Sensory Underload

After years of studying the Soulscape and the interface between the spirit and the world, a facility is attacked by a hostile soul looking to cut the ties connecting the souls of the residents to their bodies.

You are Doe, one of the subjects of the study, and your interface between your soul and the world has been shattered. You can only use one sense at a time. You can’t see the creature and the creature can’t see you, but you sure can hear each other. How long can you hold your breath for? Because that might be all that stands between you and death…

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This game was made for the BIGMODE Game Jam 2023 with the theme of “mode”.

I interpreted the word as how something is being perceived, experienced or performed.  This defined the core mechanic of the game, centred around the senses.

Depending on what sense you are using, how you perceive the game world is different. You may be able to see the world and sense a threat by the hairs on your neck. You may be limited to 3D audio. You may need to smell your way through a maze of gases, but you can’t do them all at once. How you act is also influenced by how you perceive your world.

Your mode of perception = Your mode of behaviour

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This game was made in Godot, using Blender, FLStudio, Audacity, Krita, and various assets credited in the game.