Back in the Swamp (Demo)
A downloadable game for Windows
🐸+☢️+🔍 An immersive first-person point-and-click exploration game set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland overrun by giant insects and abandoned robots. Embark on a journey to uncover hidden mysteries, guided solely by hand-drawn sketches—no text or dialogue.
About the demo:
~ 30 mins gameplay
The demo is a standalone adventure separate from the main storyline. It takes place on an island where your squad's helicopter has crashed. You are the sole survivor and must find a way to escape this devastated island.
Controls:
- WASD or Mouse — Move to the next scene
- Left Mouse Button — Pick up or drop items
- Right Mouse Button — Fast travel
Take your time to explore and find your way.
Pick up items that can be used later.
Combine specific items to create new ones in your inventory.
FEATURES
- Immersive locations with realistic sound effects
- Keyboard or mouse control to move
- Fast travel by map
- Cursor animations when hovering over hidden items in the scene
- Clicking on interactive objects displays a hand-drawn sketch illustrating the expected action
- Collect objects to use later in other scenes
- Drop items on specific spots to trigger actions
- Cinematic sequences triggered by player actions, advancing the story and unlocking new areas
- Combine certain objects directly in the inventory to solve puzzles.
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It looks very interesting, I am checking it.
There is a lot to say about this game. To begin with, I'll talk about the graphics. The graphics of the game truly immerses you into the game. It has this "dark" abandoned and forgotten place mood that makes you eager to search and find out what happened.
There are no loud music, only wind and sounds of what remained in the places you search which immediately set the ambiance of the game. You, as a player, walk among something left in the past.
As for the gameplay, it is a classic point and click experience. I like the combining mechanic and the drawings that are very intuitive when it comes to encounter a "required item" type of situation. The fact that you can TP with the map is a good point that goes well with the "right click to skip the animation". Often, in those types of games, you have to wait for every walk animation, every action animation etc... Here you are given a choice on how you want to experience the game and it is a very good point.
Although it is still a demo, there is a lot of content, illustrations and what seems to be the first act of the game.
The title screen is the only detail that would need a rework as it seems to be a bit "poor" compared to the rest of the game. It has simple UI and could be improved but, once again, it is only a demo.
I cannot wait for the rest of the game to be out!
great game
Great game with nice graphics and story, very immersive !