Guiding Light

"I suppose it was foolish of me to think you would be just like all the other souls that showed up here."

Navigate the ominous realm of the dead in this blind-accessible, narrative-driven game about death and what comes after. Guided by their cheeky gatekeeper, newly-deceased Uri must track down their missing memories in 3 eerie levels of the afterlife.

This game was created by Distance Over Time, a team of devs formed out of the IGDA Foundation's 2023 Virtual Exchange Velocity cohort.

Controls:

Movement and Selecting Options: Arrow keys or WASD keys

Toggle on/off Text-to-Speech (only accessible on menu screen): Spacebar

Observe Item (when Exclamation Point is seen and Observe sound is heard): Enter key

Pause menu: Esc Key or M key

Progress and Skip dialogue (only within dialogue mode): Spacebar

Meet the Team:

Ashley Phipps, Production & Narrative
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Jacob Wheeler, Technical Level Design
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Kelly Carino, Programming & Technical Art
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Monkey KG, Art/Animation & Narrative
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Ross Minor, Accessibility Consulting
Ross' Website | Ross' LinkedIn

Ryan Davis, Programming, Optimization, UX, & Art
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Sai, Composer & Narrative
Sai's Website

Sophie Galley, Production, Narrative, & Playtest Coordination
Sophie's Website | Sophie's LinkedIn | Sophie's Twitter

Taylor McElroy, Production
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Special Thanks to our Playtest Volunteers:

Fae
Ton
Chad Bouton
Darrel Bowles
Alex Carey
Jessica Hodges
Drew Mochak
Skyler Novak
Katie Tudel

Free Assets Used:

Cute Level Up 1: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/cute-level-up-1-189852/
90s Game UI-6: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/90s-game-ui-6-185099/
Font Fantasy by VEXED: https://v3x3d.itch.io/font-fantasy

Enjoy the game?  Give our Rookies Awards entry a high five!  https://www.therookies.co/entries/28374