Cool little bite-sized game (EDIT: genuinely no pun intended) that kinda reminds me of Space Station Silicon Valley for N64. I did get a little lost when the dog went into the forest, so I think some diegetic lighting in the forest could help (lantern?)
Totally worth expanding on, it would be interesting to see different zones and challenges/endings.
You've gotta run for your life! Head back to the cabin with your trusted canine companion :) (Norway Maple section has two paths that lead back to the cabin)
thank you so much for playing! I noticed some issues with the browser version of the game after uploading to itch, but I was able to put a hotfix in that resolved any freezing when the bear gets you.
Pretty cool little game, gives me the old school top-down GBA vibes. I quite enjoyed the loop once I got going, but unfortunately when I died I was unable to restart!
This is a seriously impressive game. Fun, easy to understand puzzle platformer. The art style is fantastic and looks like something I would see from a studio release. Excellent work
Hello all, just wanted to confirm if we are able to use pre-made audio, or does it also need to be created during the jam? (background music, chase music, stingers, etc)
Hey, I really like your stuff. I’m planning on making an entry for this jam and this is the exact vibe im looking for.
I usually just mess around in reaper to make my game audio, but it would be great to collaborate with someone who has more experience with horror audio/composition.
Let me know if you’d be interested in connecting and discussing further.
yeah, this was an issue I discovered after making it playable in browser. I believe I can add a patch to my player script to prevent this from happening though. Originally I had the cancel button as ESC but Q was much safer for itch. Thank you for playing!!
Super underrated entry! Honestly the music is my favorite part and kinda startled me when it changed to night time lol. The grid based fishing is really unique and I could see it being fun to master with more difficult catches.
Although I think I might have soft locked myself? I've called Dave and the property manager, and I'm supposed to search the bottom of the lake, but nothing happens when I look at the underwater camera on the computer. When I go to fish it tells me to check out the house.
Cool gameplay! Also the textures look very good and run smoothly in browser. This is the only one I've played that takes a 'FPS Style' spin on a fishing game so there's more of a focus on skill rather than luck/RNG.
Nice game! Mine was also called 'nightfishing', sorry about that coincidence😅
ah, good point. I agree the mid-game does drag a little bit and I didn't really identify much of what the objective was in-game. I can definitely improve on that in a future build. And yes I think the 'helpful duck' is my favorite little addition. Hope you saved him at the end of the game 😉
I'm glad you enjoyed the game and really appreciate the comment!
I really appreciate you saying that! This is my first game I've fully completed so it's a special project to me. And man! All that testing I did I didn't even think to look down on the camera and make sure the 'player' wasn't visible 😂. I'll patch that out.
Hey! Thanks so much for playing! I agree that they do look super "derpy" during the day after they spawn just running around haha. I will be improving the enemy scripts in a future patch. Currently they do just go around a predetermined radius so I can probably make their behavior a lot more robust.
This one has the most addictive game loop for me so far. I actually really love the tried and true "fish-sell-upgrade" loop. Also the selling mechanic is cool, since I expected something like that in the fishing mechanic instead, so it is a unique twist on other fishing games. The controls feel really good and responsive as well. Will have to come back to this one and figure out what's in that locked shed.
This one is my favorite in the 'horror' category. Clever spawning of the monster actually caught me off guard! Audio actually kind of had me on edge too (playing with headphones).
One Note: On my first playthrough I kinda got "stuck" after catching my first fish, because I didn't know I had to press '1' again to cast my rod. I probably could have paid better attention to the provided instructions, but I think it would be cool if they maybe could be toggled on/off and/or displayed in the corner of the screen.
Overall, great atmosphere, sound, and textures. You have a good ear/eye for horror.
Game looks beautiful, and these NPC's are hilarious. Great writing and world building. Fishing minigame is unique and pretty tricky. I need to come back and actually meet my quota lol
