Shades
A short 2D sidescroller adventure game demo made for Jame Gam: Halloween Edition -game jam.
Controls:
Moving: WASD or arrow keys
Action: E (keyboard)
Mouse: Used in specified parts of the game (cursor is visible if it can be used)
Improvements:
Ver.1.01 (24.10.2024): Added new sprites, corrected some spelling, added some new events.
Ver.1.02 (24.10.2024): Improved dialogue/narrative.
Ver.1.021 (24.10.2024): Improved dialogue/narrative and minor changes to the art.
Ver.1.021 (24.10.2024): There is now a browser version available.
More:
There is no quitting after starting the game/story because of the small length of the experience. It is meant to be played fully through in one sitting (~5-15min).
Player interacts with objects by pressing E.
When pressing E opens a dialogue in which where protagonist expresses thoughts about objects and situations player can then press E again to close these dialogue windows. Moving is prohibited during open dialoque window. (Ver. 1.0)
Assets:
Music by Cyberwave Orchestra from Pixabay - Main theme
Music by CalvinClavier from Pixabay - Moonlite Sonata (Classical piano)
Sound Effect by LordSonny from Pixabay – Wall breaking
Sound Effect by Justin Callaghan from Pixabay – Diary sound
Sound Effect by hums from Pixabay – Door slam
Sound Effect by UNIVERSFIELD from Pixabay – Dramatic Flute 2
Many default Pixabay sound effects
Download
Install instructions
Download .7z file and extract anywhere. Then run the .exe file.
Comments
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Took a bit to figure out how to start the game and solve the puzzles (with a lot of pressing E wwwww). I like how so much could be interacted with even if they didn't actively play a part in the game's puzzles. It's fun to see the little thoughts and pieces of the characters lives! Nice game ^^
Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it :)
Really interesting game that i greatly enjoyed playing ! The sarcastic humor and the chilling atmosphere was really enjoyable even if the puzzle are kinda rudimentary. Really cool!
Thank you for the feedback! :)