ENTWINE - Atmospheric Horror Game

[novel basalt]

how did you get such realistic texture packs?

[wraith nymph]

Whats your target texel density? It looks very good

[jaunty kite]

im not sure what u mean lolll

[wraith nymph]

As in, what your target texture resolution is per 1m x 1m (if you have one)

[jaunty kite]

I don't have one, I just kind of eyeball everything. If any textures look too low resolution I'll usually layer over another texture with the LayeredLit shader, edit it in Photoshop or use detail maps.

[wraith nymph]

Cool, what's the difference for you between using LayeredLit and a detail map?

[jaunty kite]

With LayeredLit I can use more than just one layer and I feel like it gives me more control but it's slightly more expensive

[wraith nymph]

Good to know, thanks for the tidbits 🙂

[jaunty kite]

You can see here the use of LayerLit on this table is extremely subtle but I think it adds some really nice detail in the smoothness

[jaunty kite]

demo character model

[jaunty kite]

improving player body and animations for the demo

[stuck tulip]

how much spent on models now? 😭

[jaunty kite]

Don't know. It's a lot but I made that character model myself in cc4

[red sail]

Cool to see a game in development thats been going on strong for quite a while :D Are you solo or in an indie team?

[clear geode]

are u still using cookies in ur lights ?

[jaunty kite]

Solo

[jaunty kite]

not really, the inner/outer control of the spot angles in HDRP is enough for the most part

[charred ermine]

Hey i wanna know more about the glass bottle right there cuz my brother is making a model for me but i dont know which material property would make a good glass

the one u have right there looks good, where u find that model anyway ?

[jaunty kite]

That glass bottle is from "Atmospheric House", just with the default Lit shader and Subsurface Scattering.

[charred ermine]

aight

[jaunty kite]

cockroach system

[calm shoal]

fire maybe they should go faster when the player is near

[stuck tulip]

and make them run towards the player

or away

or neither all 3 are good

[limber axle]

This looks fucking amazing dude, hope it never stops being worked on

although I have some questions, will it be a fully story-driven game?

And mentioning the fact it is gonna be a horror game, what will haunt and/or attack the player?

[jaunty kite]

@limber axle thank you. not exactly sure what you mean by "fully story-driven" but the game is completely singleplayer and the story is a crucial part of the game. as for the last question, i'll leave it up to your imagination.

if anyone is at all interested, wishlisting the game would be incredibly helpful, as the demo is coming out on February 24.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3108570/ENTWINE/

Steam

ENTWINE

ENTWINE is a terrifying, singleplayer indie horror game. Brave the terror alone in a horrifically hand-crafted, slow-burn single player campaign.STORY MODEImmerse yourself, with story rich gameplay, meticulously detailed environments, horrific monsters, challenging puzzles and slow-burn terror. In this game mode, you get to do all the screaming ...

Release Date

2025

(steam page is a little outdated, i'll update it tonight.)

[limber axle]

alright, I'll check it out soon! Thanks! (looks 🔥 to be honest)

[visual aspen]

i liked the color palette atmosphere and graphics looks cool. goodluck 🔥

[light moth]

400 gb? How?

[charred ermine]

cool man whats the sauce behind this system ?

[cedar flame]

lol good question

but also i saw somewhere he changed everything to hdrp

[light moth]

is their any difference in static and realtime quality and performance wise

are those assets made hand made, also are you alone or have a team

your game looks realistic, can i acheive such graphics in unity as a solodev

[fair glacier]

All it takes is a handful (understatement) of 4k textures (which it looks like this game's bread a butter). It's easy to underestimate how quickly image files eat up harddrive space...
I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of those are simply in asset packs waiting to be used, rather than actually in the game

[jaunty kite]

@light moth Exactly this. Although, It’s not 400GB anymore. I created a new project file in which I upgraded from 2019.4 > Unity 6 and from built-in to HDRP. I only migrated the content that I needed, so I’m only sitting around 200GB. A lot of that is also eaten up by the Library folder which caches data so it can be used by the editor faster.

The built game files are only like 13GB the last time I checked.

[jaunty kite]

I use assets from the asset store and edit them depending on the use case. I’m completely solo.

[jaunty kite]

When you say “static” lighting I assume you’re talking about baked lighting. Baked lighting has some amazing advantages, and it’s made even more useful to me considering I can create realtime lights that only affect specular in HDRP now.

Baked lighting is completely static and doesn’t move whatsoever. The lighting is baked into the object, so the objects can’t really move. This creates issues with interactable objects and characters which can be solved by using either Light Layers or light probes. Baked lighting is more realistic most of the time and runs faster, since it is precomputed and often includes Global Illumination - something that is very hard to effectively achieve in realtime.

Realtime lights are much more expensive and aren’t as accurate, but they are completely flexible and can move or change in any way you like. It’s a lot less of a hassle to deal with.

[modern perch]

are the objects in this image real object scans

[jaunty kite]

yea

[modern perch]

Now I get it. I'm saying, how do the models look so beautiful?

So, do you do this real object scanning or do you buy it ready-made?

I'm asking this, in these scans, the meshes are usually not uniform and there may be too many protrusions, do you go over them with a blander or something?

[jaunty kite]

I make sure I buy very high quality scans, ones which are usually labeled "Game-Ready". Sometimes, there are a few errors which I'll have to correct in blender.

It's not really visible in the videos above but there are some issues that come with using these scans, but they aren't really that bad compared to how good the end product ends up looking.

It's also very hard to make traditional models fit stylistically with the scanned environment. This is the first scanned environment I've worked on.

[modern perch]

I agree, I think it's very nice and realistic, I think this game will be talked about on the internet for a long time.

[jaunty kite]

I truly hope so.

[modern perch]

I think it certainly is.

[jaunty kite]

I'm nearly 4 years in and I truly want to make this game my Magnus Opus as corny as it sounds. I've put literally everything I have into it and I can guarantee the game will not come out until it is a masterpiece in my own eyes.

[modern perch]

I can swear to you that the scene in this video made me more excited than I've ever been, so you think about how much noise it makes.

[jaunty kite]

4 years, before and after:

[modern perch]

I think the problem in the game industry is actually in those who do not do like you, that is, those who do not really make masterpieces, but only dream of getting rich by releasing games immediately for the sake of money.

[modern perch]

I think it's a very good development

[jaunty kite]

That scene will be reworked unfortunately. The idea of the lights turning on with loud sounds will be kept, however the environment is far too futuristic and sci-fi to fit in with the games current identity.

[modern perch]

I understand, I think it's inevitable that there will be a good scene.

I'm also really curious about the gameplay videos of this game, I hope it comes out as soon as possible or at the best time that suits you and I can see this game.

[jaunty kite]

I will admit I've been slacking off recently. I'm only just starting to work on the game again after like a 2 week break.

