One of the most memorable memory I had was seeing this other kid with a bad nosebleed at the entrance of one. I stood there and watched his blood leaving a long red trail into the lazy river. Still makes me uncomfortable till this day, pools are really unsanitary
I love how the game's protag isn't just talking to himself at every moment and instead has an internal monologue, and when he does speak it doesn't feel unfitting.
It's unfitting in my opinion. All of the narrations and text noises take away from the lonely feeling that should be in liminal spaces. It doesn't let the player process things in their own mind and I feel that it could be a much better game without a random character's thoughts and speech. That's only really useful when trying to tell a story in a game, or for directions to the player. The text makes it seem like the developer is trying to get the player to feel the same as the character, but for anyone who knows what liminal spaces, anemoia, or autophobia is, these commentations are really not needed in order to feel something from the game. There's also an awful lot of noise in the game despite the player being supposedly alone.
This game is immersive because the introductory dialogue sounds exactly like me when I try and leave a casual voicemail and instead record a manifesto.
I’ve finally realized why I’m so obsessed with liminal space stuff...The subtle incorporation of horror and futuristic components into an overall retro aesthetics is so captivating in a way difficult to describe with words. Dream-ish perhaps, I mean where parts come from your imagination and parts come from your past experiences. It’s like a brief escape from reality and a prolonged version of my fever dreams which usually don’t last long in my memory. Plus this game has great graphics, would love to try it one day
@@Jadizi i guess if you are looking for more “in your face” horror then this is probably not horror for you. And I don’t think “oh so scary” is ever the main theme of liminal spaces (well I guess they did make the Backrooms into some sorta horror); simply put I see it as...modern art I guess. It does evoke very unsettling moods to some who are sensitive to it so I stand by that
The bathroom part was something else. The feeling of you having no idea whether you're seeing the same hallway, combined with the realization that you _really_ shouldn't be there and you _really_ should go _now_ is elevated. The rest of the game wasn't nearly as exciting, but it was pretty atmospheric
One thing that really stands out in making this feel so surreal is the sound design. The echoey flowing water sounds when you're by a pool in an enclosed space was uncanny.
I think at one point, maybe I imagined it, you could hear someone talking briefly. I think some distant whimpering, enough you can't be sure if it is whimpering, would be eerie.
I recently saw a meme with the mister incredible becoming canny thing that told a story that was basically this game, except quite more overtly horrifying...then they brought out the shoggoth. And it spoke. And it ruined the whole thing, especially the ending which was frankly pretty good. Actually the comments from that video pointed me to this game.
@@purvdragon-sensei *Dreamworks smirk* Hmm, you’re looking a little LIMINAL today. i’m going to put you in a lofi beats liminal youtube playlist. Stay limmy, limonauts.
People use the word "dreamlike" too often, but this truly feels like exploring a space in a dream. The familiar settings tied to nonsensical layouts really pushes this feeling. You are trying to go to a certain place you have in your mind, but every new corner you turn or opening you come to seems to distract and disorient from that. Really, REALLY like this.
It gives the impression of how it would feel being in the future. Everything looks both familiar and different at the same time which would make you feel uncomfortable. A world that doesn't think like you do anymore
Yes! This here indeed is dream-like. I used to make recurring dreams exactly like that: exploring a never-ending world of swimming pools and hallways, restrooms, shower and locker rooms...
Honestly, these environments are really cool to me. I'd be happy if there were no scares and it was just traversing these sorts of environments with some light puzzle solving here and there.
I was thinking that too. Also, how it could be a game with a different type of scare. Rather than the obvious scare of "something is going to kill me" it could be more of a feeling of continuing ease and dread. Of claustrophobia and just a constant churn of unease like one gets in their dreams. Stuff that lingers into the psyche. I feel like the developer here is really tapping into that. I've always found indoor leisure centres with the smell of chlorine and the damp air, the weird pools and unnatural slides do all make for a strange eerie feeling. I also love how the layout made no sense and there were things you could look up and down into that had mystery in them.
LOVE the vibe. Especially that this place is connected to the electricity and was only found through this fact somehow REALLY adds to its feel. The feels that someone or something made this place to never be used by humans. Really like how the start of the complex is mostly logical. Its weird that its hidden underground but who knows maybe its for some Billionaird Tax Writeoff or something. And then you enter the Employee only section and realise something is extremely wrong.
For me it was creepy when the lazy river happened. I hate how all of this is built for nothing. It’s all pointless, very far underground but built as if it’d be used by lots of people. Except it isn’t and we don’t know why it exists at all.
@@tobenamed610 that's the part that is nauseating because your brain is trying to tell you it makes sense but your brain also f*cking knows better! no one would ever build this with the money or resources to do it....yet here we are. ick.
