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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · 15h

#ScreamJam Day 6

It's getting tense... not long now and still a lot to do! We're rushing in the level and placing the enemies and starting to get the ending in.

It's going to be really close, and I don't think it will turn out as good as we hoped, but it should be fun!

#indiedev #gamedev #horror

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · 2d

#ScreamJam Day 4

An update to the cocktail stick / eyelid mechanic! Now your eyes don't slowly close all at once... either eye shuts depending on which loses the cocktail stick!

This impairs the player's vision, making it harder to see enemies 😬

Will it be too unforgiving? Time will tell...

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · 3d

#ScreamJam

It appears someone has still spilled black eldritch goo all over the table...

#indiedev #gamedev #indie #unity #gamedev #retrohorror #horror #horrorgame #freegame #indie #indiegame #madewithunity #whospilledthegoo

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🍒Gummy Grenade Games🍋 @gummygrenade.bsky.social · 5d

Working on leaf raking game for #ScreamJam ! It looks cozy now but trust me, it will get scary!!!!

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · 3d

#ScreamJam Day 3!

Some gameplay is beginning to show itself... Here's what happens if you run out of cocktail sticks to keep your eyes open 👁️

Next up, time to make the full level and get some animated monster models in! That will probably take the next 2-3 days.

#indiedev #gamedev #indie #unity

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ROAWR VIDEO STORE @roawrvideostore.bsky.social · 3d

Deep in the crater lies a transit station. Processing packages becomes a nightmare when something alive slips through the channel. Coming soon for free on itch.io!

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #psx #retrohorror #horror #horrorgame #freegame #indie #indiegame #madewithunity #bluesky #halloween

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · 4d

#ScreamJam Day 2 😱

It's all placeholder textures, but we have the ballroom in-game and I've set up the cocktail stick mechanic! (you need them to wedge your eyes open, and they break after a while)

Next up, blinking and enemy AI and design!

#indiedev #indie #horrorgame #unity #blender #gamedesign

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · 4d

#ScreamJam

We've started developing the level! Here's an early look at the ballroom, thanks to 3D artist Sami!

This is the "heart" of the game so we're making sure it's right before we move onto other rooms and corridors. There are three floors planned, including a basement 👀

#indiedev #blender

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · 5d

With "weeping angel" type enemies, getting stuck in dead ends will be repetitive and frustrating. A few dead ends are added as exceptions, but the player can find useful items should they take the risk...

The plan is to maintain tension whilst giving the player full freedom of movement.

More soon!

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · 5d

I play a lot of Outlast Trials, and I noticed there's almost always multiple ways out of each room, allowing you to weave through trials without hitting a dead end - I took inspiration from this for the game!

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · 5d

#ScreamJam

Here's a first draft of some level design for Party's OVER, the Scream Jam game I'm working on!

Set in a Manor with a lavish ballroom, the monsters move very slowly, until you look away...

With this in mind, I took a specific approach to designing the level "cyclically"

#indiedev

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · 5d

Scream Jam 2025 has begun! I'm taking a break from usual development to attempt a wacky, tense horror game set in a lavish masquerade ball turned to hell...

And you have to use cocktail sticks to prop your eyes open 👁️

I'll post some progress as I go, should be fun!

#screamjam #gamedev #indiedev

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks for playing!

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Blake @bbladem83.bsky.social · 8d

BLOOD MALL was a lot of fun! You definitely get the PuppetCombo vibes when playing, which I think was the point.

Just learned that part II is in the works so very much looking forward to that!

Keep Tappin’ X @keeptappinx.bsky.social · 8d

Experts are still investigating what exactly happened, but it appears a Dinosaur materialized inside the Dayton County Mall and went feral!

Now it's up to us to go in and save the day.

We play through @olliejhall.bsky.social's BLOOD MALL on today's SPOOPY GAME MONTH video.

youtu.be/bONVjxMhKlk

BLOOD MALL | SPOOPY GAME MONTH

YouTube video by Keep Tappin' X

youtu.be

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Keep Tappin’ X @keeptappinx.bsky.social · 8d

Experts are still investigating what exactly happened, but it appears a Dinosaur materialized inside the Dayton County Mall and went feral!

Now it's up to us to go in and save the day.

We play through @olliejhall.bsky.social's BLOOD MALL on today's SPOOPY GAME MONTH video.

youtu.be/bONVjxMhKlk

BLOOD MALL | SPOOPY GAME MONTH

YouTube video by Keep Tappin' X

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · 9d

BLOOD MALL HAS HIT 50,000 DOWNLOADS!!!

Thank you so much to everyone who's played/watched it 🙏 Stay tuned for exciting announcements soon!

#bloodmall #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #psx #psxhorror #retrohorror #horror #horrorgame #freegame #indie #indiegame #madewithunity #dinosaur #bluesky

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · 10d

Lots of screens, buttons and dials. Will probably get covered in blood before the end of the week...

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #psx #horror #horrorgame #indie #indiegame #retrogame #itchio #madewithunity #fps #art #lowpoly #blender #unity

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ROAWR VIDEO STORE @roawrvideostore.bsky.social · 17d

A brand new FREE horror adventure coming very soon to itch.io.

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #psx #psxhorror #retrohorror #horror #horrorgame #freegame #indie #indiegame #madewithunity #bluesky

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ROAWR VIDEO STORE @roawrvideostore.bsky.social · 10d

This Halloween. On itch.io. For free.

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #psx #psxhorror #retrohorror #horror #horrorgame #freegame #indie #indiegame #madewithunity #bluesky #halloween #spooky

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figerox.bsky.social @figerox.bsky.social · 15d

@olliejhall.bsky.social Made this crazy cool VHS cover for Paradise Falls! It's so awesome!
#indiegames #indiegame #indiehorror #horror #horrorgames #gaming #gamers #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev #paradisefalls #VHS #retrograde #retro #retrogames #retrogaming #psx #playstation

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Fearzine @fearzinemagazine.com · Aug 23

Happy Friday! What are you playing this weekend? We're giving BLOOD MALL on itch.io a go. Set in 1988, a massacre takes place in a local mall...
olliehall.itch.io/blood-mall
#indiedev #horror #gaming

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · Sep 15

HorrorScoped did a boundary break on Blood Mall and found a bunch of hidden and fun stuff, check out this awesome video!

youtu.be/SLjOoL19o1Y

#boundarybreak #bloodmall #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #psx #psxhorror #retrohorror #horror #horrorgame #indie #indiegame #madewithunity #dinosaur #bluesky

What Blood Mall Hides From You

YouTube video by HorrorScoped

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · Sep 4

Slow and steady, it's a big game!

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · Sep 2

Writing the dialogue like a screenplay is more fun than I expected 👀

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #writing #screenplay #horror #horrorgame #indie #retrogame #indiegame #bloodmall

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OllieHallGames @olliejhall.bsky.social · Aug 9

A fully modelled 19th century haunted house I made in Unreal a few years back, it was super creepy!

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #horror #horrorgame #indie #indiegame #unrealengine #madewithunreal #ghosts #haunted #leveldesign

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