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A Gleam In The Dark by Haro Games

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made by Haro Games for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Have you ever wanted to walk around in a forest filled with starving wolves at night? Well this game is made for you! In A Gleam in the Dark you will have to cross the forest with a torch lighting up campfires and other stuff to protect yourself from predators. But remember, as wolves are afraid of light, your torch is your best friend so you’d better keep it alive…

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How to play

  • Left Click to set fire to campfires, wood and wolves
  • Right Click to pick up wood and to add wood to campfires
  • Escape to pause the game

we advise you yo play the windows version of the game for better visuals.

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Credits

  • Programmation : Quentin de Capèle
  • Art : Victor Lebrun
  • Game Design, Level Design : Firmin Rousseau
  • Music : Alexandre Destainville
Youtube https://harogames.itch.io/a-gleam-in-the-dark
Youtube https://harogames.itch.io/a-gleam-in-the-dark
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/a-gleam-in-the-dark

Ratings

Overall 1501th 3.37⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1789th 3.043⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1567th 3.109⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1310th 3.622⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1200th 3.649⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Audio 849th 3.389⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1737th 2.364⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Mood 720th 3.663⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Given 41🗳️ 59🗨️

Feedback

Ioan Pop
20. Apr 2020 · 13:31 UTC
Great audio and take on the theme! One suggestion I have is to slow the enemy down and give the player some health points, the first time I encountered the enemy gave me an abrupt end.
CristiNemrak
20. Apr 2020 · 13:35 UTC
Nice graphics and gameplay!
🎤 Haro Games
20. Apr 2020 · 13:37 UTC
@ioan-pop and @cristinemrak thank you for your feedbacks !
Stevis93
20. Apr 2020 · 13:38 UTC
Nice sound, good theme. Didnt expect the wolves to 1shot though.
Joaquim_2009
20. Apr 2020 · 13:38 UTC
Relly nice just a little bit boring at some times
west
20. Apr 2020 · 13:39 UTC
i liked the graphics especially the enemy design,
the audio was great, the only real point was the enemy speed like loanpop said
Vex
20. Apr 2020 · 13:40 UTC
The art is lovely, the sound is quite good. I'd love health points or a similar system (like you only die if you are twice consecutively, for example).
sledzik
20. Apr 2020 · 13:43 UTC
Good job
Rirdeg
20. Apr 2020 · 13:44 UTC
Great take on the theme, and good all rounder. A nice short but well rounded experience.

A few notes, I played the web build, it seemed quite difficult to click on the wood and campfires, not sure if thats a build issue or a clickspot issue, it resulted in me dying a few times because I couldn't light a campfire and my torch ran out.

Once you hit the halfway point I guess the map feels a lot more open but I don't feel im going the right way as I run out of wood to pick up or fires to light, it becomes this dash to the house at the end.

Still a very good enjoyable game. Well done.
🎤 Haro Games
20. Apr 2020 · 13:50 UTC
@rirdeg thanks for the feedback, you have to stanb on the wood to pick it up, maybe it's not very obvious :/
Millhow
20. Apr 2020 · 14:24 UTC
Great Job, graphics are good and the gameplay is intuitive
The atmosphere is really good with dark halo
SimonBeats
20. Apr 2020 · 15:02 UTC
Cool atmosphere and take on the theme and the artstile is cool too. The abrupt ending when you touch a wolf is kind of irritating though.
🎤 Haro Games
20. Apr 2020 · 15:07 UTC
@millhow @simonbeats thank your for your feedbacks !
PinballJunior
20. Apr 2020 · 15:16 UTC
Great art and atmosphere. Overall fun simple game that looks good.
IzhVaryag
20. Apr 2020 · 15:19 UTC
Nice game!
🎤 Haro Games
21. Apr 2020 · 08:05 UTC
@pinballjunior @izhvaryag thank you for your feedbacks !
PonyPen
22. Apr 2020 · 07:52 UTC
Really nice game and take on the theme. The art style is cool, especially the enemy character design, it scared me for the first time seeing it come towards me!!!
Asue
22. Apr 2020 · 08:14 UTC
J'ai beaucoup aimé l'ambiance du jeu, que ce soit par ses visuels ou par les bruits environnants. Les loups sont très biens réalisés. La transition quand on meurt et qu'on revient à l'écran titre est un peu brutale par contre x) Belle réalisation en tout cas !
🎤 Haro Games
22. Apr 2020 · 08:48 UTC
@asue merci pour tes retours ! la transition est un peu rude en effet et il faudra la polish après la jam
Francisco_caal
22. Apr 2020 · 12:08 UTC
Good game. Controls are responsive and graphics and audio are also at good level. The only problem I see is that once you've been spotted is almost impossible to survive as you get killed with only one hit.
🎤 Haro Games
22. Apr 2020 · 12:46 UTC
@francisco-caal thanks for the feedbacks, the difficulty will be reworked after the jam
zzox
22. Apr 2020 · 18:44 UTC
Liked the graphics and feel, kinda scary! Good work
eduardogacn
23. Apr 2020 · 06:36 UTC
nice game
teamIndot
23. Apr 2020 · 12:04 UTC
Im not sure I found an exploit. if I turn to the wolves they run away, so I just walked back to the end of the level.
Furfel
23. Apr 2020 · 12:15 UTC
I really enjoyed this game. Great graphics with great effects, mystery in the darkness sets a special mood. What I would consider adding is some more audio (for example for the wolves) and reworking the graphics - this painting style is picturesque but visible done in a hurry
🎤 Haro Games
23. Apr 2020 · 12:22 UTC
@zzox @eduardogacn Thanks for playing !

@teamindot did you looked at them with the torch ? maybe it's a bug :sweat_smile:

@furfel thanks for the feedback !
teamIndot
23. Apr 2020 · 12:50 UTC
@haro-games hey, yeah, but my torch was out. I may have accidentally glitched it cause I was a bit lost with the controls.
🎤 Haro Games
23. Apr 2020 · 13:26 UTC
@teamindot thanks for the precision, we'll look into that :)
krakadushka
24. Apr 2020 · 18:01 UTC
An interesting concept with a fascinating soundtrack, but there are drawbacks. In my opinion, the plot is not disclosed: it begins well, but ends too suddenly at some unknown stage. I also didn't like the torch fading too quickly, but it's true, a quibble ;)
I think it would be even cooler if you added the sound of monsters, because they feel like cardboard))
🎤 Haro Games
24. Apr 2020 · 18:30 UTC
@krakadushka thanks for all the feedbacks ! They are really aprecciated
sztrovacsek
25. Apr 2020 · 12:46 UTC
Nice atmosphere, and good graphics, I really enjoyed this one. Being alone at night in a forest with a fading torch sorrunded by wolves is a pretty calming experience! :smile:
Sebeee
26. Apr 2020 · 17:54 UTC
I like it
Jin9310
28. Apr 2020 · 10:16 UTC
Really nice entry, and I especially love the tension when you know that the light is going to die, and you don´t know if you´ll be able to make it to the fire. Good stuff, great job!
Avi
29. Apr 2020 · 14:05 UTC
Really fun game :) i liked the graphics and the glowing effects used on the sprites. Good job!
Gurbx
02. May 2020 · 17:39 UTC
Very nice job with the mood! The look of the game is also very unique and nice! Good job!