{"author_link":"\/users\/solvenoff","author_name":"Solvenoff","author_uid":1417287,"comments":[{"id":1165077,"author_name":"SylviaChord","author_uid":"sylviachord","epoch":1759831323,"text":"I thought this was going to be a peaceful collectathon, but the sound that played when I picked up the first item instantly told me something was off. As I collected more, the scene slowly turned into a living hell. What a unique experience!\n\nI really like how the items are placed\u2014I didn't have to go out of my way to find them. Instead, I'd naturally run into them while panicking and trying to escape. That's a really smart design. It lets players focus on experiencing the changing atmosphere without tedious searching.","format":"md","likes":7,"spam":"N"},{"id":1165098,"author_name":"haogege","author_uid":"haogege","epoch":1759831611,"text":"A very oppressive walking and collecting simulator! The process is not difficult but it doesn't lack a sense of shock! However, the symbol flickering in the later stage of the game is too severe, which seems rather overwhelming compared to the terrifying core\uff1f","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1165130,"author_name":"Bumble","author_uid":"bumble","epoch":1759832104,"text":"Very strong visual appeal! I would have liked some hints on where to find the objects, because at some point it felt like I was just running and hoping for the best. But I beat it! Looks like in full-screen the final message is stretched wrongly - at least it was for me. Could read it fine without full-screen, though.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1165756,"author_name":"DmitriyCI","author_uid":"dmitriyci","epoch":1759838814,"text":"It's a good drawing, and the cool little detail is that the trees swing smoothly. And also good sounds.\n \nIn a word, it's a good game!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1166281,"author_name":"TeaRei","author_uid":"tearei","epoch":1759844072,"text":"an interesting psychedelic adventure","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1166316,"author_name":"Lain94","author_uid":"lain94","epoch":1759844343,"text":"This was very interesting and gave me vibes of silent hill mixed with some Allan.. Congrats for this!!\n","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1166461,"author_name":"LucaVazz","author_uid":"lucavazz","epoch":1759845494,"text":"Great concept, really nailed the unsettling atmosphere \ud83d\ude31","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1166487,"author_name":"Hoeleboele","author_uid":"hoeleboele","epoch":1759845747,"text":"Amazing sound design. Not my genre of game but i get why one would like this. Very well done you should use these sound design skills all the time :)","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1166497,"author_name":"tangling","author_uid":"tangling","epoch":1759845850,"text":"The atmosphere was very good, I was scared.The ending felt a bit abrupt.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1166943,"author_name":"Artalasky","author_uid":"artalasky","epoch":1759849902,"text":"Good visuals and effects. However, in the last two stages, the eyes quickly get tired from all the noise and flashing runes.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1167383,"author_name":"LDJam user 235915","author_uid":"235915","epoch":1759853585,"text":"I really enjoyed the panic attack-inducing effects!)","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1167486,"author_name":"Electric Sun","author_uid":"electric-sun","epoch":1759854808,"text":"Really cool audio and visual effects, and the horror elements were great! The collectables felt like they were placed well, where I could just follow the natural route of the path and find them all easily enough.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1169433,"author_name":"Fravinci","author_uid":"fravinci","epoch":1759872763,"text":"Really moody and good looking game :D \nThe flesh creatures were really terrifying\nThe Audio screaching when collecting a item was a bit too hurtfull into the ear QwQ","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":1169439,"author_name":"Raice","author_uid":"raice","epoch":1759872821,"text":"So... in terms of visuals I do like it. You can tell that your team has some very talented artists. So great job on that part!\nBut I have to admit that it was visually very overstimulating at one point and that one cracking sound was really stressful to my ears. My ears start hurting and I had to mute the game. ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1170278,"author_name":"MrV","author_uid":"mrv","epoch":1759886383,"text":"a very vibe game, the art is crazy, but final of the game too fast","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1171170,"author_name":"ArenAvgust","author_uid":"arenavgust","epoch":1759908011,"text":"Hi! I choose to play ur game only that the cover so baiting me) But the art , story, visual are so underated! I love ur game and it was so fun and made me feel a lot of emotions about this! TY 4 ur game!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1171725,"author_name":"LDJam user 280509","author_uid":"280509","epoch":1759917099,"text":"Great audio presentation when the scene turns red! And the wobbly walking animation was great.