08/04/2026

Yes, MAJOR ABANDONMENT! My life is being consumed by this project to the point where I haven't even updated the project page. I've still been recording timelapses so the page will still get filled in eventually. But I really have just been going at it with this game. I didn't really know why, but I do know, this is the best game I ever made. Sure, The Horrors of SSAYIB is very "finished" in a sense, but it is very rough around the edges, like genuinely rough around the edges.

A comparison as to why I've been working on this so much.

The Horror of SSAYIB

• It isn't intuitive (tutorial is outdated)

• There are only 4 cameras, and only 2 of them are useful

• Generic door locking concept (lacks urgency)

• It is rough around the edges

  • No animation with looking around the office

  • No camera pull up and down animation

  • Lacks real ambience cues and tension rising and falling

  • Uses placeholder raw Hammer++ screenshots for the environment

  • Bugs regarding the hallucination with the phone stalling

  • No animation for the vent falling

• Options menu doesn't work very well

• Lore is subpar (basically just a joke story)

• Max mode is borderline impossible and just overwhelming rather than skill based

Compared to...

Tunnel Rot

• Intuitive with tutorial that is up to date

• 7 total cameras, all of which are useful at pinpointing enemy location

• Dynamic enemy repelling mechanics that work in conjunction with each other

• Polished transitions and areas

  • Looking around animation

  • Camera flipping animation with 3D models

  • Ambience is dynamic with enemy placement

  • Uses final renders with Blender for environments

  • Very few bugs

• Lore is layered, symbolic, and thought out

• Max mode is doable and relies on intuitive thinking and actual management instead of just being overwhelmed

This is why. It feels far far better to me.

Also, I went out drinking with my friends on easter sunday. They messaged me at fucking 7:30 just saying "Pub?" and I had to say yes of course, they're my friends of over 12 years now. It was great seeing them, even if I did become an old man by the end of the night. On my way back, I messaged thanking them for inviting me out, but one said "No need to thank me. Thank you for being there." and that was really nice to hear honestly.