The idea for this game came from GameJam 2025 in Brno, where I participated as a 2D animator and co-creator of the story and game design. We finalized the game under the name No Mercy(i). It was not only my first real attempt to create a playable game with a team, but it also sparked my interest in making computer games. Although the GameJam was over, my inspiration kept going. And that is how the idea was born — to take the foundations of that game and develop them further into my own project. 

The project is a 2D pixel-art survival horror game built around a tense, paranoid atmosphere. The protagonist is trapped in an isolated mountain hotel with no way out and gradually encounters various guests and staff members. Some of them, however, are not human, but merely imitations of humans. If these non-humans go unnoticed for too long, they transform into dangerous creatures that come after the protagonist. The protagonist is able to defend himself with all his might. But he is also faced with an unpleasant dilemma: whom can he trust? Some guests may be harmless humans, while others may only be pretending to be. A wrong decision could cost innocent lives—or his own. 

The game is primarily inspired by the cult film The Thing (1982), which portrays this paranoia to perfection and whose atmosphere I would like to capture.

• Beginner-level programming (Godot 4.4.1 and GDScript)

• Gameplay design and implementation (Godot 4.4.1)

• Level building (Godot 4.4.1)

• Character sprite design and animation (Aseprite and Krita)

• Sound and audio editing (Audacity)

• Testing and debugging*

*ChatGPT was used for debugging and writing the small pieces of code. The rest of the development is AI-free.