THE DARK SUBSTANCE
A downloadable game for Windows
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THE DARK SUBSTANCE has been created to participate in the RPG Maker Horror Game Jam #3. It's the first time we've joined a jam, and it's been a great experience to challenge ourselves as we had to create everything in just over a month.
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In THE DARK SUBSTANCE, you'll embody a scientist striving to rescue his most important project. He needs to retrieve a peculiar substance and, to do so, must revisit the facility where he worked and confront the havoc wreaked by radiation following the accident that forced him to abandon everything. Along his journey, he'll encounter unexpected challenges and confront unimaginable horrors.
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- Duration: About half an hour of gameplay.
- Genre: Survival Horror.
- Languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Indonesian, Polish, Portuguese and French.
- Two unique endings.
- Limited save points.
--------------------------------- HOW TO PLAY ---------------------------------
Download the game.
Unzip the rar file.
Open the folder and double-click on THE DARK SUBSTANCE.
Use F4 to toggle fullscreen mode.
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We would be delighted to hear your opinion, so please don't hesitate to leave us your rating and/or comment.
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THE DARK SUBSTANCE ha sido creado para participar en la RPG Maker Horror Game Jam #3. Es la primera vez que nos unimos a una jam y ha sido una buena experiencia para ponernos a prueba ya que hemos tenido que crear todo en poco más de un mes.
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En THE DARK SUBSTANCE encarnarás a un científico que trata de rescatar su proyecto más importante. Necesita recuperar una sustancia peculiar y, para ello, tendrá que visitar el centro donde trabajaba y enfrentarse a los estragos causados por la radiación tras el accidente que le obligó a abandonar todo. En su viaje se encontrará con dificultades que no esperaba y tendrá que enfrentar horrores inimaginables para él.
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- Duración: Alrededor de media hora de gameplay.
- Género: Terror y Supervivencia.
- Idiomas: Inglés, Español, Italiano, Indonesio, Polaco, Portugués y Francés.
- Dos finales únicos.
- Puntos de guardado limitados.
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Descargar el juego.
Descomprimir el archivo rar.
Abrir la carpeta y hacer doble clic sobre THE DARK SUBSTANCE.
Usar F4 para alternar la pantalla completa.
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Estaremos encantados de conocer tu opinión, así que no dudes en dejarnos tu valoracion y/o comentario.
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Fun little game, thanks so much for making it! Enjoyed it on stream. :)
Thanks for the gameplay, it was nice watching it!! It also helps us improve 🙂
Buenas tardes FiideoGames, ¿qué tal?
He visto de lo que trata el juego, gráficos etc.. y me gustaría mucho entrevistaros a los componentes del equipo cuando lo haya jugado próximamente en mi canal de Youtube (que podréis ver dentro de mi página de itch.io).
Me encantaría estar en contacto con vosotr@s para ello. Dentro de mi canal podréis ver otras entrevistas a desarrolladores, siempre con un tono informal y amigable. Aparte, tenéis link de la comunidad de Discord tanto en mi página como en mi canal que es donde las realizo.
¡Muchas gracias, espero ver más juegos vuestros y un saludo muy grande!
Panics Studios
Hola, la verdad es que no estamos interesados en participar en entrevistas por voz/vídeo, pero nos encantaría ver tu gameplay, así que si necesitas algo de información, estaremos encantados de atenderte a través de nuestro Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/fiideogames/
Muchas gracias por tu interés. ¡Un saludo! :)
Buenas, en tal caso me sabe mal decirlo pero tampoco estaría interesado. Suelo subir gameplays de gente que accede a las entrevistas, quitando otros juegos que no son de habla hispana que no las hago.
Si cambiáis de opinión por aquí os dejo el Discord para que entréis con total libertad: https://discord.gg/BpfXXxtu
hey that was pretty cool!
a very short game with simple gameplay and a straightforward story. feels like it would've been really easy to overcomplicate things but it knows what it is and pulls everything off really well. i got stuck a couple times at the start but overall i was never lost and always knew where i had to go next, which can be tricky but it's done great here.
the visuals were really neat. i'm a sucker for both extremely complicated pixel art, and also the really simple and clean kind (both can be equally hard to master, people!). that, mixed with the font and ui, give the whole thing a really nice retro vibe. it even felt at times like an obscure (in a good way) title i'd be playing in a gameboy haha.
SPOILERS:
there's a bunch of segments i could highlight: the reptile things following you sometimes when you leave an area, the laboratory part where you have to follow precise instructions (i'm a sucker for those kinda minigames lol), the oxygen system that makes you tense but doesn't require constant attention, the final chase scene which was really cool and adrenaline-pumping... it all comes together for a really neat package.
if you accept criticism, like i said i got stuck a couple of times at the start. i didn't know how to enter the facility and it took me a while to realize i had to interact with the broken fence. maybe it'd be solved by making the broken part more obvious? and while like i said the final chase is really cool, it got a bit annoying dying again and again and having to repeat it. but that's probably just skill issue lol.
overall this was a really good game, and a super unique take on the theme of the jam! honestly it makes me wonder why there aren't more games about exploring a barren land in the dark, because it's such a cool concept and it's pretty effective here.
We are very glad to hear that it evoked these feelings in you, as they are exactly what we aimed for, especially regarding the graphics and the overall simplicity of the game. We greatly value all opinions and criticisms; they help us improve, and we definitely take them into account!
SPOILERS:
Regarding the broken fence, we weren't sure if it would be clearly understood, but we have noticed that some people get lost at this point in the game. Therefore, we have decided to widen the gap a bit.
As for the final chase, the AI in RPG Maker is quite peculiar, and its movement depends on the player's movements. If, upon leaving the center, you move slightly to the right and then alternate between moving down and right while following the path, it's fairly easy to avoid being touched by the enemies. We understand that it is a difficult part, but since it is the end of the game, we wanted it to be challenging.
Thank you very much for playing and taking the time to leave us such a detailed comment. Receiving such positive feedback really motivates us. :)
i see! glad to hear you improved that part of the game to make it less confusing :>
and yeah like i said me dying again and again was probably my fault lmao. thanks for replying!
Made a video
Thanks for the gameplay, it was so fun watching it hahaha. It also helps us correct errors and improve gameplay. :)
Happy you enjoyed watching the gameplay and good to hear it can help improve the game.