Disaster in Distress Demo

hi, big thx for your creepy game. i love it but it's a little bit hard to play. i love the animations and jumpscares :) great job. greetings from germany

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGM0lra0rjw&t=26s

NOTICE: I'm not going to rate this because it's a demo, but I'll definitely write about it for a little while.

So, what is this game, you might ask?
It's a point-and-click game where you "look for secrets".
So what sets it apart from other point-and-click games?
Well, there's incredibly unclear insta-kill jumpscares that just sort of... Happen. Not too clear as to what causes the monsters to attack you. I guess they don't like mouse-cursors?

So, here's a break down. There wasn't enough content to make a true review of because the game only has three levels at time of writing.

POSITIVES:

• Sound design is fairly good. The monster attack sound effect is pretty original as far as I can tell. The ambient back-ground track is okay too.

• Monsters have an interesting cross between 3D graphics and real-life photography. An interesting design choice! I would advise making the monsters actually scary though. They all just look like they've come in for their dentist' s appointment. Nothing about that screams "scary" to me.

• You did include a good amount of screenshots, which I appreciate when I'm looking at a game that roped me in with it's thumbnail.

NEGATIVES:

• Direction is unclear. You have absolutely no warning as to what will get you killed. Multiple times I've just clicked a random object and the jumpscare cued.

• Background modeling and art is somewhat boring and uninspired. I'm not saying you need to completely remodel the entire scene, but adding more detail and personality to a room makes the game infinitely more terrifying. Throwing us in a room with some kid's crayon drawings (Level 3) isn't scary. It's just cliche and unmemorable.

• Better game description. You see, saying something like "DID you see it happen? DID you see that flashing light? D.I.D. Disaster in Distress!" doesn't make me want to play the game. All it does is tell me that there are details you're leaving out. This doesn't mean that I want you to explain the entire game, but adding something along the lines of "Disaster in Distress is an atmospheric point-and-click adventure where you must uncover the truth behind the spectres hunting you" to the current description would be somewhat better.

The obvious question is whether or not I would recommend checking it out. To be honest, yes. You should take a look. Maybe even follow it if you're interested enough.