URBEX | Urban Exploration Horror Game

[junior glade]

The player takes on the role of a vlogger named Alex, who has been documenting his passion for exploring abandoned places since childhood. His YouTube channel, Urbex, has steadily grown a dedicated audience, drawn to his adventures in forgotten and decayed locations.
For his latest video, Urbex sets his sights on the St. Valentines Asylum, a desolate and overgrown mental hospital with a chilling reputation. Dubbed "The Place of No Return" by the locals, it’s rumored that those who attempt to explore the building disappear without a trace. There are even old police reports about search teams sent in to recover missing explorers, only to never return themselves. Now, Urbex wants to be the one who finally uncovers the truth.
Despite warnings, Urbex is determined to film his exploration of the asylum, driven by a mix of ambition, curiosity, and the lure of mystery. But once he crosses the threshold of the asylum, he discovers that some places were never meant to be explored.

[junior glade]

Feedback on this is appreciated👌

[junior glade]

Thoughts?

[flint anvil]

I was dreaming of a project like this last week, this is so awesome

this is so cool

[junior glade]

That's a big coincidence lol. Thank you for the nice words

[brittle whale]

nah

Oulast 4

😭

[junior glade]

[brittle whale]

although I will say I like ur main menu 👍

[junior glade]

thank you (it definitely doesn't have hidden eastereggs, definitely not in the most obvious location)

[junior glade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5ri7e3MuPE&ab_channel=QuietStudios

YouTube seems to compress the videos a lot, so apologies for that. It doesn't look like that when playing normally.

This is how it looks when not compressed:

[young condor]

Looks nice

[junior glade]

Thank you

[mild falcon]

Kreep strong and make it

💪

[mild falcon]

I recommend to add soundtrack

[junior glade]

What kind of sound track?

[mild falcon]

Spooky

To game

Not just for video

But also

[junior glade]

WIP.
Thoughts?

[lyric geyser]

def add a highpass filter on some sounds, would help with the handheld camera effect :)

[junior glade]

Will do thank you:)

[brittle whale]

what is this

my phone is so low quality

[junior glade]

Lol it’s a car scene

My character is driving towards the destination where most of the game will happen at

It’s a playable cutscene

[junior glade]

working on an examination menu

[brittle whale]

Working 💀

It’s already a part of the package you bought unless you mean tweaking it or smth

[junior glade]

Just writing my own version to intergrate it with it

already done that with animations

because the included one had problems

that would've been harder to solve if i decided to keep the included script

[brittle whale]

Ofc it had problems because you got it from the sketchy fake website 💀

[junior glade]

😭 well yeah lol

it looked like someone decompiled it and then put it back together.

didn't realise it at first though

just thought i most likely put it together wrong, or something, didnt realise i was scammed

[surreal adder]

[lone needle]

Is this game made on HDRP, URP or Built In Render? Since it's looks so cool.

[junior glade]

It’s made in HDRP

[junior glade]

WIP

[junior glade]

this is what I've been working on

do you guys potentially want MacOS or Linux builds of the game?

[lone needle]

Sick.

[lone needle]

macOS is eh.

[junior glade]

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[junior glade]

Maybe. But I might as well see if anyone would be willing to play a game like this if they own a Mac

[junior glade]

WIP

[junior glade]

lighting done✅

[junior glade]

more sneak peaks

but this is the last one from this part

🫢

[junior glade]

Guys. I was thinking of integrating a feature.
Currently the enemies in the game react to sound and eyesight.
Sound the character makes especially.

Do you guys think adding microphone detection is also a good idea? Whispering would be fine far away, but talking loudly up close could alert the enemy, for example.

Let me know

[junior glade]

WIP

[lone needle]

looks sick

[junior glade]

Thank you 🙏

[junior glade]

WIP

[peak laurel]

is there any sort of coop expected in this game?

[junior glade]

Not at the moment. But I might make a co op expansion after release

If enough people want that

[peak laurel]

and is this meant to be like a

single story line game?

[junior glade]

Indeed

[peak laurel]

or more like an exploration, more infinite game?

[junior glade]

A linear story , but exploration is a big part of it

[peak laurel]

oo sounds fun

good luck

[junior glade]

Thanks 🙂

[lone needle]

Are you gonna port your game for PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series S/X? If yes, I want see gameplay of it!

[junior glade]

Yes! I'm planning to!

[junior glade]

Instant single jumpscare deaths (eg. Fnaf) or health based jumpscare system (eg. Outlast)

What do you guys think would be fitting for a game like ours?

[lone needle]

Why not both?

