Into The Light - Two devs, one game

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Hi everyone,

I want to share our work with my friend on our project called “Into The Light”, yes i know the title is not the most original but so much near of our game, by the ambiance and gameplay.

We’ve been working on it part-time for two years now, each of us in a development studio. I made the choice to quit my job to focus 100% on this project. This includes having time to post here!

My friend is in charge of the LD/GD/Playtest part and I’m mainly in charge of the environment/mode/code/story.

Now that the introductions are done let’s talk about the game !

INTO THE LIGHT, WHAT IS THIS ?

Before I present you a big text let me show you a sort teaser if you would be.

Like you can ear, we are french.

Into The Light is a first person game where you play as Damien. Lost in a snowstorm he gets into a car accident and that’s where it all begins. You will be able to explore many places and beyond reality. But the biggest puzzle of the game is its scenario and understanding where it takes you.

It is primarily a puzzle game that seeks to immerse you in an oppressive atmosphere. The knowledge of the environment and how you react to it is very important to understand your next goal and how to achieve it.

You will travel to different locations each with their own stories that will help you solve Into The Light’s puzzles around the light. The darkness is your main enemy and it will do everything to keep you in it.

I give also some screenshot from the begin of the game, we sacrificed this part to communicate a little about the game !

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If you have any questions about our game, don’t hesitate to ask! Or even feedbacks on what you see, we can discuss it :slight_smile:

If you are interested in the game you can follow us on our networks and wishlist it on steam! :slight_smile:

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Greetings, @Trigo; I hope you’re doing well! Thank you for sharing the incredible introduction, screenshots, and gameplay teaser of your W.I.P. “Into The Light” with us in the forums! :grin:

You sold me on teaser alone, and I immediately added “Into The Light” to my wish list. The gameplay appears to be an exhilarating experience filled with jump scares and nerve-wracking choices! I can’t wait to play! :star_struck:

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Holy - Wow! What an incredible trailer for what appears to be a genuinely high-quality game with lots of spooky creatures. The puzzle aspect must add so much depth to the spookiness level. I can imagine running from the monsters while panic-puzzling and having a total shut down lol

How long has your team been working on this project? And is there any more information about the darkness and what it does to the player?

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Thanks for your comment! It’s true that we have some monsters that we want to be scary because of their unnatural aspect :sweat_smile:

To answer your questions, we’ve been working on it part-time for two years. And yes of course we have more info on it but… We won’t talk about it :zipper_mouth_face:

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Thanks for your feedback! I’m glad you liked this presentation! :hugs:

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Incroyable (je vous écris en français du coup)! J’adore l’ambiance et l’esthétique du jeu, je me réjouis d’en savoir plus!

Bravo encore!

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Merci beaucoup pour votre retour ! :slight_smile:

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To continue in the presentation of our project here is the main menu.

We wanted a main menu, immersive. Initially we wanted to create a cinematic to introduce our atmosphere, story… In fact, it was present in our first demo, we saw a car driving on a snowy road and having an accident. In fact it could give nice images but the player is always passive in these moments and sometimes it can cut the desire to play a game that we discover, it is better that it is fast in our opinion! So we decided to make an immersive main menu. It allows the player to navigate and to transmit an atmosphere and a few more things… In particular, clues on the story, on the character we are going to play and an introduction to our future adventure !

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I love that. Super charming :slight_smile:

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Yes, yes, and yes! I love it! Your immersive main menu has to be one of the coolest I’ve seen in a minute; brilliant idea. Keep these terrific updates coming! :star_struck:

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Not a big post today, I just want to share with you a new achievement for our gameplay, I think I’ll show you how it is used in the game later :slight_smile:

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Have a nice day !

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It seems like the teasers just keep coming!

I must say, this asset looks absolutely flawless. I’m excited to see it in action and what it’s capable of. :eyes:

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This week I share with you a little bit of gameplay with the fuse box. You can see a lot of other stuff.

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Houston, we have electricity! :zap:

Wow, there were so many gameplay elements to take in from this short 19-second clip! The gameplay looks smooth, and the quality is fantastic! I can’t wait till we get to see more, and I’m thoroughly enjoying the short snippets you are sharing; thank you again for these continued updates. :raised_hands:

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Thanks for your support ! :smiley:

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Hello there,

A little jump here to share with you our new keyart, we are preparing some stuff for the future communication. It can still change of course. The project is still going well!

Of course you can give your opinion on this one, if it turns out to be completely wrong

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This key art is horrifyingly delicious! After staring at the image for some time, I fear I may have second thoughts about playing a game so scary; I don’t know if I’m ready. (I’m ready :laughing:)

Are there any other iterations of key art your team is deciding between? :eyes:

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There is only the image of terrifying, all is a question of atmosphere finally :stuck_out_tongue:

The idea came quite naturally so we didn’t really do any other iterations, but if you’re curious the previous one was this

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I must say, this version is impressive. However, the cherry on top is the key art you chose to go with! I commend your team for the outstanding job you two are doing in developing “Into The Light.” I eagerly anticipate the chance to play it and wish you all a fantastic weekend! :partying_face:

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Last week we were at the AG French Direct, a conference organized by ActuGaming, it aims to present the upcoming French independent games. For the occasion we prepared a trailer! Here it is: Into the Light - Reveal Trailer | AG French Direct 2023 - YouTube

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