The reason the game is taking so long is my standards are so high. I've ended up scrapping like maybe 60-ish?? percent of the work I've made since it just wasn't good enough. I'm incredibly happy to say that now I've got a sequence of events and sections that I'm truly happy to release. There's still a lot of work to do, but the game will come soon.

[modern perch]

it is pleasing to hear this and it is also pleasing to meet successful game developers like you, I hope you will reach the place and fame you want 🙂

[scarlet geode]

What is your target game size for this project?

[jaunty kite]

What do you mean by “game size” exactly?

[cloud yacht]

The build in gb i guess

[jaunty kite]

In that case, probably around 20GB

[cloud yacht]

Fair

[light moth]

when will you release your game

[cloud yacht]

When its ready i would say

[jaunty kite]

when its ready

[scarlet geode]

Awesome

[jaunty kite]

Probably will go a little over that though

[scarlet geode]

Yoo, the graphics was so impressive. Are you making this alone?

[light moth]

Its never ready. There is always something to add.

[stuck tulip]

you're always going to make money at a job

the money you have now is useless right?

you're only going to get older might as well just die now

L mentality

[jaunty kite]

I will release it when I believe it is ready. It will be ready. I don't care what you or anyone else says. I will never release something I am not proud of. If that means it'll take an extra few months, so be it.

[cloud yacht]

Good

[fleet terrace]

This looks very amazing

How you learned to make games like that?

[fleet terrace]

I added to wishlist

where will be demo version?

[charred ermine]

FPS u getting ?

oh yea ur devlog was missing i couldnt find it here since some weeks i thought u removed it

[jaunty kite]

if i could tell you in a single discord message i think everyone would have made a hit by now, that question has no real answer. all i can say is iteration is key. find your own workflow and what suits u best n just keep working and u will make something great. it may take years but it'll be well worth it

[jaunty kite]

i pushed it back again by a few months, again it just wasn't good enough for febuary. will come out when its ready

[jaunty kite]

haven't got the chance to properly benchmark, i'll update you when test it out. it's been running incredibly smoothly though with no hiccups on my pc

[jaunty kite]

probably just gets buried under the other hundreds of devlogs here since it's not always active

[jaunty kite]

this sounded a lil passive aggresive lollll i didn't mean it in that way
once u stop trying to copy everyone else and focus on creating your own art you'll realise the true beauty in it and that's what i'm truly passionate about

[charred ermine]

do u use light probes or APV, APV is giving me Way too brighted stuff out

[jaunty kite]

neither atm

[charred ermine]

oh okay

[uncut pumice]

Wow!

[ionic kraken]

8k textures?

[jaunty kite]

they're actually 2k lollll

[ionic kraken]

Dayum

[jaunty kite]

blinking

[jaunty kite]

working on the trailer, will hopefully be out soon

[analog spear]

Do you have a price estimate in mind?

Looks good btw.

[wide sleet]

how do you achieve these graphics

[jaunty kite]

probably $15USD

[jaunty kite]

gatekeeping 😛

nah the secret is in the composition of the scene and the lighting

lighting makes all the difference

[analog spear]

are u working with a modeller?

[jaunty kite]

no

[timid heron]

Did you tweak the subsurface scattering or diffusion profile for the character's skin?

the defaults out of the importer appear to be a bit off, but yours looks good

[jaunty kite]

These are the settings I used.

Scattering color is E08F82

and here is the Transmission Tint

[jaunty kite]

just rewrote a lot of the story and i really cannot wait to release this game

[round wigeon]

I cant wait to play it!

[tropic umbra]

Solo dev?

[jaunty kite]

yes

[round wigeon]

is it possible to get your graphical style self made or atleast without a cost

[warm hill]

I’d charge $25USD since it’s a solo dev project and it looks like it’s made with a whole team. Depending on the story of course wherever it’s final on publish or if it’s not.

[jaunty kite]

The game will only be about 4-5 hours long and to me charging 25USD for that seems a little much. The 10-15USD range is probably what I’ll go for and I’m leaning more towards 15.

[jaunty kite]

It’s possible, you just have to be a skilled 3D modeller which I am not

[round wigeon]

oh ok

how do you build up hype for the game

so when it comes you make profit and revenue eventually

[jaunty kite]

next fest demo, trailer, social media posts, paid ads(like facebook), discord, contacting influencers and natural steam traffic will usually do most of it

[warm hill]

Oh ok for 4-5 hours $15USD is pretty reasonable.

[shell panther]

I hope it's like 1,000^2,000 times better

[jaunty kite]

yeah; that's my bad, i'm really sorry for all the delays, but i cannot express how much better this demo will be because of it. i only post my best pieces of work here, no one sees the countless bugs, completely unfinished parts of levels, broken systems and poor performance of the earlier videos i've shown. i was still on builtin and unity 2019 when i announced that date, i'm using HDRP and Unity 6 currently. the game is the best it's ever been right now though, and it just keeps getting better

also, i'm not sure if i've mentioned this here yet but i want to be clear: i have removed the multiplayer from the game. there is no multiplayer functionality. it is scrapped. i want to create the absolute best possible singleplayer campaign i can.

[shell panther]

Yeah this game is great. I hope you get really successful because you deserve it 👍

I can’t motivate myself to work on a project that long…

[jaunty kite]

find what u love and do that, this is my dream game. i've been working on this project since i was about 12 back in 2021 and i enjoy every minute of it

[charred ermine]

oh sheesh ur 15 ? i wish i started early, ur doing great man,

was working on the cloth system, wondering have u ever done it ?

unity cloth looks pretty hard to work with tbh i hate the results

i would recommend trying out kinemation FPS pack it pretty much is really modular, optimised (jobs) and cam make things really easier like camera shakes weapon control etc, expect its not so easy in beginning. it pretty much gives recoil without using animation its pure IK

[shell panther]

I'm not trying to brag, but I COULD accomplish something like this with years of effort.
It's just I find a game I like working on a lot, then I get burnt out. It's not because it's hard, I just truly don't feel like it. I really don't know how to fix that, cause I want to fix it : (

[charred ermine]

u need consistency and patience.

[jaunty kite]

i think i've played around with it once or twice but never really needed to use it

[jaunty kite]

you'll find the right project for you eventually, it might be game dev related, or maybe a different art form. experiment, see what you enjoy the most and take breaks whenever you feel like it

[jaunty kite]

looks cool, i don't get how this relates to my project though??

[shell panther]

I can't come up with any ideas either

[charred ermine]

It's one of the best fps controller for gun, thought to share it to u, procedural camera shake, recoil and can use any nimations for the player very instantly it plays with camera shake with the animation so u can use them in very modular way

It's from the creator kinemation.

