Voices from Beyond

----- Made for the Senscape Midnight Jam 2024 ------

Tune in to the spooky late night radio show on Black Rock FM where we talk to the ghosts of the brutally murdered and tragically deceased. 

---- Gameplay ----

You assume the role of a late-night radio host who investigates eerie events in a desert motel. Only equipped with an otherworldly microphone and your wits you must find out what happened here to create a compelling radio show.

• Scan for ghostly activity with your microphone and control the sensitivity to tune in to clues from beyond
• investigate two moody locations
• find tapes that reveal what really happened the night before
• solve puzzles to get you closer to the truth

---- Controls ----

• First person movement with W/A/S/D or arrow keys
• Camera movement  with mouse
• Interact with left mouse click
• activate/deactivate microphone with right mouse click
• when recording: change mic sensitivity with scroll wheel on mouse
• when not recording: change item to equip with scroll wheel on mouse
• ESC key to open menu and listen to tapes 

---- Personal Notes ----

Voices from Beyond is my first 3D game and was made in 2 weeks which makes me really proud. I realized I have a lot to learn, mostly about storytelling, game design, but equally as much about 3D game dev. It's been a great journey. I hope you enjoy.

---- Inspirations ----

I drew inspiration from the games Oxenfree, Firewatch, The Suicide of Rachel Foster and the movie Late Night With the Devil

—— Walkthrough —-

For everyone struggling to find out what to do.

1. Take Flashlight from car and read newspaper

2. Explore perimeters of the motel 

3. Go from door to door and listen if you pick up ghostly static with the mic

4. Top floor, third door is where you can listen and tune the sensitivity until you hear „Help me“

5. interaction with the door will also prompt the ghost to say „The clue is in the trash“

6. go to the trash, switch up flashlight and find a tape

7. when you go back to motel, the lights flicker 

8. Go to the green light and turn on microphone

9. ghost will say „find the key“

10. now the key is behind the cactus pot

11. enter motel room

12. on the bed the ghost says „the code is in the mirror“

13. go to the bathroom and turn on the bathtub faucet

14. mirror fogs up and code appears

15. enter code on numpad under TV to find a tape

16. ghost by the phone says „Call me by my name“

17. Find the Polaroid under the pillow

18. turn Polaroid around to find name Ash

19. use telephone dial to enter the numbers corresponding to the name

20. you found every clue and can call police

---- Known Issues ----

• The Subtitles and the Audio are not synchronized which can lead to unexpected effects 
• The Code Input under the TV must be focused. To close the input you have to enter something and hit Enter