A Step Outside
There are many benefits to living in a haunted house. Presumably. Maybe? This game isn't about that. It's about calming the spirits of your spectral housemates so that you can actually go out on that trip you've been preparing for. It's about other stuff too. Presumably. Maybe? Art engagement is interpretive you're smart you'll figure something out.
Controls: ⬆⬇➡⬅ to move/advance dialogue.
On mobile: swipe to move, tap to advance dialogue.
Made in Bitsy with Borksy for Bitsy Jam #66: Ghosts on Holiday.
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Great work!
I loved the music from the very first moments. The game is good at setting a sort of goofy and spooky atmosphere. The color palette is visually pleasing, the art is very nicely done too. I liked a small interactive moment in the beginning when you have to pick up the candle and your avatar animation changes. Nice touch! Also, the sound design is fantastic: from the gushing of the wind to the water pouring into the glass - the sound effects in this game are rad!
The part I liked the most, of course, was the final confrontation with ghosts in the basement. When the lights went off and the music suddenly changed, I got genuinely spooked! And what a smart use of sounds and visual effects to convey ghosts' shenanigans! Delightful.
The story is good too! I found the concept itself very funny, but it has surprisingly conveyed a whole spectrum of emotions, with a very cute and somewhat bittersweet ending.
Great stuff!
This is really masterfully done--lovely music, charming dialog, and lovely art (my favorite visual touch is the moonlight shining through the window panes). A great narrative on its surface and i appreciate the deeper message too :)
I had trouble finding the keys at first, but I pushed through in the name of cat liquidarity!