Between the Layers by boddiul

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made by boddiul for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

Short narrative dreamcore horror game with multiple endings

Developed by:

boddiul - Game design, Code (My first Godot game!)

Sai Eleven - Game design, 3D modelling

zwonkybeats - Music, Sound effects

lo https://youtu.be/Zsw0Ux1tLrc

Ratings

Overall 312th 3.829⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Fun 604th 3.4⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 329th 3.643⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Theme 655th 3.5⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 404th 3.886⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Audio 126th 3.957⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Humor 579th 2.857⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 100th 4.118⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 75🗳️ 48🗨️

Feedback

Alexandru Barbanoua
03. Oct 2023 · 07:21 UTC
Interesting story and gameplay nice graphics and innovating storytelling
Daniel G
03. Oct 2023 · 08:43 UTC
Good gameplay and graphics, and great atmosphere!
Kris3
05. Oct 2023 · 17:08 UTC
I really love this type of game that you guys made. The peaceful yet unsettling music combined with the story and visuals made it really interesting to play! I don't know if you can call this a psychological horror game but to me it felt like one. The sound effects at the end of the game made me jump :D I chose the bear, camera and the knife, so I got the 4th ending. I wish you had the option to choose between the items when the situations unfold, for example I wanted to use the knife on the creature when the game did the choice for me and went with the camera for some reason, but overall this is a nice game!
xelaurt
05. Oct 2023 · 17:35 UTC
I like the idea of multiple endings and of the choices that you can make. I chose tooth, knife and compass which brings me to the 2nd ending. I like how you make us visualize who attacked the protagonist, with no visual aspect of this creature but only through text. All of this creates a nice atmosphere.
iron_head
11. Oct 2023 · 15:51 UTC
This is great. This game is like one of those indie single-use gems. Interesting, how you can get some engaging gameplay from seemingly just text. 10/10 for replayability)
fatEmperor
12. Oct 2023 · 07:24 UTC
Good job. A lot of endings make the project replayable.
LDJam user 372256
12. Oct 2023 · 17:47 UTC
Cool game !
knexator
12. Oct 2023 · 18:01 UTC
Very good! reminds me of the old GROW flash games
extar
13. Oct 2023 · 14:16 UTC
I really enjoyed this. The graphics and audio are really cool, I especially like the ominous music. The writing was good, very atmospheric and I appreciated the short playthroughs and multiple endings approach. :)
justking144
14. Oct 2023 · 19:30 UTC
The music and atmosphere created an incredibly unsettling experience. I liked the endings as they offered a lot of feedback on what to do different next time
Sibi
15. Oct 2023 · 12:40 UTC
Really nice storytelling and great atmosphere. I would have loved an overview of what endings I already got and maybe a slightly quicker way to try the different combinations instead of having to click through all the dialog.
Kira_Platon
16. Oct 2023 · 14:46 UTC
The graphics are simple, but the aura of dreamcore is perfectly shown. This is the essence of this aesthetics.
The sounds are very well matched. The level itself shows an infinite emptiness and at the same time, black and white tiles make you think that space is limited.
I liked the idea with different endings, depending on the chosen subjects.
To be honest, this is very similar to one of the backrooms levels — "The Ultimate Backrooms" Lvl998 but without sky.
Impressive game. I really like it! You have done a great work!
Sabi
17. Oct 2023 · 13:27 UTC
I was confused at first, but cool idea and perfect choice of audio!
Prismapunch
18. Oct 2023 · 19:51 UTC
Very interesting concept. Really liked the style and all the object models looked great. Would have liked to see some of the things explained in the story such as the shadowy figure as it would have added more to the experience rather than just text.
EgorMnc
20. Oct 2023 · 14:27 UTC
nice game