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“Backstory”

Great game! I loved the visuals and art style, it looks really good. The gameplay concept was also very unique. I don’t think I’ve seen anything quite like it before.

I didn’t get the location correct, but I gave it my best shot!

Great work! I think this is one of the better entries in this jam that I’ve played for sure!

“The End”

Great game! I really liked the atmosphere and the art style, both were very well done. Adding more sound effects could really enhance the atmosphere you’ve already built.

The story was also well written, and I enjoyed it overall. My only issue was that it became a bit confusing switching between so many different characters. There were moments where I wasn’t sure who I was playing as.

I didn’t encounter any major bugs, but I did notice that some triggers didn’t activate consistently. For a few events, I had to walk back and forth multiple times to get them to trigger.

Overall, great work!

“END”

Wow, this was a good game, I really enjoyed it! The atmosphere was very well done, and the plot was well written as well. I do wish there was a way to escape the killer, but it’s understandable that there wasn’t given the time constraints. The camera mechanic was also very well done! I loved how it showed you the picture that was taken.

The only issue I had was that the text went by a bit too fast at times.

Great work!

Thanks for playing!

Thanks for trying our game!

Thanks for playing!

Cool game!

Damn, you really are the errand boy for these people.

I loved the art style. The basement was very creepy! I did encounter a bug where I interacted with the front door at the start of the game, and the game just ended.

Additionally, I wasn’t sure what to do after the second basement visit. The bathroom door was locked, and the only person I could interact with was the living room guy, and he basically just said “I’m alone.” So I tried going down to the basement again, but I walked out of the map and fell into the void. Was I supposed to go out the front door at this point?

Great work!

Cool game! I unfortunately couldn’t finish it. I got to floor 3 and unlocked gate 58, but the game was just too hard. I thought I was at the last gate (gate M or something), but then there was another (gate A8), and I just kind of lost my patience trying to figure out where gate A8 was.

However, I did like the atmosphere, and the voice acting was really well done. I also liked the concept for the gameplay, but it was really hard to control by looking through the camera. Maybe using the camera to try and find a light switch for the floor and then parkouring in the first-person view would play much better.

Great game! This was really good for two weeks worth of work!

Unfortunately, I couldn’t play your game. My game crashes with a fatal error message. This happened with one other entry, and I think my PC/laptop is struggling to launch games made with a certain version of UE. It’s weird, some UE games have been working and others have not.

Anyhow, sorry I couldn’t try your game. I won’t rate it, obviously.

“-THE END-”

Cool game! The story here was definitely a highlight, it was really well written with an unexpected twist. Even though it deals with extremely sensitive subject matter (you might want to add sexual themes to your content warning).

The artwork was well made as well, I liked the 1-bit art style. I think there could have been a bit more gameplay wise here, I guess you essentially made a visual novel.

Great game!

“Should have minded your own business”

Fun game! I liked the atmosphere. I liked how the lights went out close to the end, this was very spooky! It did take me a while to figure out I needed to look for keys, but once I did figure this out, it was fun to explore the area while looking.

The clues you gave to find the next key was also a good touch, although the direction (North, South, etc.) was not very useful as there was no reference direction, so stating a direction like North doesn’t really mean much.

Also, I was able to turn on the generator without any key since there is no collider on the window tile, so I could walk right through it. And finally, the dialogue from the start of the game stays on the screen for the whole game until you pick up the first key.

Overall, great work! This game was enjoyable to play.

“Thanks Gunscreen”

This was a fun game! I liked the hiding mechanic. It was very tense having to listen to the killer in the hiding spot, waiting for them to pass, even though the AI was a little dumb. When I was playing, I did wish I had camera look while hiding instead of the camera being locked.

Great work!

Cool game! The atmosphere was well executed and the game was very spooky.

I wasn’t able to beat it as I don’t think it is always clear what you need to do. I picked up the gun from my office and the game was telling me to shoot the statue. However, I looked all over the house and couldn’t find a statue to shoot.

I also encountered a minor bug during my search for the statue. You can make coffee again after you’ve already done it, and it will break the game.

What were the flashlights for? You can pick them up, but I still don’t have a flashlight :<.

Great work from what I could play!

Neat game! I couldn’t beat it as I got stuck on the bookcase, but it looked really cool from what I could see. There is some potential for some really cool puzzles here. The artwork overall was well done as well!

Some small issues that I noticed are that you lose items in your inventory when going upstairs (i.e., the picture), and the character loses their sclera in their eye at certain angles.

Great game!

Hey sure, their profile name is Manav Aryan

I saw you updated this game and thought I’d give it another try!

I like the idea of the escape room! There is some potential for some cool puzzle design here. Maybe having the items in a locked box with a riddle or something would be an easy way to make it take a bit more effort to get the items, rather than picking them up and breaking down the door. You could then have a clue for the next puzzle at the end of the hallway you just got into.

I also couldn’t get the third door open.

Great work overall. With some more work, there is some potential for a cool game here!

“end 2\16 - Escape”

Neat game! I liked the art style and the monster designs! I found it hard to figure out what I was supposed to interact with. I also couldn’t find the gun but was still able to get an ending without it.

Great work!

“Breaking News”

Great game! I love the atmosphere and the claustrophobic environment. I also thought the killer was well set up at the beginning. The only issue I had was that I thought the sensitivity was a bit too high.