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1171739,"author_name":"Alex O","author_uid":"alex-o","epoch":1759917220,"text":"Really good game. I loved the graphics and the overall creepy atmosphere, but it would've been nice if the main character had a walk animation","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1172252,"author_name":"FURYPN","author_uid":"furypn","epoch":1759925892,"text":"Graphic , Idea  and the creepy mood + the family at the menu screen  really  feed my interest and make me wondering what happened . Nice small macabre piece . Cool Game and good job.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1173118,"author_name":"Xichan Zheng","author_uid":"xichan-zheng","epoch":1759939196,"text":"Excellent game. fantastic mood and atmosphere. really felt the tension!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1173198,"author_name":"liumeishan","author_uid":"liumeishan","epoch":1759940488,"text":"Unexpected sound effects!!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1173535,"author_name":"MistaGiggles","author_uid":"mistagiggles","epoch":1759945622,"text":"The creepy atmosphere was very well executed. Music was great and I liked the art, great job","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1173706,"author_name":"Surfa","author_uid":"surfa","epoch":1759947936,"text":"It was very creepy so you really nailed the atmosphere as both the visuals and the audio were top-notch. \n\nI have two minor complaints:\n* Some of the items were hidden behind some of the background \/ set dressing. Meaning I missed out on some of the visual story-telling that the individual items had (also missed out on some art).\n* Sometimes I felt like I was going in circles looking for something. It might of been nice to have a way of pointing to the next item if the player is taking too long.\n\nOverall was a really interesting and cool experience. The art was great and the audio really added to the creepy atmosphere. Good job :thumbsup: ","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":1173863,"author_name":"biba_hehehehe","author_uid":"biba-hehehehe","epoch":1759949872,"text":"Great game, best experience since Silent Hill 2 \n","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1173944,"author_name":"Skel3ton","author_uid":"skel3ton","epoch":1759950858,"text":"that was creepy.. good job... I did win but it was heavy. I didnt expect win in this game :D Great entry, cool experience","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1174172,"author_name":"skale","author_uid":"skale","epoch":1759953660,"text":"I love this dark aesthetic and how it progresses. The sounds really stick with you and create that unsettling-but-good feeling. The art is amazing, and the concept is very close to my heart.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1174692,"author_name":"JuanRod707","author_uid":"juanrod707","epoch":1759962737,"text":"Strong storytelling here... it turns super creepy and weird quite quickly, really caught me by surprise. Congratulations, great job!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1175475,"author_name":"Ciphereo","author_uid":"ciphereo","epoch":1759991237,"text":"The visual effect is absolutely amazing!!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1175498,"author_name":"kykypy3o8","author_uid":"kykypy3o8","epoch":1759991999,"text":"A peaceful walk turns into a silent hill, I like it. \nThe visual and audio aspects of this game are definitely its strengths.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1175994,"author_name":"Thalia0206","author_uid":"thalia0206","epoch":1760007968,"text":"The horror atmosphere is excellent, and the way the music and visuals work together is really engaging. like it\n","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1176649,"author_name":"8212games","author_uid":"8212games","epoch":1760020813,"text":"Nice game! Cool graphics and juicy post-effects. Is the ending with the yellow man and his daughter the only one in the game?","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1177071,"author_name":"Solvenoff","author_uid":"solvenoff","epoch":1760030273,"text":"@8212games, Good question! Without giving any spoilers, I\u2019ll just say this \u2014 the game has multiple endings, and only the most dedicated players will be able to find them ;)","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":1177203,"author_name":"8212games","author_uid":"8212games","epoch":1760033039,"text":"@solvenoff Oh, wow, the game is bigger than I thought)\n","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1177223,"author_name":"LerkaDverka","author_uid":"lerkadverka","epoch":1760033444,"text":"\u041e\u0442\u043b\u0438\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0432\u044b\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0430\u0440\u0442-\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043b\u044c, \u0437\u0430 \u043c\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0439 \u0438 \"\u0443\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0449\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439\" \u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043a\u043e\u043b\u044b\u0431\u0435\u043b\u044c \u0443\u0436\u0430\u0441\u0430, \u043b\u044e\u0431\u043b\u044e \u0442\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0435) \u041d\u043e \u0441\u0438\u043d\u0445\u0440\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0447\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0434\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u044c\u0435\u0432 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u043e \u0445\u0430\u0445\u0430\u0445\n\u041c\u0443\u0437\u044b\u043a\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0435, \u043f\u043e\u043d\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0435. \u0423 \u0438\u0433\u0440\u044b \u043e\u0442\u043b\u0438\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b. \u041d\u043e \u0432 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0435 \u0433\u0435\u0439\u043c\u043f\u043b\u0435\u044f, \u0434\u0430\u0436\u0435 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0441\u0438\u043c\u0443\u043b\u044f\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430 \u0445\u043e\u0434\u044c\u0431\u044b \u043d\u0435\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043d\u0443\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u043e, \u0430 \u043e\u0442 \u043c\u043e\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432 \u0441\u043b\u0438\u0448\u043a\u043e\u043c \u043b\u0435\u0433\u043a\u043e \u0441\u0431\u0435\u0436\u0430\u0442\u044c\n\u0412 \u043b\u044e\u0431\u043e\u043c \u0441\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0435, \u043e\u0442\u043b\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0439\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0435, \u043c\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0446\u044b!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1177281,"author_name":"Tony Li","author_uid":"tony-li","epoch":1760034332,"text":"A well-executed, disturbing game -- I really enjoyed it. Great job with the atmosphere.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1177287,"author_name":"Iriska","author_uid":"iriska","epoch":1760034504,"text":"The art in the cutscenes is really cool, the idea of \u200b\u200bthe game is too, I liked how the atmosphere becomes more creepy\ud83d\udc9c\u2b50\ud83d\udc9c","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1177443,"author_name":"Phobos","author_uid":"phobos","epoch":1760037154,"text":"Awesome game, love the atmosphere and the visuals !","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1177485,"author_name":"Kit Gorn","author_uid":"kit-gorn","epoch":1760038144,"text":"Wow, this is truly a powerful piece of work. Great art, music, gameplay, immersion into the story, a smooth build-up of suspense, and everything is built very well. Bravo! \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1177495,"author_name":"Jawdan","author_uid":"jawdan","epoch":1760038241,"text":"Nailed the atmosphere and 'off' vibe, nice job!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1177501,"author_name":"Flying Dog Fish","author_uid":"flying-dog-fish","epoch":1760038380,"text":"That's not a game, that is an experience. The graphics getting ever more creepy and disturbing is fun, but the final effect is a bit too much, it's hard to see anything anymore.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1177538,"author_name":"Zoldanka","author_uid":"zoldanka","epoch":1760039145,"text":"I really liked the distortion effect and the gradual changing audio and graphics, especially of the trees. I screamed every time something was chasing me lol, made the protagonist's agony my own\nI read someone had difficulty finding the items, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that wasn't the case for me at all\nGreat job","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1177782,"author_name":"Hap","author_uid":"hap","epoch":1760045063,"text":"AS mentioned before - visuals at the end are bit too much. I really liked changes in the enviroment itself. Scary but overall cool experience! ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1178288,"author_name":"yeesh","author_uid":"yeesh","epoch":1760071270,"text":"really love the hand drawn art and style, it adds a lot to the atmosphere and creepy psychological horror its aiming for (it did it perfectly!) i loved the show not tell elements of the items going from personal belongings to more hints as to what actually happened. the audio and sudden visual changes were very unsettling. despite the challenge of avoiding hostile creatures and having close calls, the game itself is easy enough to complete which is a big plus! great job everyone!! <3","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1178615,"author_name":"Avi","author_uid":"avi","epoch":1760089699,"text":"Woahhh that was fun! Creepy, but fun! Love the art, i think i would have found a map or a compas or something useful tho.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1178807,"author_name":"dumchevdev","author_uid":"dumchevdev","epoch":1760097897,"text":"This is excellent work, I really like the visual style!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1178846,"author_name":"huihang","author_uid":"huihang","epoch":1760099229,"text":"I love this dark style game.Made me nervous.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1178848,"author_name":"YibiRabbit007","author_uid":"yibirabbit007","epoch":1760099316,"text":"The atmosphere is extremely terrifying. While I was still puzzled by the characters' movements and the calmness of the scenes, the first item I collected gave my ears a jolt\u2014I nearly jumped up! \n\nThe subsequent chase scenes were very intense, and the atmosphere is rendered really well. This is quite a good horror game!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179262,"author_name":"blobo","author_uid":"blobo","epoch":1760114178,"text":"Apologies for the worst recording ever, I was just recording another game in ultra-wide, and then only fixed half my OBS settings. Anyway, I recorded myself playing the game to provide extra feedback!