Fear Of The Dark by ArttuK
In Fear of the Dark you control a strong wizard who got lost in a mysterious forest and ambushed by evil wraiths.
Illuminate your surroundings and carefully manage your magic power so you don't get buried in darkness.
Upgrade your abilities as the enemy hordes get stronger and see how long you can last before the inevitable end arrives! Challenge your friends and compete for the top spot on the leaderboards!
Made for Ludum Dare 39.
Check out the help menu in-game to see the controls!



Credits:
Arttu Knuutinen
Tuomo Kuusisto
Leo Nikander
Keith Schmidt
Music: "Stormfront" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
NOTE: itch.io version doesn't currently support the leaderboard. Use the link above or download the game to your computer to get your top scores to the leaderboard!
Ratings
| Overall | 90th | 3.945⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 65th | 3.927⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 318th | 3.222⭐ | 56🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 511th | 3.37⭐ | 56🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 278th | 3.891⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 261th | 3.37⭐ | 56🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 406th | 2.426⭐ | 49🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 120th | 3.846⭐ | 54🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 60🗳️ | 48🗨️ |
One thing that I miss is some feedback when you're being hit, for example just a red flash overlay when you're losing life.
The graphics were really pretty too and the leaderboard was a nice addition.
Lot of work in such little time? Good job
We might do some small additions/fixes to the game afterwards but probably nothing major because all of us are going to be quite busy with other projects soon.
@wesxdz: Thanks! Yes, having more enemy types is probably on top of the "to-do" list.
@eximarus: That's actually something I was supposed to work on but kinda forgot / ran out of time to fix. You probably noticed that you can keep the mouse button pressed to shoot so the accidental clicks on the upgrade buttons should be somewhat eliminated.
@quemagalletas: Thanks! Yeah, some sort of visual cue for taking damage should definitely be there.
@thorneto: Haha, glad you found the flashlight because it's such a crucial mechanic to the game. I'm not sure what you mean by a visible cursor? There should be a cursor on the web version too.
**For the rest: Thanks for all the positive feedback and for the constructive criticism!**
The title screen art is fantastic, like the ui, like the main character design. Demon design isn't very good though 4/5.
Innovation
I have seen this game before, but as far as LD is concerned this game is pretty innovative. 3/5.
Audio
Easy 5/5, love the music and soundeffect.
Fun
Fun at the beginning but quickly gets boring doing same exact thing ever level, 3/5.
Theme
The strongest category, the demons lose power cause of the flashlight. Flashlight losing power. Good stuff, but you do get stronger in power as the game goes along. 4/5.
Over all very good and I also accidentally upgraded myself like the other people.
Game play seems fun as well, though upgrades could feel a bit more powerful.
Good job overall!
Please play,rate and comment on our game aswell:
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/disaster-on-nebula-one
@Knorz: Thank you and will do!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfbIQ-ch2ss
Thanks for being part of the stream :)
No negative feedback to give. Overall this is a great game that I can call completed! Well done! :smile:
That night vision really makes this game very challenging. You could also add a little indication about spacebar, I nearly missed that power shot.
A part from that, the graphis are really great, the audio fits well the game, and it is an overall very good entry!