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Somnium

By roitchie, Ruslana, pegasys and TheoConfidor

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall1413.9448
Fun3493.4847
Innovation2023.6647
Theme4263.7047
Graphics2703.9848
Audio1833.7647
Humor4322.8042
Mood904.1548

Comments

roxxorxx 2025-04-08 13:01

The UIs are really cool, and the level design is great too. In my opinion, the pacing feels a bit slow, especially the long carpet tunnel at the beginning. The puzzles are fun though!

myezko 2025-04-08 13:21

i fell out of the map, but the game looks interesting

pixel-cactus 2025-04-08 13:23

This is an amazing game that resembles Super Liminal. She perfectly conveys the atmosphere of sleep with her locations and their content. Separately, I would like to praise the music in the game.

ronalchue 2025-04-08 13:23

During it is not always clear what to do, the feeling is uncomfortable, but at the same time - this is exactly what we experience in a dream

tenzz 2025-04-08 13:48

That's a really awesome game. It really feels like a dream. On a side note, i think having more transition for the music would be great. something like a basic fade-in fade-out would work

david05 2025-04-08 14:09

This is a really good game, I can definitely see the inspiration from other non-euclidean games like super liminal as well as the general aesthetic definitely fits the vibe of some popular images of liminal spaces online. If you don't know how these non-euclidean puzzle games work I can definitely see this being difficult because it doesn't really explain what to do, I've played a few myself and still got a little lost sometimes while playing this. My biggest issue is that it's not long enough - I really wanted to play this some more, but sadly that's just how game jams go. Your team did a really good job making this game and I can see the passion that you all put into this, every person did a good job

seiko 2025-04-08 15:52

Very interesting and addictive puzzle game! Reminded me "Superliminal" :)

texugo 2025-04-09 00:49

Wow, nice game! I love the art and the sounds. The puzzles were clever! The only problem i found is that the camera movement makes me a little nauseous, but I'm weak to first person games in general. Great work!

keeta 2025-04-09 01:13

Very nice atmosphere in this game. I did find the second puzzle (in the big room with the slide) to be confusing. It would be nice if you could slide down the slide.

zigtalk 2025-04-09 01:18

The atmosphere and mood of this game is cool, it is kind of eerie and captures that liminal space vibe well. It reminded me a lot of Myst, which is very rare for a game to do. Great work on this one.

fragskye 2025-04-09 01:28

Don't mind me, just walking down an infinite hallway for a bit while I eat my food... :P

This is such a cool game! Really impressive art and non-euclidean tricks, loved walking around each level and taking it all in.

tinykidtoo 2025-04-09 05:36

The vibes are so cool. I love the photo with the unity capsule. Did understand the ending, but the music, art, everything was a great vibe.

python-b5 2025-04-09 06:16

There were some fun camera tricks in this one! I liked the details in the environment to look at, particularly in the one large room with the slide. I did manage to somehow get myself stuck in that room while heading up to get the key, which forced me to restart; I seemed to be stuck in the stairs and was unable to move. I really like the music in this, but the transitions were a bit abrupt. The ending of the game was also pretty abrupt - I still felt like I was in the middle of exploring, then I stepped through a door and it just cut to the credits screen. I enjoyed myself overall, though!

shasaur 2025-04-09 07:08

Very atmospheric and beautiful game with a lot of different soundtracks. I really like the designs of the scenes and the puzzle were interesting and challenging :) Thought I didn't get to the ending in time and woke up, so I played it again and then fell out the map xD My favourite 'liminal space' was when walking outside on the road between the houses - for me, it perfectly captured the feeling of waking up just before sunrise, and heading to work in a new job for the first time.

milkiway 2025-04-09 19:53

Great mechanics with level substitution if the player doesn't see it. Respect for Layers of Fear!

keely-brown 2025-04-09 19:59

Transitions between the songs were a bit abrupt. Fading them out and in might help make it less noticeable.

I liked the hallway puzzle - it felt very Antichamber which is one of my favourite games of all time!

I was very confused by the stairway puzzle where the game ended when I opened a door and there was nothing beyond it.

It wasn't always clear whether I had stumbled into the right answer of a puzzle or not.

I like the overall aesthetic and dreamlike quality that you were able to establish with the game. Cool stuff.

scrawach 2025-04-09 20:26

A lot of 3d work and levels. Nice gameplay. Good job!

pegasys 2025-04-09 20:59

@roxxorxx @myezko @pixel-cactus @ronalchue @tenzz @david05 @seiko @texugo @keeta @zigtalk @fragskye @tinykidtoo @python-b5 @shasaur @milkiway @keely-brown @scrawach

Thank you all for playing, and all the great feedback too!

jk5000 2025-04-10 15:32

An very interesting little game. The music and viusals is really good. I would have loved if there was a story. Overall a fine little jam game. Well done.

fupi 2025-04-10 16:54

That was so cool! Really felt like playing superliminal for the first time again. I loved the graphics and environments, there was a lot to see, especially in that room with the impossible triangle! I did think the end was a little sudden, just falling off the map, I thought it was a bug at first lol but I guess it fits!

euler-moises 2025-04-10 23:25

Interesting.

