‘LIDAR.EXE’ Finds Frightening Things by Scanning Dark Worlds

LIDAR.EXE explores an eerie place the place it’s far too darkish to see. You have to make use of a scanner to look by way of your atmosphere, however you may not like what you discover.

It’s inconceivable to see something on this sport’s pitch black world. At least, not with out the assistance of your Lidar scanner. This software pings the world round it with a sign, indicating the place partitions, constructions, and creatures had been while you did the scan. This is a helpful manner of with the ability to ‘see’ what’s round you, because the sign stays as factors of coloured gentle on the item. As you scan a number of instances, you’ll steadily make the world come into existence round you. It provides you some capacity to get round, and the tiniest little bit of consolation in a spot the place you may’t see ANYTHING.

But one thing appears to be down right here with you. Errant indicators present one thing humanoid appears to be skulking about. You’ll ping an space and see a humanoid form that was standing there the second you hit the button. Is it nonetheless there, although? And if not, the place has it wandered off to subsequent? The most your scanner can inform you is that it WAS there. So, whilst you carry the world into existence round you, you’re nonetheless left at the hours of darkness, in a way. You haven’t any clue the place the creature is – solely that it exists. And that it was near you a second earlier than. At this level, all you are able to do is maintain exploring, watching the aftereffects of the creature’s unusual behaviors as you progress steadily deeper into this scary place.

LIDAR.EXE does a incredible job of letting you realize, but in addition not know, concerning the factor that’s stalking you. You can get hints of its presence, however you’ll by no means absolutely know what’s it’s doing. You simply get an afterimage of the place it was, creating this sense of being disconnected and helpless as you watch it steadily develop nearer.

LIDAR.EXE is on the market now on itch.io.

Joel Couture

Joel has been protecting indie video games for numerous websites together with IndieGames.com, Siliconera, Gamasutra, Warp Door, CG Magazine, and extra over the previous seven years, and has written book-length research on Undertale and P.T.. Joel is continually looking out for digital experiences that push the boundaries of what video games might be, and seeks to delve into the inventive course of, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.