[wild stirrup]

that's literally the hardest part in game development

[charred ermine]

thats the main part

[round wigeon]

is the tv sreen like a video playing? How did you go about making the lighting and everything for this?

[jaunty kite]

the TV is a shader and the lighting is just a spotlight with both its intensity and range animated

[gleaming kindle]

What is your package?

[tropic umbra]

Mad props to you man. I'm 18, and you're doing better than most people. I've seen studios with a team of like 8 people that work in offices with 3 monitor PCs when in reality, their game looks like something an average solo dev could cook up in 2 hours with a laptop. Your game looks like something a larger studio would make, and that shows that you're talented. 👏👏

[tropic umbra]

A lot of people do. Heck, even i do until now. I have tons of abandoned projects. One made it to steam though. But now I'm handling development for 2 games. When I get burnt out developing the first game, I go to the other one 😅

[jaunty kite]

thank you. i try, it’s all just time. i’ve spent nearly 10k hours in unity and i’ve learnt so so much. there is no trick or secret, just the cumulative knowledge compounding over the years.

[charred spindle]

Zamn

[warm hill]

Very nice. Easy to understand aswell.

[olive knoll]

What tricks do you use to make your camera/game look that good?

I'm on URP, but i'm sure i could find a way.

[jaunty kite]

eh i don't use that many "tricks" anymore. i used to a lot, especially back when i was using BiRP. although, i am actually very thankful i began with using BiRP, without access to photoreal lighting and materials. it taught me some incredibly valuable lessons, mainly the importance of good scene composition.

some general tips

-i use panini projection for a slight bodycam/more realistic view effect

-i'll often use multiple light sources and disable or enable the specular and diffuse components to get the most interesting looks out of them, even if it isn't physically accurate

-make sure your exposure and scene matches up with real world scale and lighting if you want to achieve physically correct(realistic) lighting

-in this scene specifically, i opted to not use ACES. i normally use ACES for tonemapping, however it came across far too strong on this scene, so i tweaked the custom one to my liking. it's very simple, so i have attached my settings below. i am not an expert on tonemapping by any means, so try it out on your project and see what works. if anyone is more skilled on this topic, please share your knowledge of it.

-in rendering pipelines where ultra realistic lighting and materials are not feasible, focus on good scene composition. study movies and their cinematography. it may also help to have a general understanding of color theory and the basics of photography. (back when i used BiRP i used to abuse specular highlights sooo much)

-use high quality textures and materials(this goes without saying). for materials specifically, using the LayeredLit or your own custom shader to merge multiple textures together can produce great results. also, AI upscaling textures can be incredibly useful.

-use volumetric fog and lighting to your advantage. don't overdo it, but it can add a beautiful flare and thickness to your which you wouldn't be able to achieve otherwise.

-in a horror game like this, shadows are probably the most important tool you have at your disposal to create a good looking scene. i've attached two images below, with almost the same lighting parameters and exact same scene. the only difference is the spot light is moved and rotated slightly differently. at a first look, the difference might seem inconsequential, but look at the image closely. the image on the right with correct shadows appears as so much more confronting, professional and scary. the long shadowing on the rungs of the tunnel is what specifically makes that environment stand out so much, and this difference in lighting(or the lack of it) is what separates the usual solo indie passion project from something that appears AAA.

overall, these tips won't make ur game look 100x better, but they are just a little bit of knowledge i've learned along the way i wanted to share. keep in mind, every cool thing i have to showcase here has been relentlessly iterated on, or there were at least 5 scrapped versions of it until i got what i wanted. keep working. you will eventually find a workflow that suits you if you put in the time. you cannot rush art. art does not have a "cheat code".

thank you all for sticking with me for over two years.

release date trailer will be out in the coming weeks.

[charred spindle]

I can’t believe you’re the same age as me and making something that looks AAA

Me and my 2d tower defense card game 😭

[void oracle]

How do you make your game look so realistic? You're using birp right?

[charred spindle]

They just posted a long message detailing their techniques

[olive knoll]

Thank you for this, i'll definitely be using these tips in my game. I already use high quality textures, but my issue was mostly with the camera, and a little on lighting and tonemapping.

[timid heron]

He migrated to HDRP

[jaunty kite]

I’m using HDRP now. I used to use builtin. I just detailed a few of the techniques I used in the message above.

[void oracle]

Is HDRP performant as URP?

[jaunty kite]

it’s all relative to when you start. I downloaded Unity when i was 9. i’ve just turned 16 now. i played around with it a little, got really frustrated and didn’t touch it for a while.

when i was 11, i saw Dani on youtube and that really inspired me to start creating games. i redownloaded unity once again on my mom’s barely functioning old computer. i remember i used to put an ice pack on the top of it so it wouldn’t overheat when i was using unity lol. i made a bunch of clones of Dani’s games, and then a minecraft clone. i have very fond memories of making games at this time.

as soon as i turned 12, lockdown hit. i saved up enough for my own computer(which i’m still using to this day) and began playing around once more. i tried a lot of big projects, which obviously failed.

then, i began development on this project during lockdown, still being when i was 12. i think i made the game in 48 hours if i remember correctly. it was about 1 minute long and ended with a horrible screamer. even though the game was bad, i loved making it so so much. i released it on itch.io and shared it with all my friends. it was the best feeling ever.

fast forward about 6 months, i discover the asset store, which was HUGE for me, as still to this day i’m not very skilled in 3d modelling. i very vividly remember the night of me purchasing the Atmospheric House asset and making my first level with it. shortly after, i signed up to Steamworks and created the store page for this game.

on February 21st of 2022, i released the demo of my first game, PUPPETEERS on steam. it was a bad, buggy and poorly optimised mess, however, some still enjoyed the experience. it gave me a lot of insight on releasing something to the public.

lockdown ends, and i’m still working tirelessly on PUPPETEERS. i turn 13, and still, i really don’t have that much knowledge on game development. i make multiple trailers, set deadlines and i miss them. finally, i set a release date in stone. October 31st, 2022.

that date rolls around. the game wasn’t ready. i’m incredibly disappointed with myself and so were the people around me. i dropped my standards, and let people convince me it was right to release the game, so i did it anyway.

the morning after i remember incredibly vividly, releasing my first game at 13, then reading all of the negative reviews bawling my eyes out. i considered quitting, i thought to myself; maybe i wasn’t meant for this. it was an incredibly difficult time for me, and i really do regret it.

but i didn’t quit, i kept trying. i updated the game constantly for the first three months. i then began working on Update 2.00 of PUPPETEERS, which ballooned to such an incredible scope, that it has become the game you see here in this thread, ENTWINE. i turned 14, and i’ve been working on this same project everyday. i then make the steam page and this thread.

thanks for reading if you even got this far, i feel like it’s a little personal but i hope this helps you understand why i’m so reluctant about release dates and releasing early as a whole.

