Idea for a game jam: The "Movie You Haven't Seen Game Jam"
Pick a movie from the early 2000's that you HAVEN'T seen, watch 1 (just ONE) trailer for it, and then make a PS2 styled cashgrab tie-in game of that movie.
๐ฟ๐ปHaunted PS1 Demo Disc 2021๐ป๐ฟ
25 low-fi and horror game demos all in one immersive 3D launcher
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Admission is free! Visit now and you might even leave alive...
It's a big file so maybe read our 28 page booklet while you wait!
#HPS1
#DemoDisc2021
[ECHOSTASIS] - A psychedelic science-fiction horror FPS - a fully playable nightmare that acts as the final chapter of my 5+ year long trilogy.
And the best part? I've shown off almost none of the 3+ years of work I've done on it.
More coming soon.
#screenshotsaturday
Pardon my absence.
I have been putting every thought I have into completing the final climactic chapter of my horror trilogy, [ECHOSTASIS], coming later this year.
If you could kindly throw a wishlist my way, I would be eternally grateful! Link in reply.
#screenshotsaturday
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Coming 2023.
Revamped [STEAM] page is now live.
WISHLIST NOW. (RT's appreciated)
I've just hit 3,000 followers! Thank you all so much for hanging out and being so cool. <3
[ECHOSTASIS] is my brand cinematic science-fiction horror game that I spent 3+ years building. It's a game I have kept entirely under wraps meaning that the vast majority of the playtime will be experienced completely blind.
You'll have no idea where this [STORY] goes - trust me.
Want to play something a bit different?
You should try out this game I've been so obsessed with, I've been playing it every day since late 2020.
It's a sprawling ~โโ hour long existential nightmare called [ECHOSTASIS].
People are only now discovering how this [STORY] [ENDS].
#pitchyagame
[ECHOSTASIS] is my attempt at spending 3+ years designing a game that will shatter all your expectations.
A ~10 hour long existential nightmare which is split between a slow-paced [STORY] where you use a fully interactive terminal, and a fast-paced FPS puzzler.
I am delighted to FINALLY announce my next game:
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A FREE PROLOGUE will be released VERY soon.
Make sure to keep those ๐'s peeled
The idolisation of Hollywood actors is something that's bothered me for years, as though they somehow "legitimise" videogames, despite this industry dwarfing film?
A game character can be ANYTHING, why make them just resemble actors who get paid waay more than most other actors?
Last thought on TGAs, is that between The Muppets, Kojima, Hollywood actors screaming shut up or talking about their broken foot taking up a lot of timeโฆ and people like Sam Lake and Swen Vincke, getting shooed off stage as they give emotional thanks.
Well? Priorities.
Hi, I'm an indie dev and I've made a trilogy of award winning psychedelic sci-fi horror games.
Playable existential nightmares inspired by Evangelion/MGS2/million-other-things that rely on atmosphere and slow-burn uncanny horror over cheap jumpscares. x
Hi, I'm an indie dev and we made a multi-award winning buddy cop supernatural adventure game, inspired by classic point and click games like Monkey Island and 80s and 90s movies and TV shows like the X-Files and Twin Peaks.
Want to thank you all for the incredible reception to [ECHOSTASIS]. I've spent over three years doubting if this thing would ever see the light of day but you have all ensured this weekend is one I will never forget
Special thanks to
@darrencearnaigh
for hosting a launch party โค๏ธ
Welcome to your [DREAMSCAPE] - An explorable representation of your mind.
As you can see - this place has seen brighter days.
Don't [THINK] too much about it though.
The [ECHO] is here to [HELP].
[ECHOSTASIS] - OUT NOW.
๐จ[ECHOSTASIS] UPDATE๐จ
The [DSE] timer now โธ๏ธpausesโธ๏ธ when the player is stationary and not aiming a gun, meaning that the primary resource is now ACTIONS, not TIME.
tl;dr; this brings the game more in line with the puzzle shooter it was always meant to be.
๐Take a look ๐
Look what came in the post today!
The (Japanese only) physical edition of THE ENIGMA MACHINE on Switch!
