Damn good game. Once I played her demo, and it was a real long time ago, but now she has grown a lot. Yes, here I threw off only a piece of the walkthrough (which was in the demo, lol), but I just haven’t finished editing the walkthrough yet, but went through it completely, so I’ll give a complete review. So, the plot is very unusual and strange. The View Labs are very reminiscent of the Portal, and also somewhat reminded of the SCP. But the game itself is very original. It is not clear just who was that strange Madame without an eye and where the protagonist got this eye from, and this is interesting. I was also very impressed with the endings, of which there are already 3 (if I understand correctly). As the ending with the fact that the world has come to an end, and the Husks have nowhere to go, so is the ending with Madam and the "true ending" with the explosion of the complex, where no one managed to escape. GG's hallucinations, inspired by Madame, are very frightening and unusual, and the riddles are complex and somehow even very remotely reminded Amnesia and Penumbra. And judging in general, the gameplay came out pretty good, and the unexpected twist at the end with Husk's vision and escape from monsters was really cool. In general, the game is extremely good in all aspects and I would really like to see its continuation, where we will be better told about the View Lab and the game world in general, because there are still a lot of questions. Well, that's all for me, as I said, I really liked the game, thanks to its author for that. I'll wait for the continuation, if possible)
I really like this game, it's a nice take on our childhood fears where we thought we were safe if we closed our eyes, what i do wish though is that there was at least an option in the menu that you can toggle that allows you to HOLD the "eye closing button, to make it a challenge, just imagine having to hold the mouse button, all while doing other things, makes it more realistic because you have to hold your eyes shut in real life, but other than that REALLY great game!
Played this on stream but had to leave after a few minutes. Wanted to come back to it for a while, and I'm really glad I did. This is very good! A step above most of the horror games I've played from here.
Interesting mechanics, genuinely spooky atmosphere, and a cool, esoteric story with some twists. I'd definitely recommend it. Took me maybe an hour to beat it, but I *am* very dumb.
I have to say, I really love what you did with this game! That you could stop the monster by just closing your eyes makes the game way scarier, because eventually you also have to open them. I hate doing that, so that made it very scary and cool.
I'll leave my playthrough as well so that you and other can see how I enjoyed your game! WELL DONE and I can't wait for new projects.
I absolutely loved this game! It was horrifying at parts, and man, if I didn't live up to my name on these puzzles, haha! I stumbled through that with as little grace as possible, but hey, even I could do it! Keep up the good work, I can't wait to see what else you do in the future.
God, man, this game is great. It's very interesting to solve puzzles. A smiling shell is chasing me. It's so scary! Close your eyes and see the strange world!
I'm sorry, for my rude actions, my behavior was so out of normal, i should punish myself for not playing any of these itch.io games for 2 days, i am sorry Rush, i didn't mean for my bad behavior to go this far, My apologies.
the fact that they made a game that let you close your eyes and fufill your own desires was amazing but YOU STILL HAD TO KEEP GOING! the story telling combined with the jump scares is so well done 10/10 game.
*The gameplay mechanic of opening and closing your eyes is used in an original (and terrifying ) way that was even used for navigation puzzles.
*Polished graphics and a few scenes with different art styles.
*Some simple but well thought out "find the code" challenges.
*A story that can AND NEEDS to be expanded on. (sequel time?)
*Awesome huge Spookey Statues ٩(º౪º๑)۶
*At times it had a unique feeling that a haunted house gives you that's hard to describe. This developer has a made and distinguishable style and I love it.
Linux player here. First let me say that what I was able to play properly was absolutely brilliant, atmospheric, unique, and genuinely horrifying. However, the Linux version definitely needs some work. I'm not sure if it's a dependancy issue or something, but certain transitions will not load, leaving the player in a black screen.
The first instance of this occurs i nthe VIEW facility at the start, after the "facility unstable" sign and the player gets attacked by big dress lady (no idea what to call them lol). From what I've seen on Youtube, what ought to occur here is transportation to some other realm after a static transition. Instead I am left in a black screen. I can move forward blindly (eyes open or closed, still can't see), to get to the next area, but this issue persists. The green eye upstairs that hints the player on what to do appears to use the same transition, and this time leaves you completely stranded in a black screen, no audio, and no return to the gameworld.
This renders the game practically unplayable after escaping the husk in the elevator, as I presume a "green eye" is needed for the hint to unlock the combination for the door. Now I could brute force it as there are only 1000 possible keys with no timeout, but I really shouldn't have to.
Furthermore, the shellscript to boot the game appears to create the following filepath for the games .uproject file:
../../../CloseYourEyes/CloseYourEyes.uproject
I'm no expert at shellscript, but from what I can tell, I believe this filepath references the "CloseYourEyes" directory which has the "Content" folder in it. In this directory there is no uproject file. I ran 'sudo find / -iname *.uproject', and only found a reference to a different game on my entire system. In the Content folder one finds mp4 files, likely the transitions, so it's my guess that if this file is missing, then the game has no file to point you to, and you're left at a black screen. I could be wrong though. I am also yet to test the game on other distros, though I just might to see if that's the issue.
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really well made, congrats
32 Bit ?
Such a clever mechanic. The puzzles in this were great too. The husks are creepy. What'd you think?
fantastic game, beautiful concept, interesting story, and multiple cool endings, keep it up
2 part:
the third part
uwielbiam te gre.
I loved!!
I found this concept of closing your eyes to stay safe to be excellent
Very interesting story by the way
Great game!!!
