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The Darkest Of Maze by BorderDestroyer

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made by BorderDestroyer for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

The Darkest of Maze is a simple horror game, with PS2 style graphics, sound effects, and atmosphere. There are several different difficulties and game modes, allowing for endless gameplay opportunities! This game was heavily inspired by the likes of It Steals or Boofy's Bunker!

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Your goal is simple, collect all the orbs present in the maze in order to escape, but be careful to avoid the monster that lurks within.

Gamemodes

  • Classic Mode
  • Flash Mode
  • E Mode

Note: "E Mode" is a joke gamemode that was suggested by my Twitch chat and is by far the hardest of all three. I myself was unable to beat it in testing on the hardest difficulty, so if any of you are able to I would love to see that!

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Controls:

WASD - Move

F - Flashlight

ESC (hold) - Exit Level

Itch.io https://borderdestroyergames.itch.io/the-darkest-of-maze
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/the-darkest-of-maze

Ratings

Overall 917th 3.15⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 996th 2.825⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1073th 2.474⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 991th 2.921⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 795th 3.184⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 461th 3.368⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 872th 2.1⭐ 17🧑‍⚖️
Mood 368th 3.763⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

VoidRed
02. Oct 2023 · 19:15 UTC
Cool concept but has issues with the enemy not pathfinding properly and the walk being delayed.
qdyer
03. Oct 2023 · 01:56 UTC
Pretty good atmosphere for a horror game. Enjoyed the playthrough on medium, but also only saw the monster once but guess I could play on a higher difficulty then. Liked the glitchy sounds.
Edearth
03. Oct 2023 · 02:11 UTC
Nice atmosphere! I had a very tense moment where I was missing 3 orbs and the monster/glitchy wall was right behind me. I managed to escape and win in the end :)
Gato
03. Oct 2023 · 02:27 UTC
I beat Flash mode on normal and it was pretty tense! I think a little quicker cooldown on the flash would be reasonable and still spooky. Nice game!
chompdev
03. Oct 2023 · 05:13 UTC
Great mood and tension in this one! The film grain, limited flashlight distance, and sound effects do a nice job of selling the claustrophobic and eerie sensation. It took me a minute to get used to the player momentum, but after a while it was fun "drifting" around corners to grab the next orb without losing speed. Well done!
LDJam user 280509
03. Oct 2023 · 06:12 UTC
The flashlight mode was great! Nice atmosphere and especially nice sound effects!
sabasa
03. Oct 2023 · 21:44 UTC
Scary game, I liked the sounds. The controls were a little weird
mcbombadev
04. Oct 2023 · 00:56 UTC
Great atmosphere and tension building! The player momentum was unexpected, but fun after getting used to it.

The 'E' was truly terrifying! E E E E E E E E :O
Luis Carli
05. Oct 2023 · 01:07 UTC
Nice atmosphere
Euler Moises
13. Oct 2023 · 04:15 UTC
First I want to congratulate you for making a game by yourself. It really is something admirable.
Secondly, the limited space is really claustrophobic. You used the theme well.
I have a hard time liking first person games. Maybe it's because I have motion sickness and get dizzy, but I remember playing Pacman 3D, which is more or less that game. And I say that not being able to run is desperate. Both to escape the monster and to find the balls.
Maybe you can put a stamina and running mechanic in a future version.
LDJam user 206001
13. Oct 2023 · 05:54 UTC
I liked the really small space. The red thing initially scared me a little, but then I realized that it always walked in a specific direction and wasn't chasing me, I even started walking behind it to avoid dying...
![sad.jpg](///raw/1b4/23/z/603aa.jpg)
Iacubovich
15. Oct 2023 · 13:42 UTC
A good game made me feel nostalgic for the old ps2 games
Snowdrama
20. Oct 2023 · 21:01 UTC
Overall a solid game, would have liked accessibility features over like additional game modes, for example turning off head bobbing and changing the footstep volume.
dk5000p
20. Oct 2023 · 21:17 UTC
Definitely good mood, felt very spooky. I would have liked some indicator where orbs were.