Angela Knife Demo
A downloadable game for Windows
Are you afraid of monsters?
You should be. Monsters do exist. They can be hiding amongst your friends, your neighbors, even your family. I’m afraid of monsters, the real monsters are people.
Update Aug 2023
There is a Beta Test level in the downloads section. Please report any bugs in the comment section.
My cousin and I started this game three years ago. The Demo was created in a few months and we should have finished the game in less than one year. Unfortunately, we had a long pause on the game. Even worse, my cousin passed away in October 2022. I'm very slowly making progress as solo developer. Please bear with me. Thanks for anyone that has stuck around.
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- Beta Level 01 Up For TestingAug 14, 2023
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The game you created was very attractive.I really liked the graphics, the perspective changing system, and the atmosphere.I am waiting for the full version release if possible.Thanks for a great game.
hi ,, do u want to make a collab ??
Very nice, reminds me of the Puppet Combo games :)
love the game and the ost
Looks really cool. Can't wait for the full game. My mom's name is Angela :)
good luck finishing
Very glad this hasn't been abandoned. Good luck completing the game and may your cousin rest in peace <3
Well, I have mixed feelings about this project...
In one side, the story, graphics, atmosphere, environment, etc., seems good. I love PSX style horror games.
But in the other hand, I find the gameplay to be mostly frustrating…At the beginning, there’s a part where I had to interact with the mirror, without even seeing it, in order to progress. And then I literally spent a long time in the first-person VHS sequence wondering around like an idiot, until I finally searched for a YouTube video to see what I had to do, which wasn't obvious at all.
And the game is constantly like that. Also, the way in which the game switches between a normal 3rd person and fixed camera feels a bit annoying.
There was another part where I had to look at the TV screen and use the arrow keys to change the channel...Once again, how the hell was I supposed to know that?!
The game should at least have a text in one part of the screen that says: "Use the arrow keys to interact" or something like that. But it says nothing.
In other words: It looks that this game is based on what they call "Moon Logic."
What I don't know is whether or not these things were intentional. If it's not intentional, then it should be fixed along the way. But if it IS intentional, then I'm afraid that this is not my type of game and that I just came to the wrong place by mistake.
I can agree with the first two parts (as I have no proceeded past them as I'm also stuck). I was spamming interact when I was in the bathroom, but it seems there's a specific spot for it to trigger. Now I'm currently about 25-30ish minutes (only counting the time i'm "stuck") trying to find out what to do in the first-person motel parking lot.
hi im just asking how did you get past the start of the game? im pressing every button that (seemingly) works but nothing is happening, im just walking around in a towel.
thank you for not abandoning this project. i am in love with it
Here you go!
Everything worked fine for me. I use K&M, I don't prefer a controller so the movement was a little wonky but not too bad. It felt better in the original demo-- or maybe that's just my imagination. Keep up the great work!Everything in this demo is charming, mesmerizing!
I really hope the complete game release, is very impressive the horror that you manage
Game is so good I included it in my Indie Horror Showcase (including a review):
thanks for creating such a cool experience!One of the best games on this website.
so good game i hope you finish the demo
interesting demo
played your demo many months ago and it's still lodged in my mind...i really hope you still plan on completing this project
Cool concept! I can definitely see the Lynch influences in there. I hope the game gets completed someday.
Nope. The plot is too dark. Not even gunna attempt to download and play this mess. It's almost like somebody was trying to satisfy their edgy rule 34 fantasies in a game.
Soften the plot and subject matter (aka no sa references), otherwise until then I'm not playing it with a ten foot pole.
No idea what the plot is about, but your comment definitely makes me want to try it.
Wow your comment was way overblown. I was expecting a lot more sleaze than this based on your comment. There is NOTHING explicit or sleazy in this game. Either you're astoundingly sensitive or your expectation of what the game is like is completely skewed.
the biggest exaggeration game review I have ever read
Very interesting, surreal concept. We enjoyed this one, although we did have trouble finding where to go during the videotape sequence! Thank you for making this :)
hi, big thx for the game. greetings from rosti 🙏😘
I hope this is still being worked on, I noticed your comment saying it's on hold. Hopefully you can finish this up at some point :)
For some reason, running the game starts the Windows Mixed Reality Portal / SteamVR. If you have a VR headset connected to the computer, it will launch this game as if it was a VR title.
Just checking in on this. How's everything going? I'm dying to see more of this game.
Development of Angela Knife has been put on hold as of March 2021. More was developed and hopefully at some point it will be finished but until further notice development is on pause. Sorry to leave you all in such limbo.
Hey this is some nice work! Do you have a business email?
Sorry for the late reply and thank you so much for playing, glad you enjoyed the demo, definitely more to come. My email address where I can be reached is theangelaknife@gmail.com
Amazing small piece of tense and feelings that somebody stalking you. PS1 effect very suitable. Can we expect some updates?
Thanks! Since release, I have been too silent. The end of 2020 and beginning of 2021 were a little rough, but I'm making progress now. I was going to do a devlog last month, but the devlog took too long to produce. I decide to scrap the devlog because my time is better spent on this game. I will be posting some kind of update in the next 1-2 months. Thanks again.
i'm glad that project is alive! This experience is differ from other horror games. Keep going!
