Ember Shadows was made by National Film and Television School students and alumni for the 1-BIT JAM 2023 game jam. The theme was "Light & Dark".

Description:
Ember Shadows is a suspenseful puzzle game where you play a firefighter stuck in a nightmare. You need to extinguish fires under limited time and avoid large holes or fall deeper into the nightmare. Unfortunately, the fires that you’re extinguishing are also your only source of light…

Controls:
Playable with mouse & keyboard (WASD & arrow keys), hold left click to use extinguisher.

How to Play:
Time's ticking… extinguish all fires in the level to proceed. Be careful not to fall into any holes or get too close to the fire.

Credits: 
Project Lead (Wrangler) by Ilena Yeru Pegan
Concept by Wen “Daniel” Jin
Art Direction, Level Design & Unity Integration by Annabelle Afful & Wen “Daniel” Jin 
User Interface (UI) by Yi Xin “Chester” Huang and Wen “Daniel” Jin 
Programmed by Yi Xin “Chester” Huang and Ilena Yeru Pegan 
Music by Harpal Mudhar
Fire Particle Consultation by Linus Chilvers

Story narrative and comment on game design: 
A firefighter finds herself trapped in a haunting nightmare, battling against the infernos of anxiety and overthinking that plague her mind. However, with each failure, she descends deeper into the abyss, symbolizing her succumbing to the relentless cycle of rumination and distress. Gradually, extinguishing the fires at each level grants her a sense of tranquillity, allowing her mind to finally find solace, eventually guiding her back into a peaceful slumber.

The puzzle-oriented level design enables players to strategically manoeuvre through the environment by extinguishing fires and deftly avoiding pitfalls and obstacles present in the darkness. 

Third Party Assets:
'POLYGON Office - Low Poly 3D Art' by Synty Studios
'POLYGON Town Pack - Low Poly 3D Art' by Synty Studios
'Destroyed Building Kit' by Loknar Studio
'Low Poly Animated People' by polyperfect
'POLYGON Particle FX - Low Poly 3D Art' by Synty Studios
'Quick Outline' by Chris Nolet
'FREE Casual Game SFX Pack' by Dustyroom

Sound FX:
Greg_Surr - Creaking in Room 12.wav
Miekyj - creaking floor OWI.wav
ConnorM94 Creaking_Floor_Low_Tone.wav
Iamgiorgio - Fire Hose
William020304 - Moving Furniture
MATRIXXX_ - Moving Chair
VincePest11 - Car Running
Reitanna - Female Gasp
Tranzfusion - Extinguisher
Iamgiorgio - Extinguisher
Foleyhaven - Fire_Burning_03.flac
jamesmbock - babywhine1.mp3
xUMR - fridge.loop.ogg
Aunrea - Dog whimpering
InspectorJ - Car alarm
trullilulli - SFX Ambiance: Electrical Hum

Icons:
Fire icons created by Good Ware - Flaticon