@@tobenamed610 A world that has all the trappings of population when it doesn't have one. It becomes a pointless reality created for nothing. Very nihilistic
This game is really immersive, the graphics are amazing and the layout is impressive! I love the ability to explore liminal spaces that feel like they came out of a distant dream. I can't wait for the next chapter!
I was literally saying to myself "What's so horror about this?" But then it happened. This game has a really nice atmosphere and the puzzles are unique.
This building was built by a creature who watched someone fall into a body of water in like movies and video games, and assumed that's the primary method of travel for humans
I have similar dreams Always at the same shopping center, thr weirdest stuff happens there. Once i was in an elevator with friends and we were all afraid that a camel could cross our path. Very unsettling vibe
I used to have similar dreams in highschool! Maybe not exactly, but stuff like hospital halls, weird houses, cities, and amusement parks that don't make sense all the time. Usually alone, unless I was being chased by something. Probably worth noting I had these at a time where I didn't really have friends. They've become less frequent as I started opening up more. I think since the virus started up I've been getting them more frequently again.
I love how they play around with water in this game. There's something so surreal about an underground water park that really adds to the eerie feel of the game.
Especially when you know the level 7 of backrooms which really creeped me out whenever they were in the water and left me wondering if giant fish silhouettes will suddenly appear in a dark corner.
Is it just me or is this the BEST looking indie game EVER? Not even exaggerating! It looks so photorealistic and immersive . There were many points where it felt like i was the character examining the environment lolol
Loved the sound design, and voice acting was actually really natural sounding, lot of games like this can have cringe dialogue, and voice acting to go with it, but this was well done, the graphics were also crisp, and pretty great looking, and the World was like a dream, and/or nightmare feel to it, only thing is I think could h used a little more of threat like the locker room/bathroom part, but definitely wanna see more, and know only one person working on it but because was so good hope even more than 50% left to be added to world/game, and possibly more mechanics too to be added
This is playing on two my biggest fears: being alone, and being confined. I bring up confinement because even though you are covering a large area in this, you still can't find an exit, which make it feel extremely confining. 2 biggies for me. Complete and utter solitude (except of course for the shadowy figure following him near those exit signs that led nowhere) and no foreseeable way out of there. Scared my little ass good 😊
@@SamuelBlack84 well, usually the horrific "ritualistic" cults depicted in horror games follow the real practices of early Lucifarians. Plus, satanism is bad so ofcourse it would be depicted as bad.
@@live2die694 If people actually studied modern Satanism they would enlighten themselves on how illuminating it is. We don't sacrifice living things or even believe in Satan and we certainly don't hurt people unless they hurt us first
@@SamuelBlack84 no, people do not know the difference between Satanism and Lucifarianism. Lucifarianism is spell casting, sacrifices, black masses and demon summoning and satanism is more of a philosophy, rather than a conformed religion. Plus, the satanism you are talking about is probably orthodox satanism, because real satanism, (the anton lavey/satanic bible esc satanism), is genuinely concerning and based off of narcissism but still, even the Satanic Bible satanism barely even mentions the devil or rituals.
Games like this feel like you've been transported to a future where humanity has gone extinct and you're the last one left, stuck in these weird spaces that were built by whatever came after humanity from observations they made of things that humanity had built (like spas and malls) with no understanding of why we built them or what we used them for. It feels so familiar yet so alien (and alienating). It feels like it touches on the fear of a world that is no longer ruled by us and designed by us and for us. A world where whatever has come after us couldn't care less about humanity.
I really like this one. The pool environments are so relaxing and beautiful, it's easy to forget that you are trying to escape and that if you stay there for too long, you're gone. No food, no sunlight, eerie floating dude... incredible. It's horrifying.
Man, I love these environments. I have dreams about places like this a lot. It's like a fractal reflection of human-constructed environments, generated by something that doesn't understand how humans work.
The great thing about this place is that it would seem no matter how many people might enter, it would never be crowded. Although hearing other people nearby but never being able to reach them...
Only 5 minutes in and this is absolutely tremendous. I have a version of “The Backrooms” in my own dreams and this is almost a 100% reflection of it. Huge areas with random walkways that lead into different styled areas. All with their own theme or aesthetic. Sometimes huge, sometimes small and cramped. Sometimes something is in there with me. But yeah this is amazing. I love it. I hope this becomes a bigger game.
Bruh is this the pool from than infamous music video? :o Edit: I like how this guy is wet as a fish and messing around with wire panels, seems he isn't very clever lol
Getting desperate too watch something,then you pop up. I'm good and entertained. Thank you ABG. Also this reminds me of creepypasta of a story about a lifeguard,and a water slide into the middle of the ocean. The creepypasta is *someone built a water slide in the "northsea?".
