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TRADITIONAL HAND-DRAWN ART

Every game object begins on paper through a painstaking process, considering forms and distortions for 3D projection. The drawings are then digitized and modeled in low-poly style with detailed texturing, this creates a juxtaposition of 'gritty and pretty' that will suck you in.

N64 ERA GRAPHICS WITH A TWIST

Gloomy Juncture channels '90s vibes with simple geometric shapes, enhanced by custom-developed shaders and post-processing techniques that breathe life into the paper details.

ATMOSPHERE ENHANCED BY MODERN TECHNOLOGY

Powered by a custom deferred rendering, the game supports volumetric lighting and fog, neons, real-time lights, dynamic shadows, and 3D audio. This accentuates the eerie, gloomy setting while introducing hauntingly beautiful glowing effects.

FULLY-VOICED AND MOODY DYNAMIC NARRATION

Professionally recorded, every NPC is fully-voiced. The protagonist's narration dynamically responds to interactions and events, offering hints and occasional sarcastic observations to enrich the immersive experience.

UNFORGIVING ADVENTURE IN FIRST PERSON

Reimagining classic adventure style, Gloomy Juncture brings exploration to first-person view, enriched with core mechanics from point & click games. Explore the scenery and characters to solve hardcore puzzles.

FOCUS ON ATMOSPHERIC STORYTELLING

A cinematic psychological thriller set in a world of hopelessness and unease. The narrative explores themes of obsession and isolation, with atmospheric storytelling elements in the form of symbols and motifs. Expect weird humor and sarcasm.

NEO-NOIR CHARACTER STUDY

Set in the 90s, in a gritty and decaying urban setting, a single gunshot shatters the silence. You're no hero, just a mundane janitor battling anxiety and obsession. Tonight, a final task before clocking out spirals into a pulp mystery, pushing your sanity to its limits. As you navigate this morally bankrupt world, your deteriorating mental state becomes your greatest enemy, in this peculiar tale about obsession, as your fate collides with the aftermath of that fateful gunshot.

Brace yourself for a psychological odyssey focused on a character study, with a deep dive into the troubled mind of an ordinary person, slowly unveiling hopes, dreams, and desires. This cinematic narrative blends raw intensity of classic horror films with the weird charm of B-movies. As you approach the end, the boundaries of sanity will blur.

Are you ready to embark on this gloomy tale?

GAME AND CINEMATIC INFLUENCES

Gloomy Juncture was born from a blend of personal experiences and love for psychological thrillers with a desire to explore complex human themes. As a '90s kid from a challenging background, I’ve always been drawn to gritty, dystopian settings and flawed characters.

This is a deeply personal project, with a lot of myself exposed in an exaggerated and pulp dressing and an atmosphere that embodies a dark expression of fatalism and hopelessness, the overall setting is inspired by neo-noir films and psychological dramas such as Hitchcock's Vertigo, Park's Oldboy and Scorsese's Taxi Driver. For the visuals and pacing of the story, I've drawn a lot