SOMNIPHOBIA (itch) (Luke_Brose)

🌟 SOMNIPHOBIA

Somniphobia is a 2D-Platformer, which includes the typical elements of a platformer and combines them with settings of different phobias. In the game you take control over Hoshi, a teenager who has problems with nightmares. To help Hoshi out, a familiar friend appears in the dreams - Shiki. Shiki is a star shaped cuddly toy from the real world, which will help you on your journey to end Hoshis nightmares. In every of the three levels you are faced with different fears of Hoshi (height, narrowness and darknesss). But don't worry, Shiki will be able to help you out - with her abilities and also emotionally.

The game was created as part of a university project, so feel free to give us feedback! 

Greetings from the Devs
Laura & Luke

CONTROLS:

Movement:

Run Left | "a"

Run right | "d"

Jump / Climb vine | "w"

Shikis abilities:

Spawn vine | "q"

Protect Hoshi | "e"

Shine | "r"

Dialog / UI interaction:

Talk to Shiki (open / continiue dialog) | "spacebar"

Activate menu buttons & Hoshis answers | "left mousebutton"

🐛 KNOWN BUGS:

- Enemies: With the opponents it can happen that a calculation is not done correctly and Hoshi jumps through the opponent.
Hoshi should actually defeat this opponent. However, the enemies' attack is prioritized and Hoshi is dealt damage incorrectly.

- Checkpoints: If you reach a checkpoint and play normally in the level or finish the level, there are no problems.
But if you pause within a level and go back to the start menu through the dialog and then restart Somniphobia without quitting,
you will find yourself at the last save point in the middle of the level without the previous item count.

- Dialog: Within the first dialog of the level the button of the last selected dialog option is always highlighted.

- Climbing mechanic: At the end of the vine you can force a higher jump if you press the "w" key frequently here.

💜 SOURCES & FURTHER ATTRIBUTIONS (sorted alphabetically):

Graphics and Animations:

• Background Winning Dialog: Image by vector_corp on Freepik.
• Bases for Hoshi's Sprites: Image by @bakawasemi / invidens on deviantArt.
• Enemy Sprites and Animations: Assets from the Unity Asset Store.
• Item Design + Animation: Assets from OpenGameArtUi. Credit to DanSevenStar.xyz.
• Level 1 Parallax Background: Asset from CraftPix.
• Level 2 Parallax Background: Assets from OpenGameArtUi. Credit to CreativeGameAssets.
• Level 3 Parallax Background: Assets from the Unity Asset Store.
• Title effect: Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik.
• Platform Graphics: Image by Veronika Haidmann.

UI and Effects:

• Coin Icon: Quality icons created by Freepik - Flaticon.
• Cursor base: Image by Freepik.
• Panels Dialog: Image by Freepik.
• Particle Effects (Atmosphere): Assets from the Unity Asset Store. 
• Shiki Tips (Nametag): Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik. 
• Shikis Tips (Textbox): Image by Freepik.
• Timer Icon: Image by gohsantosa2 on Freepik.

Audio:

• Dialog Music: Credit to zapsplat.
• Enemy 1 Death Sound: Credit to zapsplat.
• Enemy 2 Death Sound: Credit to zapsplat.
• Enemy 3 Death Sound: Credit to Michel Baradari. 
• Hoshi Dying / Taking Damage: Credit to AmeAngelofSin.
• Hoshi Run Sound: Credit to Disagree.
• Item Sound (Unlock game notification): Credit to Mixkit.
• Level 2 Music: Credit to SergeQuadrado from Pixabay.
• Level 3 Music: Credit to SergeQuadrado from Pixabay.
• Losing Musik: Credit to remaxim.
• Plant Growing Sound: Credit to MaxDemianAGL. 
• Shiki Dying: Credit to wertstahl.
• Shiki Voice (pitched): Credit to https://www.wyndesor.com.
• Shild Sound: Credit to leohpaz. 
• Winning Music: Credit to Lesfm from Pixabay.
• Zoom in Dialog Sound: Credit to zapsplat.

✨ We thank every attributor for sharing their work. Everything else is created and implemented by Luke Brose & Laura Wünsch.
Made as final project for the study program "Computerspielwissenschaften M.A" (game studies) at the University of Bayreuth, © 2022-2023.