This has a solid resemblance with the waterworld level from the backrooms and I love it. The uncanny ambient and dull decoration makes you feel really unconfortable. Keep it up, to see other levels brought to life would be insane
OMG that shot at 11:05!!! the way the water gets darker & the ceiling and floor gets closer together...scariest thing ever!! edit: nvm...just watched the rest of the video
im in love with this! this happened a lot in my dreams. you spawned in a big place that many people supposed to be there but you're all alone, gave you the feeling of anxiety. this is totally evokes my childhood fear, fear of being left alone, lonely, and lost.
Really amazing. I always thought a lot of other games don't capture the feeling well but this game completely nailed liminal spaces. No monster needed. The environment is more than enough to terrify someone.
I just want to thanks ABG for playing this right after it comes out, this game encapsulates what liminal spaces is in an almost perfect way, the unusual architecture with the eery emptiness but at the same time something familiar and comfortable, the sound effects where perfect, I almost felt that water falling down over me making me nostalgic about how long I don't go to a pool because pandemic. Great work for a solo person
This reminds me of those times I spent in this hotel as a kid. It had a water park, and me and my family managed to find this wonderful greece-themed alcove with a small bar, that was completely empty of people but had the water running. A small waterfall, a large but shallow pool and a set of water jets, with some more styled like heads on the wall to the side. All of it was running. It was beautiful. Over the upcoming years, more people started visiting it, and the owners decided to build one of those slide structures for kids slap in the middle. None of the jets run anymore. I hadn't been there in a long time, but this brings back memories.
The setting really plays into the eeriness of liminal spaces. It just made me slowly more and more uncomfortable the whole time walking around the spa/pool. And when the monster finally showed up I literally got chills despite the fact the creature was just a shadowy figure. Very nice game with nice graphics and a well-executed build up.
I love this! The ambience is incredible, graphics are great, and the first aparitions of this shadow: in the distance, on a partially hidden or dark places where is difficult to see it gives a real supernatural vibe to this entity, not like in other games where the monster/ghost/thing runs to you destroying all possible mistery aura.
This game reminds me of one of the "Of the Killer" games. I forget the exact name of it, but it was set in a pool, and I think it was one of if not the first "of the killer" game ABG covered on this channel. OBV different games, but the whole "mysterious pool area" atmosphere just gives me vibes of that game. Especially the music.
Just started this video but the voice-mail was so realistic with the window opening up and all the details. The voice acting is pretty great!!! Also, wow these graphics
Phewwwww yeah that part with the locker-room made me especially uncomfy because that is exactly the kind of situation I dread being in. Extremely well done on the developer's half.
Looks really cool. I've been fascinated with these liminal spaces for the last couple of days, so of course TH-cam sends me this video my way. The only little feedback that I have is that I wish the 'ghost' was only a shadow and you would only be able to see him as he's cast on the walls of the locker rooms to give the only threat in the game this extra unique twist.
The entire setting is honestly just a pleasure to explore, especially with pools and slides and indoor waterpark stuff, and the ethereal music that plays makes it even better. I would honestly enjoy just walking around and exploring more than it being a horror game, not to say that the horror aspect is bad, it's very good and compliments the eeriness. I just absolutely adore how mystical it is and what a vibe it is.
This was actually a game that genuinely spooked me in a long while; a place that is supposed to be fun for everyone but it's completely abandoned, only you're not alone.... Also, great tour of Epstein's Island underground bunker, I imagine this is what it looks like beneath the surface... Hope to see more!
Everything about this is genuinely incredible and it draws you in right away. The concept is fascinating, art is professional, and I look forward to seeing the rest!
omg i'm so glad they removed the audible dialogue! the desolate atmosphere really sticks when there's no voice pointing out things we could already deduce.
of course some of the dialogue is necessary, but incorporating it into text form makes it seem much more like it's coming from us rather than some person we can't see. it's such a little change but it made a much bigger difference than i thought it would
This game really has some of that “places you’ve never been to but have seen in your dreams before” kinda vibe and the amount of space in that pool made it feel lonely, which makes it all the more scarier. I also enjoy the whole abandoned mall Dreamcore vibe. Hope the guy finds a way out
This is honestly how many of my nightmares that have really stuck with me turn out. Strange halls and corridors that don't make much sense but have a distinct theme. Parking garage, warehouse, even a pool complex that looks almost exactly like this, strange floating entities.
Just looked up the word and anemoia means nostalgia for a time you've never known Anemoiapolis = the city of unknown nostalgia. Seems to suit the setting of the game very well
This is one of those games where I have to stop the video almost instantly because I have to experience this for myself. Thank you for showing off some of the most fascinating games I've ever seen.