I really liked the style of this game! Very dark and dreary. Unfortunately, I was unable to get past a certain part and I don't know why. Also, my computer had a hard time recording this game and I'm not sure why. Please consider checking out my video for more!
you have no idea how many times I got stuck
I hope your experience changes upon the next update when changes have been made to improve player experience. Thank you for taking the time to play.
yes, it was good though with almost everything
Hello dear sir, first of all, love the 'artwork' a lot ps1 vibes here.
Second thing is that i didn't really understand what i have to do, the gameplay video shows it really well, i was just randomly trying to understand what i have to do, on 6minutes in i got really exhausted and didn't find it interesting from the story perspective because nothing is pointing me towards 'objective'.
mouse and q dont quite fit in, you should leave it for the "E" or "F" key.
With such an amazing artstyle you have a real chance to make something much better from this, it is very performance friendly way to make a game, so you should use everything from it.
Also some of the animations are 'wayyy too slow', for example the picking up of an VHS tape, i understand that the lady was frightened but 'wayyy to slow', walking towards the tv at the beginning 'way too slow'.
I really like what you are doing here, i hope you will change direction and do something amazing with such artstyle. btw you should spend 20 euros on a ps1 and silent hill, i dont say you should make silent hill, but playing it on ps1 mabye might inspire you to do something much more powerful, Thank you.
Thank you so much for your feed back. I have been making note of everything the community has been saying and do have a list of changes I'll be implementing to make the game a lot more user friendly and assist the player more. Controls are also being looked over. Again thank you so much for playing and leaving feedback, it really helps the development process.
If you had to estimate how many years this game would take to be made I would assume quite a while like 3 - 5 .
Thank you for playing! I hope you enjoyed the demo. What you played took 3 months to put together. Working on it at times over 10 hours a day and always at least 8 hours, I treated the development of this demo as my full time job.
Making games, like this one, is what I want to do with my life. Indeed there is much to be done and I hope not to disappoint anyone who has high hopes for this games, including myself. I really appreciate you taking the time to play and I welcome all your feedback at anytime. I will be posting relevant updates on my twitter @AngelaKnife.
Really great demo. The moment the door slammed in her face and I heard the scream I thought "David Lynch". Then I looked at the pause screen and read "David Lynch" and thought "Ooh". Love the combination of old school graphics and modern controls plus a few fixed camera angles thrown in for good measure. Really creepy vibe, especially at the end. I think that some atmospheric effects would really tie everything together. A little fog on the ground would really fill in the open space. Really looking forward the finished product.
EDIT: I was replaying the demo I think that as long as the D-pad is unoccupied, mapping tank controls to it would be extremely helpful during sections with fixed cam angles. Not sure if that would be a big pain to program or maybe you even already have plans for the D-pad. But could save you some criticism I have seen in reviews for other games that have fixed camera angles but no tank controls. Can be frustrating getting turned around by accident when a camera angle changes. Cheers and thanks for reading this long comment.
Thank you so much for playing. The control scheme is something I worry about and am going to do my best to adapt correctly for every situation in game. The community here is my only source of play testers and your feedback is very much sought after. Thank you for so much for playing and for the wonderful feedback and suggestions.
I'm unable to play- whenever I try to launch it, I get an entry point not found error (it can't find "CreateDXGIFactory2" in the "dynamic link library dxgi.dll")- does anyone else have this issue/know how to fix it?
Apologies for the late response. This looks like it could be a graphics card driver issue. Updating your driver or rolling it back if you recently updated it might solve the problem. I am at a loss if this does not help with the issue. I do hope you had a wonderful New Years and thank you for giving this game demo an attempt.
good game when the full game will be released ?
I'm hoping sometime this year (2021) but when exactly is still a toss up. As of posting this game in October of 2020 it has been a bumpy ride for me and I have not had much time to work on it the way I'd like. It is now 2021 and I'm crossing my fingers this year is better for everyone. Happy New Year and thank you for playing!
When You made This game did you use either Unity Hub or Unreal?
This game is being developed using the Unreal Engine.
The love behind this game shines in all the darkness. Can't wait to see what's next.
A lot of time and care as well as love went into creating this dark project. I am glad you enjoyed the experience and saw the passion behind the work.
Such a cool demo!! I seriously wish there was more of it that I could play right now. Can't get enough of this style! So scary and fun, but majorly confusing at times. This comments section helped get me through some of the puzzles. I love the sinking feeling this gives me, like something very bad is going to happen, its one of the most riveting things about it. Very good horror puzzle demo. I cant wait for more! Great job developer! :D
Thank you so much for taking the time to play my demo. I approached the tasks and puzzles in a way that made them difficult but not impossible and yet they definitely need more in the way of clues or subtle not so apparent hints as what to do. I have been watching playthroughs and taking all the feedback I've been receiving from players and making note of so much that I need to address and already have many plans on how to make it all (hopefully) better. I thank you again for playing!
That was cool. Not always clear what to do nex
t but still very nice.
I just watched your playthrough and I enjoyed it very much. I'm glad you stuck with it and got to the end of the demo. Listening to you both analyze and brainstorm as well as try and figure out the back story was very entertaining. There is a back story and it will all make sense (hopefully) when the game is finished. Thank you for your support and for playing!