Occult Case Files: Case One - Demo
A downloadable game for Windows
It's called "The Vanishing Point"
Or at least that's what the kids in class were calling it. A spot said to make a person disappear into thin air the moment they step into it.
My friend and I are amateur occult investigators. We've been to many of these supposed paranormal spots over the years and planned on checking out this spot that makes people vanish.
But something went wrong...
Occult Case Files is an homage to the point n' clicks on the NES like Uninvited, Shadowgate and Deja-Vu. This demo was made over the course of 2 months and if reception is well we'll go full steam ahead and make it into a fully fledged game (After The Third Shift of course)
Design, Code and Art by Scottie Supple
Music and Sound by Julian Crowhurst
W,A,S,D or arrows to move cursor
Numbers 1-6 to access your inventory (Or simply clicking with the cursor)
"Shift" to retrigger commands and cycle through or Numpad 1-6 to select commands
Update Log
-Update v1.9-
-I think this one is the one... Sorry for anyone that had trouble before. I'm going to still leave up 1.4 for now until I get confirmation that 1.9 is stable. Thank you.
-Update v1.8-
-Having a completely normal one over here... Issues mentioned before should be in working order. I'm leaving v1.4 up without gamepad support just incase the problem persists.
-Update 1.7-
-For real fixed the keyboard Yes or No issue this time... I hope...-Update v1.6-
-Fixed an issue on keyboard with Yes and No not being selectable
-Update v1.5-
-Added Gamepad support
-Update v1.4-
-Adjusted Japanese lettering just a bit more
-Set Control key to cycle interactions backwards
-Scanlines turned off as default (Can turn on in Options)
-Update v1.3-
-Fixed misspelt Japanese lettering
-Update v1.2-
-Fixed overlapping and mismatched text for certain items and interactions
-Added Full Screen option to options menu
-Update v1.1-
-Upon getting a "case closed" and starting again, certain items and scenarios remained flagged. This has since been fixed.
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Development log
- Update Version 1.6Sep 01, 2022
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Will you make a full game? This was creepy and fun.
Thanks! We plan to, just need to wrap up a few other things before we start in on full development.
This was great! As a huge fan of the old NES ICOM games, I felt right at home with the controls. It was a bit weird having to constantly pick a verb, instead of the last used one staying selected but I think changing it now would be way more work than it's worth.
I hope you decide to make this into a fully fledged game!
Hey Abraxas,
Thanks for the kind words! I totally understand where you're coming from with the selection staying selected. There is a key (I think it's shift?) that'll reselect what you selected. Hopefully that helps in the long run. I had it so it was set to stay but ultimately I took it out for reasons. Anyway, thanks for playing!
-Scottie
All good! It took a bit of time to adjust to, but once I got used to it, it was fine. I was playing with a controller - it felt more natural that way haha. I can't wait for the full version to come, whenever that may be - I'm patient :)
whoa, I didn't realize you were the one(s) behind Fishing Vacation, too! I've been meaning to check that game out for a while. I need to get on that haha
Nice
Not my style, but really cool concept! 7/10
This game is Super good 🥺
I LOVED this game! Please make a full version!!!!
Thank you! And you've got it ;]
This game is absolutely brilliant, I love it. I hope I can play the full game soon!
The demo was wonderful and it was over much too soon! This has been one a few games that nod back to those old Macventure/Kemco titles and have gotten me introduced to the whole genre of this type of point 'n' clickin'. I'd be thrilled to see a full game of this.
I really enjoyed this, and I didn't even play these types of nes games back in the day but this has gotten me interested in them. I was surprised at how atmospheric it was. It genuinely made me a little nervous at points. The room you enter were the music just cuts out; I wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible because I was convinced something would happen if I stayed too long. I would like to play a larger, more fleshed out version of this game.
This game is great.
You should consider Kickstarter or something. I'm sure if you did you'd get a lot more financial support for this.
Game is really good ~ will play again once the game is complete!
THIS GAME WAS SO GOOD I hope that a full release comes out soon im obsessed it also scared me
Nice game! But can it be played on a PLatstation5 controller like any controller?
Hey Nigel, thanks!
I honestly don't know! I dont have a PS5 myself, I've only tested with an Xbox360 controller... but I hope it does work for you if you do try it out.
-Scottie
It doesn't work with a Playstation controller, it only works with an Xbox controller.