Dioooooos, un juegazo, me la pasé super bien y muy aterrado, no sabías en que momento aparecería y esos epicos finales wou
Is there any where i can play on mac
linux build is just broken
Mira mi video!
I really like this game, it's a nice take on our childhood fears where we thought we were safe if we closed our eyes, what i do wish though is that there was at least an option in the menu that you can toggle that allows you to HOLD the "eye closing button, to make it a challenge, just imagine having to hold the mouse button, all while doing other things, makes it more realistic because you have to hold your eyes shut in real life, but other than that REALLY great game!
Why did she do this to me
*throws eyes over the fence*
you'll be here soon
If I want to play it again, but I got "that" ending, is there a way for me to play it again? It keeps closing.
this game is god tier a want a remake made with better textures and a less confusing plot, but is the est game i play for a lot of time
I agree
Man this game is good jumpscare got me too bad... great game 👍 needs more improvement
Played this on stream but had to leave after a few minutes. Wanted to come back to it for a while, and I'm really glad I did. This is very good! A step above most of the horror games I've played from here.
Interesting mechanics, genuinely spooky atmosphere, and a cool, esoteric story with some twists. I'd definitely recommend it. Took me maybe an hour to beat it, but I *am* very dumb.
I have to say, I really love what you did with this game! That you could stop the monster by just closing your eyes makes the game way scarier, because eventually you also have to open them. I hate doing that, so that made it very scary and cool.
I'll leave my playthrough as well so that you and other can see how I enjoyed your game! WELL DONE and I can't wait for new projects.
I did not expect anything like this. Awesome game! Loved it!
Since I just started I'd love some feedback myself as well :
I've seen YuB play this on Youtube.
Soo scary
that was an very incredible game even i got scared and i played things like outlast without getting scared
Incroyable ce jeu !!! J'ai beaucoup aimer, j'espère qu'il y en aura un deuxième un jour ;)
I absolutely loved this game! It was horrifying at parts, and man, if I didn't live up to my name on these puzzles, haha! I stumbled through that with as little grace as possible, but hey, even I could do it! Keep up the good work, I can't wait to see what else you do in the future.
God, man, this game is great. It's very interesting to solve puzzles. A smiling shell is chasing me. It's so scary! Close your eyes and see the strange world!
I ain't closing shit expect doors
You know I hate cuss words.
I'm sorry, for my rude actions, my behavior was so out of normal, i should punish myself for not playing any of these itch.io games for 2 days, i am sorry Rush, i didn't mean for my bad behavior to go this far, My apologies.
It's ok, just, make sure to not do it again, you might not know if they might be a 10 year old or not.
Oh Ok
BEST INDIE HORROR IVE PLAYED SO FAR!!!!!
the fact that they made a game that let you close your eyes and fufill your own desires was amazing but YOU STILL HAD TO KEEP GOING! the story telling combined with the jump scares is so well done 10/10 game.
*The gameplay mechanic of opening and closing your eyes is used in an original (and terrifying ) way that was even used for navigation puzzles.
*Polished graphics and a few scenes with different art styles.
*Some simple but well thought out "find the code" challenges.
*A story that can AND NEEDS to be expanded on. (sequel time?)
*Awesome huge Spookey Statues ٩(º౪º๑)۶
*At times it had a unique feeling that a haunted house gives you that's hard to describe. This developer has a made and distinguishable style and I love it.
This game feels like visage from 2013. So perfect!
Linux player here. First let me say that what I was able to play properly was absolutely brilliant, atmospheric, unique, and genuinely horrifying. However, the Linux version definitely needs some work. I'm not sure if it's a dependancy issue or something, but certain transitions will not load, leaving the player in a black screen.
The first instance of this occurs i nthe VIEW facility at the start, after the "facility unstable" sign and the player gets attacked by big dress lady (no idea what to call them lol). From what I've seen on Youtube, what ought to occur here is transportation to some other realm after a static transition. Instead I am left in a black screen. I can move forward blindly (eyes open or closed, still can't see), to get to the next area, but this issue persists. The green eye upstairs that hints the player on what to do appears to use the same transition, and this time leaves you completely stranded in a black screen, no audio, and no return to the gameworld.
This renders the game practically unplayable after escaping the husk in the elevator, as I presume a "green eye" is needed for the hint to unlock the combination for the door. Now I could brute force it as there are only 1000 possible keys with no timeout, but I really shouldn't have to.
Furthermore, the shellscript to boot the game appears to create the following filepath for the games .uproject file:
../../../CloseYourEyes/CloseYourEyes.uproject
I'm no expert at shellscript, but from what I can tell, I believe this filepath references the "CloseYourEyes" directory which has the "Content" folder in it. In this directory there is no uproject file. I ran 'sudo find / -iname *.uproject', and only found a reference to a different game on my entire system. In the Content folder one finds mp4 files, likely the transitions, so it's my guess that if this file is missing, then the game has no file to point you to, and you're left at a black screen. I could be wrong though. I am also yet to test the game on other distros, though I just might to see if that's the issue.
Here are my system specs if that helps:
Thanks for this report, I will look into it.
This game was really good! Can’t say I 100% understand the story, but sill enjoyed the gameplay and visuals! Got all the endings, too!
this game was really cool! I liked it a lot. puzzle solving and exploration / creatures trying to get you... what more could you ask for :D
Can't start the game without Oculus starting it in VR. Has made it completely unplayable normally.
It was a really nice game, I have more expectations from this producer, I wish you continued success :)
Also, I would love to see a new game from this producer.