Ex's Boyfriend's Pursuit by Georgy16
In the game "Ex's Boyfriend's Pursuit" you find yourself in an abandoned house where your ex-boyfriend has turned into a crazy maniac and is sleeping in one of the rooms. Your task is to escape from this nightmare place before it wakes up and discovers your presence.
At the beginning of the game, you are tied with rope and are deprived of freedom of movement. You need to explore the house, find door keys and solve puzzles to free yourself. However, you will have to be extremely careful, since the maniac can wake up at any moment and start hunting for you.
The game gives you the opportunity to use the surrounding objects to create traps, slow down the maniac and ease your path to freedom. Your ability to stealth and make quick decisions will be the key to successfully completing the game.
"Ex's Boyfriend's Pursuit" promises an intense gaming experience that will pump up your adrenaline and test your survival skills in this horrific nightmare created by your ex-boyfriend. You will be able to prove that you have the wit and skill to escape this terrifying pursuer before he catches up with you.
Controls:
Movement: WASD
Turn camera: Mouse
Drop: Q/RBM
Interact: F/LBM

https://youtu.be/3pz0cLPESWo
| Link | https://georgy16.itch.io/ex-boyfriends-pursuit |
| Link | https://gamejolt.com/games/Ex-Boyfriend-s-Pursuit/844006 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/exs-nightmare-escape |
Ratings
| Overall | 1016th | 2.981⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1043th | 2.692⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 1025th | 2.635⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1058th | 2.731⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 730th | 3.327⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 634th | 2.846⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 668th | 3.423⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 17🗳️ | 27🗨️ |
The sound effects felt pretty extreme for how they were used, like what I assume was footsteps sounded like slapping or popping balloons, and dropping a small key made a huge clatter. I guess that's part of the atmosphere, but it was a little confusing (like, "wait, is that supposed to be the sound of me moving?").
The coolest part of this game (other than the anime-style key visual) is the movement animations of the evil ex while he's tossing and turning in his sleep. They're surprisingly plausible but also just a little silly with the way he kind of spins around and clips through the bed.
I'm impressed with anyone who dares to make a fully 3D game in a jam because that just seems like a lot to manage. Nice work getting there!
Ex's snoring and sleeping position was so funny lol. I like this!
My problem is I don't know how to interact. I can pick up things on the table and see the door, but what's the next step? I really want to escape this room.
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