INVITATIONEM
The night is dark, and the rain keep hitting the windshield of your car. An inexplicable breakdown forces you to stop, and to keep going on foot. This is when you spot, a few hundred yards ahead, the glow of a strange forgotten house in the middle of the woods.
INVITATIONEM is a short horror game. It’s an old-school 2D point ‘n’ click game, created and designed independently and personally.
A gameplay and a story that are pretty simple, and are inspired by classic horror cinema and its stereotypes : a breakdown in the middle of nowhere, a storm and a house with a supernatural atmosphere. A place that, behind its cozy aspect, reveals hints to a dark secret and to terrifying revelations.
LIFETIME : 20 - 25m
IMPORTANT : This game is currently experiencing loading problems on its downloadable version of the itch.io application. However, you can still play it in a browser. Thank you for your understanding.
ESPAÑOL (LATINOAMERICANO)
La noche es oscura y la lluvia sigue cayendo sobre el parabrisas de su coche. Una avería inexplicable pone fin a su itinerario y le obliga a caminar hasta la ciudad. Es entonces cuando ve, a unos cien metros por delante, el resplandor de una extraña casa perdida en el bosque.
INVITATIONEM es un juego de terror corto. Un pequeño juego point'n click en 2D, creado y desarrollado en un marco puramente personal e independiente.
Una jugabilidad y una historia sencilla, inspirada de los códigos del cine de terror clásico y sus estereotipos : La avería en medio de la nada, la noche tormentosa, la casa con una aura sobrenatural. Un lugar que, tras su cómoda apariencia, esconde las claves de un secreto con morbosas revelaciones.
Tiempo para jugar : 20 - 25m
IMPORTANTE: actualmente tengo problemas de carga en la versión descargable a través de la aplicación itch.io. Sin embargo, todavía puedes reproducirlo en el navegador. Gracias por su comprensión.
FRANÇAIS
La nuit est sombre et la pluie ne cesse de tomber sur le pare-brise de votre voiture. Une panne inexplicable vient mettre fin à votre itinéraire et vous force à rejoindre la ville à pied. C’est alors que vous apercevez, là, à une centaine de mètres devant vous, les lueurs d’une étrange demeure perdue au milieu des bois...
INVITATIONEM est un court jeu d’horreur. Un petit point’n click 2D à l'ancienne, créé et développé dans un cadre purement personnel et indépendant.
Un gameplay et une histoire simple, inspirée des codes du cinéma d’horreur classique et de ses stéréotypes : La panne au milieu de nulle part, la nuit de tempête, la maison à l’aura surnaturelle. Un lieu qui derrière son aspect confortable, cache les indices d’un secret aux révélations morbides.
Durée de vie : 20 - 25m
IMPORTANT : Ce jeu rencontre actuellement des problèmes de chargement sur sa version télechargeable via l'application itch.io. Cependant, il vous est toujours possible d'y jouer sur navigateur. Merci de votre compréhension.
Development log
- 100,000 players on the counters.Mar 11, 2023
- 1 YEAR & NEW TRANSLATION !Nov 27, 2022
- 50.000 Players (mini spoiler)Feb 10, 2022
- INVITATIONEM v1.0.4Jan 13, 2022
- INVITATIONEM v1.0.3Dec 30, 2021
- Extra Stuff... if you want :)Dec 10, 2021
- INVITATIONEM v1.0.2Dec 10, 2021
Comments
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What a fun game! check my gameplay out!
Hello Shiny :^)
I watched it a few days ago. I still check Youtube from time to time to see if there are new videos coming out. Thank you very much for taking the time to play my game ! Greetings from France.
Thank you so much! such a fun game!
I am actually a HUGE fan of 'point and click' style horror games. This one I really enjoyed outside of the part where I get stuck for a LONG time because I am an idiot! Here's my playthrough if anyone's interested!
Thank you very much for taking the time to make a video about this game, marcadegames !
Everyone is fooled by the jewelry box riddle, that's normal ^^. I really liked your video, and when I saw the passage where you don't immediately understand the riddle of the colored door, I said to myself "Damn... A riddle where you should have played with different curtains in the house. That could have been a good idea!”
Thank you again for your message and greetings from France :^)
Of course! I appreciate any and all indie game developers as they are the future of gaming!
Yeah, unfortunately being a mixture of stupid and an overthinker doesn't prove beneficial when it comes to solving riddles and puzzles LOL.
Appreciate you taking the time to watch the video! And greetings from America!
you are not at all stupid ^^ Thanks again to you marcadegames !
me re cagaste chupapija, no jueguen a esta mierda
Hola ivan.
¿Cuál es el problema?
Hello, my friend. Thanks for your awesome game that gives me a sepcial experience in such boring days. I guess the thrid plate is left for me in the end, huh. I'm from China(maybe a long way from you) and I really enjoyed your game. It brings us together.
Hello Ham :^)
I come from France and I thank you very much for your message and for your kindness. I'm also glad you liked the game. I hope things are going well in China at the moment. Sorry for the typos, I'm responding with Google Translation. Thanks again and greetings from France.
你好火腿 :^)
我來自法國，非常感謝您的留言和善意。我也很高興你喜歡這個遊戲，我希望現在在中國一切順利。抱歉，有錯字，我用谷歌翻譯來回答。再次感謝您以及來自法國的問候。
amigo esto está BUENÍSIMO, me pegué bastantes sustos con el bicho ese jaja. Me encantó la ambientación, los gráficos y la jugabilidad <3
Jaja ^^ ¡Muchas gracias por tu comentario! Me alegro que lo hayas disfrutado. Saludos desde Francia!
Can we download it anywhere?
Hello Froggy.
Yes. In any case, whether you download it before playing it or whether you play it on a browser, it will always be played on a browser. It's just in the itchio app that there is a bug.
woah i love it
And I love your message ^^ Thanks Abi. Greetings from France.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.......
10/10
I would have paid for this game, so good....
Hi nonocorgy ! Thank you very much ! :^)
Even 3 years after the game's release, it still makes me happy to read this kind of message. Because initially, it was to please a few friends for Halloween 2021.
Greetings from France !
I am absolutely amazed by this game! I will definitely replay it to unlock the secret, I am happy you decided to add such feature!
Thank you so much for your feedback :^D
The secret is a special way of thanking the most curious players ;^) (and also a somewhat lame technique to encourage players to discover the different dialog boxes ^^). Thanks again and greetings from France.
Can someone tell me what the demon voice is saying- o.O
hello jocelynne_s ^^ yes, she can
Thank you so much!
Thanks to you jocelynne_s :^)
Greetings from France.
Wonderful game! sincerely wonderful! thank you for making it, the indie grind is very cruel but you made something so fun for your first game. Hope this comment finds you in good mood.
Thank you very much MischiefsSon ! :^)
Even 3 years after the release of this game, it still makes me happy to discover this kind of feedback. I wanted to make a little homage to games from the Flash period. But the style was no longer up to date, I wanted to compensate with the atmosphere and by tinkering with a staging with little.
Thanks again and greetings from France.
The game was so captivating !! Sorry I couldn't survive :((
Hello P3O ! :-) Thanks you for your feedback and sorry if you didn't survive, it's kind of my fault ^^ Greetings from France.
Hello rpcaf ! ^^ Thank you very much for playing, and also for taking the time to make a video. I just watched it again and well done :^D Thanks again and greetings from France !
damn this was good. im not scared easily this was hella unsettling. gave me the chills
Hello SUCCUBUS123 :-)
Thank you ! It's a very small oldschool game with a very simple scenario but I wanted to compensate by working on the atmosphere. When I receive this kind of message, I tell myself that I didn't do too badly after all. Greetings from France !
greetings do you know if you will make another game like this? also u did amazingggg
If I have to make a game again, it won't be a point'n click and the theme of the "cozy" haunted house in the middle of the night should return. Thanks again SUCCUBUS123 ! :^)
oooouuuu cant wait ^^
loved this!! it's usually hard for me to truly feel scared when playing 2D games, let alone those of the point and click type, but this one gave me real shivers. great job dev!
Thank you bambuzla :^D
I tried to compensate for the simple storyline and gameplay with a slightly more sophisticated atmosphere. As I said in another comment. It's always a pleasure to receive this kind of message, because it makes me realize that I haven't done too badly in making people feel things. Greetings from France :-)
keeps crashing to black screen after i get the pliers. played 2 times and it happened the same
Hello Chiz,
This is a pretty annoying bug that seems to occur in rare cases related to the player's set. I never managed to resolve this problem. If you haven't already done so, I advise you to try with another web browser, in general it works. Sorry for that.
okay tysm :)
im stuck! I opened the basement , unlocked the safe, and that chicken hand jumped on the pliers but I don't know what to do now!
edit: I figured it out. Terrifying game! I love it
Thank you very much DtiLOVes :D
You asked yourself exactly the question that is normal to ask at this point in the game ^^. Greetings from France.
I absolutely love this game and all the work put into it!
It had me and my friends at the edge of our seat the entire time. It was a terrifying and well made experience.
я из белорусси ЭТО пекрасно это точно игра в брузере
Я родом из Франции. Большое спасибо за ваше сообщение. Прежде всего, хорошо позаботьтесь о себе. Возвращайтесь на эту страницу, когда захотите. (извините за перевод Google Translate, он, должно быть, полная чушь ^^)
W FREE GAME
Of course Ryan !... But legend has it that it is with their souls that the players pay for this game... *lightning sound*
Thanks Ryan and greetings from France ^^ (The land of snail and frog eaters... Spookyyy! ) *double lightning sound*
THIS GAME IS FRIGGIN AWESOME BRO
Hi creationofpeach,
It's the number of friendly people like you who were interested in it that I find awesome, for a small project. Thank you so much and greetings from France ! :^D
played this again a year later for my halloween video season on YT great stuff
I know, i gave a like ^^. Thanks for playing my game, Klingon ! Greetings from France :^)
thanks lol greetings from Jersey Channel Islands !! I was playing it a 2nd time and realized hey Ive played this game before but carried on it was so good
XD These are things that happen. But if it ends well, then everything is fine ^^. Thanks again Klingon !
its so PEAK
Thank you very much Panecitomojado. I appreciate your message. Besides, it took me a little time to understand the expression “Peak” ^^ (I'm French).
Peak is American slag for "on top" or "the best" :)
I have only just discovered your message ^^ Thank you very much for this additional information. It made me think that one day it would be good for me to learn English and stop relying on Google translate. Anyway ^^
DUDE THIS GAME IS SICK KEEP IT UP!
Shit ! I never answered you. Your message makes me very happy! Thank you so much Mrperosn1357 :^D
Got me even more scared when my mom was behind me and said "DJ go do the dishes now, it's 8pm and you're still playing horror games" hahaha but aside that.
I loved the game! thanks for giving me the spooks so late at night lmao!
Hello DJ !
It's the kind of little situation that makes a moment a little more memorable ^^. Thank you for playing my game DJ. I'm still happy to see that it can make others have a good time, even today, almost 3 years after its release.
Greetings from France !
Made me shout "What the hell-el-el!?" LMAO
You're lucky ^^ i wish it still had the same effect on me.
Thank you for your comment xXBailey~MaggotXx !
this is amazing, i tried speedrunning it. I have a recommendation for you: can you add another ending? and ending where he takes the elevator up and not down and finds an exit but as he gets back in his car he looks through his back view mirror to see the headhunters in the back seats and then the screen turns black and the words "the end" pop up, and in the background you hear the player scream as he is eaten alive (i just want to, this is just an idea, it might be too hard to do but IDK, but overall your game was amazing and had me on the edge of my seat, 10/10.
Hi EyeClopyYT :^D
Your ending would resemble one of the endings of Clocktower. An old horror game released on snes in 1995. You will find an even more original (and weird) ending by having the maximum score at the end of the game ^^
Honestly I don't think I'll add any additional content. You know, it's been almost 3 years since I put it online and it had its little moment of glory with its qualities and its faults. So he'll probably stay the way he is forever, I think.
Thank you very much for your message in any case. Take good care of yourself EyeClopyYT and greetings from France !
no problem!, i'm always here to give positive feedback! :)
and salutations from Canada!
hey julien! do you want to check out my first game? (just question not advertising)
Yes I want. You can even leave a link in the comments if you want. On the other hand, I won't be able to play it right away.
ok, https://eyeclopsyyt.itch.io/smiley-puzzles
so have you played it yet?
Nope sorry. It was 1:30 a.m. in France when you sent this message. I saw that it is an exclusively multiplayer game. Not practical to try it whenever we want without the intervention of a second player, which is a shame.
I'm stuck at the jewelry box. I've put in the right code and even tried other combi but it won't budge :((
hello Keiiikooo !
You have probably already understood that the solution is found on the stained glass windows of the entrance hall, but have you paid attention to the shapes behind each of the 3 symbols?
OOO I DIDN'T THINK OF THAT :o thank u hehehe
;^D
nah this was to good to be a point and click game fr
😂
I'm stuck at code in the chest...
Spolier?
I have put in the numbers from the letter in the safe and it seemed to break my game :(Hello angels !
This is the right solution. On the other hand, I don't understand what you mean by "break my game". What happened ?