Okay wow, I absolutely adore the art design and atmosphere here, not to mention how it captures that weird, unsettling sense of displacement luxurious places like spas and the like often create. You end up feeling like you should not be there, like the place was not meant for you, you know? Very impressive stuff.
i love liminal spaces, they're so unsettling, like a dream you're worried will go wrong at any minute and you won't me able to wake up from. it's a lingering sense of unease. the best way to explain it is to compare it to uncanny valley, like the way mannequins, dolls, and things that are normal, but just don't "look right" make you anxious.
The spaces don’t look exactly like places I’ve been, but they have enough of the same information to remind me of those exact places, even from a different country. Well done! Great video as well 👍
Horror or not, I would love to go to a spa or pool like this. Danm the lazy river area looks so nice.
Imagine the echoing.
Wish there was one in this world.
i went to a spa like that called Hot Springs in Portsea, Victoria, Australia. minus all the horror
One of the most memorable memory I had was seeing this other kid with a bad nosebleed at the entrance of one. I stood there and watched his blood leaving a long red trail into the lazy river.
Still makes me uncomfortable till this day, pools are really unsanitary
@@Tater_Toot it’s ok the blood was killed the moment it touched chlorine
I love how the game's protag isn't just talking to himself at every moment and instead has an internal monologue, and when he does speak it doesn't feel unfitting.
I talk to myself when I'm nervous
It's unfitting in my opinion. All of the narrations and text noises take away from the lonely feeling that should be in liminal spaces. It doesn't let the player process things in their own mind and I feel that it could be a much better game without a random character's thoughts and speech. That's only really useful when trying to tell a story in a game, or for directions to the player.
The text makes it seem like the developer is trying to get the player to feel the same as the character, but for anyone who knows what liminal spaces, anemoia, or autophobia is, these commentations are really not needed in order to feel something from the game. There's also an awful lot of noise in the game despite the player being supposedly alone.
This game is immersive because the introductory dialogue sounds exactly like me when I try and leave a casual voicemail and instead record a manifesto.
This game perfectly captures the whole "limenal spaces" feel
This is a game ?
@@diablo666541 debatably, it has a section with a presumed failure state that could theoretically challenge someone
One person worked on this? Damn that's talent. This is equally eerie and relaxing, look forward to more!
It’s not even done yet this is just the beta second version I’ve been waiting forever
@@TuriGamer I can't speak on that bc I've never made my own game solo, but they did and it's great.
That's what a liminal space stands for
@@mattiazerbin8907 they wanted to sound rude too I guess lol
@@TuriGamer How so? It looks fine and fits well for the atmosphere that's going for.
I’ve finally realized why I’m so obsessed with liminal space stuff...The subtle incorporation of horror and futuristic components into an overall retro aesthetics is so captivating in a way difficult to describe with words. Dream-ish perhaps, I mean where parts come from your imagination and parts come from your past experiences. It’s like a brief escape from reality and a prolonged version of my fever dreams which usually don’t last long in my memory. Plus this game has great graphics, would love to try it one day
What horror? That pathetic ghost? Oooh scary water park. 😁
@@Jadizi i guess if you are looking for more “in your face” horror then this is probably not horror for you. And I don’t think “oh so scary” is ever the main theme of liminal spaces (well I guess they did make the Backrooms into some sorta horror); simply put I see it as...modern art I guess. It does evoke very unsettling moods to some who are sensitive to it so I stand by that
Yeah it really does have a dream like quality
I ain't reading all that
It’s basically the Back Rooms but in a mall, which is kinda neat but now I’m terrified to go back to a mall.
The bathroom part was something else. The feeling of you having no idea whether you're seeing the same hallway, combined with the realization that you _really_ shouldn't be there and you _really_ should go _now_ is elevated.
The rest of the game wasn't nearly as exciting, but it was pretty atmospheric
Especially like it seemed the Exit signs didn't seem to lead to actual Exits but towards another similar room.
One thing that really stands out in making this feel so surreal is the sound design. The echoey flowing water sounds when you're by a pool in an enclosed space was uncanny.
I think at one point, maybe I imagined it, you could hear someone talking briefly. I think some distant whimpering, enough you can't be sure if it is whimpering, would be eerie.
That buzzing sound in the room with the long yellow slide was perfect
I love liminal horror! No jumpscares, gore, or any other corny elements to make it scary. Just that pure unsettling feeling.
Pure psychological horror
I recently saw a meme with the mister incredible becoming canny thing that told a story that was basically this game, except quite more overtly horrifying...then they brought out the shoggoth. And it spoke. And it ruined the whole thing, especially the ending which was frankly pretty good. Actually the comments from that video pointed me to this game.
