A downloadable game for Windows

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Within The Shadows is a short horror game where you're tasked with going to bed. Should be simple enough, right?

Story

Inspired by Rinse And Repeat and FNAF, this game takes place in your bedroom. After a long day of work, you're exhausted and ready for bed. However, you must keep your nightlights on. Ever since you were a kid, you've been gravely afraid of the dark. You can't quite remember why you've always had this phobia, but you sure don't want to find out again...

Controls

WASD - Move
E - Interact
F - Flashlight
Spacebar - Sleep
Esc - Pause

* Play with headphones for the best experience.

* If you make a playthrough video of the game, please share it down in the comments. I always enjoy watching people play horror games :-)

* Game is a bit large (approximately 1.5 GB) as it utilizes Unreal Engine 5 and the latest technologies of the engine. The graphic settings can always be adjusted, though.

More information

Status	Released
Platforms	Windows
Author	thedumah
Genre	Survival
Tags	3D, Atmospheric, Creepy, Horror, Indie, Psychological Horror, Short, Singleplayer, Survival Horror

Download

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

within-the-shadows.zip 1.4 GB

Version 3.1.0

Development log

[New Update: Version 3.1.0] - Within The Shadows
Apr 15, 2024
[New Update] - Within The Shadows
Apr 14, 2024

Comments

ChaoticRogue231 days ago

Hey I tired your game out, gotta say, it was quite a challenge and screw that old man for turning off my night lights >:(

I look forward to your next project

thedumah231 days ago

Thank you for playing! Yeah, it's meant to be a little challenging for sure haha.

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thedumah237 days ago

Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts and giving the game a go. I'll potentially look into adjusting the rate in which the nightlights go out, but once you get the hang of the mechanics it's not too difficult to progress. There are 4 nightlights in total - 2 in the bedroom, and 2 in the bathroom.

DevilWolf2000244 days ago

When I go to bed that random person jumps in front of me even when the nightlights are on that little bit bug but anyway game looks good and well made anyway well done!

thedumah243 days ago (1 edit)

Thank you for playing and sharing your findings! I can’t seem to reproduce this, unfortunately, but I may look into adjusting the cooldown timer so he doesn’t spawn as fast once the nightlights go off.

I’m thinking you might’ve just gotten bad RNG that round.