Don't Go Into The Light

About

This game was created in 8 days for the Newbies Game Jam 2023 [Theme - Light Is The Enemy]

You play as a lost soul desperately trying to avoid the white light that leads to the afterlife. As you run through a haunting and eerie landscape, you'll have to jump or dash your way through the dangerous terrain to stay ahead of the light and survive as long as possible. As the light inches closer with each passing second, how far can you go in an attempt to outrun your fate?

Controls

Press [Space] to jump over low-lying obstacles such as fire pits, gaps and fireflies. Although fireflies would not dissipate your soul into the light, it will drain the phantom meter. 

Press [X] to use your phantom dash ability to phase through light rays. However, this ability requires the use of phantom energy and will decrease the phantom meter.

Press [Esc] to pause or resume game.

Credits

Fonts

Free Pixel Font - Thaleah | 2D Fonts | Unity Asset Store

Art

Environment Pack 01 by hugues laborde (itch.io)

Viking Environment Pack - Pixel Art by hugues laborde (itch.io)

Pixel Art Side Scroller 6 by hugues laborde (itch.io)

Ghost Character Sprite Animations by megalithiccat (itch.io

SimpleKeys - Animated Pixel Keyboard Keys by beamedeighth (itch.io)

2D Simple UI Pack | 2D Icons | Unity Asset Store

Music and Sound Effects

Funeral March (8-bit) | OpenGameArt.org

C64 - Mozart - Dies Irae | OpenGameArt.org

Cyberpunk Moonlight Sonata | OpenGameArt.org

50 Menu Interface SFX by ColorAlpha (itch.io)

8-bit / 16-bit Sound Effects (x25) Pack by JDWasabi (itch.io)