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The Secret of the Statue by Vadim Lyanka

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made by Vadim Lyanka for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

A horror game where you find yourself in an abandoned cemetery in the middle of the forest. You must collect eight doll parts to defeat and free the soul within the statue, which, according to legend, haunts these lands and catches unaccompanied guests. Will you be able to unravel its story and defeat it? Will you survive?

Gameplay footage on YouTube - https://youtu.be/G4DMaR_wElY?si=u2ksfn3DI2dIpPMR

Link to the game in Itch.io - https://vadim-leanca.itch.io/the-secret-of-the-statue

Controls:

Q - Blink

E - Interact/Pick up item

Left Shift - Run

F - Flashlight

Team Ludum Dare 58:

Vadim Lyanka - Coordinator, 3D Design, Game Engine

Ekaterina Hmeliovscala - 3D Design, Audio

Olga Botnariuc - Concept Arts, Level Design, Scriptwriter

Anatoly Shibaev - Game Tester, Idea Generator

Zavadchii Victor - 3D Design, Animation

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We've released a new version!

Patch Notes V1.1

1. Significant optimization improvements

2. Blinking bug fix

3. Main menu added

V1.0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cymmj7218g7397pcdg3tl/TheStatueOfTheStatue.zip?rlkey=gsxbkeaz7ktrjnlhx1jo2ufpe&st=6ym5y4nz&dl=0
V1,1 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ar5m2kskhacr5yimhs979/TheSecretOfTheStatue.zip?rlkey=cg9nwrzofndkpzt4z0dibg83a&st=9ihk19ey&dl=0
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/the-secret-of-the-statue

Ratings

Overall 566th 3.264⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Fun 655th 2.861⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 756th 2.333⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Theme 575th 3.342⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 351th 3.763⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Audio 297th 3.417⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Mood 223th 3.811⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Given 38🗳️ 60🗨️

Feedback

Ira Baciu
Oct 07th · 07:21 UTC
Woudl be nice to have a tutorial in game, since it's not a web one and you can't easily look up it. On the bright side, the game really feels like a horror
GreenRadiation
Oct 07th · 13:17 UTC
Great game, a short tutorial would be really helpful. It's also really hard to read the notes because it's so clunky while you're reading, and the text is hard to read. The models and graphics look good, although my fairly powerful computer gets really noisy when I run the game. But the atmosphere is great. Anyway, great job!
WobbleBlocks
Oct 07th · 13:24 UTC
They took Manhattan! Great work!
🎤 Vadim Lyanka
Oct 07th · 13:28 UTC
@greenradiation

Yes, optimization is something we didn't have time to implement, so on weaker systems it runs like Crysis in 2007 😅. Considering this is our first full-fledged project on Unreal Engine 5, I think it turned out well. Thanks for the feedback! ☺️

P.S. We have released a patch that improves optimization!
Razdray
Oct 08th · 00:07 UTC
It looks cool! I really like the graphics and music, and the overall atmosphere is great. You did a great job! By the way, there is an Easter egg for crying angels in my team's game, but it may not be easy to find it. Thank you for your efforts!
Astrallo_12
Oct 08th · 01:48 UTC
Great game, great graphics, great soundtrack, I love this game
gamesplusjames
Oct 08th · 01:49 UTC
I love the graphics and whole atmosphere of the game. I was successfully spooked! Great job :)
🎤 Vadim Lyanka
Oct 08th · 10:13 UTC
@gamesplusjames
@astrallo-12
@razdray

Thanks for your feedback! 😇
Adrien Tremblay
Oct 08th · 14:34 UTC
Sound design, general vibe and visuals are great. Unfortunately, I only have GTX 1060 so the game ran at around 20FPS. I feel like going for a simple Slender the 8 Pages formula was a good idea for the jam. The statue didnèt really feel scary to me though, Im not sure if its bugged but the statue never stopped moving, it would continuously slide and follow me. Some sound or visual effects when looking at the statue would have added a lot I feel.
🎤 Vadim Lyanka
Oct 08th · 14:48 UTC
@adrien-tremblay

Interesting, the statue is supposed to only move when you break eye contact (as shown in the video above). It shouldn't be constantly moving. I'll see what I can do about this bug.

Thanks for the feedback!
licorin
Oct 08th · 15:19 UTC
Its so good, but need optimization
SergS Workshop
Oct 08th · 15:27 UTC
Great mockumentary-style horror game. The sound design is top-notch and do the atmosphere! I’d suggest replacing the blink animation with VHS-style glitches or noise to make the experience more consistent with the camera perspective.
stefaink
Oct 08th · 16:56 UTC
Game about my ride to babushka, i like it
Also great atmosphere and sound for tha
Jadener
Oct 08th · 18:54 UTC
A really nice horror game.
LDJam user 417758
Oct 09th · 02:55 UTC
nice game
🎤 Vadim Lyanka
Oct 09th · 03:50 UTC
@sergs-workshop

Hm, great idea! Maybe in a new patch I will add that
BlushingCrow
Oct 09th · 11:22 UTC
I like the idea of the found-footage VHS perspective which seems to add to the dread - I'm not great at horror games. The sound design was top notch, really cemented the atmosphere
GonulGaye
Oct 09th · 14:44 UTC
Nice game I liked it
Jully Greenleaf
Oct 09th · 18:10 UTC
I'm not a big fan of horror, but I really like the atmosphere of this game. The whole gameplay I was sitting with my eyes half-closed, cause the game is VERY SPOOKY (for me), and that's what horror games should do. The mechanic of blinking is very cool. I literaly was scared on every blink, cause I was waiting for something, what I can see, when I open my eyes. Great!
Kapricorn Media
Oct 10th · 18:34 UTC
Press Q to blink HAHA damn. Horror games are usually not my cup of tea, but I think you really nailed down the atmosphere of SPOOK
Ckzzzzzz
Oct 10th · 22:04 UTC
Good and complete game! I feel like being thirsty for a short tutorial, otherwise I don't know where to search. That's the only confusing part, and the video does explain well!
LDJam user 0
Oct 11th · 15:05 UTC
I love the graphics and atmosphere. Good job for 3 days!
Ginger_Kyoko
Oct 12th · 18:32 UTC
The game didn't start on PortProtone, unfortunately I only heard music((
Keys Presser
Oct 16th · 09:47 UTC
The atmosphere is amazing! And the game feels cohesive, I'd love to play more.
Arkadi Voronchenko
Oct 24th · 09:49 UTC
Im not playing horror games but I spend almost a hour in this one. Great job guys!