Well, Mike ran in to problems getting ldjam.com working properly with about 12 hours left in the Compo, so this is the backup plan.
You play as a young boy who can't sleep because of the monsters that plague him in the night. Face your fears and fight these monsters, will you make it to the king of fear itself? Or will you succumb to the swarms of creatures haunting you? (There is a conclusion)
*Disclaimer - The HTML5 version tends to be a bit unstable, if you are having issues or something seems to be broken, try the download version.*
Fun challenge: Try to beat the game without killing anything.
Controls:
WASD Movement
SPACE to shoot
Created for Ludum Dare 37
Created by: Gamechoy
- Sprite work: Curtis
- Programming: Barrett
- Music: Keagan and Joel
No pre made assets or code!
Download version works best, but HTML5 is fine to check it out!
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 57% |
| #335 | Humor(Jam) | 2.89 |
| #390 | Audio(Jam) | 3.07 |
| #476 | Theme(Jam) | 3.53 |
| #551 | Mood(Jam) | 3.11 |
| #571 | Graphics(Jam) | 3.20 |
| #595 | Overall(Jam) | 3.13 |
| #637 | Fun(Jam) | 2.83 |
| #693 | Innovation(Jam) | 2.60 |
Comments
I love the music and the idea, but I wish there were other angles to shoot. It's not a grid-based game so it's quite hard to use only the 90 degree angles to shoot someone.
Loved the soundtrack. With some sound effects and bullet impact feedback it would improve. Good work!
Wow! Nice entry! I didn't figured out what is the thing that exits from under the bed, but the gnomes and dolls are nice!
Well done!
Nice game! I particularly enjoyed the variety of enemies. I even got attacked by some black slender-like creature or something.
it was interesting but i saw the first enemy, killed it with the gun but no enemies spawned again. when you come close to the bed or walls it just stops walking. good work though.
Nice shooting game. There is a bug that I got killed and click play in the main menu but I'm still in the game over frame.
Love the idea (thought about something like that myself actually). The music is very nice. I would have liked to be able to hold space bar to shoot. Also, it was hard to aim properly since you had to walk in the direction you wanted to shoot. However, it makes it pretty hard to shoot when escaping. Good job still!
Easy and relaxing game, the soundtrack is very good, but adding some diffuculty to the game would make it better i think. Well done!
After game over there's no way to restart the game, only refreshing the page (Web, using Firefox).
I like the idea, but without sound (I can't use sound) it has too little feedback. It would improve with some visual feedback on collision and when landing a shot.
Also a little texture on the floor would improve the feel of movement.
Hope it helps!
Cool Idea but as already sayed the controlls for the player are a little bit weird because its only 4 directonal but besides that a solid entry xD
Really cool game, would like some sound effects but overall, a really nice game!
good game, i enjoyed, it but couldn't figure out how to kill the boss at the end, i was shooting it, but not sure if it was having an effect or not. great music and art
Those hidden menu buttons almost drove me crazy haha )) Overall it is a nice little shooter.
Nice game :)
I like that the wall become transparent ^^
It would be better if there are some animation when we hit an enemy.
Good entry !
The theme was quite nice, and the music got me going, I was pumped to repel these nightmares. Unfortunately the shooting had a weak feeling, with no reaction or effect when shots impact. Pressing space repeatedly can be uncomfortable... I wish there was an autofire in this case (or used a different key). There wasn't any feedback when taking damage, so my demise was abrupt. Seems like you built well upon a theme, it just needs some more love in the feels department.
I have tried the web version. The title screen doesn't show the various menus? I had to hover the mouse on the lower half of the screen to see them. I don't know if it is intended or a bug but it is quite confusing, since it is a keyboard only game after all.
The gameplay feels nice, maybe lacks in depth, but the shooting feels satisfying.
Very cool :) I like music and enemies, I'd change controls a bit :)
It was funny idea with hidden buttons in main menu. To other commenters: you can shoot in 8 directions. I liked the music. I liked the effect of transparent wall, too. Nice game.
Hey everyone, thanks for playing and commenting! Just to clarify a few things, you can shoot in 8 directions by moving diagonally. The menu buttons being hidden was intentional, but looking back it did make things a bit confusing. The boss fight at the end is based on a timer, if you survive long enough, you'll be taken to a victory screen. I hope you guys enjoyed, we had a great time making it. - Barrett
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Pretty brilliant.