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Family Little Horror Show by ashtheevil

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made by ashtheevil for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

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UPD: - Sound volume slider added - Censored mode added (puts content some of us may find too disturbing behind black pixels)

CONTENT WARNING! This game contains scenes of suicide, child abuse and animal death.

You were dragged into the World of Living by members of messed up family with their own problems. Fulfill their wishes until there is no one to bother you with.

An adventure puzzle game about items fetching, NPC talking and cutscenes playing. The theme meant to show family unstable relationships which purposely lead to stability of another matter in the end.

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Link https://ashtheevil.itch.io/family-little-horror-show
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/family-little-horror-show

Ratings

Overall 358th 3.804⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 444th 3.679⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 666th 3.393⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 888th 3.393⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 365th 4.018⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 219th 3.852⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 593th 3.188⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 94th 4.161⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 16🗳️ 32🗨️

Feedback

PurpledArtFrog
05. Oct 2021 · 09:26 UTC
Came here because of the main page post... I liked the little animated thumbnail. A solid entry :thumbsup_tone1: music was a little loud .. but yeah turned down the volume :smile:
A simple concept and it seemed well executed - no tutorial - but really no need for it.

:purple_heart: :dart: :frog:
tobb
06. Oct 2021 · 21:43 UTC
Good vibes! I like the music, but perhaps a little too loud, very atmospheric and well paired with the graphics :)
The concept is very easy to pickup on and the mechanics are easy to understand, perhaps some more challenge would spice up the progression nicely?
GreenXenith
06. Oct 2021 · 21:58 UTC
Boy that was dark. Cute graphics, though, and neat concept.
BridgeFromTV
06. Oct 2021 · 22:02 UTC
Great game!! I love the spooky atmosphere! I couldn't quite get the perfect ending but I liked it anyway! Maybe a light content warning for child abuse, animal death, and suicide? I know it's a horror game but there are lots of horror fans that still struggle with some of those topics. Great job with the art!! Really fun and interesting game!!
Maxathon
06. Oct 2021 · 22:03 UTC
Incredible job. Dark, funny, and SUPER polished adventure game! Even managed to have multiple fail conditions that make sense and lead you to the right solution!
🎤 ashtheevil
07. Oct 2021 · 00:53 UTC
Thank for your feedbacks, guys! Made a postjam updates with sound volume controls and censored mode, so you could play safe and comfortable, hopefully.
2CCs
07. Oct 2021 · 07:40 UTC
Dark! This was a nice game, though. I liked the puzzles and the vibe with the graphics.
Sherwood
07. Oct 2021 · 07:40 UTC
Great concept, I found myself retrying cause I really appreciate this kind of gameplay. I also liked the fact that some choices mattered. I think my only complaint is about ghost's speed. Maybe pressing shift to be a bit faster sometimes would be a nice addition. But to be honest, that's a really solid entry !

I've seen in your previous post you asked for people to share their game too. So here is ours :)
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/the-flamingo-files
Sorrysaurus
08. Oct 2021 · 09:48 UTC
Quite dark! I liked it for a spooktober vibe~
Music was nice and spooky too~

Was quite fun trying to figure out the puzzle!
V174M1N
08. Oct 2021 · 09:50 UTC
Great game! ive done multiple playthroughs.
Bora Cun
08. Oct 2021 · 09:52 UTC
Maybe I did not think enough but I think it is not very clear what you need to fetch to who. There might be some room for improvement in that area. But I liked the concept, so good job! :smile:
afells
08. Oct 2021 · 09:53 UTC
A great puzzle game with a story that made me play it all the through.
Fonkin
08. Oct 2021 · 10:37 UTC
Really liked the game-play, story, and music. Awesome! Longer story and that could seriously be made into a bigger release. V
Kamuniaft
08. Oct 2021 · 13:36 UTC
Great job with this gloomy quest! Feels really solid. It is cool that player has some decisions variety.
🎤 ashtheevil
08. Oct 2021 · 16:28 UTC
@bora-cun the game shurely lacks feedback that gives some clues on wrong actions. Shame if I lost you halfway because of it. Won't miss it next time I do an adventure game =)
LelulaGames
09. Oct 2021 · 01:45 UTC
The graphics are great, the movement smooth, the puzzles good. I didn't know what the unstable part was, unless it was everyone wanting to kill someone. ALso every time I picked up the knife the whole thing reset so I'm not sure I found the end. But I really did enjoy the game play and might try something longer.
🎤 ashtheevil
09. Oct 2021 · 08:55 UTC
@lelulagames thank you for the feedback! It seems like you got a dead ending. Should met characters once more in the real ending, like this:

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Katya Pavlenko
09. Oct 2021 · 14:13 UTC
wow, it's amazing, I really was super involved into gameplay!
Forik
09. Oct 2021 · 20:33 UTC
Played two times. Good job!
mirianbr
11. Oct 2021 · 23:39 UTC
Great atmosphere!! Nice graphics, audio, script! (but dark, I totally understand the censored mode now!)

I would love to know how to reach the other endings people are talking about in the comments, though... I was only following the requests, so I probably did only the basic path. :cry:
🎤 ashtheevil
12. Oct 2021 · 05:19 UTC
@mirianbr thanks for playing and the feedback! No worries, there is no extra content that can be overlooked. You either reached the dead end (resets the game) or the ending, that leads to final scene. The game has only one ending, but you wouldn't reach it simply following all npc's requests.
MaxKyckling
14. Oct 2021 · 11:07 UTC
I really liked the gore and the batshit craziness! I kept feeling the feeling of wanting to know what came next, good job! Really liked the graphics! I didn't realise the censored version was on until after a while which was a bit sad, but I still got to see it all! At times I very confused what I should do and then it could get quite boring, but whenever I felt I knew what to do it was really fun. Cool interpretation of the theme too. Good job! :D Also yes, I did get to the final scene!
LDJam user 267116
20. Oct 2021 · 09:26 UTC
surprisingly dark game! a neat mix of a point and click game and a proper puzzle, with a strong aesthetic. nice job!
Jonathan Lorenz
20. Oct 2021 · 09:59 UTC
Really liked this one! A point'n'click style adventure with a nice darkish mood. And music gave the tone nicely. Not much else to say but I had fun, thank you!
st00nsa
20. May 2023 · 20:50 UTC
Hey @ashtheevil, we were so impressed by this entry, it's inspired us to do this entry https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/return-to-sender-3 . Hope you like it.

PS Is 666 place for innovation kind of a sing?