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Claustrophobe by Gabsep

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made by Gabsep for LD 42 (JAM)

This is my first Ludum Dare! Only got a day and a half instead of 3 days to work on it!, but I hope you like it! Tell me what you think!

(If possible, use the Windows version rather than the WebGL version which cropped one edge out for no reason. I'd fix it but I don't have time. It's still playable though)

BEWARE HEADPHONE USERS (just fyi)!

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The idea was to mimic the feeling of claustrophobia. I thought to myself "how can I make a game FEEL claustrophobic". This is pretty much a horror game. I would have added much more if I had the full 3 days instead of just 1, but I hope you find it CLAUSTROPHIBIC!

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Tell me what you think!!!

Windows https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7ryh8unytzf8obr/AACjjjwwVhGeG33j4Vaycj7Wa?dl=0
HTML5 (web) https://gabsep.itch.io/chlaustrophobe
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/claustrophobe

Ratings

Overall 544th 3.425⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 726th 3.1⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 331th 3.45⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 275th 3.875⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 326th 3.425⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

Noah J
12. Aug 2018 · 13:55 UTC
Luv the ambiance and the simple visual ! gl
Nexusviper
12. Aug 2018 · 14:30 UTC
A feedback from my side- map W A S D keys as well. i was using those keys and was trying to figure out why this is not working. Gamer generally use W A S D keys but it depends on you :) anyways game is good luck...
ryan123rudder
12. Aug 2018 · 16:52 UTC
Great job with simplistic visual style, I love games like this!
thor6136
12. Aug 2018 · 19:44 UTC
Love the atmosphere! Good job!
TheOmelet
12. Aug 2018 · 20:01 UTC
Awesome game :D Possibly the best in this jam. Would love to see it explored further and transformed into a multi level game for Steam!
Barrier
12. Aug 2018 · 20:03 UTC
Wow, this game is creepy! I can't play it anymore :D
Sam_wise
12. Aug 2018 · 22:12 UTC
scary as f*** but still awesome game :)
Gaming Night
14. Aug 2018 · 21:28 UTC
Nice ambiance, I got really scared when I lost the first time !
Cresceda
14. Aug 2018 · 21:33 UTC
Though it's not a bullet hell, it seems inspired by Touhou (which means I like it ;) ). Athmosphere is cool and kind of gives credit to claustrophobia. Simple but fun!
JesterSeraph
20. Aug 2018 · 04:14 UTC
The title screen had really cool animation! Then got into the game and it had a cool style, and cool audio / mood. The death sound (which I heard too often...) was a bit jarring / scary. Great job!
Tiberiusuciu
20. Aug 2018 · 05:17 UTC
That loosing noise gives me a hard attack each time, even if I already heard it, I still get shocked every single time. I tell you that, you definitely nailed the ambiance! The game is challenging, it was great!

My suggestion to improve it is by making the transition to a new game when starting over a little faster. Otherwise, I enjoyed it!
tinykidtoo
20. Aug 2018 · 05:31 UTC
I love what you did for the ambiance in the game. It really fits a horror theme. Although the death sound really was ear splitting if I had missed the warning I might have my ear drums bleeding. The game is really challenging I never made it to the end even after 5+ runs. I had a lot of fun with it though.
luckyDaisy
20. Aug 2018 · 07:17 UTC
audio was on point.. definitely gave me a good scare while wearing my headphones. with a little bit of balancing work it would be perfect. The simplistic idea and the fact that I was told there was 100% a way through made it a fun challenge. Well done with limited time.. had quite a few jumps when i thought i made it only to hear the "screech" sound
nihilaleph
20. Aug 2018 · 12:35 UTC
Welcome to Ludum dare! Great entry too! The best thing is definitely the mood! Just got stuck in the first deadend, I have no idea how to go through it :sweat_smile:
svntax
22. Aug 2018 · 01:01 UTC
This game does a great job at setting the atmosphere! I definitely felt very immersed while playing.
Calzep
28. Aug 2018 · 01:11 UTC
Interesting. I didn't understand the screen moved at first, but after my first two deaths, I was more patient. Then after the fourth death I suddenly lost my patience, haha. It was a fun little game with dark overtones. Would be cool if the black had some kind of effect on the border.
Team-on
28. Aug 2018 · 20:58 UTC
Good job!
Grigory
29. Aug 2018 · 09:15 UTC
Horror mood is awesome! I hope people with real claustrophobia never play this. If you have more time to work on this game, the main thing to improve is to replace green dot with some human character, I think this is important thing for horror game.