Nightmare Loop

Made for the B&W Game Jam
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Updated: 4/19/2022

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Best played with Headphones

The game must be Fullscreen to Work

Please notify me if any bugs have been discovered!

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If you encounter a visual glitch and cannot move hit "R"

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True Nightmare is possible - my "fat" brother beat it

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Intro

          Branches slapped me all over as I ran through the woods, off the road. My chest heaved up and down as I was no longer used to exerting myself like this but I had to run. If I didn't run, It would catch up to me. Even now, I could still hear those wet, sloppy footsteps slowly approaching, as if, somehow, it was still right on my tail. 

          "I just have to get to the power station," I continued to repeat to myself, "I can call someone from there."

          After running for what felt like forever, I could finally see the road, going toward the power station again which meant the station was only a short distance away. I was almost there and could try and call someone for help. As I ran, I looked back to see if that thing was still chasing me or if I could get a better glimpse of it before smashing into the trash can outside the power station. Old garbage from almost a week of work was strewn across the ground as I toppled over the can. Breathing heavily, I looked back to where I had run from, forgetting the trash can entirely, trying to find that thing to no avail. Pulling myself off the ground quickly, I ran to the service phone we had installed that was connected to the factory and began to dial before remembering something.

          "The power isn't working. That's why I came out here this late in the first place!"

          I looked back toward the road where I came from and couldn't see anything but I couldn't get the sound of those footsteps out of my mind. In a hurry, I ran inside the dark power station and locked the door. The power station was small and only had 3 rooms inside, the breaker box for this building, the storage room, and a bathroom all connected by a single hallway. Inside I begin to feel my way around as I wait for my eyes to adjust to the dark. Slowly but surely, I felt my way toward the breaker room as my eyes were almost fully adjusted. Inside, I checked the breaker box and noticed that the battery slot inside was empty. Someone must have taken it out before they left. I knew we had some in the toolbox in storage and as I turned to go toward the door I heard it. The sound of those footsteps. Those wet, decayed feet slapping the ground, almost rhythmically. I knew this room had a lot of windows, as it used to be a greenhouse, and almost didn't dare look toward them until I saw the shadow. A tall, lanky shadow slowly appeared as the moon hit its back. I turned my head toward it and saw that face. That wicked smile. That twisted grin trying so hard, in vain, to be human.

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Written by SilverTategami

Credits:
Zapsplat - Audio

SilverTategami - Lore Excerpt