[jaunty kite]

not usually, it’s naturally more performance intensive considering it uses more demanding methods for more realistic results

[void oracle]

Crazy how you're 16 making a game that looks like it was made by a studio 👍. How did you learn coding if you don't mind me asking?

[jaunty kite]

through reading documentation and watching YouTube tutorials. i’m completely self taught and never went to any schools or courses for it

[void oracle]

Damn that's impressive I do the same but I don't see any progression. I know how to use the unity editor but coding wise not so much been at it for a year now. I'm a bit jealous lol

[void oracle]

What would your advice be for a beginner?

[jaunty kite]

I’ve been coding for nearly four years, it just takes time and practice

[jaunty kite]

keep trying, you will make something great if you sink enough time into it

[charred spindle]

I've been coding since early elementary school, and yes, practice is crucial, but don't just take courses-instead, work on projects you enjoy

of course, my skillset is very different from op here, but we seem to be in a similar situation

[void oracle]

Yes but there are just some things I don't know how to implement and I don't want to watch a tutorial as I don't want to get stuck in tutorial hell. And what ever I'm trying to implement there is hardly no one talking about it online.

So it's hard for me to just work on projects as I have no idea how to implement whatever I'm doing

[charred spindle]

take stuff in small steps. My first games were horribly balanced and looked like a scrapbook, but now I know where I went wrong and how to avoid it

I've probably made over 40 games across multiple mediums, so I can use old tricks/code and know when something is going to go wrong before it does.

I dont want to hijack op's log here lol, but one more thing-if you feel overwhelmed or burnt out, PLEASE take a break. Theres nothing worse than burning out hard when you could have taken a short break to regain motivation

[void oracle]

Thanks for the advice I'll just take baby steps and break stuff down so I can understand it better 👍❤️

[jaunty kite]

watching a couple tutorials is very unlikely to get you stuck in "tutorial hell". i know i was dependent on tutorials for probably a year until i learned enough of the basics that i could work independently. i still use tutorials to this day whenever there's something i'm not sure how to do. what @charred spindle said is right. don't burn yourself out. your games WILL start out bad, and they will get better. don't let it demoralize you.

[tropic umbra]

Awesome, but i feel like the subtitles needs to be bigger. Or maybe a subtitle size options in the settings

[jaunty kite]

will adjust

finishing up parts of the trailer, which thumbnail is the best?

(obviously just a quick edit, ignore video lengths, views and dates)

[jaunty kite]

nvm decided

[void oracle]

Looks dope what's your channel called?

[tropic umbra]

Cool. Good luck, would love to see your game thrive on release

[young stirrup]

imma need that channel link 🙏

[jaunty kite]

announcement trailer this month

demo june

[charred spindle]

Yay!

[limber river]

Hi I was just wondering what this was https://store.steampowered.com/app/1734540/PUPPETEERS/#app_reviews_hash

Looks similar to your game but was released a few years back

Steam

PUPPETEERS

STORY MODEExperience true psychological horror in Story Mode, a first-person adventure. Hired as a paranormal investigator, you're sent to uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of a mysterious owner. However, as you step inside his eerie home, you realize this case is far more terrifying than you ever imagined.MULTIPLAYERTeam up with you…

Price

$9.99

▶ Play video

[wide sleet]

this

[jaunty kite]

Hi. I have addressed this indirectly in the past but I think it's best to make a direct statement about "PUPPETEERS" and my involvement in the project.

Yes, I made this game, and yes, it does have mostly negative reviews. I'm not proud of it whatsoever.

First off, I am sorry to those who felt like the game was a scam. I released "PUPPETEERS" in a buggy and unfinished state, which is reflected in the reviews. I don't want this to sound like I'm avoiding taking accountability. I know I shouldn't have released the game in that state and it was my fault, no matter my age, and I sincerely apologies for that. However, I want to make it clear it was not a scam, rather a bad game. I was around 12/13 at the time of releasing that game. It was my first project and this huge failure was not done out of malice whatsoever. After a few patches, the game was updated into a state where it worked, but it is still a poor game in terms of horror, story and game-play.

It has been incredibly difficult for me to move past this and it is an undeniable stain on both my brand and company. This is why I've been so reluctant about specific release dates, and when I have made them, I have missed quite a large portion of them by a significant margin. I do not want to repeat the same mistake of creating a rushed and unfinished game ever again. I am now 16 and much more knowledgeable at game development and its surrounding fields than I was when I was 12. I will not let my past deter me, and I will make sure my new game "ENTWINE" is as perfect as it possibly can be before release. I hope I can deliver on that promise.

I have decided the best course of action is to contact Valve to remove the ability for future purchases of "PUPPETEERS" and offer Steam keys to "ENTWINE" - the current game in which I am working on - for all users who had previously purchased "PUPPETEERS" . It will be removed soon. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

[limber river]

Good on you for not quitting despite some rough feedback, I'm sure a lot of people wouldnt have been as mature as you. Entwine looks fantastic, best of luck!

If you dont mind me asking, how did you make all of your assets? The thing I struggle most with is visuals, and I'm hopeless at blender

[jaunty kite]

Thank you. It means a lot.

[jaunty kite]

The majority of models are purchased from asset stores or commissioned. Creating all of your own assets from scratch is not necessary whatsoever. However, I’d highly recommend you become proficient in your 3D program of choice so you can learn to at least tweak and edit the models to fit your game better.

[limber river]

Do you know of any places where I can get free assets?

[wild stirrup]

the unity asset store

[jaunty kite]

Sketchfab is great

[round wigeon]

How long did it take you to develop puppeteers?

[jaunty kite]

the original prototype was made in one day on Jun 27, 2021. it then released 3 Nov, 2022

[round wigeon]

dang just one day? what did it consist of and what did you decide to add after that

[jaunty kite]

i mean it was horrible and the first time i ever released something on itchio, it was about 1 minute and a half long with just a screamer at the end

[craggy flax]

Yo

How did you learn?

[jaunty kite]

experience

failing a million times and learning from each mistake

[craggy flax]

How many months/years

[jaunty kite]

coming up on 4 now i believe

[craggy flax]

Years??

[jaunty kite]

yes

[craggy flax]

Dayum

Realistically

How long this game has been in development

And also is the trailer released on yt?

[jaunty kite]

i mean the inital idea and prototype was in 2021 but that is so far apart from the state of the game now and it's just kind of the general concept. i restarted the project in around november 2024 though with a new unity project and that's been such a huge help

[craggy flax]

Alright

[jaunty kite]

not yet, announcement trailer will come eventually, i've got a contact at IGN now so it will also hopefully be up on there too when it comes out

[craggy flax]

Have you used any ai help?

