Shadowstalker by stolvann

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made by stolvann for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

You're alone in the forrest, something is hunting you. Find the pages. Escape.

A slenderman inspired game but with a cute girl and a different creepy pasta monster this time

Control with WASD and sprint by holding down SHIFT

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Ratings

Overall 428th 3.472⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 542th 3.111⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 569th 2.944⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 634th 3.194⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 275th 3.944⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 588th 2.444⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 130th 4⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

Idandot
Oct 07th · 07:03 UTC
Perfect immersion. It's silent, with only the sound of footsteps. It could use a UI, of course, but that's not a problem. The jumpscare scared the hell out of me!
Viyzed
Oct 07th · 10:36 UTC
Just an FYI, we were so rushed at the end we didn't add a win condition XD

I'm out of comission for the next few days but would like to patch it to add one.
Roitchie
Oct 07th · 17:03 UTC
I am such a scaredy cat with Horror games and this triggered that same dread in me when playing. You've done a great job making it feel scary even when you can't see the monster. I'd love to play it again after you patch in the ending so feel free to @ me.
Wanabi
Oct 07th · 20:16 UTC
I really like this mix of 2D and 3D.
anete ainjärv
Oct 07th · 20:16 UTC
the artstyle reminded me of dont starve! very well made game, wish you had time to finish it
WhiteCat
Oct 07th · 23:34 UTC
I really like this 2.5D perspective, and it would be even better with a UI.
RobertTory
Oct 08th · 06:29 UTC
main character looks thery nice
Clu3ter
Oct 08th · 06:35 UTC
Amazing artstyle and scene!Love it!
Phobos
Oct 08th · 21:03 UTC
Really cool game, love the graphics and the screamer works well. But I think it's missing some feedbacks, for the stamina remaining and to see how many page we have collected and how many are still left.
Kaspjej
Oct 09th · 18:46 UTC
Great atmosphere. Loved the graphics!
Shram
Oct 09th · 23:42 UTC
В момент первой встречи с чудовищем я ощутил что эта игра достойная, хоть на первый взгляд мне показалось иное. Ставлю 8/10 Слендерменов
Euler Moises
Oct 12th · 13:48 UTC
LOL

It really looks like Slenderman.

A stamina meter and maybe a page counter would be interesting.

I liked the effect of making the 2D trees rotate in the 3D environment. Super Mario 64 did that too.

A tip about 3D stereo sound: Don't put everything on one side (footsteps on one side and crickets on the other). Always leave some of the sound on the other side. If we think we're in an empty forest, the sounds come from all sides because you hear the source of the sound and the reverberation of the environment. It makes it more immersive.

Congratulations.
Llevelin
Oct 14th · 00:39 UTC
At first it was scary, but for some reason the creature tried to hide in a corner when I approached. Maybe the monster is not what it seems?
Daniel123
Oct 15th · 22:21 UTC
I really like the graphic and the darkness of creating the atmosphere. However, the atmosphere seems to be too dark that I can not see the environment clearly. I know this may be the design that you can only use the flash light to see it clearly. But I don't think this is a clever desgin.
Brainloaf Studio
Oct 17th · 22:20 UTC
Love the atmosphere! I also like that the monster actually backed away when I first noticed it, just a shadowy shape at the edge of the light. It made it all the more startling when it started charging towards me! As others have mentioned, a page counter or win condition would be awesome! Nice work!
Ciphereo
Oct 24th · 06:27 UTC
A very cool atmosphere, the protagonist is very cute, and the immersion effect is very strong. Nice work!
EagleZ
Oct 24th · 08:21 UTC
I was tense the whole game, really good athmosphere!