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Thanks for trying the game out! I think there are defintely some areas in the later levels where the camera can be frustrating. I tried to create situations where the player would need to remember the enemies' patterns and predict where they would be even when they could not see them.

Thank you for playing and the feedback!

Thanks for trying my game and the feedback! I love your idea of a cone for the enemy's detection field. I would definitely make the game feel fairer and would help avoid having enemies detect the player through walls and such. I also like your ideas for new abilities. On the 2nd to last day of the jam I started working on an ability where the player could spawn a "dummy ghost" for the enemies to chase and lead away from the player. I wasn't able to complete it in time, but I think an extra ability would definitely spice up the gameplay. Thanks again!

Thank you for playing! When I first made and built the game as a windows build, when the player used the "Ghost Phase" ability. the player ghost went from a light purple color (like it is shown in the cover image) to an emissive white color. For some reason when building to WebGL, the original light purple material didn't show properly so the Ghost always appears white. I think that might have helped players differentiate between normal mode and stealth mode. I'm curious what you meant by "lane transitions?"  I agree with you that some more visual feedback would make the game feel better to play and create a more engaging experience for players. Thank you for the feedback! It definitely gives me some things to think about and improve with future projects.

Thanks so much for playing and the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for playing! And that is a great suggestion. I meant to lock the players ability to move abd the enemies ability to detect the layer until after the opening cinematic but I think I forgot that. Your idea would work really well because it would still allow the player to move around but not be detected during the openings. 

Thanks for playing and the feedback! In the final level there are two long stretches where the player can't really see very far in front of them as they are going. That was my intention as I wanted the player to have to try to properly time their ghost mode based on where they thought enemies were and should be. I did worry though that it could be too difficult for players. I think a 3rd person camera like you mentioned would be fun to try out and see how it affects players decisions.

Thanks for playing my game! I really appreciate the feedback. I initially planned for 5 levels and then cut it back to 4. I agree with you that the music could use a bit of variety. Perhaps a new theme or slightly modified theme for each level would help break the levels up a bit.

Awesome job on this one! I really like the visuals especially the CRT effect on the screen. It really makes it look like an old school display. I also really enjoyed the mechanic of switching the channel to jump between blocks. At first it made the platforming frustrating to complete but once I got the hang of it, it started to feel natural.

Congrats on completing your game. The setting and atmosphere definitely feel creepy, and the notes given after each interactable is found kept me guessing what would come next. I found the camera movement to be a bit jumpy but that could just be from playing it as a web build. Nicely done!

This is a very nice-looking game! The visuals really pop, and how well you integrated bright colors that pop into Halloween theme and setting. I also like how easy to learn and simple the controls are. Really nice job.

Nice job completing your game! This was the first rail shooter ive played from this jam which is cool becaus eI think its a genre that fits great with the jams theme. The visuals were really nice and I liked the overall design of the level. I thought it was cool that there were hidden objects throughout that I could play a 2nd time to try and get all of. The shooting didn't always feel accurate, especially when firing from a distance. I noticed several times that enemies wouldn't be destroyed until I was very close to them. Overall, this is a really fun Halloween game. Nice job!

Congrats on submitting your game! I really enjoyed using the upgrade shop to enhance my characters abilities. I also thought the idea of the enemies coming out of the tv was a nice tie to the theme of the jam. I think it would be more interesting if the enemies spawned from multiple locations and put more pressure on the player. I also think an end goal would be a good next step for this game's development (reach the end of the level, take out as many enemies as possible, etc.). Nice job overall!

Thanks for playing and the feedback! I really appreciate it.  I tried to put a subtle hint into the description that something would obstruct the players sight, but I totally see how it wasn't completely clear.  Initially I had the static effect happen at random intervals but decided to make it a consistent interval to hopefully make things easier for the player.

Looking forward to hear what you think!

Very impressive for a first game!

This definitely lays the framework for a creepy horror 2d game. Once I collected the final artifact, I was pretty on edge to see what happens next. I'm wondering, is it possible to avoid the monster at the end? I tried a few times to jump over it, but it always ended up getting me. Maybe there could be a scary chase sequence that leads to the next level or something. Nice job!

You made a really interesting and fun mechanic! Definitely tricky at first, but once it clicked, I started having a lot of fun. I kind of wish you could make small movements horizontally while in the air, as I found a lot of times I floated up I would just come straight down. Overall nice job!

This is a really fun game. The platform building mechanic is a cool mechanic to implement into a jam game. I thought it was going to be confusing switching between the 2 modes, but it was actually really simple once you learned the controls. It was fun to build out platforms to jump to just in time to escape an enemy. Nice job!

Congrats on submitting your game! I never really played a game like this before, but it had me hooked for a bit there. It was really satisfying to fill up a layer on the pyramid and see your numbers go up quick. 

Congrats on submitting your game! I really liked it. The visuals were really nice, it kinda has a retro look to it. Gameplaywise it feels just like classic brick breaker should. I didn't really notice the possessed ball mechanic, but I still had a lot of fun playing it. I got to the end with 3 bricks left before losing my final life ugh Going to have to try again!

Congrats on completing your game! I like the gameplay of drag selecting your troops and then clicking where you want them to go. I didn't see any controls mentioned in the game description or in the game itself. I think that it would be helpful to let the player know first. But overall nice job.

This is a really great game! I love how easy it is to learn the basics but then you quickly see there are several layers to the puzzle format. I spent a good chunk of time playing this one. The ability to drop and retrieve your light is a very clever idea. Nice job!

Congrats on completing your game! The visuals look really nice, and I really enjoyed the story setup. It's clear that the visuals are really meant to shine. Unfortunately, my computer struggled to run it, so I wasn't able to finish it, but of what I played I really enjoyed. Overall, well done.

Awesome game! I love the visuals, especially the vfx when you hit enemies or activate the bomb. The sfx are also really good. The gameplay is fast and frantic, but I never really felt overwhelmed with the weapons at my disposal. Also, I like how the controls are simple and easy to learn.  Well done!

Thanks for playing!

Thanks for playing and the feedback. Another player mentioned that some enemies chased them through walls, so perhaps that could have happened unexpectedly. All of the enemies should have the same chase radius, with slight adjustments to their speed. 

Happy to hear you made it through. Thanks for playing! My goal with the static effect was to make the player feel more on edge and have to pay closer attention to their surroundings.

Thanks for playing, appreciate it!

Thanks i’m really glad you liked it!

Thanks for playing it! Yeah level 5 is definitely on the more difficult side. The enemies that come up and down the narrow walkways, you kind of have to predict when there coming before you see them and then activate your ghost phase to get through them. I tried to build a few safe zones into the level to help out. Thanks for the kind words.

Thank so much for playing!

Excited to hear what you think!

Glad you liked it! Thanks for playing.

This is a really cool and relaxing game. I like the simplicity of the mechanics, just click to move where you want to go. Once you explore around for a bit you start to remember where all of the drop off locations are. Nice job!

Congrats on completing your game! I made it until I got to the level with the floating skulls and candles. But it was fun! Definitely challenging. Nice job!

Nice job on your game! The lantern mechanic was really fun to use. I also like a good cutscene. This is one of the only games I've seen in the jam use a cutscene so nice job. I found the controls to be easy to learn which is a plus in a game jam. Overall great game!

Thanks for playing!

Congrats on completing your game! A simple mechanic, easy to learn, and fun to play is what game jams are for. The SFX really sell the experience. Nice job!