Description

TOP SECRET
CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT

DATE: October 1st, 1999

SUBJECT: (REDACTED)


This document outlines a classified investigation codenamed "They Walk Among Us." This incident involves some of our most renowned agents following invitations of unidentified origin being sent to their home adresses to attend a secretive event by the aforementioned title.

The invitations asked our agents to "make a spooky game based on reality" within the month of October, under the promise of a rare currency referred to as "Makerscore." The invitations had no return adress, but were marked with a cryptic stamp reading "RMN."

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So what does "being based on reality" entail? Just to name a few options:
  • Something that happened to you.
  • A real person or event. (eg: Jack the Ripper, Mary Celeste, etc...)
  • A real bit of folklore. (eg: Trolls, Sirens, etc...)
  • A real urban legend. (eg: Bloody Mary)
  • A real sighting or report (eg: Phoenix Lights, exorcisms, etc...)
If you are unsure about whether your idea counts, please feel free to contact head of the anomalies department, Frogge.

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- Your game must fit the event theme.
- Your game does not have to be a horror game, but has to be at least spooky in nature.
- Your game must be made entirely within the event's timeframe. However, you are allowed to start planning and gathering resources before the official start date.
- Your game must be at least 10 minutes long.
- Your game must have an approved game page. Please specify what real story your game is based on on the game page.
- Teams of up to 5 people are allowed.
- Games can be made in any engine. There is no limitation in what resources may be used.
- No AI generated art or writing is allowed, as per the site rules.

Keep in mind, while this is a horror event and stories that may contain uncomfortable subjects are not discouraged, please think about adapting your chosen story with care. I would highly recommend avoiding thing like glorifying serial killers (especially if their victims still have families alive, such as Jeffrey Dahmer or John Wayne Gacy), recent or controversial events (eg: mass shootings) or stories that may be slanderous or disrespectful to real people (eg: Adapting the Elisa Lam story and portraying her as insane.")



- Awakened Mind. Worth 70MS. Submit a complete game.
- An Unsolved Mystery. Worth 40MS. Submit a demo.

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CONCLUSION:

Investigation into the secretive event remains ongoing, as authorized agents continue to gather intelligence and pursue leads. This document serves as a preliminary report in order to encourage further investigation. Those possessing any information regarding the origin of this strange incident are invited to report their findings to agent (REDACTED).

END OF DOCUMENT

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I was here
We're Among Us SUS
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Let's see what I can come up with
???????????/AMOR NA CIDADE?~the mind cannot be allowed rest~
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bring back the amoogus link coward
What was Secret; Shall be Shouted.
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most likely just here for the comments
who up amonging they us rn
Let's Try This

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I'm in. The theme gave me just the inspiration I needed.
author=Roden
Part of me really wants to do this, but another part knows that I never finish event games...

then another part entirely asks how the hell I'd make any real paranormal event into a game

Same.
Same.
And same.
do the backrooms count? just the general myth derived from the liminal space stuff
Frogge
I wanna marry ALL the boys!! And Donna is a meanc
18995
Yeah I’ll allow the backrooms!
ok new inspiration, thinking of setting it on Hashima Island dunno if a location counts but I'd like to use the shady history as a pretext.
Frogge
I wanna marry ALL the boys!! And Donna is a meanc
18995
That's also fine! I think locations are fine as long as someone doesn't make a game that has nothing to do with the event whatsoever, says "it's set in America which is a real place" and calls it a day. Not to say you can't make a game based around American folklore or culture, but basically try to incorporate the setting meaningfully and you should be fine.
Frogge
I wanna marry ALL the boys!! And Donna is a meanc
18995
So it begins! Enjoy your gammak err' body
Haven't actually started yet...
Already can't quite decide: Should I go with my comfort engine (Ace) or try something different (2k3 or MZ or whatevs)? :P
Frogge
I wanna marry ALL the boys!! And Donna is a meanc
18995
My vote is on ace just cause we don’t have a ton of ace games coming through the queue anymore and I miss it
My vote is on 2k3 because the games are easy to play in Linux.
author=Frogge
My vote is on ace just cause we don’t have a ton of ace games coming through the queue anymore and I miss it

Huh. I find that surprising. It’s so nostalgic to me.
i'm goin with ace since most of the useful tilesets i found were sized for it and i didn't want to resize it all! and also because it's been a while and i miss using it lol
Corfaisus
"It's frustrating because - as much as Corf is otherwise an irredeemable person - his 2k/3 mapping is on point." ~ psy_wombats
7874
Who's going to put out their game in the next hour and be the first(only?) to cash in on that makerscore?
Frogge
I wanna marry ALL the boys!! And Donna is a meanc
18995
I think this may be the first rmn event to receive no entries… ever. Wow
lmao, i would have buckled down more if i knew i'd be the only one
Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
21781
At least people had fun with this event when it wasn't supposed to be public yet.

I mean, what? That never happened, what am I even talking about?
it's not too late we can pretend this never happened and start it over with a 1 month deadline

and then not submit anything
oh my god i thought it ended in the evening my time...
i thought i still had tiiiime!!!
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