Acanthoceras
A Short wandering & running adventure inside of your own nightmare.
Everyone has already dreamed of being in an unknown place, strangely free in their movements, it was all fun and games… until “They” appears.
>_CONCEPT :
Acanthoceras is a fast-paced Horror/Parkour mixup where your only option is to repeat a cycle of fear, search, and run,
in the hope of escaping the nightmares chasing you.
The game lets you wandering in a abandoned hospital littered with puppet pieces.
A few papers on the floor are your only way to figure out what’s going on.
You’re free to move, run, jump, and slide…but will that be enough to escape?
Good luck and… Have fun.
“Welcome back old friend…
To come back here every night, did you miss us so much ?
Oh there is no need to answer…
You’d better start running don’t you think ?”
>_TECH & HELP :
Recommended resolution : 1920 x 1080.
Basics Commands :
– WASD / ZQSD : move around.
– Space : Jump. (Can be charged).
– C / Ctrl : Slide & Crawl.
– Shift : Dash.
– E : Interact.
Advenced Commands :
– Double tap direction : Flip.
– Side + Forward on a wall : Wall run.
>_Cast :
Game – Amaury Hyde.
Music – Tom Morel.
Game Discussion
Steam User 2
It is short as a game, the view bobbing from strafing are kinda nauseating. but you could probaly run the game in around 10 mins if you know how !
Steam User 0
Okay so! Overall, I'd probably rate this game closer to a 6 or 7 out of 10 for a few reasons.
Pros/things I liked:
I liked the environment and the design of the game :) It was pretty enjoyable/fun to explore the map, and I liked the design of the doctor creature thing.
Meh: The story from what I can gather is a bit bland/nothing special, but it's alright!
What I didn't like: the camera movement feels too fast to me, and I definitely am grateful that you can turn down the sensitivity of the camera! That does help! But I also am not a huge fan of the playable character's movement speed, personally. It feels too fast. I also wasn't a huge fan of the spot you respawn at being the same lobby-esque area, but its nbd I suppose :)
The game overall feels unpolished/unfinished, but I didn't really expect a finished/perfect product. The game is $2 without any sales, and I did purchase the game for two dimes.. It was nice, and definitely feels more like a small passion project to me :) I am worried about other reviews mentioning potential asset flipping / plagiarism, but I don't really have the know-how or skills to really notice or point out stuff like that, so I can't really comment on that, specifically :sob: