Blackwood was made for the 2023 Scream game jam. It’s a 1920s-style Art Deco horror game framed within a vintage poster. As you ascend up the skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan, you’ll uncover newspaper clippings revealing the story of Mortimer Orion Blackwood, steel executive and robber baron, but be careful – it appears there’s more to this man’s story than meets the eye!
Making this game was a very unique experience. I normally spend much of my game jams frantically programming, but horror games often require less engineering and more atmospheric creation. Thus, I only found myself doing some light scripting for this game, mostly focusing on developing the story and visual style. It was pretty exhausting, but it was also extremely fun and rewarding!
Blackwood got 6th place overall in the game jam, and was selected as a Hosts’ Choice game. It also placed within the top 10 in the Sound Design and Story categories!