The puzzles are simple and very cool.

This game could go much deeper, but it's too good for a game jam.

I got a shock because I got to the end at a moment I wasn't expecting.

Congratulations!

0x-void-x0 2025-04-11 09:43

One of the most creative interpretations of the theme! Reminds me of games like Superliminal and Manifold Garden to some extent. The graphics are simple and clear and the level design is well thought out, I'm surprised you managed to make all of that in 3 days. Beautiful work, would totally play a full version!

deadroach 2025-04-11 17:16

Surreal game! The outside part with the horses is seriously beautiful but just overall everything looks really really nice. I spent far too long walking down the SCP style endless hallway as well as trying to reach the blurry rainbow outside, but I did eventually realize I wasnt making any progress lmao. Really cool experience overall

erosrolf 2025-04-11 20:58

Unfortunately, I couldn’t finish the game because my character got stuck in some collider. But I still really enjoyed your game. It feels so vast, and it perfectly conveys the sense of being in a dream or a feverish state. You did a great job with the theme, and I had fun exploring the world in your game!

iphen 2025-04-11 23:37

wow, very cool game for 3 days, brain breaking at points but that's the way it's planned so it's all good :)

lucasito 2025-04-12 10:30

No version for Linux ? ):

nomus 2025-04-12 21:53

I absolutely loved the mood, this was very cool. The way to get the key is so nice and a cool use of depth, This was a lovely experience.

justine-d 2025-04-12 22:17

Jeez I walked down that starting corridor for a good minute before realizing I wasn't getting any closer to the door... The music was so good I thought you guys were doing a looong intro 😆 I liked what I managed to see, but I'm stuck in the room with four doors, I don't know what to do? Am I supposed to be able to climb that ladder on the side? Because I definitely can't The only thing that bothered me was the music cutting abruptely whenever entering a new room

mikeliosus 2025-04-13 13:17

Nice entry and a good puzzle game! Good job!

bob152 2025-04-16 08:18

Super immersive - great levels (tons of details - many areas really feel like a beautiful dreamscape), and amazing music! Really hit the dreamlike vibe I think u guys were going for. Like others I found the ending abrupt - I thought I fell off the map at first :P. Only wish the game was longer, but thats just a testament to how good the parts I played were! Puzzles were fun, thought the slide room one was really cool.

deadliertaco 2025-04-16 11:17

Really loved the game! The areas felt unique, so while I played I never reached a point where it felt repetitive and tedious. I liked the puzzle element in the second area, was a nice twist and felt really smooth and. Definitely felt the vibes you were going for with the dream inspiration! Really fun and enjoyed it. Only main "issue" I had was with the colliders especially around the stairs, if you walked on the railing the player movement would just slide around instead of actually walking, so could easily get stuck/slide off areas.

jonathan-vogt 2025-04-21 02:19

What an eerie game; the presentation is fantastic! You nailed the dream-like ambience. Even the placement of the game's title in the intro caught me by surprise. You've also crafted a world that is genuinely fascinating to explore. My only complaint may be the default mouse sensitivity is a bit high. Besides that, I loved it. Great job!

tod-semple 2025-04-22 02:00

It was really good, but I got stuck and I couldn't move a lot. The puzzles were also fun but tricky.

slay-a-stone 2025-04-23 17:35

Cool little mind-fuck game, I won but I have no idea what I did correct in the end, I just went through a few doors :D

static-leap-studios 2025-04-24 16:08

Nice puzzle/walking simulator! I thought the transitions between rooms that don't make physical sense were well done and the dream-like feel was spot-on! Music and SFX fit well. I did find myself trying to bunny-hop or some other way to go faster but I understand that dream-feeling where you can't go as fast as you want to.

7uc4s 2025-04-24 20:30

Loved it, the music goes fantastically well with the ambience, graphics are simple, but they do the jobs, well done!

I was just a bit surprised by the end, at first I thought I died or something and did it a second time, idk, was expecting something :shrug:

joror 2025-04-24 20:39

Cool trippin' game - play a little with expectations and perspectives; neat! Visuals were nicely moody - would have loved a tad more puzzling, but still a cool experience.

heat 2025-04-25 09:54

It's a good game about liminal spaces. However, I didn't understand how i made it through the last level with four doors. Nice work!