Ominouscent

A psychological horror video game about a girl who suddenly disappears without a trace, vanishing out of sight, mind, and memory of others. Except for one friend, who embarks on a mission to find out the truth behind what happened to her.

IMPORTANT: Please make sure to preview the controls from the title screen before starting the game. To access controls, press ESC anytime during gameplay. 

About me:

My passion for mystery and video games began with I was around 7 when I was first introduced to a game series called Resident Evil. The experience was intense at first given my age at the time but I soon found passion within these games. A couple of years later I stumbled upon another video game series called Silent Hill, and again, I found myself falling in love with the series. I spent the next couple of decades experiencing the gaming world from the eyes of a player rather than a developer. During that time, I found another passion which was East-Asian urban legends. I was also introduced to a game called Deltarune by a student of mine. A 2D game that I grew to love, especially after learning that its developer Toby Fox was also in a similar place as I am today.

About a year ago, I magically found myself learning game development without even realizing it. Not only that, I found myself quite enjoying it! An emotion I have been missing for many, many years.. Long story short, I ended up putting this playable demo together within the span of a few months, surpassing my project plan which you can find a link for as well in the bottom of this entry. It shows where I started, where I am now, and where I play to go with this project in the not-so-far future. Thankfully, I have managed all of that while working as a full-time teacher, which as much of a noble profession that is, I do not quite enjoy doing it nowadays.

There are a few reasons why I'm posting this here. First, I need to gauge people's interest in the idea to find out whether it's even worth doing to begin with. The second reason is the more obvious one: I'm trying to raise enough money to buy time with. Time that'll allow me to work on this project full-time and without having to worry about the elephant in the room we all have: THE BILLS GUY!!

With that being said, I hope that you'll enjoy this demo.

Ryan