Relic Seekers by kayrum

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made by kayrum for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

An atmospheric eldritch physics puzzle game.

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Gather and combine the 5 shards of my sacred relic. Only then shall you be free.

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But don't underestimate the shades of your sin.

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By LPM and KayrumDev

Ratings

Overall 114th 3.936⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Fun 300th 3.487⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 299th 3.395⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Theme 330th 3.763⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 90th 4.385⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Audio 121th 3.875⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Humor 506th 2.706⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 37th 4.329⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Given 41🗳️ 60🗨️

Feedback

Nnnnneeeedddd
Oct 07th · 04:41 UTC
Love the style so much, I found all 5 pieces.

I do think you need a 'put down gently' feature, very hard to prep things, I couldn't get all the pieces on the plate without dying
Nyakov
Oct 07th · 14:01 UTC
I like the visual style, but I'm annoyed by the bottle with the fragment that refuses to break :D
Andreyvhc
Oct 07th · 15:02 UTC
Interesting graphics style, one unique like
rozz
Oct 07th · 15:27 UTC
Great graphics and atmosphere, I just felt like it wasn't very clear how to handle the shadow creature
LRDJJ
Oct 07th · 15:29 UTC
Amazing style, nicely done!
6Knowledge
Oct 07th · 15:42 UTC
I was too uneducated to find the fifth piece, but I got the feeling there wouldn't be much beyond the door. Well done on the graphics and atmosphere. Kinda weird you can't look down and throw the item but the entire mechanic seemed a bit wonky beyond that.
LDJam user 235915
Oct 07th · 16:30 UTC
I managed to collect all the items and I really enjoyed the graphics and atmosphere)
Discon
Oct 07th · 21:12 UTC
The atmosphere of the game is good, the gameplay is clear, and it would be nice to add a display on items so that the player knows which items can be picked up and which cannot.
Nef1k
Oct 07th · 21:32 UTC
This is awesome!
I'm personally not a big fun of horror games (event slightly), but the pixelated shader tricked me into playing it.
The atmosphere, and graphics and mechanics are awesome. I couldn't figure out how to evade those things until I did. I really enjoyed playing it and kinda wanna see what's behind that door.

Excellent work, thank you for the game!
florianCohen
Oct 07th · 22:09 UTC
Nice DA, nice job !
MaxineY
Oct 07th · 22:25 UTC
The visual effect is well done.
Adrien Tremblay
Oct 07th · 23:20 UTC
Graphics are really good. The vibe and mood is great. The post processing added a lot. Wasn't able to find the 5th piece
stepa
Oct 08th · 00:44 UTC
very nice game, atmosphre is good
gamesplusjames
Oct 08th · 00:50 UTC
Very creepy, I loved the atmosphere you had going on. I spook very easily but I really enjoyed this! Great work!
Amanon
Oct 08th · 08:53 UTC
The style and atmosphere are awesome! The first time that shadow creature showed up, it honestly made me jump!
Mark Bliner
Oct 08th · 09:02 UTC
i really enjoyed the artstyle and graphics, keep it up!
sick machine
Oct 08th · 15:12 UTC
I really like the visuals and atmosphere—it's reminiscent of Lovecraft.
However, I couldn't figure out what to do with the shadow, as if there was no way to hide or escape from it.
Sometimes it would randomly stop in the middle of the room, but I didn't understand what exactly that depended on.
Amiuke
Oct 08th · 15:39 UTC
I love the atmosphere of this game! The chase sequences were a bit tough for me, though. You’re also very welcome to come try out our game!
Melomaner
Oct 08th · 16:13 UTC
I only managed to find 4 of them (need a guide on how to finish =D). Overall, it’s atmospheric, but there’s too little space to hide from the eye.
🎤 kayrum
Oct 08th · 16:25 UTC
@sick-machine the shadow is sensitive to sounds, so croutching or throwing an item somewhere else my distract it from guarding the pedestal. Thanks for playing!
🎤 kayrum
Oct 08th · 16:29 UTC
@melomaner the locations are the following: Behind painting, inside lockbox, on the table, inside lantern hanging above the bed, inside the glasbottle at the top of the book shelf. If you stop looking at the eye it will switch positions. The shadow will listen for sounds. Thanks for playing.
DenisSobolev
Oct 09th · 16:58 UTC
Great job! Very atmospheric. I like the mechanics, but unfortunately I didn't figure out how to avoid dying, so I couldn't finish the game.
Jully Greenleaf
Oct 09th · 17:57 UTC
Really like this game! The atmosphere is awesome, graphics and stylization are great. First I didn't understand how to avoid enemies, but I like, that it makes me replay it once more. That's cool, that the game is quite challenging. Great job!
tardis2snej
Oct 10th · 17:04 UTC
Oh my god that was creepy!

I tried throwing objects to distract shadows but I didn't see any effect from this. Also, I think they were a fair bit away from me but still they would get me. Maybe I didn't understand something.

Overall, the game is good with strong atmosphere and really gives you that horror feel!

(I also found out that I can't press left and right mouse button at the same time usinh touchpad lol but that's alright I found a mouse)
nexyisan
Oct 10th · 19:38 UTC
It's a good game, but it's a shame you can't open it in your browser, you have to download it.
🎤 kayrum
Oct 10th · 19:46 UTC
@nexyisan Thanks for the feedback, sadly it heavily relies on shaders and render targets that werent compatibile with web.
iovorobiev
Oct 10th · 22:10 UTC
Played the game on stream, but due to time limit didn't complete it. I played it off stream now, and completed it. I really liked the atmosphere, it reminded me of the first Amnesia games, or even penumbra before that. I had to die multiple times, until I just decided to find all the pieces, bring it towards the desk and put it together all at the same time. This worked :)

Really enjoyed this one!

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IRoRoI
Oct 11th · 08:38 UTC
gooood viiibe!!
YibiRabbit007
Oct 11th · 09:09 UTC
Hmm, that's a bit strange! I found the key under the bed, unlocked the chest, and then wandered around for a long time, not sure what else I can do.
🎤 kayrum
Oct 11th · 09:30 UTC
@yibirabbit007 if you cant interact with something ou probably already have something in your hand you can drop or throw it by holding rmb and then clicking lmb. Otherwise i made another comment with all the pieces you can place ont the white pedestal. Thanks for playing!
Yvanor
Oct 15th · 11:53 UTC
Great game ! It reminded me of Frictional Games's work, which I appreciate a lot.
A bit too hard in my opinion, maybe at least make death keep some progress ? Thought I liked how there where different dangers that I had to understand in order to keep going.

Good work !
Cody Raethke
Oct 16th · 03:45 UTC
Really nice job on this game. The art style was really cool, the sound effects and creepy enemies helped set the mood, and the gameplay was enjoyable. It took me just the right amount of time to find all the pieces. My one gripe is that the enemies were kind of annoying - rather than try to deal with them, I just stacked all the pieces up on the table until I had found all of them and assembled everything really quickly. Overall, one of my favorites so far.
Raivk
Oct 16th · 20:08 UTC
Really cool and creepy entry, atmosphere is top notch, you nailed it!
5H08
Oct 19th · 08:21 UTC
amazing atmosphere! love the puzzle designs
🎤 kayrum
Oct 19th · 14:31 UTC
An enchanced version of our game is now available on itch https://kayrum.itch.io/relic-seekers
ophiene
Oct 23rd · 19:55 UTC
Amazing work! It’s super interesting and has a vert unique way to paraphrase the theme, good job! And welcome to give our game a try! :)