A Dark Place
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Tiny horror visual novel.
Submission to O2A2 2023 visual novel jam.
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Development log
- Language Toggle with "L"Dec 01, 2023
- French Translation by Hugo LorenziniSep 03, 2023
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Tiny horror visual novel.
Submission to O2A2 2023 visual novel jam.
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Great use of just a few assets! Everything contributed to the horror feel: the simple sounds, the pacing, the use of an unlikely evil protagonist... Wish I could play it for the first time all over again.
Woah, man I didn't expect that! It was certainly quite the experience.
It really felt like a desperate person who was pushed to rely on the comforts of their imagination before impulsively acting it out, and while yes, the person has been planning this out religiously, the fact they were pushed to doing such an act and then being flustered over it just shows how underprepared they are and if they truly wanted this or if they were now forced to commit to it.
The talks about murder and of the kidnapper's dark desires chilled me, not only that but the kidnapper continuously and unconsciously teasing the player that they would be let go all while panicking over themselves really was suspenseful, especially with the ending that counts down because the VN (I assume it is, please correct me) just automatically exits by itself at the last second leaves us in this suspense if our MC will be okay and safe or if the kidnapper truly fell apart under their twisted desires.
Amazing work~ Really brought a chill to my spine!
That's the intended end of the game, yes! Thanks for playing and for the thoughtful comment 💖
I've liked this game and I want to translate this game into french so more people can enjoy it, if you give me the permission of course.
You can contact me at : lorenzinihugo100@gmail.com
Your translation's been uploaded! Thanks a bunch, you were a pleasure to work with!
Ending made me cackle.
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A lovely 0-choice game. It is very short and sharp, every word adds to the effect. A successful experiment in minimalism!
Really great sense of pacing, playing with expectations, and use of the limited assets. Perfectly minimalist!
Damn, that's some good character work! A really tight little monologue giving us such a good window into the character's mind while not burdened down with any unnecessary exposition or context. Nicely done.
Pretty neat. There's an amusing sort of bluntness to any sort of discussion of violence, murder, et cetera, that often gets seen in "black comedy" and the like. The intersection between very serious and "I can't believe this is happening right now!" that always lies within painful realities. This story hits exactly that point. It's a form of existence quite well suited to the monologue; after all, the reader has no power to actually affect the culprit except progressing or denying the story, so we are, in many ways, chained to the floor without mouth or limb. Ironically, every story is more or less like this, fictional entities speaking to us in an almost perverse sense, rambling to our prone form while we sit here taking it.
This story isn't exactly funny - but it's funny that the culprit chats in such an almost matter of fact way with us - the comedy of awkwardness, I suppose. After all, a grizzled predator wouldn't even think twice, or perhaps would only act so as to enjoy manipulation of the prey's feelings. In fact, for all we know this is, in universe, a play - a person who has killed a great many times putting on a show just for the amusement of watching someone squirm and writhe in the hopes that they may still be freed. Murderers often enjoy the glimpse of freedom in someone's eyes, some enjoy total submission, others the crushing of hope, which requires some in the first place. It's quite difficult to tell, isn't it?
The ending is open-ended, but is it really? It's exciting, right?
hell yes. another certified john thyer classic
A chilling title. Thanks for making it!