Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek v2.04
by DDRKirby(ISQ) and Kat Jia
Released under the Cocoa Moss label

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This is our entry for round 47 of Ludum Dare. The theme was "Stuck in a loop". We ended up making a horror game with a focus on audio and storytelling.

Content Warnings >>

Awards (out of 2406 jam entries):

Ludum Dare submission page

Original compo version submitted to Ludum Dare

Changelog >>

v2.04 (Post-Jam Version)
- Fixed Sam/Mel names being switched in one dialogue text box (fridge)

v2.03
- Fixed dialogue colors/sounds being mismatched in the intro
- Tweaked/fixed character dialogue colors

v2.02
- Fixed a bug that caused incorrect lighting on the last loop

v2.01
- Fixed a camera bug that caused the camera to become permanently offset
- Fixed some panning transitions as a result
- Fixed a minor typo in one of the dialogues

v2.00
- Updated character graphics
- Changed characters names from Eliz and Sam to Sam and Mel
- Added and tweaked a substantial amount of dialogue, especially when Sam and Mel are together
- Tweaked how the scene transitions work
- Modified collision sizing slightly
- Added additional tutorial prompts
- Increase audio buffer size to prevent crackling issues on lower-end machines
- Reworked audio handling for dialogue boxes to account for increased audio buffer
- Fixed a minor sprite layering issue near the end of the game

v1.09
- Tweaked sfx volumes slightly

v1.08
- Tweaked visual cues for piano puzzle to be more subtle
- Respawning while closing your eyes now forces eyes open
- As a corollary, holding shift no longer buffers eye closing

v1.07
- Reworked the piano interface so the dialog box does not close after every note
- Added visual cues for the piano puzzle for better accessibility

v1.06 (Jam Version)
- Attempt (again) to address framerate-dependent bug that caused interactions to retrigger

v1.05
- Pressing and holding space now quickens dialogue speed where applicable
- Bedroom door actually opens now
- Massively reduced build size using ogg compression for all audio
- Trimmed out many unused graphical assets
- Fixed many minor collision annoyances
- Fixed several z-ordering issues by reworking how z-ordering works
- Fixed some miscellaneous graphical and audio hitches
- Fixed bedroom being a bit darker than intended the second time around
- Fixed many sounds being slightly softer until first respawn
- Tweaked dialog box timing to be a bit more consistent

v1.04
- Addressed a framerate-dependent bug that caused interactions to retrigger upon closing a dialog

v1.03
- Added a small version indicator to the starting screen
- Minor tweak to the intro sequence (switched two sprites)
- Deleted unused assets to make the build size a bit smaller

v1.02
- Fixed a rare crash that soft-locked the game when an unhide is interrupted
- Tweaked the piano event slightly

v1.01
- Added one additional tutorial prompt

v1.00
- First release!

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