Honestly this game for the demo was 10/10 idk why I have a big fear over big spiders lol hopefully this dev can actually make this game look good bc I have seen good & bad horror games be good but anyways that all I gotta say hopefully u see this:)
As someone with a bit of a spider phobia, the tension was real, especially during that Nightmare. The environmental storytelling is top-notch, loved the detail with the library books and the creepy realization that the spider grows based on what it consumes. Great work on the old-school atmosphere!
I don't have the fear of spiders, but this game definitely brought it out. I can't anything about the game, definitely a horror game worth checking out and wishlist it on Steam!
I'd give Lurking's demo a 7.3 out of 10 Spiders. GAMEPLAY (The game starts at 53:00)
this is one of those games that i would regret playing because im absolutely terrified of spiders but honestly that definitely the case this game terrified me but thats also why i loved it definetley very exited for the full game cant wait
heres my gameplay if anyone is interested and maybe if you enjoyed consider liking and subscribing it would really help my small channel out thank you ;)
Wow!!! So many new improvements compared to the previous demo! The whole concept is really nice, and the gameplay is smooth with no lag... Really enjoyed playing it, and I’m looking forward to the full release. Can’t wait to see how the complete game turns out! : D
Played the demo when it first came out and had lots of fun! I'm really happy you're still working on it and that you've brought us a new version. This is definitely a major update; you can tell a lot of work has gone into it. The visuals are so nice and the whole gameplay feels really smooth! I can't really say I'm scared of spiders but seeing them make those squelchy leg sounds while rapidly approaching you as you try to hide in the vents was definitely a scary and immersive experience lmao
I’ll leave a few 'bugs' and minor notes:
#1. I had a weird bug initially at 42:14 (after the neighbor interaction) in my video. After that scream I went back to check what happened but the game cut off to the end of the demo. I thought to myself that can't be the end of it I'm glad I was right.. just not sure what triggered it. I guess my character's hitbox glitched and clipped into the basement area? (not sure if they're close).. or is the demo time based? either way I went back to the main menu and loaded the checkpoint.
#2. At 32:30 in the video my player started losing health. Not sure if that's intended.. glass shards from the garbage bags? or the game thinks I fell from the area above and is applying fall damage?
#3. At 42:04 after I escaped through the vent I went back to the same place thinking I might've missed something but the area was blocked by an invisible wall and I ended up getting killed by two spiders which kept slowing me down.
#4. On the same note spiders can follow you into the vents and it becomes really hard to escape since they slow you down when they hit you. What happened to me was that a spider bit my player and it randomly forced me into a standing position instead of crouched.. which also made the main camera clip through the vents and I could see the whole map (the player's body/hitbox was still in the vents though).
All that aside, this is a really cool game and I'm super excited for the full release! Wishing you the best of luck ❤️
Thanks for the detailed feedback it's super helpful! I'll fix all of that.
The demo has 2 endings now, for some reason the early ending (more impactful) doesn't trigger sometimes (need to figure out why) and as i had made more content up to a later demo end, i left this content in.
Can understand the confusion, i'll need to fix that!
Hey there! I saw that you updated your game and decided to give it another shot to see what changed since its release. And oh boy, you've made a really solid horror experience, congrats! Sadly I wasn't able to finish the game because for some reason the door to the basement led to an empty room which kinda broke my vision whenever I got closer to certain walls.
I recorded the whole thing and gave some feedback while playing here:
Sorry to hear that. You're the first to report this, can you give more details about your computer? Did you have a controlller plugged in? Do you happen to have this issue in other games?
Logitech wireless keyboard, Glorious Model 0- mouse, Xbox wireless controller
First I didn't have controller plugged in but because of the problem I tried if controller would work better. It worked but with the same problem. I have never encountered this problem before.
Personally i don't have fear of spiders (unless they are huge and running towards you at full speed) but honestly the game is so terrifying and really enjoyable to play i can't wait for the full game! :D
This was really creepy, I didn't realize how scared I was of spiders till I felt my skin crawl at every corner. The atmosphere is so well done and this work is super inspiring!
Honestly, didn't realize this was a demo. I would love to see more days repeated throughout the gameplay, and exploring the character we play and whoever sent the strange package running the experiment. I would fall in love with that
WTF is wrong with this game's resolution settings? It keeps changing randomly like a schizo and always starts off at the lowest possible resolution setting making everything appear blurry.
No you can't exit besides alt+F4.. Sorry for the trouble, It's a very early prototype, many many things missing😅
And I'm not sure about the game resolution, it shouldn't change once the game starts. i'll look into it, anyway I'll release a polished demo in a few weeks that'll be much better!
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Had a blast and cant wait to play the full game
Honestly this game for the demo was 10/10 idk why I have a big fear over big spiders lol hopefully this dev can actually make this game look good bc I have seen good & bad horror games be good but anyways that all I gotta say hopefully u see this:)
Hey! This game looks sick. However, it would be much appreciated if you could make a Mac build.
we need more well made story driven spider horror games like this one fr!! loved the game sm, cant wait to see more :D
W game Excited for the full release ya'll COOKED with this one had ya boy on edge the whole game mad enjoyable to play W devs!
As someone with a bit of a spider phobia, the tension was real, especially during that Nightmare. The environmental storytelling is top-notch, loved the detail with the library books and the creepy realization that the spider grows based on what it consumes. Great work on the old-school atmosphere!
Great update.
I cannot wait for the full game! i enjoyed this game so much and cannot wait to take revenge on the spiders for biting my toes!
This game was so good here is my gameplay please feel free to give me a like and follow if you enjoyed it would really help my small channel thanks:3
I almost had a heart attack
I don't have the fear of spiders, but this game definitely brought it out. I can't anything about the game, definitely a horror game worth checking out and wishlist it on Steam!
