UPDATE: SOMETHING IN THE WATER IS BEING REMADE IN THE UNREAL ENGINE! Below you can find the original jam listing for the game - this will eventually be replaced by the remade version!
Somtheing in the Water is a retro survival horror first person shooter built for the E1M1 Magazine game jam. It can be finished in one sitting and takes roughly 15 minutes to complete. However, save games are available for those that want or need them.
Features:
A creepy and atmospheric retro shooter with survival horror elementsA short narrative designed to be experienced in a single sitting4 levels with unique environmentsBuilt in the incredibly jank "RGM" engine Enjoy the game!
You awake alone in a hospital bed. Thoughts flood your mind to the crash that put you there. Did your brother Jack survive? Why did that Ambulance drive straight into you?
Looking around the room you see a note.
It’s from Jack...
The residents of Reaverport have turned crazed and hostile. They say that there was something in the water. To survive you must avoid the crazed locals, find a weapon and escape.
WASD - MoveMouse - LookMouse 1 - AttackQ - Cycle WeaponsE - InteractTab - Toggle Map
A microgame by Sean Noonan created for the 2021 E1M1 game jam.
Design, art and audio by Sean Noonan.
Thanks to Battleloop for the intro and outro music tracks.
Additional thanks to Freesound and OpenGameArt.
Status | In development |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, HTML5 |
Rating | Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars (15 total ratings) |
Authors | Bit Vice, Paul, Bahototh |
Genre | Action, Survival |
Tags | 2D, Fast-Paced, Gore, Pixel Art, Post-apocalyptic, Retro, Top down shooter, Zombies |
Development log
- Web Comic released!Apr 14, 2022
- New amazing artistApr 07, 2022
- More zombies, more danger!Mar 30, 2022
- The crawler, the new menaceMar 25, 2022
- New zombie: The crawlerMar 23, 2022
- Fixed minimap bugsMar 22, 2022
- Minimap & DarknessMar 22, 2022
- New title logo!Mar 14, 2022