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Wayward Harbor

Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.

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Developer
Daniil Shashenkov, Vitaly Tarnover, Christopher Null, Martijn Dhondt, Lars Korden, Gonçalo Oliveira
Publisher
Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Release
February 25, 2022
4 years and 158 days ago
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Very Positive131 reviews84.0%

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About the Game

Wayward harbor is a short first-person horror experience (about 15 min) that takes place in a creepy dark fishing harbor. The player will need to find their way out of the harbor by exploring the environment, searching for key items, while avoiding the monster that is roaming the harbor. Due to the unique abilities of the monster, it will only be visible in the mirror, that the player is holding.

This short horror experience was developed by 3rd year students at Howest - Digital Arts & Entertainment: Daniil Shashenkov, Vitaly Tarnover, Christopher Null, Lars Korden and Martijn Dhondt

Music composed by Gonçalo Oliveira, a student from the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp:

Survive in a thrilling horror experience by using a handheld mirror. You can't trust your naked eyes!


The unique mirror mechanic is a new, fresh take on the stealth genre, will you able to get out of the harbor alive?


Explore a dark fishing harbor and find your way out by solving obstacles on your way to the boat.
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