Hold The Light

"Hold The Light" is a mysterious 2D game where the night brings danger, reality unravels, and a siren holds the key to survival. Uncover hidden truths and confront the unknown as you navigate a collapsing world.

                                                     

I am excited to introduce Hold The Light, my very first video game project. This project represents a significant learning experience for me, a stepping stone before diving into more ambitious projects. The goal was to create a game from scratch within a set timeframe, starting with minimal knowledge. This challenge allowed me to familiarize myself with various aspects of game development, acquire new skills, and make concrete progress.

To bring this project to life, I used some available assets to understand how they work and to learn how to integrate them effectively into a game. I also created many of the sprites myself, which was an excellent exercise in creativity and technique.

Even though there is still A LOT of work to be done, a lot of bugs remaining, crash and other things that won't work, but I decided to release the project as it is to stay within the time limit I had set for myself. There are still several elements to optimize, such as lighting, bug management, and overall performance, but I feel I have achieved my main goal: to train and lay the groundwork for my journey as a developer.

This project took me about three months, during which I was able to test different working methods and refine my organization. With no coding skills, I completed the entire project using Playmaker, and for a few simple scripts, I relied on ChatGPT for support. While I won’t be continuing with this game for now, I see it as an accomplishment in itself—a training project that has helped me progress and gain valuable experience.

NOTE : This project was developed using a French keyboard layout. As a result, there might be some issues with the default WASD input configuration. If you encounter any problems, please let me know.

CREDITS

• 2D Forest pack for some trees and foliage - deprecated now
• Enviro 3 - sky and weather
• Playmaker by Hutong Games for visual scripting
• Pro camera 2D
• Foliage shader from aarthificial youtuber
• TileMap Auto Rule by Alex Pandaroo on itchio
• Mossy cavern by Maaot on itchio
• Added a note file with all the sounds used