EarthQuake
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Hide is a neat little game released this year by a guy named Andrew, apparently for some sort of contest. It's a survival horror game of sorts, and here's what it looks like:
http://dal-acm.ca/~dice/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hide.png
Download (Windows and Mac): http://dal-acm.ca/~dice/Hide/
Harkens back to the olden days, aye? Basically, you're plopped into this cold frozen landscape and there is something after you, searching the area with spotlights.No explanation as to why you are there, what you're being chased by, or really what your goal is. Nevertheless, I find this game chilling to the bone. If you get scared easily, you might want to prepare yourself before playing!
Look with the mouse, and use the WASD/arrow keys to move. Repeatedly tapping forward will allow you to sprint moderate distances, that is until you run out of breath. The game will exit when... well, when you're caught. :)
The game has a neat atmosphere and artistic style to it and I thought it was a really fun (and creepy) coffee-break game, so I decided to share it with everyone.
Once you play the game a bit, you might find the following useful:
spoiler - highlight to read:
There are five "signs" that are placed all over the map, and the game will tell you how many you've found before it exits. The locations are, from what I'm able to discern: the house, the church, the lake, the big tree, and the tree in the corner of the woods.
It seems the number of enemies present depend on how many signs you've found, and it gets quite tense when you've found 4-5 signs, especially with the thing flying through the air revealing your location to the others with its huge spot light.
Hiding and running is pretty much all you can do, but that in itself is enough to keep me playing the game!
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