OMG LIMINAL HORROR SPACE SLOW BURN A24 MASTERPIECE PURE UNNERVING UNSETTLING SPOOKS
@@purvdragon-sensei LMAO
@@purvdragon-sensei *Dreamworks smirk*
Hmm, you’re looking a little LIMINAL today. i’m going to put you in a lofi beats liminal youtube playlist. Stay limmy, limonauts.
People use the word "dreamlike" too often, but this truly feels like exploring a space in a dream. The familiar settings tied to nonsensical layouts really pushes this feeling. You are trying to go to a certain place you have in your mind, but every new corner you turn or opening you come to seems to distract and disorient from that.
Really, REALLY like this.
It's just like a dream I had as a child, except everything was black
I could legitimately see myself having a dream like this game.
It gives the impression of how it would feel being in the future. Everything looks both familiar and different at the same time which would make you feel uncomfortable. A world that doesn't think like you do anymore
Yes! This here indeed is dream-like. I used to make recurring dreams exactly like that: exploring a never-ending world of swimming pools and hallways, restrooms, shower and locker rooms...
Very true a few shots is how my dreams are very random
Honestly, these environments are really cool to me. I'd be happy if there were no scares and it was just traversing these sorts of environments with some light puzzle solving here and there.
I was thinking that too. Also, how it could be a game with a different type of scare. Rather than the obvious scare of "something is going to kill me" it could be more of a feeling of continuing ease and dread. Of claustrophobia and just a constant churn of unease like one gets in their dreams. Stuff that lingers into the psyche.
I feel like the developer here is really tapping into that. I've always found indoor leisure centres with the smell of chlorine and the damp air, the weird pools and unnatural slides do all make for a strange eerie feeling. I also love how the layout made no sense and there were things you could look up and down into that had mystery in them.
Try superlimital! But the game has a narrator
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@@meep5206 And also The Stanley Parable, The Beginner's Guide :3
Honestly I'd love a more puzzle-adventure version of this game with zero-very low horror. The poolrooms look so inviting and nice to be in
LOVE the vibe.
Especially that this place is connected to the electricity and was only found through this fact somehow REALLY adds to its feel. The feels that someone or something made this place to never be used by humans.
Really like how the start of the complex is mostly logical. Its weird that its hidden underground but who knows maybe its for some Billionaird Tax Writeoff or something. And then you enter the Employee only section and realise something is extremely wrong.
For me it was creepy when the lazy river happened. I hate how all of this is built for nothing. It’s all pointless, very far underground but built as if it’d be used by lots of people. Except it isn’t and we don’t know why it exists at all.
@@tobenamed610 that's the part that is nauseating because your brain is trying to tell you it makes sense but your brain also f*cking knows better! no one would ever build this with the money or resources to do it....yet here we are. ick.
@@tobenamed610 A world that has all the trappings of population when it doesn't have one. It becomes a pointless reality created for nothing. Very nihilistic
This game is really immersive, the graphics are amazing and the layout is impressive! I love the ability to explore liminal spaces that feel like they came out of a distant dream. I can't wait for the next chapter!
the currwnt ending is horrifying, imagine the character realising the thing designed WITH NO EXIT YET
The sadness I felt when they didn’t go all the way down the slide….
There’s a lot of unexplored areas and I’m mentally dying cuz I’m wondering what’s down them
Hope you play it soon! Worth it telling you
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I was literally saying to myself "What's so horror about this?" But then it happened. This game has a really nice atmosphere and the puzzles are unique.
Literally?
@@michaelhaydenbell Yup, literally.
Figuratively?
@@afiqula No, literally.
This building was built by a creature who watched someone fall into a body of water in like movies and video games, and assumed that's the primary method of travel for humans
I love this theory. Makes sense when you think about all the exit signs too... it’s probably leading you right into it’s trap.
This is literally what my dreams look like. This creepily calm atmosphere of familiarity and uncertainty combined. This feels so..... at home.
Literally???
agree, i have pretty much the same feelings about it.
I have similar dreams
Always at the same shopping center, thr weirdest stuff happens there.
Once i was in an elevator with friends and we were all afraid that a camel could cross our path. Very unsettling vibe
I've had similar dreams, but the creeping fear comes from the idea of being trapped there forever, alone
I used to have similar dreams in highschool! Maybe not exactly, but stuff like hospital halls, weird houses, cities, and amusement parks that don't make sense all the time. Usually alone, unless I was being chased by something. Probably worth noting I had these at a time where I didn't really have friends. They've become less frequent as I started opening up more. I think since the virus started up I've been getting them more frequently again.
I love how they play around with water in this game. There's something so surreal about an underground water park that really adds to the eerie feel of the game.
Especially when you know the level 7 of backrooms which really creeped me out whenever they were in the water and left me wondering if giant fish silhouettes will suddenly appear in a dark corner.
