VACUULUS [DEMO]

Now, I'm a bit late to the party here lol. But this game was AMAZING!!! From the cool intro animation, to the nice art style of the game, and the intense gameplay. I was absolutely STRESSED when that man was chasing me 😂😂 But seriously good job with this!

I was quickly more scared than frustrated at the start, but when  I understood I could pick other objects than the plate, I really started having fun. The concept is original and well executed, the presentation is charming and the Vacuum Man is one badass antagonist.

Still, I have some remarks:

- I first thought it was unfair you couldn't run until I really grasped hiding in closets and under the bed. My only grip that remains is that there is no room with a hiding spot near the kitchen and the washing machine (and then again, I was lucky enough to get to the garage before the VM spotted me) , which makes it you don't go to these places as often as you would with the bedroom, the garage and the office.

- You persevere in checking around and avoiding the VM, but I still think there could be an indicator to tell you where he is, so you don't meet him around a corner and you're pretty much screwed. Maybe his eyes could emit a light similar to the ones when he sees you or he is in aggressive mode, to indicate he is in "seeking mode", so you can see him coming.

- I wish the respawn was randomized after the first checkpoint. Each time I spawn inside the bedroom, the VM spawns near and the first thing he does is investigating it - often twice. It slows down the gameplay when you want to be on the move and makes hiding redundant since there is no stake like high anxiety to take into account.

- I don't know why but the door to the bedroom couldn't be opened nor looked through near the end. I would be all right with it if it was meant to add some challenge, if only there was a symbol to indicate that you can't use it anymore and if it didn't get stuck while I was inside the room. I was forced to restart because of it.

- Toward the end, when the lights go out, the VM stopped running around and stayed in the kitchen. He didn't do that the last time I went this far so I assume it's a bug.

+ EDIT: You might also want to increase the width of click boxes for objects, so it's easier and faster to pick them.

Still, I had a great moment. Navigating around the house efficiently and emptying those rooms felt extremely satisfying. I'm really curious to see the final product!

Amazing game! i love the artwork and graphics, and the gameplay was defiantly solid too! There was a minor "glitch I found when hiding in the garage on the right side of the car lol. But overall I enjoyed it!! GREAT HORROR GAME!!!

Cool demo! Took me a while to get the hang of the game. I look forward to the full game! 

I discovered this cool game while looking through itch.io and stuff. ^^ I just have, one problem though? ^^;

But uhm.. How do I start it up? It just gives me a file and thats it, Is there any way you could help me start it up or something?.. <:c

Vacuum go vroom.

Definitely looking forward to the full version to see how you will further the plot and improve the mechanics of this game. Odd to think that a game that looks almost like a cartoon/anime and premise is about a vacuum man chasing you around your home to suck you up can be such a scary experience.

Dude the sound production makes this game a trillion times scarier to the thunders, plates that i drop and my flat feet hitting the floor. But what i wanna know is can the vacuum monster teleport?

I can tell you put a lot of time and effort in this game. I think its a great demo. Minor tweaks here and there nothing too major that I can think of at the moment. Well done mate!

I love the art style. And this game is fire. I will never beat it though lol. Its impossible

This was a fantastic demo cant wait to see the full game

WOW this is actually really good!

A really unique and interesting game that takes the horror genre and shows that fear does not have to involve blood and gore, you can really sense the tension and panic in the air as you do not want to be taken away by the "Vacuum Man" 

 The game is very graphically pleasing, the ambient lighting in the home is spot on and there are great shadow details too. The controls are fluid and intuitive ( although there does not seem to be control listed for sprint in the menu) 

 There was a minor problem and that was the way the character faces when leaving the hiding place inside the garage, the character seems to face the wall which could be a potential problem if the "Vacuum Man" is in the same area.

 The soundtrack is also very good and is similar another game on itch.io called "Nemeses" as it has a very dark and sinister tone and makes you very wary of your surroundings and makes you very uneasy.

This is a fun and challenging game that is a wonderful experience to playthrough, you can tell a great deal of thought and effort is put into the game and it really shows, the game has a great deal of potential and it will be interesting to see what the final game turns out like.

Thanks for the game! 

Holy cow that's hard! Beautiful graphics and cutscenes! Great job!

This game truly shows - never underestimate your mom's wrath for being a slob! ^_^

I really enjoyed the game I couldn't complete it because my brother use the computer for studying I can only play game on Friday for 1 hour I have a phone I also have a question plz answer this question will this game be available for Android and iOS thank you

I really liked the anime part and all but the game was friking difficult hahaha.  It would be cool if we could use the nerf gun to stun him or something. I hope you like my gameplay and If you do you could subscribe to my channel SilverChiara. Hope to see more from you!

What a great game, those jump scares are the real deal, got me a number of times.

When is the full game coming out?

Thanx for making this game I really enjoyed it.

very beautiful very wonderful the gameplay was good, controls excellent,visuals perfect anime style can not wait for the full release 

Hello, dev!
I had so much fun with this game!
And you made Japanese version too, so I played both! (Yes, I'm Japanese)

To beat this game, it took much time so I don't think I can beat hardmode XD

As a video creator, I thought editing these videos is a little bit hard.
Coz of so much darkness, Vacuum man's big move, and long death scenes.
Yeah, but it doesn't matter. If not video creator, everybody can enjoy this.

This is a great game coz players can learn how to beat eventually.
First I thought "oh no, I can't. Too hard", but I can beat it (yes normalmode tho).

Boy's 3d model good, atmosphere good, you can beat it good!
I really appreciate that you made this!

I wanna start off by saying don't let my rage dissuade you from trying out this game. It's one of the most polished and frightening indie horror games I've played. My lack of patience really shows in this video, but overall I very much enjoyed my time playing this. My only small complaint is that sometimes I felt the antagonist was able to see me too easily when I felt he shouldn't have been able to, and I found it difficult to hide properly in a few cases. Otherwise, this is a masterfully crafted game that I kept wanting to try to beat even after rage quitting multiple times. (Spoiler alert: I couldn't beat the game) 

Hello, author, can I download your game?

Can you please add a Linux release, and while you're at it add a Mac OS release too. Windows is not the only platform for gaming. I do love the art style and game's graphics.

hi, big thx for the cool game. wow, i love it. greetings from rosti 😁

A truly wonderful demo that had my heart in my mouth pretty much the entire time. I'll certainly be taking a look at the full game later on. Well done

This game is really good! haven't played a horror game like this since the joy of creation reborn. I like the atmosphere the most, feels really unsettling and  also the art style. The only problem so far is that there should be some kind of tutorial first before jumping into the game. its nice that the game tells you what your supposed to do in hints, until you run into the monster while you trying to figure out the mechanics. Other than that, it plays pretty good. can't wait for the full game to come out.