Ah, shucks. Well thanks for trying! Ill see if I can get it up and going here soon.
This was truly an amazing experience! The game reminded me a lot of Mortville Manor, which is among my favorite titles <3
The puzzles were logical and intuitive, which felt right. However, it sometimes felt a little bit too linear, but that’s mostly due to the lack of puzzles that overlap with other ones.
I would buy day one a longer version of this game!
Hey Deepnight, thanks for playing! Glad to hear you enjoyed it. I feel you on the linearity of it, ill try and address that with the full version!
-Scottie
Nice game! I did die a gruesome death..
Wow, this reminds me so much of a NES game called Dajavu. The NEStalgia!
Investigated a possibly haunted house and got eaten by house flys, 10/10. Seriously tho, really love point and click adventures, and enjoyed this one a lot. The actions menu is a bit tedious, really like it when p&c's just let me click on thing and display my options, so you dont have to move your curser so much, but its not a big issue. I didnt get to complete the investigation before time ran out, but I plan on trying again in the future! Hope you enjoy the video, and look out for a completed investigation in the future!
I don't usually play games like this, but let me tell you after having such a fun time playing Occult Case Files I'm definitely going to look for more like it! I loved the style, I loved the story and I just loved the game haha! Really hope it gets a full version. Keep up the good work!
I don't play MANY games like this but I had such a great time. I did record my reaction if interested!!
Wow, I need more! Visuals, sounds, puzzles, and the scares were all so good!
wow i really enjoyed this! the art looks so cool, the atmosphere is super spooky, and i really liked the timed mechanic of having to get home by 5, it made for a nice challenge. i spent my first playthrough investigating everything and ran out of time lol, but by the second one i got a "to be continued" ending, and im so hyped for the full thing!! keep up the great work dude, its gonna pay off <33
Instantly one of my favorite games, it's just so cool! Looking forward to the full game! (didn't encounter any issues btw, so that's good :D)
Great game! It's appropriately spooky and I love the occult premise so far!
It would be cool if I could use the mouse :) looks very nice
"Yes or No" prompts are still bugged. When I pick one, the game fails to progress and softlocks on the screen. (playing on keyboard btw)
Thanks Dravis, I'll just revert back to v1.4 for now until I find out what the problem is.
Update: I think I've figured out the problem, if you could try 1.9 and let me know if that works for you I'd greatly appreciate it, thanks again!
Hello again, the game seems to work now. I played through it to the end. There was just a small bug that caused the Yes or No question to overlay the text on the last prompt (the one for the note) which I think may have been caused by progressing text too quickly.
I like the game btw, I'd like to see what else comes of it.
Hey, thanks Dravis!
I'll be sure to look into the last bug when I get home from work. But for now, thanks for your help with this and your patience!
When I updated to the latest version, it always became impossible to progress when there was a choice of "Yes" or "No"... ;_;
(It occurred in toilets and fly boxes.)
Nice game, so I hope the problem is solved!
Hey! Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We're looking into fixing it right now!
Update: Turns out when I set everything up for controller I accidently took out certain keyboard controls. It should be good in v1.6, thank you again so much for letting us know!
Yay! In "1.9", it was possible to proceed from "Yes, No"!
(I only checked the toilet and the fly box)
Thanks for the fix ;)
Thank you so much for the follow up!
Mac release, please?
We'll try and get it on there, for sure.
Please do! I'll buy it day one. I love these old point and click games like Shadowgate.
Seems very nice, congratz.
For a demo it looks promising for some point and click people but I am not one of them so unfortunately this isn't the game I would spend much time on.
I look forward to the full release. Right now I think I'm just going to show my support by funding.
(Also idk if it's a silent hill reference but very cool still.)
Good game!
Very well done, following!
Hey! I have been trying out a couple of games with a friend recently. We came across your project and really, really liked it. (He played, I sat next to him watching). In case you decide to add different languages to the Options, I can gladly provide you with the german localization! For free, pure refshare and just for fun. I have been working on Industry Idle and Spirit Detective so far - got a bit of air for other things on the side as there is no update coming for those right now. Your concept is great, and I'd love to be a part of making it even greater :P hmu whenever, i am down!
I LOVED THIS GAME!
I love the retro point n click horror adventure aspect and can't wait until the full release! 10/10.
Check out my playthrough/review below.