A Night at Grandpa's by Kingethaniel
Explore your grandfather's home while managing your limited light. Catch glimpses of the abominable horrors that have taken up residence in a place you once loved. Seek the truth, and attempt to reclaim your sanity in this innovative and frightening horror adventure.
As long as you have the lights on, your light meter will deplete.
W,A,S,D to move
SPACE to toggle lights
F to interact


| Windows | https://kingethaniel.itch.io/a-night-at-grandpas |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/a-night-at-grandpas |
Ratings
| Overall | 83th | 3.821⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 179th | 3.464⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 166th | 3.481⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 23th | 4.321⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 39th | 4.179⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 44th | 3.778⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 145th | 3.043⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 10th | 4.346⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 36🗳️ | 9🗨️ |
The gameplay felt more like a matter of luck and skill since using the light drained energy so quickly and getting hurt in the dark didn't feel very fair. If you decide to build on this idea in the future you can definitely do more with the sound in gameplay, i.e. the sound of something hazardous getting louder if players get closer to it to give players a chance to navigate in the dark.
Good job!
I just lost the last half-hour of my life trying over and over to get a better ending to no avail... is there one or am I mistaken that the key room is the key? If it is, maybe that room is a little too hard - feels like a need another second of battery power to make it possible...