OBLATIO

OBLATIO 🕯️

Gather the flock. Feed the Altar.

📖 Description

OBLATIO is a short, atmospheric 1-bit horror game created in 10 days for the Game Jam (Theme: "OFFERING").

What seems like a quiet stroll through a sleeping village is actually a dark ritual. You are the Dark Shepherd. Your goal is simple: collect the wandering souls and lead them to the Church. But navigating the narrow streets with a long line of followers is harder than it looks... especially when you are not alone.

📜 The Story (Lore)

The Ancient One is hungry, and the Altar has been empty for too long. You have arrived to pay the debt. It starts with a single soul, but as soon as you touch the villagers, they fall into a trance and join your Procession. But beware: the Faithless Guards patrol these streets. They do not look kindly upon your ritual. If they catch you—or anyone in your line—the offering will be ruined.

🎮 How to Play

Your goal is to successfully deliver 8 Souls to the Altar inside the Church.

• GATHER: Walk into villagers to add them to your line (Snake mechanic).
• GROW: The more souls you collect, the longer and harder to control your tail becomes.
• AVOID: Watch out for the patrolling guards. If they touch YOU or ANYONE in your chain, it's Game Over.
• OFFER: Enter the Church to release the souls and awaken the entity.

🕹️ Controls

• Arrow Keys / WASD: Move the Shepherd.

🏆 Credits

• Game by: TIM-MAH Games
• Created for: Game Jam (Theme: Offering)
• Art: Character sprites & animations by TIM-MAH Games. Environment Tileset: Free Asset Pack.
• Audio: Original Music & SFX by TIM-MAH Games.

🙏 Thank You!

Thank you for playing OBLATIO! This is my 4th Game Jam, and I experimented with a mix of "Snake" mechanics and horror atmosphere using only 2 colors. Since this was made in a short time, you might find some ghosts in the machine (bugs)... consider them part of the curse! 👻

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