Chapter 2 will be free?

Dark Deception's 5 chapters will have a combined price tag of $25 for the complete game (discounted to $19.99 if you buy during sales). So each chapter will sell normally for $6.25 (20% discount to $5 each when on sale). Chapter 1 is free to let people try it out. Support for each chapter as we go allows us to complete the game faster and at a higher quality level (ex - a certain famous Japanese composer wants to help create some amazing music for DD, but we can't afford him at the moment). We will also upgrade chapters after release for free! We will be adding a shard heatmap function to the tablet in Chapter 1 shortly. There are also some cool DLC levels coming too that I am not allowed to talk about yet :D.

So, I've finished Chapter 1, and where's my notepad... Sorry if my thoughts look like a mess.
- Out of 6 promised features, I can only vouch for being an action horror, and good graphics. "Coming in later chapters" is not a very good selling point. In short, I think this was a success, but it really didn't go further than the same demo turning HD. I know you're waiting for Chapter 2's sales to start working on improvements, but I think a lot of people won't be convinced by what's present so far to purchase the rest, there are larger games at lesser price of one chapter.
- There was some settings window at the start, I've checked "don't show again" and now I can't find it. Stuff like resolution and language should probably be in the game's setting menu.
- The map doesn't go away after leaving the maze, which at the final escape it totally should.
(part 1/3)

- In-game mouse cursor. Literally anything other that the standart white arrow would help with the mood presentation.
- An adjustable map size and position. A square that covers 25% of the screen creates a blind spot on the left, which could be used to avoide an ambush.
- Bierce's animations could use some work. No idle animation, chippery mouth movements, lips don't always move, clothes clip through themselves, and some other stuff that can probably adjusted with more funds.
- No real replayability yet besides getting the S rank, which sounds like useless effort. Unless there's a secret "actual Pac-Man's maze" for getting every nightmare's S ranks.
- An option to replace jumpscares with classic blood animation. And more death scenes, maybe some random funny cutscenes.
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- It's not a secret if there's a large extra room on the map. Making the player locate and memorize its position (or even move it randomly) would make artworks a worthy reward.
- Challenge modes like, 1 life, no power-ups, full darkness, quieter enemies, etc.
- Were Bierce's lines about nearby enemies removed? And having random lines would give space for promised dark humor.
- More painting variety in the hallways. The game looks beautiful, but nobody will care for it after 8 minutes if corridors are near identical.
- I don't understand what Shard Streak is for. Losing no lives is the same as having a max streak. And it would be nice to display such combo on the map.
- Steam Achievements. Which maybe add a decoration for each into the Ballroom.
- Steam Workshop support as a last stretch goal. If it will be possible to load a maze and textures, it would provide a massive room for custom levels.
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@Amonimus - Wow, thanks for taking the time to take notes and share such great feedback. I will look through your 3 posts. This kind of feedback is what we need to improve the game. The hotel is the most basic level and lacks all of the advanced gameplay features, so some feedback is already resolved in later level design. However, there are some points we can address to make Chapter 1 and the hotel even more enjoyable.

This game reminds me of a game on gamejolt called Toybox. And it also reminds me of my liked game I love called Amnesia The Dark Descent and Amnesia A Machine for Pigs. Maybe you and your friend might use the graphics on those two games and the graphics you guys will be using could make the game realistic. I hope you like the idea of the graphics I said on here. I'm always happy when I help good people in need like advice.

Can y'all make the check point of the first level going right back to the maze because it's annoying having to do all the hotel and elevator stuff every time I die.

i'd love it to be a co-op game cuz i'm so lonely and i dun wanna play it alone :(

I'm looking at the feedback and I agree we can change the restart point to be the last save checkpoint rather than the beginning of the entire level. We are making a couple other tweaks as well. Look for an update shortly :).

Achievements and trading cards are coming too.

@Amonimus - No real replayability yet besides getting the S rank, which sounds like useless effort. Unless there's a secret "actual Pac-Man's maze" for getting every nightmare's S ranks.

Haha, you might have guessed correctly. Lets just say whoever gets S rank in every world will get to experience something in DD that others will not. ;)

This should have coop mode somehow

Why no replay chapter ? game is awesome

I'm waiting for Chapter 2)