[jaunty kite]

no

[craggy flax]

Alright

Thanks for replying to all my questions

@jaunty kite btw for your first game did you have unity paid version?

[jaunty kite]

no i've always used unity personal

[craggy flax]

So are you okay with the unity loading screen?

[jaunty kite]

it's not required in unity 6 and even if it was it doesn't bother me to the point where i'd spend thousands of dollars to remove it

[craggy flax]

Alright also how much money did your first game make you?

[jaunty kite]

not willing to disclose that but enough to fund the majority of this games development

[craggy flax]

alright can you disclose the development time it took for that game?

[jaunty kite]

yeah i said it before, the prototype was made on Jun 27, 2021. it then released 3 Nov, 2022

[craggy flax]

I mean the earlier game

The one you released on steam

[jaunty kite]

yes, that's the earlier game that i released on steam

[craggy flax]

Oh alright

[jaunty kite]

white or red better? all audio is wip

[visual aspen]

White, it looks more scary than red

[open owl]

where do you get such amazing sound effects, if you dont mind me asking?

[jaunty kite]

i haven't even put the sound in yet lollll but usually from paid soundpacks or artlist

[open owl]

wdym you havent added the sound yet? there are sfx in the videos you posted

[jaunty kite]

yeah but they aren't very good

i haven't properly done any sound design for that section yet, that's tommorows job

it's all placeholder

[open owl]

oh lol i really like what you have so far

do you make the models yourself?

[jaunty kite]

only a few, the large majority are assets

[open owl]

where do you usually get them from?

[jaunty kite]

i've answered this question probably like 15 times already but unity asset store, fab, sketchfab, cgtrader and turbosquid are my usual go to

polyhaven and ambientcg r also great for free textures

[open owl]

ah i use cgtrader a lot and sketch fab sometimes, but i can never find good nature assets that work with unity on there

do you resort to using only the unity asset store for nature stuff?

[jaunty kite]

i made the wind a while back feel free 2 use it

[jaunty kite]

pretty much yea, they're built for unity so they work best in unity

[open owl]

do you have any specific recommendations on good stuff that you've found?

[jaunty kite]

not really just search for nature or forest and look for a while you'll find something

[craggy flax]

@jaunty kite also what is the easiest and best way to add graphics in unity?

[jaunty kite]

?? what does this even mean

[craggy flax]

I mean shaders

[jaunty kite]

shader graph but i mean u can just look it up

also 4 future reference i've answered most of these questions a bunch so if anyones ever curious for something scroll up and you'll probably find it, but i don't mind being pinged or dmed whatever, feel free

[craggy flax]

Alright

bro you are the most experienced horror game maker that I know of

[craggy flax]

alright

[topaz coral]

1.2k messages is crazy

@jaunty kite are u an indie dev or do u have a team (guessing a team since it looks insane)

[jaunty kite]

it's just me

[craggy flax]

where did you get the car asset from?

comissioned?

[jaunty kite]

https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/car/car/set-of-car-hatchback-with-interior-in-9-color-variants-az9

although like 1% of it is actually onscreen, it's mostly just the lights i did myself

[craggy flax]

also how do you fullscreen unity

@jaunty kite

[jaunty kite]

?? google this bro don't ask me

[craggy flax]

F11 DOESN;T WORK FOR ME

nor does M

[jaunty kite]

wip ignore the weird compression

[void oracle]

@craggy flax I am assuming you are a child. This is a dev log stop spamming questions you can easily Google yourself.

[craggy flax]

yes but

I'm 15

wait that's not what i meant

mb i meant yea i will search it from now onwards

[topaz coral]

@jaunty kite how did u learn unity, ive been wanting to learn but dont know what to do

[void oracle]

He has already answered this scroll up

!learn

[junior junco]

:teacher: Unity Learn ↗

Over 750 hours of free live and on-demand learning content for all levels of experience!

[craggy flax]

hey

@void oracle

[jaunty kite]

i did mention this before, but to reiterate again i am self taught. i learnt through studying the documentation and YouTube tutorials. the Unity learn link is just above my message and that's also a great resource officially from Unity for Unity developers. over time, you will find your own workflow that suits you and you will be profficient in unity if you stick to learning.

also if anyone has questions that are less related to the game feel free to DM me instead of cluttering up the thread

anddd i made a twitter, check out if you'd like

https://x.com/entwinegame/status/1916796551231623501

ENTWINE (@entwinegame) on X

ENTWINE is a terrifying upcoming psychological horror game. Face what you've buried — and pray it doesn't find you first.

Wishlist: https://t.co/AyVPZRlToU

#horror #HorrorCommunity #horrorgame

X · Apr 28, 2025, 10:08 AM

[open owl]

out of curiosity, how long did it take you to bake those lights?

[jaunty kite]

those aren't baked, everything there is fully realtime. baking doesn't work well with foliage, especially at such a high density

majority of scenes are fully realtime lit

[open owl]

what is your average fps?

[jaunty kite]

eh its kind of hard to judge, it varies from scene to scene and optimizations aren't properly done yet, but i've never dipped anywhere below 80~ish fps on ultra settings at 1080p. it runs on my macbook at 30fps @ 4k most of the time on ultra

i'll provide more performance info as optimizations are completed

https://x.com/entwinegame/status/1920300461392851018

ENTWINE (@entwinegame) on X

It's #WishlistWednesday

ENTWINE is a terrifying upcoming psychological horror game — Run. Hide. But try not to scream, it might hear you.

Wishlist: https://t.co/AyVPZRllzm

#horrorgame #horrorcommunity

X · May 8, 2025, 2:11 AM

[robust bone]

If I May ask, what did you use to make all of this? Because it looks SICK, i will 100% play it

[jaunty kite]

in regards to software i used Unity HDRP for the engine, Visual Studio for my IDE, Steam Audio for binaural sound, blender for editing/modifing/creating models, photoshop for texturing, FL Studio for music and audio production, and DaVinci Resolve free for video editing. if u have any other questions feel free 2 ask

if you're interested by any means, wishlisting is a huge help
https://s.team/a/3108570

[robust bone]

Damn thats very advanced lmao, yeah Im currently planning out making my own horror game, this is super good info. Thank you!

[jaunty kite]

best luck w ur project brother

if u scroll up there's quite a lot of info that i'd hope would be helpful to a first time dev

[robust bone]

It's not really a first time, i've made a game before (and still working on it)

However it is my first horror game, so i'll scroll up and see, thank you!

[prisma bear]

That level is freaking fire

[jaunty kite]

i'm back 💆‍♀️

got controller support done, all captured on a ps5 dualsense controller

i haven't stopped at all, been working nonstop on the demo for nextfest

[jaunty kite]

more updates coming soon, in the meantime, wishlisting helps me so much
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3108570/ENTWINE/

Steam

ENTWINE

Immerse yourself in a rich narrative, with meticulously detailed environments, horrific monsters, intricate, challenging puzzles and slow-burn psychological horror inspired by the classics.

