Pretty solid, yet simple premise. My only complaint is that the snake needs to be heavily nerfed. Once it's on your tail, it feels pretty much impossible to get away from it. That, and the fact that the snake just kinda boops into you and knocks you over is a little goofy. Took me a bit by surprise and sorta took the scare out of it the first time it happened. I didn't even know I was dead until it cut to the death screen.
Other than that, sound design, graphics, and atmosphere are pretty on-point. The full release is on my Steam wishlist and it looks like it's in a very different stage of development compared to this demo. So I'm hoping that some of the issues I have will be addressed in the full game.
Overall, I'd give this demo a 4/10 just cause i couldn't get far due to the difficulty and mostly found myself trying to figure out how to properly avoid the snake. But I still plan on revisiting this in the future given how promising this is.
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Most of the really noticeable issues were already mentioned in other comments (things like improving on AI/pathfinding or the spider being a bit too hard to evade at times) But some other things I noticed were things like the spider spotting me through walls and getting stuck on furniture. It doesn't happen too often but I get a little nervous when it does lol. And there was one moment where I was heading to the lab locked with the purple key and the spider just straight up teleported right in front of me in the hallway. It wasn't facing me, luckily. But it did feel like a "hey! that's not fair!" kind of moment for second.
Personally, I would also love a save system. But given how short the game is, I understand if it's not a priority right now and the fact that you don't lose progress on death is a saving grace for sure! Playing the game does feel like a bit of a commitment though.
I can't really think of any other "problems" than that. Again, kudos on such a fun and terrifying experience! Really looking forward for what's to come! Been telling all my friends about this game :)
As a lifelong arachnophobe AND horror game nerd, this game does something to me that I can't entirely explain. The way the spiders move, the sounds of their legs tapping around, and their behaviors just hit all of the "ick" buttons in my brain. It's so creepy that I'm willing to say that this is by far the most stressful experience I've ever had playing a horror game. Such a good game though and I'm super excited to see the full release! The current build definitely has some rough spots but the length and complexity of the game make up for it.