Quite a tough one actually and the little puzzles with the level design was clever! Great first game and I'm excited to see what will come next.

Lovely game. It was very tough and the movement felt a bit awkward. But I managed to get very far. Amazing concept, and LOVELY music/art! This is certainly an awesome piece for the given time.

Great music! Merulon is a great sound designer.

Hey UrAverageHamSammy,

Sorry to hear about this. I've never heard or seen this happen in any playtest or playthrough. Are you playing on a windows 7 or later machine with at least some GPU? If you are, please respond we can can come in contact and I can resolve this!

Greetings,

Justus

Hi Spooky time,

Please try again with the latest version as the game has updated to 1.3 since your comment and the performance has gotten significantly better allowing up to 240 FPS in an uncapped scenario. (90fps in-game as it's capped). Hope you enjoy!

Greetings,

Justus

Hey Esmee. Justus (Justbr) here.

This was fun to play, gotta say that I didn't really understand what happened at the end where it kept looping me up. But I really liked all the art and the eerie music vibe. Great job and I can't wait for more of your games.

Great job on this game,

I felt like there needed to be a bit more to hit while running down, but besides this I absolutely enjoyed this game and would make for a killer mobile game. The music sold it for me though, that hardstyle styled beat. Great job.