Today I made a game about crawling into the dark, one death after another.

Everything is invisible until it kills you, none of your actions will be remembered. https://adriendittrick.itch.io/mapped-by-our-ancestors

Controls:

  • Arrow keys/WASD: move

  • F4: fullscreen (windows only)

  • Escape: quit the game when you’ve had enough.

  • Y: accept your fate

  • N: refuse your fate.

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This is awesome

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how far did you go? :)

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Haven’t had a chance to try it yet but I will soon

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The game already has a bunch of memes:

my dog watching the sixth expedition member fall into the same hole it found and marked

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This was delightful. I made it as far was Woodlands 3 before I hit 99 but I can see there’s more paths to explore.

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This is a really fun concept! First time visiting itch.io, I’m getting weird artifacts where there should be text

looks like woven tapestry, kinda cool
{5CA2E819-E0D4-4184-9ED8-C5E3907C5183} but this is just cruel though :gastly:

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oh wow, mysterious immaterial chest

i was stuck there too and almost gave up, but there’s a way to go (i admittedly didn’t really understand what it was though)

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there are many hidden ways to aid you in your journey :)

had an amazing time watching this video of FutureCopLFG playing my game:

so entertaining to see someone seemingly give up in frustration but actually coming back after a timeskip and finishing the game. My goals are met.

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always great to have people review your game, even more in video!!

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I make games for those kind of reviews :)

I also got up to Woodlands 3 on my first 99 lives. Love the idea and the execution, it has a mysterious feeling about it. Great mix of puzzling and trial and error. Will see if I can get further! :D

this is awesome, got to the bridge before adhd fatigue. Will attempt again soon

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the next time you will have the accumulated knowledge of your previous runs :)

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