Within The Shadows
A downloadable game for Windows
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.
Download
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Development log
- [New Update: Version 3.1.0] - Within The Shadows14 days ago
- [New Update] - Within The Shadows14 days ago
Comments
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I look forward to your next project
Thank you for playing! Yeah, it's meant to be a little challenging for sure haha.
Tried to play and honestly couldn't get far with how fast all the lights went out and how hard it was to find them.
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.
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!
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.