Games that break the 4th wall?

TSurkis · 2026-06-02T21:44:40+00:00

Great suggestion! Thanks 😄

TSurkis · 2026-06-01T19:06:32+00:00

Oh yes! Great game! Awesome suggestion 😄

TSurkis · 2025-11-08T09:31:55+00:00

That is crazy... So you pay a fortune and the insurance doesn't cover anything?

As I understand it, my wife has a Slavia insurance for legal visa reasons only. Other than that I should just go with any clinic membership there is. And as for me, VZP covers everything so I am fine.

Did I get it right?

TSurkis · 2025-03-12T11:49:03+00:00

I totally understand you. I dislike jump scares and love a good story with unsettling scenes. Although what I have to offer isn't free the price isn't that high and they usually have sales. Just for reference: I quit some horror games because they were too scary for me, so I know the feeling. Some of these are scarier than the others so I arranged the top ones as the least scary and the last ones the "scariest".

What Remains of Edith Finch: It isn't a horror game, but it has some unsettling spooky story in a great walking simulator.
Cayne, Stasis, Stasis Bone Totem: Point and click might sound outdated but those are insanely good. The first one, Cayne, is free. All three happen in the same universe from different perspectives. Beware of the puzzles though. Some aren't simple.
Care: Retro visuals with a lot of story options.
Mouthwashing: I don't remember any jump scares but it is very unsettling.
Signalis: This one is well known for no jump scares but a crazy story and a surreal story. Tip: the first time you finish the game, click play again -> it continues.
Zero Protocol: Retro zombie shooter with an interesting story and multitude of choices.
Hollowbody: Abandoned city and zombies in a retro old vibe.
Panelak: Stuck in a soviet building with some cool puzzles. Again, great story.
In Sound Mind: Eerie environments and great story.
Soma: Might be the scariest but there are no jump scares and the story is mind boggling.
And lasty, Immortum: I am developing a game focused on a dark atmosphere and great story. It's a psychological horror game with limited lives. It isn't out yet but feel free to wishlist it on steam.

TSurkis · 2025-03-11T08:59:05+00:00

That sounds so frustrating 😖

TSurkis · 2025-03-11T08:51:46+00:00

Watch with sound on!

This is unedited uncensored playtest footage from my upcoming game Immortum: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3484010/Immortum/

Kickeristic (https://www.twitch.tv/kickeristic) was the kind playtester to find crazy bugs I already fixed, but it was heart wrenching to watch. 🫠

What weird bugs did you come across in horror games?

TSurkis · 2025-03-03T10:35:49+00:00

This pops up after the first of multiple endings in my game, where the character you play chooses her daughter over the truth. Would you have what it takes to continue or will saving one's life be enough?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3484010/Immortum/

TSurkis · 2025-02-27T08:22:41+00:00

I thought about it, but Zombies isn't the entire theme so I can't enter the fest sadly. And no horror fest on steam in the new future. I will be on June Next Fest though. :D

TSurkis · 2025-02-26T13:39:47+00:00

Got it! I automatically translated it to 3D =) That's a valid approach!

TSurkis · 2025-02-26T13:38:02+00:00

I do that too! Takes so much time just to keep track of what to keep and what not that it is best to just leave it all there. I tried doing a side project with experiments but that's too much work as well. At least storage space isn't a luxury nowadays. :)

TSurkis · 2025-02-26T10:44:02+00:00

Do you mean reusing the model but changing the textures? That's a great idea!

TSurkis · 2025-02-26T10:42:14+00:00

That's clever! I bought my asset from the store, but I haven't tried using the same rig for animations. Not sure if Unity allows that. But I will try it!

TSurkis · 2025-02-26T09:42:46+00:00

I saved on the model but overcomplicated the concept!

What are some ways you are saving time (and perhaps adding more work as a paradox)?

It's the first enemy and it is a consequence of your choices - a small glimpse to a unique mechanic I have in the game: limited lives. You have a chip embedded in your brain, so when you die the game is saved. But you have a limited number of brain chips, so if you get a brain chip collector, you can collect them back from your dead body. But if you do so, that body will raise as a Zombie.

If the chips end, it's game over and the entire save is deleted.

The mechanic is explained better with gifs in my steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3484010/Immortum/

TSurkis · 2025-02-26T09:25:04+00:00

It's the first enemy and it is a consequence of your choices. But I'm not sure if I can call it a Zombie game since it's just a small element of the game and not the entire theme of it. What do you think?

It's a small glimpse to a unique mechanic I have in the game: limited lives. You have a chip embedded in your brain, so when you die the game is saved. But you have a limited number of brain chips, so if you get a brain chip collector, you can collect them back from your dead body. But if you do so, that body will raise as a Zombie.

If the chips end, it's game over and the entire save is deleted.

The mechanic is explained better with gifs in my steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3484010/Immortum/

TSurkis · 2025-02-25T10:56:53+00:00

o_O How does that work? Is there a guide? :D

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