[rugged star]

whats the style here? im seeing realistic but also found footage/vhs esc stuff

[junior glade]

going photorealistic. it looks quite better from the player but from the editor some effects won't apply, just the way i programmed them
but there is found footage/vhs style whenever the player equips the camera. it has a couple more filters to make it look like a recording, but still giving visibility

[rugged star]

ah right i see so thats where the sharpness is coming from i assume

[junior glade]

because its a health system i'm questioning, should the enemy kill the player the instant they get close or have a 3-hit health system, for example

[junior glade]

indeed

[rugged star]

nice, keep it up this looks pretty good 🙂

[junior glade]

thank you, glad to have your support

WIP backyard area

[brittle whale]

Metal cabinets do NOT sound like that 😭🙏

[junior glade]

Placeholder sounds 😭 dw. I'll change that

[brittle whale]

Out of curiosity have you ever tried C++?

[junior glade]

Yeah, it's one of the languages I learned along my dev road

C# is one of the most recent ones I've learned, actually lol

[brittle whale]

wow how much do you know?

Like would you consider yourself new intermediate or advanced?

[junior glade]

Depends on the programming language tbf

I'm very advanced with JavaScript, Batch, Lua, Kotlin, intermediate with c#, C++, Smali, TypeScript and new in languages like swift but there's lots more I just cba to remember them lol

[brittle whale]

oh thats nice and one more question is there a demo release date your aiming for in this project?

I really wanna try it out.

[junior glade]

Most likely next year

[junior glade]

Glad to hear!

[brittle whale]

I see a document there are these interactable like outlast? 👀

[junior glade]

Yes (But don't tell anyone)

🤣

This game is very heavily lore based and has an insane story that you'll uncover via notes, documents and videos

and ofc NPC and enemy interactions

[old widget]

ooo i like games about exploration

if you ever finish it or do playtests id love to play it

is your game going to have music?

[junior glade]

Glad to hear!

[junior glade]

I’ll make sure to let you know whenever a demo, or full release comes out!

[junior glade]

Well, yeah we will have music tracks made for the main menu, and credit sequence and there is also in game props that will have music such as a radio etc.

There will also be chase sequences, for enemies, that will play sounds, but often to entice the player and frighten them a little bit

[junior glade]

🫡

[brittle whale]

@junior glade in your game description you say the place is overgrown and like people goes missing I would feel that there would be trash or flipped furniture around especially because it’s a mental hospital

[junior glade]

This is the protagonists house. You don’t start directly in the asylum, you find your way there

[junior glade]

Redesigning the main menu. Thoughts?

[junior glade]

WIP water interaction.
Sound FX and Graphical FX incoming too, stay tuned

[stone heath]

its literally outlast😭😭

but looks cool ;)

[stone heath]

cool

[junior glade]

haven't posted any updates in a while. but rest assured we're still working hard...

[lavish storm]

HDRP ?

[junior glade]

Yes

[junior glade]

Do you guys prefer this version of the main menu or the old one?

[outer sierra]

both cool, but that new main menu is better. feels like telling a story because of the background.

[junior glade]

Thought so as well, I'm glad you agree with me!

[outer sierra]

is this your voice? so nice bro

[junior glade]

It was an AI placeholder lol. We have proper voice actors for most in-game characters now

[lavish storm]

looks good bro ! what post process settings is this ? using Raytracing GI and AO ?

[junior glade]

I haven’t implemented ray tracing just yet, but I’ll do it along with DLSS and other NVidia stuff before the release

What you’re seeing now is just pure HDRP with my own shaders

[lavish storm]

ok thats impressive ur own shaders they look really well

u shader programmer or with shader graph ?

[junior glade]

I have a mix of both, but I prefer using the shader programming language as I’m just better at it

[junior glade]

Ray Tracing achieved

[junior glade]

Look ☝️

[junior glade]

Hey guys,
Just wanna let you know there will be a few big things coming soon!

Exciting updates are on the way for URBEX!

A Steam page is in the works and will be made public soon, so you’ll be able to wishlist the game in the coming weeks. (Please wishlist :))

We’re also working on a teaser trailer, which will be released on YouTube and featured on the Steam page shortly after its launch.

Stay tuned😁!

[junior glade]

Revamped the atmosphere totally. Game gives a whole different vibe. I felt as if the previous iterations were too bright for a psychological horror thriller game

Thoughts?

[shut mortar]

The film grain is a bit strong, gives me a weird migraine like feeling

[junior glade]

I changed it since then. Have a look at the newest video

[proper pilot]

Wow, your game looks good, how long have you been working on it?

[junior glade]

About 6~ months so far

I think I should get a demo up on steam by the end of this year

[proper pilot]

I don't think you have to finish the game perfectly , just mvp

[proper pilot]

Full time ?

[junior glade]

Part time

I have 3 other jobs 😅

And I’m relying on donations to pay for this game a little as well

Funding it by myself is quite hard

[junior glade]

I am a perfectionist by nature, I’d rather deliver a AAA product in a year or two rather than rush a indie game that will be full of bugs

[proper pilot]

anyway good luck your game looks super immersive!