\n\nVery cool. Very creepy. I absolutely love the graphical effects going on near the end.\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mY2I-4J4RYQ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179327,"author_name":"Langotriel","author_uid":"langotriel","epoch":1760116418,"text":"Spooky stuff! I don't know if there is a good and bad ending, but if there are, I got the good ending :D So go me!\n\nThe art was fantastic and the atmosphere oozes out of the screen. I was actually scared, since the full screen options still locks it to a small square in a black void and I thought it would have been clever if something came out of the screen in that black space if I lost. I guess I will never know...\n\nWonderful sound work, too!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179356,"author_name":"Solvenoff","author_uid":"solvenoff","epoch":1760117581,"text":"## Hi there! We want to send a huge thank you from our whole team to everyone who\u2019s been sharing such warm and kind comments about our game \u2014 we really appreciate it! Big hugs to you all, and thank you so much for playing our game! :)\n\n@100th-coin, Special thanks for recording your gameplay \u2014 even though the resolution wasn\u2019t the highest, it actually added a bit of extra discomfort, which kind of worked in favor of full immersion :D\n\nIt was really fun watching you trying to figure out what exactly was laughing. The game has some unique objects that add to what\u2019s happening on screen \u2014 you can get closer to them and listen. ***Also, you haven\u2019t discovered everything yet, the game is a bit deeper than it seems ;)***","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179412,"author_name":"Sceef","author_uid":"sceef","epoch":1760119475,"text":"The visual is cool, like in a fairy tale. There is a dance.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179454,"author_name":"MaxineY","author_uid":"maxiney","epoch":1760120085,"text":"This is a truly unique game! The hand-drawn style and audio (especially the audio) are extremely impactful, and the emotions they convey are so intense that I think I won't be able to forget the sound effects and the sudden changes in the visuals for an entire night...","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179972,"author_name":"Nomus","author_uid":"nomus","epoch":1760134906,"text":"Absolute banger mood, really nice way to convey feelings, really cool entry, loved it from start to finish","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1181953,"author_name":"LDJam user 280189","author_uid":"280189","epoch":1760261608,"text":"The concept is really great, very disturbing, it kinda reminded me of the sanity mechanic from Don't Starve but amplified by 100x.\n\nI just wish the distortion sound when picking up an item was turned down a bit because I had to mute my headphones each time, it was too much for me (but maybe it was too much for the character too heh)\n\nThe gradual worsening of the character's sanity was really well executed.\n\nAmazing work!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1182190,"author_name":"xpoho","author_uid":"xpoho","epoch":1760275508,"text":"\u041f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0443\u0436\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043a! \u0411\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043f\u043e\u043d\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c \u0437\u0432\u0443\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0435 \u0438 \u043c\u0443\u0437\u044b\u043a\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043e\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435, \u043c\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0446\u044b ^_^","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1184857,"author_name":"LDJam user 383510","author_uid":"383510","epoch":1760580371,"text":"Great game, smooth work. Making me wear headphones for that was evil, the main menu distorted sound almost made me deaf. Although I do feel like it was missing something - it is still a good one. The audio is decent, the story is enticing, the gameplay a cannot complain about cause we did the same thing, but the graphics were off-putting as the gameplay started and it almost ruined it for me. Just the dissonance between the stylish cutscene and good but lacking gameplay visuals. Still, a great job!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1185770,"author_name":"Helen","author_uid":"helen","epoch":1760792831,"text":"Great entry. I can only confirm what the others wrote. I was thinking maybe the father had killed his family and the memories are coming back. But then the strange monsters appeared :D","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1189010,"author_name":"pres2300","author_uid":"pres2300","epoch":1761344901,"text":"Definitely spooky! I mostly agree with what others have said about wanting hints on where the next object to collect would be, the flashing symbols being a bit much towards the end, etc. However, it was engaging enough that I played to completion and think you absolutely nailed the atmosphere. 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After the grandmother\u2019s death, the house filled with silence and unease. Arguments grew heavier, until one day\u2026 everything stopped. Now \u2014 silence. The phone doesn\u2019t answer. Your wife and daughter are gone. You are a father who must find out what happened and try to save what can still be saved. 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