The Backrooms (itch) (TechFoxx)

This is a contest submission for the #NoticeMe GXC and Gamemaker Jam. 

If you like the game please support me by going to the game's page here and rating or liking it! Helps the judges select games that the community enjoys :)

https://gxc.gg/games/3h9dzh/The-Backrooms/

Summary:

Rat no- clipped out of reality. Go deeper to discover the terrible secret of the backrooms. Will you survive? Or be forgotten...

Objectives:

1. Find the key
2. Avoid The Worm
3. Go deeper
4. Discover secrets (Under Development)

Controls:

W,A,S,D to move

The Entity:

The Worm, lord of skin stealers, hunts wanderers around the backrooms stalking its prey before capturing and feeding them to other entities.

Of all sightings by survivors no one has seen it's true form. The Worm is a lanky humanoid that slithers on hundreds of tentacles shrouded by black, static fog.

Features:

• Randomized mazes
• An intelligent entity that tracks the player
• Scaling difficulty as you go deeper
• Collect as much almond water as you can

Bonus Challenges:

• How deep will you go?
• Who will collect the most almond water?
• How many secrets can you find? (Under development)

Found a bugs?

Please message me on Discord @TechFox#1976 with a description of the error and, if known, a description of how I can reproduce it.

Updates V 1.1 : Focus on improved core play experience

2 New Mechanics:

1. Almond water now gives you speed!
2. When you have the key, the level will enter a "dark phase" and The Worm will sprint endlessly.

Cleaned up audio

• Removed overly jarring noises and toned down distortion.
• Added a new track for the dark phase.

Cleaned up UI

• Added a key symbol to show whether the player has the key.
• Added display for ounces and gallons of almond water collected.