GAMEPLAY
Play as Lucas Hale, a retired police officer, as you find yourself picking up a paranormal investigation job. You've been told to explore the hou…

Release Date

2025

[fleet terrace]

I was not here for couple months but I still have your game on wishlist on steam

Can I have question?

About game development?

You making textures by yourself or using ready textures?

I looked for textures on ambient cg even 8K but they not look like I wanted they look

[tepid hare]

Wow bro this is crazy you just beating Unreal engine 5 with Unity 6 Great Work

[jaunty kite]

sorry i haven't check here in a bit

[jaunty kite]

mostly editing ready textures, combining them with eachother, overlaying some grunge and other effects in photoshop etc. i use ambientcg and polyhaven mostly

[fleet terrace]

bro this graphics

[jaunty kite]

trailer soon.

[charred spindle]

So proud of you! Been watching this log for a while now and seeing you get to a finished state is a huge motivator for me

Good luck!

Everyone wishlist on steam!!

[light moth]

umm a question

what are the system requirement of your game on pc

minimum and recommended

[light moth]

you do this along side school?

[jaunty kite]

they are on steam, but they are subject to change.

[jaunty kite]

yes

[light moth]

And what do you study in school? like comp science or some related subjects?

[light moth]

it should run easily on a 3050 laptop with 16 gb ram and i7 11th gen right?

[jaunty kite]

yeah, definitely.

[wild stirrup]

how do you find out the minimum requirements?

[jaunty kite]

just estimations and comparing the game to other games that run similarly and seeing their min/req specs

[void oracle]

Look awesome. Do you have a YouTube channel?

[jaunty kite]

yes, but no videos yet

https://www.youtube.com/@entwinegame

[light moth]

you did not answer my other question

[fleet terrace]

Am I first subscriber?

[topaz coral]

How do the graphics look that good and u only need a gtx 970

[jaunty kite]

requirements may be subject to change, will probably bump up the recommended slightly but minimum will most likely stay the same. the game is well optimized and quite linear; it's very easy for me to cull large amounts of geometry due to tight corners, darkness etc. also recommended specs would be playing on medium graphics as well.

[jaunty kite]

(player movement speed increased for testing)

[stuck tulip]

animation is great but in my opinion the rotation kind of ruins the experience

the environment offers for a lot of creative actions like it using the pillars as leverage to push itself forward etc

and naturally the lighting is very good

[charred spindle]

It may be exaggerated by the increased movement speed, but I agree with the sentiment

[jaunty kite]

I agree. it’s on the todo list

[jaunty kite]

great idea, will probably use it for a scripted scare instead bc it seems incredibly hard to implement with the ai

[stuck tulip]

the push off idea?

[jaunty kite]

yeah

[stuck tulip]

you'd want to use the unity inverse kinematics

what i'd do is store all the pillar locations and when the monster is within of one

it finds the closest corner and sends the IK target for whichever arm is facing towards it to that corner

and then because the IK overrides unity animations you can just play a jump animation and itll (probabaly) look likes its pushing off the wall as the arm stays

[jaunty kite]

yeah it does seem quite easy in theory but getting the transition perfect and such will be quite difficult and i am under a time contraint

but definitely something i will look into, i appreciate the feedback

[wild stirrup]

why are you under a time constraint?

[jaunty kite]

demo out soon

[jaunty kite]

okay not soon

soon enough

[light moth]

Do you plan on starting a proper game studio?

It's amazing what you achieved as a solo dev but gamedev is a job that requires a medium sized team to be able to make games effectively specially the kind of photoreal game you are making

[void oracle]

iirc he is 16 I would assume he'd rather stick to being a single Dev. So shocking how a 16 year old made a horror game that looks like it was made by a studio.

[light moth]

how does he even get time for all that? when i was 16 half of my life was spent in school and studying at home + sleeping

[light moth]

is there any law in his country that prevents 16 year olds from starting a business?

[light moth]

umm how do you do global illumination in your game ? is it baked lightmaps?

[light moth]

is that unity's built in cloth system in your molotov or something custom made or from asset store

[jaunty kite]

no, it's not something that i'm planning on, at least not for this game or the foreseeable future. i'm 16 & have a company set up legally for myself. i prefer to work alone, i don't enjoy collaborating with others, and for this project specifically, i see it more as a piece of art, and a reflection of myself. i feel the story, meaning and symbolism which i have tried desperately to craft will be lost if i begin outsourcing too much; i see delays as an unfortunate byproduct of my stubbornness and perfectionism, but i finally have enough content to have the demo almost finished. i will provide more updates, and a date will be announced properly soon.

[jaunty kite]

i don't often use gi anymore, but when i do, it's all realtime. i use the old h-trace SSGI which is quite performant and easy to use. however most of the time it's just a direct light source and maybe a less intense point light on top to fake it

[topaz coral]

He litterally said he assumed he’d rather stick single dev, never said it was illegal

[light moth]

Ok

[errant crane]

Wait he’s 16? DAMN THATS IMPRESSIVE

[errant crane]

Majestic

[void oracle]

When are you releasing it?

[jaunty kite]

whenever it's done, most likely in the coming weeks. will be on GameTrailers & speaking to contacts to for an IGN upload

[wild stirrup]

how did you get contacts for that 😲

[void oracle]

He met a guy in a mysterious van in the alleyway

[coral sundial]

this looks awesome

[jaunty kite]

something like that

[wild stirrup]

all right, then. keep your secrets 🙃

[jaunty kite]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3108570/ENTWINE/

Steam

ENTWINE

Immerse yourself in a rich narrative, with meticulously detailed environments, horrific monsters, intricate, challenging puzzles and slow-burn psychological horror inspired by the classics.

GAMEPLAY
Play as Lucas Hale, a retired police officer, as you find yourself picking up a paranormal investigation job. You've been told to explore the hou…

Release Date

2026

hit 2000 wishlists today, which isn't much, but again not bad for no trailer

wishlisting and spreading the game helps so much, and i promise the trailer is coming soon

[rugged ermine]

I'm one of them 😁

[fallen merlin]

NO FRIKIN WAY THATS UNITY

[charred spindle]

Correct

It’s unreal engine 5

[jaunty kite]

wip

[fallen merlin]

i knew it

[wild stirrup]

he's joking 😔

[open owl]

why are you lying?

[void oracle]

He's talking about that unrecorded game which is indeed made in unreal engine 5.

[turbid gust]

isnt that from resident evil 7

[wild stirrup]

oh, i thought he was talking about entwine 😲 my bad

[turbid gust]

this gives me re7 vibes ngl.

