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THE WATCH
What was supposed to be a long-overdue trip to spend quality time with your grandmother turns sideways when she tasks you with vanquishing a terrifying foe in her backyard. You must collect the necessary components to complete a ritual to banish the wetland witch to the afterlife once and for all.


CREDITS
Aidan Walz - Programming, Game Design
Nathan Williams - Art, Game Design
Maxton Santos - Sound, Game Design
Terrell Lambert - Cinematics, Programming
Cecilia Martinez - Concept Art


ASSETS
GGBotNet - PSX Cars https://ggbot.itch.io/psx-style-cars

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows
Rating
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Authorswalz, maxtons, nthn, sadkellz
GenreSurvival
Made withUnity
Tags3D, Atmospheric, Dark, First-Person, Horror, PSX (PlayStation), Retro, Short, Singleplayer, Survival Horror

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Wunderbares kleines  Horrorgame :) Hatten viel Spaß beim Spielen! Gute Arbeit.

Wonderful little horror game! We had a lot of fun playing it. Great work.

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Just some lady out for her nightly walk.

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I ended up giving up because the gameplay mechanics are ridiculously hard in an unfair way.

I won't lie, you got me in the ending... I totally didn't expect that we would just kill her instead of... I dunno, exorcising her? This was great though! I wrote a review a few days ago with some feedback. I hope to see more from you in this style, horror or not. :D

This was a nice short game! I love grandma xD


This was such a fresh and eerie take on folk horror! The atmosphere was incredible, from the lighting to the sound design. Loved the twist of turning a family visit into a full-blown ritual. Beautifully made.

played on web. never saw the witch then she was just dead after finding 5 items. maybe bugged?

A great short horror game with some good spooky/tense moments. 

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What a fun little romp. I do so love the graphical style.
I feel like a little bit of context as to how exactly the "ritual" is performed rather than  a smash cut to the result would be nice, as well as a little bit more of an explanation of how the Witch catching you actually works, but for a quick spook, this is awesomely stylish. Good work!

I like the games where you can defeat the monster. Very well made, great job!

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The Watch | Full Horror Game Playthrough
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This game deserves more attention ! I very much enjoyed my whole experience. I wont spoil anything lol Keep up the good work, and thank you for sharing !! :)

That's very kind of you to say! Thanks for sharing :]

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Included this in my 3 random horror game video!

Short but not too shabby especially for being made for a gamejam. Made a video on it.

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The game is very nice i cant lie i wish it was longer but i really felt scared when the ghost was following me great job!

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That's amazing, Glad that Granny didn't overreacted. Rly liked it even ps1 vertex filter. Pretty solid, like a diamond

glad you enjoyed it!

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had so much fun :D 

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Creepy. That first time she appeared was super unsettling xD

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It was fun!

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Thanks for playing!

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Spooky, short, but well done. Had me on edge quite a bit. Keep up the good work!

Loved the playthrough. Glad we could deliver some thrill but sorry we couldn't deliver a real scare 😅 you played it too well!

VERY GOOD GAME I LOVED IT SO MUCH
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Simple, engaging, just plain spooky - solid game!

For a game jam, making something with no bugs, no issues, stellar atmosphere and truly intense sequences - must be a lot of work. I loved this. Definitely one of my favorite entries. 

Best of luck with the game jam! 

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Loved watching your playthrough! We appreciate your praise and sharing the video.

Happy to hear you enjoyed our game 😊

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hey, i just watched the video and it was really good and you do actually give solid opinions and feedback on games, I was wondering if you are interested in playing my new game too?

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Game is so good and fun nice job :) 

The game feels highly polished and well-finished. The art style is cohesive, and the atmosphere of t he scene is very strong. The sound design elevates the experience even further.

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excellent game 

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Thanks for playing!

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creepy