An excellent, truly scary game! Despite being short, this game manages to tell a story, immerse you in it, and give you a good scare! There are much longer and more boring games on itch.io, but this one is really well done! Great job!
The fact that this is based on The Unknown from DBD IMMEDIATELY gets you some cool points. Spooky the whole way through and i did not expect a chase ! Great stuff !
I made a video on your game if you're interested :)
As a big fan of DBD, it had to have some influence over the game in some way haha! Btw, I already saw your video back when it came out, glad you liked my game!
This was a neat horror game. I enjoyed the horror building up as you go deeper in the woods and the simplness of it. I also liked when it lighting the whole map light up as well. Kind made me look to see if the monster was hiding in the woods. This was a fun game I give it a 5/5.
Very nice work with this one. Not sure exactly why, but you managed to get my heart racing with the ending sequence. Loved it, ran well, and proof that you don't need top tier graphics and jumpscares to do horror. Excellent work, hope you keep on making games!
I loved it! No unnecessarily loud jump scares and it gave you a good sense of danger. The final part at night where the lightning was your only good light source was really well done, it really added to the reveal at the end and its honestly a underused idea. I've always loved moments where flashing/flickering light or the mussel flash of a gun are the only thing helping you see you're surroundings and so few games can pull that off.
The sound that played at the end will always give gamers nam flashbacks. My ass clenched hard enough to crush diamonds as soon as I heard that >_<
Honestly, I didn’t do anything special marketing wise for this game! I think because it’s a horror game on Itch it was going to do pretty well anyways! I’m sure you’ll figure out what you want to make and what people want to play too :)
This game creates a really unsettling atmosphere as you get a little further in. Slowly getting dark with the lightning flashes, I felt like something was going to pop up in front of me at any second. No spoilers if something did or not heh heh. Great Game!
This game was something... SOMETHING GREAT it was super good and scary it had chills running up and down my back good job and loved the concept cant wait to see what else you create!
This was recommended to me by my friend, Fearegon. This was pretty good, and solid. It did put me on the edge of my seat a few times and I did get spooked.
I did get lost at the end there, but I am keen to see what more comes from you! Keep up the good work. Here is my gameplay!
For your first horror game ever, this was quite good, I liked it a lot. I do wish the illumination from the lightning strikes had been used more, to maybe hide the monster amongst the trees or something subtle like that. But as it was, it was already quite eerie and unsettling. Though for future horror games, maybe having a better flashlight would be nice hahaha. Still, this was quite fun to play so good job on your first horror game! Your game is the second one on my video and it starts at 6:27
Very unsettling game! one of the best and more unsettling games that I have played in a long time. It did a very good job of making me feel like I was being watched the entire time. I also found the mystery of what happened to the campers to be super interesting as well. I really hope that you make more games like this.
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An excellent, truly scary game! Despite being short, this game manages to tell a story, immerse you in it, and give you a good scare! There are much longer and more boring games on itch.io, but this one is really well done! Great job!
The fact that this is based on The Unknown from DBD IMMEDIATELY gets you some cool points. Spooky the whole way through and i did not expect a chase ! Great stuff !
I made a video on your game if you're interested :)As a big fan of DBD, it had to have some influence over the game in some way haha! Btw, I already saw your video back when it came out, glad you liked my game!
This game may have been short but I loved playing it. It gave me real creepy vibes!! Great Job.
nice game , the ambience is gold
Enjoyed it, great atmosphere.
Keep up the good work!
A good game with spooky ambience. When I had to enter that four-letter code, I couldn't press "E" to exit, I think it's a bug!
Thanks for letting me know!
Had a very suspenseful atmosphere to it.
Very nice work with this one. Not sure exactly why, but you managed to get my heart racing with the ending sequence. Loved it, ran well, and proof that you don't need top tier graphics and jumpscares to do horror. Excellent work, hope you keep on making games!
This game was so spooky! The chase scene was so tense! Keep up the awesome work!
Enjoyable game and the build up was cool! Was cool to have some lore to it as well with the notes. Definitely recommend it!
Great work! excellent buildup and atmosphere!
I loved it! No unnecessarily loud jump scares and it gave you a good sense of danger. The final part at night where the lightning was your only good light source was really well done, it really added to the reveal at the end and its honestly a underused idea. I've always loved moments where flashing/flickering light or the mussel flash of a gun are the only thing helping you see you're surroundings and so few games can pull that off.
The sound that played at the end will always give gamers nam flashbacks. My ass clenched hard enough to crush diamonds as soon as I heard that >_<
Thanks for the detailed response! I’m happy you liked it so much!
Awesome game!
Another question. But how much impressions does the game have?
Right now about 780k, but that makes sense since it’s currently at the top of the games page! We’ll see if this continues haha!
DANG!!! Do u have any tips to get popular on itch? cause that's crazy if i had that much i would cry of happiness.
Honestly, I didn’t do anything special marketing wise for this game! I think because it’s a horror game on Itch it was going to do pretty well anyways! I’m sure you’ll figure out what you want to make and what people want to play too :)
will there be a lurking darkness 2?
Probably not, but I definitely want to make other horror games!
Good Game!!!
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This game was fun, the atmosphere, the music, and the eerie vibes. From beginning to end it felt like you were being watched and I enjoyed it.
I had a great time playing your amazing horror game! KEEP UP YOUR WORK MISTER!
This was good! Nice build-up!
This game was something... SOMETHING GREAT it was super good and scary it had chills running up and down my back good job and loved the concept cant wait to see what else you create!
Great game, the graphics and gameplay are smooth. The story is ok and the horror environment is good.
This was such a thrilling experience!!! Really looking forward to more from ya!!!
This was recommended to me by my friend, Fearegon. This was pretty good, and solid. It did put me on the edge of my seat a few times and I did get spooked.
I did get lost at the end there, but I am keen to see what more comes from you! Keep up the good work. Here is my gameplay!
I’m surprised no one else has mentioned getting lost, that was my main concern! Glad you (and your friend) liked it!
i definitely got lost. After finding those corpses, I went into the woods area and couldn't find my way out haha.
It took me a little time to find a lamp post at least
Love creepy campsites and noises in the woods… Great job! 3rd game I played in this weeks 3 SCARY GAMES‼️
Amazing short horror game that really keeps the tense atmosphere the whole time! Great job!
For your first horror game ever, this was quite good, I liked it a lot. I do wish the illumination from the lightning strikes had been used more, to maybe hide the monster amongst the trees or something subtle like that. But as it was, it was already quite eerie and unsettling. Though for future horror games, maybe having a better flashlight would be nice hahaha. Still, this was quite fun to play so good job on your first horror game! Your game is the second one on my video and it starts at 6:27
Yeah, the lighting was a HUGE issue for me the entire way through. Definitely something to work on, thanks for the feedback!
Nice Game!!
Really Enjoyed It