My game seemed to crash the moment after I put in the code which was quite confusing I just thought I was going to get jump scared. It is an amazing game though I have no complaints other-wise (if this is a complaint, and if it is. It is not meant to be I love this game very much :))
It is really nice ! Thank you so much angels ^^
I'm really sorry for what happened, in more than 3 years I have never heard of a bug at this specific moment in the game. Often by trying on another web browser, it fixes certain problems.
of course! and it may just be my PC that is the problem that is all for it's not the first time horror games like this crashed on me! hope you have an amazing rest of your day/after-noon/night! :)
It pisses me off, I really wish you could completely enjoy it. Thank you very much in any case ^^ A very nice day/evening to you and greetings from France :-)
great game super cool ending
Thanks Denki :)
thanks for making a cool game
This is great, but I'm stuck at the color door, which is maddening because I don't want to look up the answer.
I will try and figure it out if'n I can, thanks
Hello :^)
Perhaps you already understood this, but the solution to the riddle can be found in the text stuck on the painting on the ground right next to the door. Each passage refers to a color. I will not say more.
Interesting
Your game looks so good but unfortunately on the browser I have a black screen as soon as I pick up the tool (I tried several times) do you know when you will put the game back into download mode ? Thanks !
I am really sorry. This bug is rare but unbearable! I never managed to find its source because it seems to be caused by fucking random factors. The best I can advise you, if you haven't already done so, is to try the experience again on another web browser. Sorry again, this bug has left me helpless myself since the release of this game. Thank you very much for your compliment Nao :^)
My first horror here and holy moly. Just great! I suppose I got the bad ending ihih
Hi Vale ! :^D Thank you so much for your comment !
Aside from a special ending that requires an action too specific to be obtained by chance, there is only one true ending. It's a game with a dark story, set during a dark night and with a dark ending ;^) Thanks again !
crazy good game!! I got a few jump scares throughout it and struggled with some puzzles, assuming I got the normal ending?
SPOILERS!!
The scene in the basement with the monster and the stairs reminds me of a weird nightmare I had years ago, I didn't remember until now.
I had too much trouble with the glass part, didn't realize I needed to do the shapes too.
My jaw DROPPED when I saw the (cult?????) and the two heads on the plate, I knew the guy I played was next.
Great game!!!
Thanks a lot for your message Goobie :^)
You definitely had the good ending, there is only one. The other is a humorous bonus which requires a very specific action revealed at the very end of the game provided you have a score of 35/35.
You'll find this weird but the scene you're talking about is also a variation of a nightmare I had when I was younger and I also discovered that 2 of my friends had already had the same one. It must be part of the list of common dreams, like flying or failing to run.
The enigma you're telling me about is vicious and afterwards, we wonder how we managed not to see it ^^
I'm glad you're appreciated! Come back here whenever you want, you are welcome. Greetings from France !
Thanks for replying!! I hope it's nice in France! And i'm going to replay this soon!
This exceeded my expectation for a 'point & click' game. Like, i didn't expect it to be that good one bit. The visual and the atmosphere made me regret it that i played this in the middle of the night T_T - but it's good nonetheless.
Your message reminds me that the effort I put into making this game was for something. Thank you so much Oreeve ! Greetings from France :^)
I deadass have never seen a point and click THIS good, GREAT JOB!!!
Thank you very much Dot! I like the energy you put in your message ^^
Come back and play whenever you want! Greetings from France !
Très cool! J'aime beaucoup les visuels et le filtre utilisé, le côté vieux jeu est réussi et je trouve que le jeu se situent bien entre réalisme et graphismes plus stylisés (surtout sur l'éclairage). Fin bref c'était sympa, ça fait plaisir de jouer à des jeux écrits par des français, et les énigmes sont cools et se suivent de manière fluide.
Ça fait plaisir à lire :^) merci beaucoup Sonia! Je suis content que le côté mise en scène t'ait plu, j'ai essayé de la soigner au max pour compenser le côté linéaire de l'histoire.
Loved this game!!
SPOLIERS
The number puzzle was a bit tricky because I didn't realize you had to look at the bottom of the letter in the safe in the basement, but otherwise it was relatively clear gameplay!! Love the visuals, and the creepy monster things are a great touch! Loved the (Normal) ending, but I'm too lazy to look for the Secret ending lol. Very fun in all!
Thank you very much Cinna! :^D
Yes, you're not the only person to have missed the famous code. Most of the time it's the enigma of stained glass windows that people have trouble finding the first time. I renamed them the riddle of invisible shapes because of this.
You're right about the secret ending. A game must remain fun for the person playing it ^^
Thanks again !
The stained glass windows were actually quite obvious for me, but it took a couple tries to realize the shapes around the symbols were different haha.
i love this game...
I love you ! And you have no choice!
Just kidding ^^ Thank you very much for your message. Come back here whenever you want, you will be welcome Cory.