Is it just me or is this the BEST looking indie game EVER? Not even exaggerating! It looks so photorealistic and immersive . There were many points where it felt like i was the character examining the environment lolol
The water bills are one thing, but the lifeguard budget must be insane
Loved the sound design, and voice acting was actually really natural sounding, lot of games like this can have cringe dialogue, and voice acting to go with it, but this was well done, the graphics were also crisp, and pretty great looking, and the World was like a dream, and/or nightmare feel to it, only thing is I think could h used a little more of threat like the locker room/bathroom part, but definitely wanna see more, and know only one person working on it but because was so good hope even more than 50% left to be added to world/game, and possibly more mechanics too to be added
This is playing on two my biggest fears: being alone, and being confined. I bring up confinement because even though you are covering a large area in this, you still can't find an exit, which make it feel extremely confining. 2 biggies for me. Complete and utter solitude (except of course for the shadowy figure following him near those exit signs that led nowhere) and no foreseeable way out of there. Scared my little ass good 😊
I get a very peculiar feeling sometimes of something akin to agoraphobia, but while I'm inside a room
@@SamuelBlack84 ayuh. Know that feeling.
I love liminal spaces type stuff , wish there were more games / experiments and experiences with this type of aesthetic and mood(s).
It seems that the horror genre will finally move away from all the satanic/religious things. I see a lot of potential in the liminal space concept.
The satanic/religious theme still goes very strong in the horror genre, you are just personally looking at the liminal space works
I wish everyone would stop portraying Satanism in a negative light
@@SamuelBlack84 well, usually the horrific "ritualistic" cults depicted in horror games follow the real practices of early Lucifarians.
Plus, satanism is bad so ofcourse it would be depicted as bad.
@@live2die694 If people actually studied modern Satanism they would enlighten themselves on how illuminating it is. We don't sacrifice living things or even believe in Satan and we certainly don't hurt people unless they hurt us first
@@SamuelBlack84 no, people do not know the difference between Satanism and Lucifarianism. Lucifarianism is spell casting, sacrifices, black masses and demon summoning and satanism is more of a philosophy, rather than a conformed religion.
Plus, the satanism you are talking about is probably orthodox satanism, because real satanism, (the anton lavey/satanic bible esc satanism), is genuinely concerning and based off of narcissism but still, even the Satanic Bible satanism barely even mentions the devil or rituals.
Games like this feel like you've been transported to a future where humanity has gone extinct and you're the last one left, stuck in these weird spaces that were built by whatever came after humanity from observations they made of things that humanity had built (like spas and malls) with no understanding of why we built them or what we used them for. It feels so familiar yet so alien (and alienating).
It feels like it touches on the fear of a world that is no longer ruled by us and designed by us and for us. A world where whatever has come after us couldn't care less about humanity.
It's interesting seeing this vaguely calming vaporwavey concept applied to something like horror, can't wait for the full
I really like this one. The pool environments are so relaxing and beautiful, it's easy to forget that you are trying to escape and that if you stay there for too long, you're gone. No food, no sunlight, eerie floating dude... incredible. It's horrifying.
Man, I love these environments. I have dreams about places like this a lot. It's like a fractal reflection of human-constructed environments, generated by something that doesn't understand how humans work.
The great thing about this place is that it would seem no matter how many people might enter, it would never be crowded. Although hearing other people nearby but never being able to reach them...
That's deep and terrifying I don't even understand what your talking about
That’s like saying modern elves are inspired by lord of the rings. They’re literally the same thing lol
@@damonirvine8910 Except not really. I'm saying how the apparent benefit of such a space quickly becomes terrifying, ex. "In the Tall Grass"
Only 5 minutes in and this is absolutely tremendous. I have a version of “The Backrooms” in my own dreams and this is almost a 100% reflection of it. Huge areas with random walkways that lead into different styled areas. All with their own theme or aesthetic. Sometimes huge, sometimes small and cramped. Sometimes something is in there with me. But yeah this is amazing. I love it. I hope this becomes a bigger game.
Finally a game that uses the concept of liminal space, I was impatient for it and hope that many more are to come.
"Anemoia: nostalgia for a time you've never known."
i hope this gains traction! i love liminal games like this
Bruh is this the pool from than infamous music video? :o
Edit: I like how this guy is wet as a fish and messing around with wire panels, seems he isn't very clever lol
Getting desperate too watch something,then you pop up. I'm good and entertained.
Thank you ABG.
Also this reminds me of creepypasta of a story about a lifeguard,and a water slide into the middle of the ocean.
The creepypasta is *someone built a water slide in the "northsea?".
