Holloway ashes is now at its, for now, Major release. Thanks to everyone who has played it and has given me feedback.

Holloway Ashes is a psychological, atmospheric 2D adventure that tells a layered story about your visit at a seemingly haunted house. It draws inspiration from such enigmatic horror films such as the Shinning and Secret window.

The game is short and is aimed as a demo to be developed into a deeper game-play experience later on. The art, programming and music was made by me. The game was developed and released during the DarkTober GameJam 2018. Further versions were developed with the major release being 0.99, a version I hold onto. I am planning more updates depending on the reception.

The engine of choice is GameMaker Studio 2. Although having used other engines in the past, I felt like GameMaker offers the most of flexibility and could open me up to engage in my artistic freedom.

As for the music, I held back on doing anything that would distract from the creepy silence that is important in the horror genre. I went with a lot of atmospherics, heavily inspired by the score that you hear in David Lynch movies. The end theme, and the theme that you hear in the trailer, was composed 10 years ago by me, but has never had a home until now I guess. It definitely requires a proper rendition.

Feel free to shoot me your feedback!