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Really nice work on the scares and mechanics and I'm glad I got all the endings, but there's a lot of what feels like "dead time" where nothing is happening in the environment (at least in my playthrough). Adding some dynamic effects like lights flickering, wind noises or leaves crunching could really amp up the tension.

Just a heads up, it looks like you accidentally uploaded the entire butler directory instead of just the game. There's nothing identifying in the batch file, but for simplicity you should point the PathToBuild to an folder that just contains the .zip file for the game. 

It's simple but that's really nice in an anomaly hunting game because it makes changes more impactful. Great work and happy to see you keep updating it!

Didn't run into any bugs and the story is impactful, just gave me a whiplash getting the ending and smash cutting to the dad busting a move in the living room. It's a weird choice for what is supposed to be a dark and somber story.

So glad I decided to drive around and just people watch. Saw  one girl busting a move and another decomposing. Fun little game.

I really have no idea how I was supposed to solve the rope puzzle, but it has promise. Just wish that getting caught wasn't a full reset of the game, a checkpoint after the trap door would do wonders.

Really awesome work at building and pacing the tension and scares.

Thanks for playing, great video. Made me realize I never thought about the player getting trapped in the corners so I should do an update to fix that.

Starting the demo off with a maze was a brave choice, but once I managed through it and got to the actual plot I was intrigued. Dreamlike horror can be abstract and interested, so best of luck with the full release!

For a 3 day game it's a decent show off of mechanics. It's a bit buggy, pretty goofy, but worth a quick playthrough!

Interesting choices, and I'd like to imagine a world where everyone is armed with fishes.

Really solid little game with some good jumpscares that were only tarnished by the fact that it had to load the camera placement which kind of spoiled the surprise.

Great design on the monsters, they have an dreamlike feel to them while still being terrifying and the environment's changes on each sleep really works for both progression and playing with the player's memory of the area.

Short but really good tension throughout the game. I see some spots where it could be drawn out a bit more to give the player even more unease if you wanted to build upon this idea more.

I felt like the progression was oddly scattered, it's almost all trigger based but  there didn't seem to be any real consistency. The scares were pretty good, but taking the players flashlight away at the end felt so unneeded, I'm glad on a replay I noticed it on the floor.

Great work at building up the weirdness in the beginning and throwing the player into a panic. Looking forward to playing Chapter 2!

It's short but the slow burn was really good. Only thing I wished for was that the choices had an impact.

I really liked the progression, how it showed you the room layouts in light then plunged you into darkness. The flashlight could use a little tweaking, but the tension was great.

Atmosphere was great, very dread inducing without any payoff. For a demo though, it was very much more like a prototype with the random unfinished rooms. Looking forward to the full release!

Short and definitely gives an air of despair up the neck. Could be a bit brighter via lanterns, but overall not a bad playthrough.

It's a quaint horror game, a bit bare bones but has some creepy aesthetics to it like the bunny turning which would have been great to play into more. 

Really solid and creepy, reminding me a lot of Iron Lung with more room to explore. Maybe some lore building pieces that entice the player to leave the drill room could amp the tension up.

A few little things could use some polishing in the release I played (it's since been updated), but it's an interesting premise and seeing it done well would be fantastic.

Fun anomalies, the art style being low poly makes it seem like  a great starting point for anomaly hunting games for new players, especially with the varying difficulties. Happy to have beaten hard mode though it did get pretty tense.

Solid demo, the scares and really good, and I'm looking forward to seeing more!

Such an interesting story and it felt like such a great "demo" of a game. Really hoping to learn more.

Not a bad anomaly hunting game, the hint system was really nice and the anomalies are varied  enough.

Great atmosphere, amazing sound design, and the scares pacing was so good it kept my heart pounding.

Awesome work as always from you, it's unsettling, can get tense, and the payoff was a surprise for sure.

Really good tension and atmosphere without being reliant on only jumpscares.

Honestly, this was great. It's simple enough that anyone who's played Slender can get into, but the pacing increase along with the monster changing and story pushed this over the edge. The problems I ran into were going backwards was bugged, and the principal's office didn't open even after using the code.

It's a fun mechanic, the puzzles were cute, and the time limit expiring really got me by surprise. Great work, I'd love to see something like this fleshed out more.

The demo was interesting, creepy ambiance and story so far. I'll need to check out the full game sometime soon!

Thanks for playing!

Side scares always seem to get me the best, and the setting is definitely unique. It just feels a bit too dark to make out anything in the shadows, which is effective at building tension but if the jumpscare is the only payoff it can lose it's effectiveness.

Solid demo showcasing the types of scares and the atmosphere. Interested to see how it plays out with a full story.

I can see where this game was going, but there's a lot of weird hiccups and optimization issues that really shouldn't be in a game this condensed. Looking forward to seeing how you progress as developers!

Awesome demo, solid base for the story of Case 1 and the scares are a good mix of subtle and in your face.

Haha, well those were more for the fun scare factor. Not to mention a baby left alone at a manor likely wouldn't last very long on its own.

Let's just say she grew up climbing everything to eat rats and is very limber lol

Another fantastic environment that oozes dread and hopelessness, and leaves it open to player interpretation. Always enjoy your work.