[visual aspen]

same from UI

[jaunty kite]

heavy work in progress - new demo character model

[frosty shuttle]

I just went through your videos and have to say this is one of the most atmospheric horror games I have seen. Cannot wait to see where you take it. The evironments, the effects look extremely professional.

[fleet terrace]

Coming after 3 months to check what changed

[fleet terrace]

That graphics looks amazing

[jaunty kite]

first pass vs final

[jaunty kite]

controller support, interaction system now fully done

[glacial jackal]

This game is looking really good.

[regal coyote]

wow clean

is that done via a lerp to a gameobject position offset from the camera?

or did you instantiate a prefab

actually no it seems more like a lerp

very cool

👏

[jaunty kite]

a lerp, the actual object is lerped to a position offset from the camera

[regal coyote]

fire bro

[jaunty kite]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3108570/ENTWINE/

Steam

ENTWINE

"The sins I have committed are eating at me."

ENTWINE is a slow, suffocating descent into the abstract; a rich narrative, meticulously detailed environments, unsettling creatures, intricate puzzles, and slow-burn psychological horror inspired by the genre’s most enduring classics.…

Release Date

2026

updated the steam page

[thick nebula]

AAA looks game made by one legend

[pale monolith]

Cool game! I think you got inspiration from Resident Evil 7 a lot no?

It gives me this feeling

Is it Unreal Engine 5?

Also, you have made this on your own really?

If its solo work its incredible bro. How many years are you working on it?

[jaunty kite]

unity

[jaunty kite]

thankyou, yes, it's solo. i've been workshopping the concept since 2021, but the development of this new project started oct-nov 2024

[pale monolith]

Bro thats almost unbelievable 1 year of development and you have achieved so good graphics and really cool looking game. I really cannot believe you that this is Unity hahah or maybe its HDRP but really cannot believe.

What was your budget for this game btw because this also matters?

[pale monolith]

This really seems to be high budget project

Probably models everything you got.

I am working on a game 14 months with no budget with URP and I have only spent money for Steam Store Page like the 100$. OF course my game is not ready yet I have much work to do on the technical side like Lighting more Post-Processing effects and more and also I use low poly assets because of no budget.

Check how it looks like

But I am doing it for portfolio and experience so yeah even if my game wont go well I would really be proud of it.

[pale monolith]

Btw, we have started same period I have started the pre-production phase on July 2024 like creating the Game Design Document of my game and started working on it in September-October 2024

[jaunty kite]

it's not. it doesn't have a set budget, i just purchase/commission assets when necessary.

[pale monolith]

Yes you have paid for the game right like I mean for high quality assets etc ?

Thats what I mean with budget that you afford money for the project

[viscid shadow]

been following this for a while, hope it’s all going well

[uneven linden]

Did u make your character model yourself or did u get it commissioned?

[jaunty kite]

i made it myself in cc4

[light moth]

Can we pee in this game?

A serious question. Did you ever felt limited in making the game as you were using unity over unreal?

[light moth]

Its like he has a light in front of his face

[jaunty kite]

rarely. with the exception of a few, most of unreals features suffer from bloat and poor performance; i find unity more freeing. i feel i’m more limited that i don’t have access to top, high-quality and hand-authored assets. however, i still often envy lumen and the idea of having a real gi solution built into the engine

[loud harbor]

What are you using for this project ?

[hallow stratus]

Ill tell you one better, you'll pee your pants irl as soon as you see the splash screen!

[azure dune]

I saw someone making a Lumen alternative for Unity

Also in 6.3 they made a note of "Lighting tools gain XAtlas UV packing, a unified ray-tracing API, and early work on dynamic global illumination for the Universal Render Pipeline (URP)."

[wild stirrup]

damn, does the "made with unity" splash screen have that kind of effect on people? 😄

[hallow stratus]

I meant the custom horror splash screen he made. But, while you bring it up.. yes the made with unity splash screen has negative effect on many peoples feelings towards a game. People often assume a game will be trash since unity games get a bad impression from tons of people publishing crappy content, causing difficulty to see that there are actually very good unity games. Unreal engine is significantly more difficult to work with therefor not many unreal games get published except for those who did put a huge budget in. Just a example, we could say 5000 unity games get published in a year, but only 50 unreal games in a year. 10 unity games are good, 10 unreal games are good.

[exotic hearth]

I know I am late to this post but this looks amazing! Is the game out?

[hallow stratus]

Its not out

the demo comes soon

[jaunty kite]

can you specify? if you're talking about gi, i'm not using any currently for this project. i haven't found anything that's consistently stable and performant enough. games like visage use purely direct lighting, so that's the current approach for now. i'm planning on experimenting with baked lights soon again though

[jaunty kite]

i'm using unity 6, so i don't have to include the "made with unity" splashscreen thank god

[jaunty kite]

it's not out yet, you can find more info on the store page. there's a demo coming out for Febuary Next Fest and i'm dropping a trailer soon enough
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3108570/ENTWINE/

Steam

ENTWINE

"The sins I have committed are eating at me."

ENTWINE is a slow, suffocating descent into the abstract; a rich narrative, meticulously detailed environments, unsettling creatures, intricate puzzles, and slow-burn psychological horror inspired by the genre’s most enduring classics.…

Release Date

2026

[hallow stratus]

When did you create that steam page?

I am assuming a while ago, but just asking since it must have been active for 6 months to qualify

[jaunty kite]

just about a year ago now

[loud harbor]

So you are using unity without any visual affects? How does it look AAA then?

[jaunty kite]

yes. the base set of features in hdrp is enough to make a AAA looking game when combined with high quality assets and smart art direction

[loud harbor]

So all you’ve got is a spot light in ur scene and high quality assets?

😶

[jaunty kite]

i use the base set of hdrp features without additional third party plugins, i use hdrps global volume system, post processing stack etc

for example, this is just two hdrp spot lights

[loud harbor]

Very nice

[hallow stratus]

That's really all it takes. Regardless of pipeline and tools. The quality of models and lighting is super important.

To me the most impressive thing about this project is Max following through with the right processes, reaching out to sources, and having the full idea. When it comes to graphics, it really isn't as hard as it seems but many people overthink it at face value.

I'm proud to see someone especially at that young age put in the effort.

[jaunty kite]

thankyou, but i'd disagree. the graphics are absolutely difficult to achieve, even harder than it seems. most of my time is spent creating environments, most of which are scrapped because they don't live up to the graphics standard.

[hallow stratus]

I suppose it could depend on the conditions of what you need. Tossing in some megascans can speed it up

I wont argue with you on some scenes, i can see it getting tough for sure. Just saying in general, starting off with good models, textures, lighting will get you going fast.