This has a solid resemblance with the waterworld level from the backrooms and I love it. The uncanny ambient and dull decoration makes you feel really unconfortable. Keep it up, to see other levels brought to life would be insane
OMG that shot at 11:05!!! the way the water gets darker & the ceiling and floor gets closer together...scariest thing ever!!
edit: nvm...just watched the rest of the video
for me, it was at the 14:03 dark reflection on the slide
@@minidreschi2 I legit jumped. God i felt stupid lol.
I keep noticing black figures that disappear when looked at. I don't think this guy is alone.
I have so many questions about this place. I'd also really love to visit it. Preferably without the evil shadow monster chasing me!
This is more relaxing than scary, well at least the well lit parts. 14:42 looks crazy. 💀
Water textures are one of the things I look for in a game and this is basically a golden ratio.
Thank you so much for talking about this game!! I've been following it for a long time, it's sooo cool. Beta part 2 just came out a couple days ago!!!
Excelente!
i love that they made this game around the indoor pool levels
those are one of my favorite types of liminal spaces
Hello groovydominoes you are one of the best roblox makers lol
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh. There should be more games featuring liminal spaces
That's beautiful! I can smell the chlore through the screen. -also this crazy complex architecture is amazingly imagined
Anemoia is defined by the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows as a nostalgia for places and timelines you have never lived in.
that part near the end where the player just started spilling gumballs everywhere… like bro who’s gonna clean that shit up
Should have made the exit easier to find, I wouldn't be here playing Russian roulette with the gumball machine
This game reminds me of the backrooms. All alone in some quiet areas with something lurking around.
Well this was really incredible. Can't believe it's being done by just one developer. The design is amazing!
I watch these playthroughs at work, not distracting like a movie but it's nice to have in background
Seriously good voice acting in this one. Sounds good.
Fantastic take on the liminal space theme. The environments give me dual feelings of comfort and unease. I particularly liked the pool/slide levels
I love places like this! So soothing! I could live in that spa/mall forever!
Lol, I'd always expect a scenario like in this game to occur, I'd always feel watched...
im in love with this! this happened a lot in my dreams. you spawned in a big place that many people supposed to be there but you're all alone, gave you the feeling of anxiety. this is totally evokes my childhood fear, fear of being left alone, lonely, and lost.
Really amazing. I always thought a lot of other games don't capture the feeling well but this game completely nailed liminal spaces. No monster needed. The environment is more than enough to terrify someone.
1:41 love the little nod of agreement
I just want to thanks ABG for playing this right after it comes out, this game encapsulates what liminal spaces is in an almost perfect way, the unusual architecture with the eery emptiness but at the same time something familiar and comfortable, the sound effects where perfect, I almost felt that water falling down over me making me nostalgic about how long I don't go to a pool because pandemic. Great work for a solo person
Not including the shadow boi creeping around, that place looks extremely relaxing. I wish I could live there
This reminds me of those times I spent in this hotel as a kid. It had a water park, and me and my family managed to find this wonderful greece-themed alcove with a small bar, that was completely empty of people but had the water running. A small waterfall, a large but shallow pool and a set of water jets, with some more styled like heads on the wall to the side. All of it was running. It was beautiful. Over the upcoming years, more people started visiting it, and the owners decided to build one of those slide structures for kids slap in the middle. None of the jets run anymore. I hadn't been there in a long time, but this brings back memories.
I love the text below the screen. Its a nice way of doing objectives without being too obvious or intrusive. Also a cool way to do character voice
The setting really plays into the eeriness of liminal spaces. It just made me slowly more and more uncomfortable the whole time walking around the spa/pool. And when the monster finally showed up I literally got chills despite the fact the creature was just a shadowy figure. Very nice game with nice graphics and a well-executed build up.
I love this!
The ambience is incredible, graphics are great, and the first aparitions of this shadow: in the distance, on a partially hidden or dark places where is difficult to see it gives a real supernatural vibe to this entity, not like in other games where the monster/ghost/thing runs to you destroying all possible mistery aura.
This game reminds me of one of the "Of the Killer" games. I forget the exact name of it, but it was set in a pool, and I think it was one of if not the first "of the killer" game ABG covered on this channel. OBV different games, but the whole "mysterious pool area" atmosphere just gives me vibes of that game. Especially the music.
Drool of the Killer. Was going to write the exact same thing.
Just started this video but the voice-mail was so realistic with the window opening up and all the details. The voice acting is pretty great!!! Also, wow these graphics
This looks spectacular. I’m sure it will blow up
God this looks phenomenal, the graphics and physics look incredible for a 1 person team
this is phenomenal. i often have nightmares about pools and this perfectly captures that feeling. stressful as hell to watch but so interesting.
I have had dreams about places like this... this is... amazingly accurate to those dreams.
