Panic Attack by Jd698

made by Jd698 for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

WARNING! THIS IS A SCARY GAME, PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK

"Panic Attack" is a maze horror game in which the player controls a private investigator who must collect the pages of a journal while stuck in an underground maze. A demonic monster lurks in the maze, hungry for blood. As each level progresses, the maze gets smaller and the monster gets faster. Try not to get caught!

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//Sean Atterbury: Sound Effects & VA

//Matthew Dekovics: Game Design & Writing

//John “Jd698” DiMaggio: Art, Models, & Additional Programming

//Dillan “Casper935” Purdy: Lead Programmer

Game Engine: Unity

Art: Aseprite

Sound Effects: Reaper; Adobe Audition

Itch.io	https://wally-games.itch.io/panic-attack
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/panic-attack

Ratings

Overall	578^th	3.559⭐	36🧑‍⚖️
Fun	798^th	3.143⭐	37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	794^th	3.074⭐	36🧑‍⚖️
Theme	702^th	3.441⭐	36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	610^th	3.557⭐	37🧑‍⚖️
Audio	211^th	3.779⭐	36🧑‍⚖️
Mood	189^th	3.986⭐	37🧑‍⚖️
Given		49🗳️	49🗨️

Feedback

cheesepencil

03. Oct 2023 · 03:12 UTC

Please publish a web build!

Congeesetador

03. Oct 2023 · 05:08 UTC

I absolutely love horror games and this was really well made! The audio was a really nice touch with the speaking, it made it really unsettling. I personally don't like maze games but this was really well made and I'm glad I gave it a chance, the only thing I have to say is it's really difficult to find the end door once all the pages are collected, I spent a lot of extra time to try to find the door but I had to give up because I just couldn't find it, but other than that this was a good entry!

Magnanix

03. Oct 2023 · 06:33 UTC

The sound effects and ambience was a good touch, as well as the dark colours of the maze and creature. The first maze felt very large - spent ages trying to find the last page on my first run, only to be unavoidably gobbled up! XD
Good work :P.

Golovco Adelina

03. Oct 2023 · 15:46 UTC

reminds me of old slender games with a touch of backrooms. as a lover of horror games this is amazing. great job!

thebmxeur

03. Oct 2023 · 16:59 UTC

The first level was too big with all the graphics looking the same. Since there are no way to orient yourself other than drawing a map, it felt like it was just luck to find the pages, and not running into the monster. So I personally didn't find the game interesting or engaging. The single sound for foot steps felt off but it kinda raise the mood a bit after a while. I know it's common with horror games but the very loud sound of the monster is more annoying than scary.

Brandsma

03. Oct 2023 · 17:03 UTC

my god such an unsettling game. Love it!

DrLizard

03. Oct 2023 · 21:06 UTC

Thumbs up for the combination of simple graphics and music it had the right atmosphere.
Unfortunately I didn't last too long playing. I have missed some form of hint which way to look for each page, the ability to at least initially escape or avoid the monster. So it quickly got away from the cycle of trial and error and trying to memorise each level.
A know it's hard to keep a critical distance from your own creation, and it helps a lot to snag the first person uninvolved in the project and put them in front of the monitor as a play tester.

However, the creation I was involved in suffers from the exact same problem, even by my fault.

LDJam user 281060

04. Oct 2023 · 05:11 UTC

Nice mood! The first level was very large and i did get a bit board walking around. I like the pages and text!

iron_head

04. Oct 2023 · 08:23 UTC

Man this cute lil' thing is scary. Actually a fun game. It's tense, and it was scary the first time the monster chased me. Good job.

Blue Pin Studio

05. Oct 2023 · 06:53 UTC

The game was pretty rough. I didn't get past the first level. Finding the pages was relatively easy, but finding the exit? Brutal!

Maybe an indicator for the exit would've been nice, or just a smaller level in general.

I also noticed that as soon as the monster was near me, i was dead. There was no opportunity to avoid the monster or escape :(

JakubBala

07. Oct 2023 · 01:24 UTC

icl i crapped myself

LDJam user 268300

07. Oct 2023 · 19:57 UTC

I think you did a great job with the graphics and audio design. Unfortunately, the maze was just far too big with zero clues for finding the exit so I just spent ages wandering around. With some exit-finding mechanics or visual indicators this would have been a great horror game.

zaykin_timofey

11. Oct 2023 · 08:47 UTC

I don't like maze games, but the sound in the game is very pleasant

LDJam user 318832

11. Oct 2023 · 09:02 UTC

This game is really scary, atmosphere is 10/10, first time when I saw the monster, I am very scared and wanted to leave this game, but I tried to control myself and play the game despite the fear and I completed 4 levels and leave :D Good job!

dannysimo

15. Oct 2023 · 09:33 UTC

Dude, the game is scary. I really like your stile, al the textures are great, the monsters look very scary and that's awesome.Good luck

Dan Str

17. Oct 2023 · 20:05 UTC

the game is very interesting, I liked it, the idea is good, continue at the same pace and you will become more professional

Retrisma

18. Oct 2023 · 22:55 UTC

I'm interested in how many horror games popped up this jam, and this was a great addition to the list for me. I think the chosen mechanics could have been slightly more interesting (it's the classic Slenderman setup, right down to the notes), but it's still a well made and tense entry. Well done.

David Huculak

20. Oct 2023 · 02:38 UTC

The jump scare of getting caught by the monster completely caught me off guard and scared me, making this game a success in my opinion :smile:. That said, I never managed to find the first gate despite finding the pages quite quickly. I'm not sure how the player is expected to search in a more efficient manner than all possible paths. Would be curious to know if there's a strategy to it?

An interesting idea I just thought of to enhance the fear factor of the game: Don't show the monster in the screenshot! Maybe just a silhouette. Nothing is scarier than the unknown.

Andrei Carauş

20. Oct 2023 · 05:35 UTC

only game that scared me