Great work!

I saw, I just made a post in that jam’s community. Funny enough, that other game was apart of my local University Jam last year. The real guy who made it based the AI off his PhD thesis.

I wanted to bring a potential case of plagiarism to the moderators’ attention.

Recently, I was playing a submission from the author (for the Gunscreen Horror Jam) in question and found out they downloaded a game from GMTK 2025 and passed it off as their own. I looked through their profile to see if this was a trend, and it was quite the surprise to find this game. This game happens to be submitted to a local game jam at my University here in London, Ontario. The real author based the AI off his PhD thesis work, it was quite the impressive entry. Here is the real game page https://mbabin2.itch.io/final-boss-protocol .

I urge the jam coordinators to take action, as I believe this kind of blatant plagiarism shouldn’t go unnoticed. Plus, they are hurting the real developers who put in the hard work to make these games.

Here is the submission page for the game in question https://itch.io/jam/game-name-game-jam-1/rate/4478799

I wanted to bring a potential case of plagiarism to the moderators attention.

I recently played a game submitted to this jam that included the GMTK 2025 logo on its startup screen. When I mentioned this in a comment, it was deleted, which raised some concerns.

After looking into it further, I found what appears to be the original game: https://mrnoupgames.itch.io/night-oclock

This game, Night O’Clock, is an official submission to the GMTK Game Jam 2025 and was created by MrNoupGames.

Given this, I’m concerned that this submission may have been reuploaded without permission. If true, this would be a clear case of plagiarism and unfair to the original developer.

I wanted to bring this to your attention so it can be reviewed. Here the game page for the entry in question: https://itch.io/jam/gunscreen-horror-jam/rate/4480819

Hey, this was a really fun game! I loved the puzzles and the visual effects.

Unfortunately, I didn’t originally find your game through your page, I actually played it as part of the Gunscreen Horror Jam. While playing, I noticed it had a GMTK logo, and my comment on that submission was deleted (I guess for mentioning this). That made me curious, so I looked into it further and realized that someone had downloaded your game and passed it off as their own.

I’m going to send you the game page link so you can take a look. Let me know once you’ve seen it, and I’ll remove the link. I don’t want to give this person any more attention than necessary.

EDIT: Game was taken down.

Fun game!

This is a really strong entry. It’s incredibly nerve racking trying to reach the end of the street without getting killed! The shader effects were also really cool and added a lot to the atmosphere. However I will say and I’m not sure if this was intentional or not but some of the text was hard to read because of the shader effects. Certain words I couldn’t make out at all.

It did take me a while to figure out that I needed to turn off my flashlight to move. Some guidance or a hint for that mechanic would have helped a lot.

The final run to the mailbox felt a bit too difficult in my opinion. It took me quite a few attempts to finish, and the ~30 second load time after each death made it feel a bit tedious.

I’m also not sure if I completed the game as intended. After getting back to the house following the chase, I accidentally fired my gun, which sent me back to the main menu.

As others have mentioned, the biggest issue is definitely the load times. Having to wait around 30 seconds between sections or after dying really interrupts the game’s flow.

Overall though, great work! The game was very entertaining and genuinely scary.

“Thanks for Playing.”

Great game! I didn’t realize that ‘Z’ was used to advance dialogue until I checked your game page, might be worth making that clearer in game in the future.

It was a really fun experience overall, and I loved the story. It was very well written, with an unexpected twist that really landed. The art style was also really cool, and the more tense, spooky moments hit well. The sound design stood out too and added nicely to the atmosphere.

I did run into a small issue where some dialogue went off screen, so I couldn’t read everything. This happened mostly toward the end and during the game in the dad’s office and your sister’s bedroom.

Aside from that minor issue, this was a really strong game. Great work!

The game won’t start for me as well.

Hey, I wasn’t able to run your game. When uploading a Unity build, you need to zip the entire build folder and upload that, not just the .exe. The .exe relies on the accompanying .dll files and data folder, so it won’t work on its own.

If you update the upload, feel free to reply here and I’ll give it another try!

Thanks for playing!

I’m trying to go through and rate all the games that I can run. I’m going through them in the random queue order, so I’ll get to yours sooner than later.

Thanks for playing! Ya, the only decision that has any effect on the ending is the last one.

Thanks for giving our game a try!

Thanks for playing!

Thanks for playing! I agree there could have been more done to build up the final encounter! No, there was just two ending of you dying and one was just a worse version of the main one.

Thanks for playing!

“POLICE ARRIVAL”

Fun game! The graphics were really nice and added a lot to the atmosphere.

It did take me a while to figure out the controls, I actually had to check a comment on the main game page. It might help to clearly state them in game or on the game page (Arrow Keys + Z, for anyone wondering), since they’re not very intuitive.

Other than that, the game was entertaining and fun to play through. I especially loved the camera shake effect near the end!

Great work!

“OUP!”

Neat game! I loved the noir art style, it really stood out. The jumpscares got me a few times too, which was great!

I agree with others that a bit more lore would have helped flesh things out, and the gameplay started to feel a little repetitive toward the end.

The real question is… what is that purple stuff the kids are getting everywhere?

Great work!

Bruh, you published the game back in 2024… How could it be made for this jam?

Bruh, you published the game back in 2024… How could it be made for this jam?