Deadlines & Dead Spirits
FULLSCREEN and HEADPHONES are HIGHLY recommended!
All assets (incl. music, sfx, art, code, etc) are 100% original and absolutely NO AI was used.
Input delay? Read below!
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Have you ever had to rush an essay last minute? Well... not like this!
Hide and avoid the spooky advances from spirits about and "Just Get Started" on that essay!
This is a game about procrastination and spooky ghosts! Please enjoy... Deadlines and Dead Spirits!
*** This project was developed in nine days for the Shovel Jam 2025 with the theme: "Just Get Started!"
If you have input delay its due to the browser being buggy and your computer probably being too slow.
Here is a link to an exe version of this game. It is currently untested but it should be the exact same build as the web player. This is ONLY if your browser is too slow to handle the game.
This is NOT intended to be a way for me to improve on the game after the jam has started or anything like that. It's solely for those who want to play the game but cant due to technical issues
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SCf976XnVOBy7E4Qu6XbHo_LE01a-lMl/view?usp=shari...
If the browser version works fine... PLEASE USE THE BROWSER VERSION!!!
Credits:
Programmer / Game Design - IIStoat
Lead Artist 1 - conceptcaro
Lead Artist 2 - Facundo Ezekiel
Original Music / SFX - NDByRox
Comments
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Absolutely amazing, music and sfx were top notch! Love the design and art work, I would definitely play this again!
1331/10 game, keep skooking
This game is awesome. The game design is flawless. The music is flawless and the art is PERFECT I want to EAT IT!!!
so fabulous, the sfx and the art were fantastic. never got killed by a ghoul tho
i LOVE the visuals
Just the right amount of spooky, and the music creates the perfect tension. Artistically, it's also very beautiful. They nailed it!
Already left a similar sentiment in my rating review but damn this game is awesome - as a non-horror game person who can't even play a single moment of FNAF.
So polished: the audio (as a musician) is on point and keeps you just on edge enough to stay focused but still crap yourself at any given moment; the art is a good mix of wholesome/nostalgic and absolutely god-awful terrifying.
The game summates into such a good experience - 10/10 would scream at the top of my lungs playing again XD
Glad you enjoyed our game! We had two different artists work on this to give it a good mix of cute but creepy :) We appreciate the review!
Amazing, I love how the individual mechanics combine to make something greater than the sum of its parts - The concept in general is great, the execution feels even better. Very stressful but fair task management combined with the superb artwork, I really love it!
(I had a typing mechanic in my game too, though you implemented yours far more smoothly and prominently! It feels very satisfying to tick down the word count as fast as you can.)
I appreciate the comment so much 🔥
don’t for get to leave a rating on the jam submission page 👍🏻
Great game, although I feel like it is too long for a jam.
dw it’s beatable in around 15-20 minutes
This game was awesome! I adore the art. Wonderful premise. This poor kid must be enrolled in hell dude.
Loved it to death, that last night was tough!
<3
don’t forget to leave a rating on the jam page 🔥
Thanks for playing our game! Glad to hear it kept you in suspense :)
this game was honestly awesome!!!! really great work on the monster designs, it is remarkable how much tension this game manages to put on you!! :D
thank you soooo much. If you made a game don’t forget to leave a rating 🔥🔥
Thanks for the review! Happy to hear you liked the game :D
Never thought id become a better typist just from having to survive from ghosts! Sufficiently scared, stressed and rushed - Just like a real essay!
Nice work!
Thanks for taking the time to try our game! really appreciate it :)
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