Phewwwww yeah that part with the locker-room made me especially uncomfy because that is exactly the kind of situation I dread being in. Extremely well done on the developer's half.
I love how they actually were willing to design such nice space/architecture even though it’s a horror game!
Looks really cool. I've been fascinated with these liminal spaces for the last couple of days, so of course TH-cam sends me this video my way. The only little feedback that I have is that I wish the 'ghost' was only a shadow and you would only be able to see him as he's cast on the walls of the locker rooms to give the only threat in the game this extra unique twist.
I like how he started out as only a shadow and became a more full fledged silhouette as the scene went on.
I really like the place
I rewatch this over and over again when I feel down or just bored because looking at the place comforts me
simple, beautiful, eerie, effective!! definitely had dreams about this place before
The entire setting is honestly just a pleasure to explore, especially with pools and slides and indoor waterpark stuff, and the ethereal music that plays makes it even better. I would honestly enjoy just walking around and exploring more than it being a horror game, not to say that the horror aspect is bad, it's very good and compliments the eeriness. I just absolutely adore how mystical it is and what a vibe it is.
This was actually a game that genuinely spooked me in a long while; a place that is supposed to be fun for everyone but it's completely abandoned, only you're not alone.... Also, great tour of Epstein's Island underground bunker, I imagine this is what it looks like beneath the surface... Hope to see more!
Everything about this is genuinely incredible and it draws you in right away. The concept is fascinating, art is professional, and I look forward to seeing the rest!
Wow, this dude did a really amazing job researching what gives liminal spaces that "vibe", he replicated it almost to perfection.
Great game design. I remember there was a time when glazed bricks inside of large buildings was a thing.
Gosh I love the pool/spa settings. Looking forward to supporting this game when it's finished.
Song towards the end is a slowed down version of JORDANN - Quick Question
The sound design in this game is absolutely mind blowing
but like for real tho, it looks so cozy in there that i wouldn't mind going for a swim
Wow big fan of the ambiance in this one, it's really captivating !
omg i'm so glad they removed the audible dialogue! the desolate atmosphere really sticks when there's no voice pointing out things we could already deduce.
of course some of the dialogue is necessary, but incorporating it into text form makes it seem much more like it's coming from us rather than some person we can't see. it's such a little change but it made a much bigger difference than i thought it would
This game really has some of that “places you’ve never been to but have seen in your dreams before” kinda vibe and the amount of space in that pool made it feel lonely, which makes it all the more scarier. I also enjoy the whole abandoned mall Dreamcore vibe. Hope the guy finds a way out
This is honestly how many of my nightmares that have really stuck with me turn out. Strange halls and corridors that don't make much sense but have a distinct theme. Parking garage, warehouse, even a pool complex that looks almost exactly like this, strange floating entities.
Beautiful, disorientating, uncanny, unsettling, and nostalgic all at once. This is art. I’ll be following this game’s development, that is for sure.
Just looked up the word and anemoia means nostalgia for a time you've never known
Anemoiapolis = the city of unknown nostalgia.
Seems to suit the setting of the game very well
The locker room gave me the same vibes as the dream eater scene for Amir in Observer. Just stuck in a loop until you get out.
Yeah! RIP Rutger Hauer...:'(
This is like a Mall, High school and water park on a Tuesday night before there're about to close.
Barely 5 mins in loving the pool-core aesthetic its done well
This is one of those games where I have to stop the video almost instantly because I have to experience this for myself. Thank you for showing off some of the most fascinating games I've ever seen.
something strangely surreal about seeing a game where you can walk ontop of a tunnel water slide. its haunting for some weird reason.
Okay wow, I absolutely adore the art design and atmosphere here, not to mention how it captures that weird, unsettling sense of displacement luxurious places like spas and the like often create. You end up feeling like you should not be there, like the place was not meant for you, you know? Very impressive stuff.
It's pretty hostile for a completely empty environment, yeah.
Really cool. Imagine finding some kind of city or shopping mall later in the game
i love liminal spaces, they're so unsettling, like a dream you're worried will go wrong at any minute and you won't me able to wake up from. it's a lingering sense of unease. the best way to explain it is to compare it to uncanny valley, like the way mannequins, dolls, and things that are normal, but just don't "look right" make you anxious.
Am I the only one that sees the meme of a picture the guy running away from the floating man in a school hallway in the thumbnail?
It was so relaxing i legit fell asleep. Thank you, a great nap indeed
Every time I read the title for a split second my brain says “Indianapolis IS pretty scary”
The way the character speak is so natural, i actually thought that's the voice of the player
The spaces don’t look exactly like places I’ve been, but they have enough of the same information to remind me of those exact places, even from a different country. Well done! Great video as well 👍
Holy crap, the graphics are beautiful