BANISH
A downloadable game for Windows
SHE IS ENRAGED. COMPLETE THE RITUAL. BANISH HER.
~ Headphones are strongly recommended ~
BANISH is a short first-person horror game set in a dark forest. Perform rituals by repeating what you hear from the tome, and banish the witch.
Thrown together in the last three days of Scream Roulette! Built for the theme "THE BOOK IS CURSED."
Thanks to AlesiaDavina (Freesound) for some incredible audio assets!
Controls:
- Move - WASD
- Sprint - Shift
- Interact - E
- Focus flashlight - Left Mouse Button
- Select incantation - 1, 2, 3 or 4
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Development log
- BANISH | Thank You & Update 1.2 Released24 days ago
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My comment might be completely random, but I have to say that your games win everything and everytime. If your games were lottery tickets, I would buy a million of them lol.
Best of luck with everything mate ✨
Your game starts at 42:21. It lagged on my low end laptop, so sorry if the gameplay isn’t smooth and long. Still, I enjoyed trying it out! Keep up the great work!
You can check it out here:
Included this in my 3 random horror game video!
For being made for a gamejam this was not bad! Awesome game mechanics and overall atmosphere. Loved the part where you listen to the whisper and try to pick the same word. Definitely caused panic nearing the end haha. Made a video on it.
Thanks for playing man! I watched the whole thing and honestly you were so close to dying at the end I was clawing my head haha, it was so tense!
I might add a couple more health points and I've added the ability to repeat whispers which I'll release soon. Watching you play was very valuable and enjoyable, and I'm glad you liked it!
Very atmospheric, very unique, but not great.
As a huge fan of "Bunker 73" and a true supporter of your work, I was curious about this and went in with some expectations, even thou I realize this was made for a game jam. The visuals and atmosphere - solid. I loved the environment, the sound design and overall movement. Sadly, I was not a fan of direction nor the mechanic showcased in the game.
From the beginning, it took me a while to find the book. I would suggest, for the future games to have some sort of path or direction, so the player won't wonder off. In addition to that, the main mechanic of the game was confusing. Yes, unique, but very confusing and mildly underwhelming. Some words were mixed and it just really took me off the game, instantly.
Overall, the game offered a decent experience.
I wish all the best with the future game and updates. Good luck!
Hey! Wow, thanks for the in-depth feedback (and video!) This game was really thrown together so I had little time to consider things like level design sadly.
The next patch is reducing the area size, adding pathing and making the font more readable, so it should be much easier to comlete. Some fundamental things I can't address, but hey that's game jammin! Thanks again Niven!