[pale monolith]

Guys do not get trolled this guy has a huge budget for this game thats why it looks amazing except the time he spent working on lighting, visuals etc but this game is not 0 budget at all and he is kidding. This game maybe its in Unity but the guy has spend a lot of money on high poly quality assets and I see this from video clips and images he is posting.

I know how a 0 budget looks like

My game is 0 budget and I can really distinguish

I know its a huge risk sometimes to spent a lot of money on a specific project willing it will go well afterwards. Really if you have budget and can spend money on a project you have to do it if not staying on 0 budget makes sense but you wont find the same success just keep in mind this I am telling you. A game I think in order to have quality doesn't only requires time it also requires money so its not always about time its also about money you afford

This game really looks like Resident Evil 7 I dont know how the god he has tried to make so good visuals without paying, it doesn't make sense at all.

[hallow stratus]

Plenty of similar models and textures can be found online free. Explore sources outside of unity asset store

If not free, it wouldn’t cost a fortune

[pale monolith]

I dont think so

I have searched CG Trader, Sketchfab, Unity Asset Store, Fab and they are all paid

There aren't high poly quality assets free out there at all

I am making an escape room game for College and I found models free on Unity, Sketchfab

And like some of my areas are almost empty

for example I dont have a kitchen

cuz its very hard to find something that fits with the theme

Assets must be consistent otherwise you break immersion and aesthetics of your game

I am not an Artist buts thats what I think

If you have an old wooden house for example and you add modern house interior props inside, it doesn't break the visual quality of your game?

[hallow stratus]

Ive got a quick scene i made in an hour here: [#🏆┃daily-win message](/guild/489222168727519232/channel/1390716509638098995/p/1390719097091653813/#msg-1447742199642198157)

[jaunty kite]

it’s quite flattering you think i’m “trolling” you; i have no incentive to lie about the project budget. i have never once claimed it is a “0 budget” project, but again, it is nowhere near a fraction of a AAA budget.

yes, from money i save, i buy assets from paid sites. this does not make the game high budget. i can’t afford to purchase the more expensive assets, and the reason i buy assets in the first place is because i don’t have the budget to commission artists.

i urge you: put some effort in, learn, try and iterate. over a few years, you will grow, and your art/games will look exponentially better. i have been doing this for 5 years now.

i’d also appreciate if you can stop flooding the thread with your theories about the project and just ask me in dm so i can keep this thread more focused on the games development itself

[void oracle]

The vibe I'm feeling from you is just jealousy tbh. Jealous that someone who is wayy younger than you (iirc 14 years old) is single handley making a horror game that looks like it was made by a group of people.

Anyways move on. don't clutter his devlog!

[jaunty kite]

i'm 16

[grizzled folio]

@jaunty kite don't even reply to this kind of people, you're doing great Job i'm 37 years old developer, you have talent, i can see your touch, You're work is amazing , Buy assest invest don't listen, make your Game best way you can , Good job and Good Luck

[tranquil violet]

Yes outstanding, keep up the work!

[hallow stratus]

Awesome vid. I love the sharpness on the walls. Camera movement is natural, good job.
Can imagine hearing the footsteps in water and heavy breathing that echoes as you run!

[thick nebula]

wowww, 16 making ts? cool bro

you have future

promissing future

[light moth]

You haven't played bully? We could pee in it, a ps2 game. (Made by rockstar)

[light moth]

I dont think 3rd party plugins will ever match the quality of what unity themselves can make

I am using ssgi (in unity) and it's blurry mess it looks good only when camera is still

[azure dune]

idk, have you looked at the messaging stuff in the new input system. Like I am pretty sure my libraries are better.

[light moth]

I am still using the old input system

[azure dune]

The old one was nice. moved to the new one a while back, but making a custom one.

[light moth]

What is the difference

I use old one cause i didn't bother learning new one

[void oracle]

@azure dune @light moth can you stop flooding the thread with off topic stuff. This is a Dev log.

[jaunty kite]

realistic door mechanics

[loud harbor]

Got some footage? This is nice

[faint venture]

He's supporting artists, acquiring their models, and showcasing them in his dedicated project. I think it's the perfect cycle for a modern developer; he's just focusing on game design.

Overall, there's a good technical achievement here, congratulations.

[hallow stratus]

What’s this?

[void oracle]

I'm assuming its a release date for a demo, he probably forgot to change 25 → 26

[hallow stratus]

That’s what I was confused about, I know the release date is somewhere around there. The thing is I’d find it tough to mess up a number that’s only 6 digits and the only thing in the pic

[jaunty kite]

oops

LOL

[hallow stratus]

In that case, congrats.

[jaunty kite]

demo out in 3 days

[grizzled folio]

@jaunty kite tomorrow?

[jaunty kite]

Feb 23 5AM Pacific

teaser trailer out within 24 hours

[grizzled folio]

can`t wait

[jaunty kite]

https://youtu.be/qwRyq1PiPsg

[jaunty kite]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3108570/ENTWINE/

Steam

ENTWINE

"The sins I have committed are eating at me."

ENTWINE is a slow, suffocating descent into the abstract; a rich narrative, meticulously detailed environments, unsettling creatures, intricate puzzles, and slow-burn psychological horror inspired by the genre’s most enduring classics.…

Release Date

2026

Wishlist now before launch

[errant crane]

YES

🔥

[grizzled folio]

2 hours remain for the deomo?

on steam?

[grizzled folio]

!!!

[somber drum]

<:error:1413114584763596884> Command not found

There's no command called !!.

[grizzled folio]

where is the demo

[jaunty kite]

a few more hours

about 3

[grizzled folio]

You said at 5 am

PM please

[void oracle]

@grizzled folio can you stop spamming is someones devlog like an idiot.

[grizzled folio]

Move on

I can take feedback, but insults aren’t necessary

[grizzled folio]

i cant pass these screen

[visual aspen]

did u try tap enter

[grizzled folio]

That should be funny?

[visual aspen]

no i thought maybe he had enter input to pass the screen

[grizzled folio]

Ok oh sorry, i maneged to do it , but the demo is damn broken

[jaunty kite]

Demo is fixed now. Still a little rough around the edges, especially the opening, but no gamebreaking/large bugs.

I apologize greatly for the sub-par launch. The demo was rushed, very quickly, to make Steam Next Fest. I couldn't bring myself to disappoint you guys and delay it by another 6 or so months to wait for a later Next Fest.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3166800/ENTWINE_Demo/

Steam

ENTWINE Demo

**IMPORTANT NOTE:**​__ The demo serves as the free prologue to ENTWINE, taking place directly before the events of the main game. It does not contain any direct content from the full game__

Enter the terrifying and gripping prologue to ENTWINE: Play as Ethan Miller, an independent investigative journalist who goes missing after investigating the Ander…