I'd give Lurking's demo a 7.3 out of 10 Spiders.
GAMEPLAY (The game starts at 53:00)
this is one of those games that i would regret playing because im absolutely terrified of spiders but honestly that definitely the case this game terrified me but thats also why i loved it definetley very exited for the full game cant wait
heres my gameplay if anyone is interested and maybe if you enjoyed consider liking and subscribing it would really help my small channel out thank you ;)
buen juego
Gracias ;)
Wow!!! So many new improvements compared to the previous demo! The whole concept is really nice, and the gameplay is smooth with no lag... Really enjoyed playing it, and I’m looking forward to the full release. Can’t wait to see how the complete game turns out! : D
Thank you!
wow this game is amazing. I HATE SPIDERS but this had me in panic mode! Can't wait to play the full release!
Thank you!
Played the demo when it first came out and had lots of fun! I'm really happy you're still working on it and that you've brought us a new version. This is definitely a major update; you can tell a lot of work has gone into it. The visuals are so nice and the whole gameplay feels really smooth! I can't really say I'm scared of spiders but seeing them make those squelchy leg sounds while rapidly approaching you as you try to hide in the vents was definitely a scary and immersive experience lmao
I’ll leave a few 'bugs' and minor notes:
#1. I had a weird bug initially at 42:14 (after the neighbor interaction) in my video. After that scream I went back to check what happened but the game cut off to the end of the demo. I thought to myself that can't be the end of it I'm glad I was right.. just not sure what triggered it. I guess my character's hitbox glitched and clipped into the basement area? (not sure if they're close).. or is the demo time based? either way I went back to the main menu and loaded the checkpoint.
#2. At 32:30 in the video my player started losing health. Not sure if that's intended.. glass shards from the garbage bags? or the game thinks I fell from the area above and is applying fall damage?
#3. At 42:04 after I escaped through the vent I went back to the same place thinking I might've missed something but the area was blocked by an invisible wall and I ended up getting killed by two spiders which kept slowing me down.
#4. On the same note spiders can follow you into the vents and it becomes really hard to escape since they slow you down when they hit you. What happened to me was that a spider bit my player and it randomly forced me into a standing position instead of crouched.. which also made the main camera clip through the vents and I could see the whole map (the player's body/hitbox was still in the vents though).
All that aside, this is a really cool game and I'm super excited for the full release! Wishing you the best of luck ❤️
Thanks for the detailed feedback it's super helpful! I'll fix all of that.
The demo has 2 endings now, for some reason the early ending (more impactful) doesn't trigger sometimes (need to figure out why) and as i had made more content up to a later demo end, i left this content in.
Can understand the confusion, i'll need to fix that!
Hello 🍭
Thanks for playing!
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Hey there! I saw that you updated your game and decided to give it another shot to see what changed since its release. And oh boy, you've made a really solid horror experience, congrats! Sadly I wasn't able to finish the game because for some reason the door to the basement led to an empty room which kinda broke my vision whenever I got closer to certain walls.
I recorded the whole thing and gave some feedback while playing here:
But aside from that the game is very solid.
Keep up the amazing work!
Thanks! I'll study your feedback and the main issue you raised has been fixed, thanks for reporting it!
The controls kept pulling me to southwest without pressing any key. Waiting for the Steam demo to try again.
Sorry to hear that. You're the first to report this, can you give more details about your computer? Did you have a controlller plugged in? Do you happen to have this issue in other games?
Here's the specs:
First I didn't have controller plugged in but because of the problem I tried if controller would work better. It worked but with the same problem. I have never encountered this problem before.
Thanks! An updated demo will be coming soon, stay tuned :)
Personally i don't have fear of spiders (unless they are huge and running towards you at full speed) but honestly the game is so terrifying and really enjoyable to play i can't wait for the full game! :D
nice short game it reminds me of the movie arachnophobia :)
This was really creepy, I didn't realize how scared I was of spiders till I felt my skin crawl at every corner. The atmosphere is so well done and this work is super inspiring!
So glad to see my props pack in action! Hope it brings the vibe you're looking for ^^
Yess!! It's great thank you so much it was a big help :)
Noooo! The creepy crawlies! lol this was fun 😊
Thanks for playing!
Great tension :)
good game
I have a little bit of arachnophobia and I was so scared I struggled to open the game but, VERY GOOD demo
Thanks! glad you enjoyed :)
Stay tuned for the full game that'll be pretty much that!
Super fun demo! Can't wait for the full thing!
Thanks for playing and thanks for the video!
WTF is wrong with this game's resolution settings? It keeps changing randomly like a schizo and always starts off at the lowest possible resolution setting making everything appear blurry.
Is there ANY way to exit the game besides alt+f4?
No you can't exit besides alt+F4.. Sorry for the trouble, It's a very early prototype, many many things missing😅
And I'm not sure about the game resolution, it shouldn't change once the game starts. i'll look into it, anyway I'll release a polished demo in a few weeks that'll be much better!
Thank you for replying, sorry if I sounded moody, it was a bad day for me. I really appreciate the help!
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Looking foward to seeing what comes next. Whishlisted on steam
Thanks <3
Great demo, proper creep. Look forward to the updates. https://www.indiehorrorgamer.uk/news/coming-soon-lurking
Thanks! and thanks for the article :)
Just like PTE said, I neeeed a bigger demo! god this looks fantastic, keep up god's work
Thanks! It's in the works 💪
The Demo is way too short to get a proper impression of this game.
Yes! It's very early. I'll release a longer demo with more features soon, on Steam and probably here as well :)