Lost and alone in a towering corn maze, 

the only sound is your ragged breath.  Your father vanished within its depths, you're sure of it. 

Every friendly face you encounter may turn monstrous in a blink. 

The only familiar figure is your father... but he's the one who

 looks like a terrifying nightmare.

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This game was made to deepen our understanding of movement systems and to debut the one we've programmed from scratch in this game. This is our first attempt at a horror title, and we wanted to find a way to make pixel art scary so I hope we achieved that for you. It plays like a twisted arcade title and is meant to sound haunted-like, we didn't have time to add all the lore designed for this game but keep reading if you're interested in the expansion of this title!

COMPLETION TIME IS LESS THAN 15 MINUTES

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We're passionate about creating the best possible gaming experiences for you, our amazing fans! 

To help us make future titles even better, we'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback on Father's In The Maze.  A comment can tell a thousand words but so can a fan feedback survey, so it's a valuable tool in a game developer's arsenal.  

You could have a direct impact on our next game!

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-HOW TO PLAY-

MULTIPLE WAYS TO PLAY: As a left-handed person PC games are NOT very accessible to us so I aim to change that. Controls for this game work for both left-handed and right-handed users WITHOUT the need to change the controls manually.

FLASHLIGHT: Primary Mouse Click

MOVE: WASD || IJKL || Arrow Keys

PAUSE: TAB || P || ENTER || NUMPAD ENTER

When people approach you be cautious, the maze has a way of turning the most innocent into monsters. Speaking of monsters your father looks like one so keep an eye out for this guy hiding in the maze, literally.

When you see him hiding make sure to shine your light on him before the others get you. 

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This game represents an early exploration of a concept we're passionate about. To prevent 'scope creep', we document our ideas in a detailed Game Design Document. This allows us to experiment freely while maintaining a clear vision for potential future iterations. We hope this concise experience sparks your imagination and provides a glimpse into the full potential of this concept.

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-HOW TO DOWNLOAD-

1. right click .zip folder and extract it

2. open folder and run Father's In The Maze.exe

-Bug Fixes- (Dec 20, 2024)

-Score Timer now resets when retrying

-Fixed player hitbox to register more accurately

-slight invulnerability when transitioning between screens. 

-enemies no longer pathfinding outside of the maze

-can no longer tag Father if he's not on screen

-updated father's hiding spots

-Bug Fixes- (Dec 22, 2024)

-Fixed bug where if two or more people get caught by flashlight only one retreats

PLEASE REPORT ALL BUGS IN THE COMMENTS OR ON OUR DISCORD!