A month ago, an anomaly was found in a remote village. A team of scientists was sent to investigate the site and they found a big hole into the core of the earth. After multiple attempts to crack the mystery, the team desperately sends a man down the hole. You are that man.

If you're struggling with the puzzles here's a quick guide on how to solve them:

Puzzle 1 - Code

The code for puzzle 1 is a variation of the "break the pin" puzzle. It can be guessed by watching the colors of the lights next to the pannel.

 If the color is grey then the number input into that position is completwly wrong. If it's yellow then the number input into that position is a number above or below the correct number. If it's green the number input into that position is correct!

The correct pin for the first puzzle is 9461

Puzzle 2 - Anagram

The second puzzle is a typical anagram puzzle where the player must rearrange the letters given in the inscription to write the correct sentence. The letters are scrambled only between letters of the same word so try to rearrange them by words.

The correct sentence for the second puzzle is: Where does madness leave off and reality begin? 

Puzzle 3 - Description

This puzzle is solvable by either finding the runes on the wall of the second level (not counting the puzzle levels) or by guessing it. Input the numbers corresponding to the correct rune shown in the pannel.

The correct sequence is: 1332

Fun facts

  • The solution for the anagram puzzle is a quote from H.P. Lovecraft, The Shadow over Innsmouth
  • If you find the runes on the wall of level 2 and talk to Yuri when you're solving puzzle 3, you'll get a disturbing dialogue that will hint you at what lies ahead. 

Controls

  • Movement - "wasd" or the keyboard arrow keys
  • Shooting - Left mouse button
  • Choices - Point and click with the mouse
  • Continue dialogue - Enter key

Programming:

Art:

Narrative

Music

Tileset by ansimus

A game made in association with GameDev Técnico

Download

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TheAnomaly.zip 32 MB

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