Very very surreal to see my work in the physical world. I would say it's a dream come true but honestly I never even considered this happening lol
Progress has been going incredibly well on [ECHOSTASIS] - the conclusion to my science-fiction horror trilogy, and the culmination of everything I've been working toward since 2018.
Coming late 2023.
#screenshotsaturday
#horror
ps. there is still SO much you haven't seen. ;)
~ANNOUNCEMENT~
-THE ENIGMA MACHINE-
Coming to PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch!
Big thanks to
@Dolores_Ent
for their fine work!
Watch the original trailer here:
<3
[ECHOSTASIS] continues my pursuit of the "90's pre-rendered PC adventure game, but in real-time" aesthetic
You should wishlist it here!
#screenshotsaturday
#ComingSoon
to all console platforms: MOTHERED
After The Enigma Machine... Here's the new story by
@ENIGMA_STUDIO_
Meet LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother. Something weird is happening...
Exciting news, we've formed a GameDev Collective (name TBD)!
We're a group of independent game makers, contractors, and remote workers who wanted to share an office together.
Excited to be a part of the wider
@CREWDigital1
community as well.
#GameDev
#IrishGameDev
This is how Mothered development was coming along this day last year. The visual style was starting to come together. I love how it kinda looks like a 90's pre-rendered point-and-click adventure game.
I kinda wish AI just stayed at the level where it makes incredibly bizarre dreamy shit, the kinds of stuff that could ONLY be done by AI. But no, we're hell bent on having it make the fun stuff that humans want to create themselves.
I might ask that if you've played [ECHOSTASIS] on Steam, could you leave it a positive review (and please share the game)? These few days are KEY to its discoverability on [STEAM].
...it's just ironic that a game critical of [ALGORITHMS] is having to rely on one so much itself.๐
Going to start a lil thread where I post some cool artwork I've found! Gonna post only one painting per tweet cuz tbh they each deserve their own space
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[ECHOSTASIS] has been nominated for an award by A MAZE Berlin 2024!
Thank you so much to the people at A MAZE for the nomination, and a BIG thanks to everyone who encouraged me to submit!!
Everything I've been working on this year has been spoilery af so I don't have much to show,Here's some vague stuff in the meantime.
#screenshotsaturday
#echostasis
Just found this old game called Ballance on a YouTube video. Just in LOVE with this mid-2000's PC game aesthetic.
From a distance it almost looks pre-rendered?
[ECHOSTASIS] would not be what it is without Karl's incredible analog jams. His obsession with an authentically analog sound using vintage synthesizers and recording through tape is absolutely something you *FEEL* as you play. <3
Hello yes I would like to be better at promoting myself. [ECHOSTASIS] is a very anticipated game but I've put absolutely no work into ensuring that bigger outlets have their eye on it as a significant horror game of 2024 (which tbh it totally is)
Didn't know [ECHOSTASIS] is the long-awaited conclusion to cult-classic trilogy that started over 5 years ago?
Introducing THE [ENIGMA] TRILOGY bundle!
All three mainline games - THE ENIGMA MACHINE, MOTHERED and [ECHOSTASIS] - for one reduced price!
Link in replies!๐
[ECHOSTASIS] Prologue is OUT NOW on the
@HauntedPs1
Demo Disc 2021!
I've kept deliberately quiet about the development of this game and its contents, as I'd like people going in as blind as possible.
I hope it's pays off, and can't wait to hear your feedback <3
Finished Outer Wilds a few nights and ago and like... we're all in agreement that it's kinda the best and most ingeniously designed game ever made, right? like it kinda HAS to be, right????
If we could represent the mind of an AI through a 3D environment and explore it, would that prove useful to us?
How about if that AI started showing signs of CONTAMINATIOฬตฬขาล ฬธฬอ?อ
AVAILABLE NOW ON STEAM - THE ENIGMA MACHINE.
#indiedev
#gamedev
#Steam
๐To all players playing through [ECHOSTASIS]๐
*Do not play the Prologue.* It will straight up wipe your save.
This isn't a bit or some way to find secret content. It's a bug I am now focusing entirely on fixing. In the meantime... sorry if this has already happened to you!
And while we're all surfing the hellfire (twitter), I'm going to take this opportunity to promote my new release.
This is my new game - MOTHERED - a melancholic horror game about playing roles.
<3