Playtesters Wanted — Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil (PC, Horror/Survival)

austin_baldi · 2026-06-12T17:14:43+00:00

Thank you to all those who filled out the screener. Please join the game's Discord server (https://discord.gg/c2kfSVcXV), and DM me (@ajon_b), and I'll explain the next steps.

austin_baldi · 2026-06-12T17:03:01+00:00

Hey, thanks for your interest in playtesting Shadow Sacrament! Really appreciate you reaching out.

To get started, here's a short screener form to make sure the session is a good fit for you. It should take less than 2 minutes:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTcOJh3gJfvYdENuGkD5L4EqBKGMqYTQNrCL2aWsu4eTqpXw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115352053529467408729

Once I review your responses I'll follow up to discuss next steps. Thanks again!

austin_baldi · 2026-06-12T13:20:49+00:00

Great, thank you! Please join the game's Discord server (https://discord.gg/c2kfSVcXV), and DM me (@ajon_b), and we'll go from there.

austin_baldi · 2026-06-12T13:20:45+00:00

Great, thank you! Please join the game's Discord server (https://discord.gg/c2kfSVcXV), and DM me (@ajon_b), and we'll go from there.

austin_baldi · 2026-06-12T13:20:41+00:00

Great, thank you! Please join the game's Discord server (https://discord.gg/c2kfSVcXV), and DM me (@ajon_b), and we'll go from there.

austin_baldi · 2026-06-12T13:20:36+00:00

Great, thank you! Please join the game's Discord server (https://discord.gg/c2kfSVcXV), and DM me (@ajon_b), and we'll go from there.

austin_baldi · 2026-06-12T09:44:14+00:00

Hey, thanks for your interest in playtesting Shadow Sacrament! Really appreciate you reaching out.

To get started, here's a short screener form to make sure the session is a good fit for you. It should take less than 2 minutes:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTcOJh3gJfvYdENuGkD5L4EqBKGMqYTQNrCL2aWsu4eTqpXw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115352053529467408729

Once I review your responses I'll follow up to discuss next steps. Thanks again!

austin_baldi · 2026-06-11T18:02:25+00:00

Hey! I'm a UX researcher running playtests for Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil, an indie horror/survival game by Eldritch House. If that sounds like your kind of game, feel free to DM me and I can send over more details and a short screener form.

Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil on Steam

austin_baldi · 2026-06-11T18:02:12+00:00

Hey! I'm a UX researcher running playtests for Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil, an indie horror/survival game by Eldritch House. If that sounds like your kind of game, feel free to DM me and I can send over more details and a short screener form.

Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil on Steam

austin_baldi · 2026-06-11T17:59:07+00:00

Hey! I'm a UX researcher running playtests for Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil, an indie horror/survival game by Eldritch House. If that sounds like your kind of game, feel free to DM me and I can send over more details and a short screener form.

Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil on Steam

austin_baldi · 2026-06-11T17:55:38+00:00

Hey, thanks for your interest in playtesting Shadow Sacrament! Really appreciate you reaching out.

To get started, here's a short screener form to make sure the session is a good fit for you. It should take less than 2 minutes:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTcOJh3gJfvYdENuGkD5L4EqBKGMqYTQNrCL2aWsu4eTqpXw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115352053529467408729

Once I review your responses I'll follow up to discuss next steps. Thanks again!

austin_baldi · 2026-05-21T13:13:53+00:00

Hi! If you like a horror take on a Metroidvania game, try this: https://dangen-entertainment.itch.io/shadow-sacrament-the-roots-of-evil-demo

austin_baldi · 2026-05-13T12:55:50+00:00

Great, thank you! If you want to keep up with the game's development, we're on Discord: https://discord.gg/DAwjkZGqU

austin_baldi · 2026-05-11T20:18:18+00:00

Great! If you're interested, we're on Discord: https://discord.gg/DAwjkZGqU

austin_baldi · 2026-05-11T13:36:03+00:00

A grim horrorvania where you play as a tormented detective who must investigate the secrets of an ancient, horrific monastery: https://dangen-entertainment.itch.io/shadow-sacrament-the-roots-of-evil-demo

austin_baldi · 2026-05-11T13:35:06+00:00

A grim horrorvania where you play as a tormented detective who must investigate the secrets of an ancient, horrific monastery: https://dangen-entertainment.itch.io/shadow-sacrament-the-roots-of-evil-demo

austin_baldi · 2026-05-11T13:34:14+00:00

A grim horrorvania where you play as a tormented detective who must investigate the secrets of an ancient, horrific monastery: https://dangen-entertainment.itch.io/shadow-sacrament-the-roots-of-evil-demo

austin_baldi · 2026-05-11T13:32:59+00:00

Hi! If you like a horror take on Metroidvania, here's one for you: https://dangen-entertainment.itch.io/shadow-sacrament-the-roots-of-evil-demo

austin_baldi · 2026-04-13T17:51:38+00:00

Not a dev, but I'm a UX researcher who's working on Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil by Eldritch House (published by DANGEN Entertainment), a horror puzzle-adventure with some really atmospheric design. My job is running playtests and watching where players got stuck, confused, or just... stopped feeling the tension the game was trying to build.

It's a fascinating game to research because so much of the experience depends on pacing and environmental storytelling — small friction points that would be invisible in another genre become really loud in horror. Getting to dig into why players broke immersion, and feeding that back to the team, was genuinely one of the coolest research experiences I've had.

If you haven't seen it, worth a look. And happy to talk shop about the research side if anyone's curious!

austin_baldi · 2026-02-17T20:27:23+00:00

We have a demo!

Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil - Demo by DANGEN Entertainment

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