V.H.S : Video.Horror.Story
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
V.H.S is a first person horror game where the player can change the frequency of the camera to reveal either the environment or the monsters. But only one at a time.
V.H.S was made in 48h for the Global Game Jam 2017, at the Isart Digital in Paris. This is the post-jam version.
The game is best played with an Xbox controller (playable with mouse and QWERTY keyboard too).
Credits :
Game Design - Julien Metzger
Game Art - Pierre Brouchet / Swann Klein
Game Programming - Antoine Bordes / Antoine Eschenbrenner
Sound Design - Aurélien Montero
The original version of the game that we made in 48h can be found here: https://globalgamejam.org/2017/games/vhs-videohorrorstory
UPDATE: A Mac version of the game is now available.
WARNING: The game can trigger seizure to some people. It contain flashing lights and repetitive rapid noise effects on screen.
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Really interesting mechanics.
Thanks !
Hi !
Glad liked that game so much !
Out of curiosity, what did you find hard in the game ?
epic game, have you ever thought of making a full game with the frequency mechanic once?
Absolutely thought about it yes !
But no plan at the moment tho
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this game was really fun i like the unique concept of adjusting the camera to see whats unseen
Glad to see people still enjoying the game after all those years !
Thanks for the video !
No problem thanks for the fun game :)
Great game. I love the VHS effect and having to change frequencies to see monsters.
My gameplay starts at 09:34:
Thanks for the video !
I have a problem, When I launched this game, It wasn't working it's just nothing I don't know why what is this reason, A Bug?!
Sorry to hear that.
On what system are you playing on ?
Microsoft Windows 10.
Mmh, really odd. The build is really old now but it should work on modern systems. Maybe it has something to do with your firewalls, or something else blocking the program ?
for a game jam game this was good. Was a great concept but made the gameplay tough as switching between frequencies was not easy or quick! The ambience and sounds we so creepy and made the game that much more scary!
Making it a bit tough is kinda by design :)
Glad you enjoyed it nonetheless !
Markiplier played this
Cool game and awesome mechanics (a little clunky but first time I've seen anything like it). Cheers!
Thanks !
Hey, developer, this is great game of yours. I would like more of them. Keep on going with your projects. Overall the game is great but my mouse is a bit sensitive when I play.
Thanks !
It was a game made during a really short amount of time, we couldn't put options for controls or mouse sensitivity. Sorry for that.
Hey! for some reason its saying the game needs to be updated to work on recent Mac OS? Sorry if this isn't the right place to let you know :( i just rlly wanna play the game.
It's possible the available Mac build is too old for the new versions of the Mac OS. Sorry for that.
Was this game inspired by the V/H/S horror movie series?
Absolutely not, we were inspired by the actual VHS tapes.
It's pure coincidence that we have the same name as the movies.
This game was amazing just had to make a video on it
Thanks !
keep making games like this
nice game i love it
Danke ! Schön dass es dir gefehlt !
will this game run on a low end laptop? thank u
I think so, really depends on what you call a low end. What's your laptop's specs ?
to be honest men! i love the horror game genre i really love the game . and the good thing is. it runs in my Low End Laptop i really have the oldest laptop im using for gaming and streaming. LOVE YOUR GAME! i give it a 9/10 honest rate. hope you create another one with MORE JUMPSCARES!
Thanks ! Glad to hear it worked well on your computer !
This game has one of the coolest mechanics I've ever seen in an indie horror game! Absolutely loved this. Here's my playthrough:
I thoroughly loved the concept. This is great. I wish you guys had more time to iron out the frequencies a bit more since they are a bit jagged for my liking and make it hard to move at times but for a Jam, this is a great outcome. Nice work!
SKIP TO 30:52!!!
Hey my sickass just played your game :) i did crap but i loved the idea of the game was very cool :D even with being ill.
Definitely cool and different. Those monsters gave me the business. Still was a lot of fun to play tho.
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Nice if you had fun, thanks for the video !
Definitely had fun. :) You're welcome!
Thanks for the video !
I really love the concept of this game! Great job!
Thanks for the video !
Well, I hope it'll help!
I personally hate horror games because they often have jump scares and stuff and that makes my heart go jump from one place to the other, but that one was amazing! I really enjoyed the switching mechanic, and you managed to evolve a creepy mood without just freaking me out. <3 Happily I wrote a little article about your game and also uploaded a gameplay video of it, in the hope that more players might be driven to your entry. :) Amazing work!
Best wishes,
Sebastian
Thanks for the article !
You're very welcome. :)
WOW! This Game ist very Amazing!!! :D I LOVE IT ^^
He he nice ! Glad you liked it !
This game is creepy and funny at the same time. Relly good idea.
Glad to see you had such fun playing the game !
very good art style. would like to see more
Thanks for the comment !
Neat stuff, very original concept.
Glad to hear that ! Thanks !
Digging the concept :D.
Thanks for the video !
The jumpscares for me were simply too much!!!
Actually, there is no jumpscare in the game technically. You walked straight into the monster most of the time, it's not because you can't see the him, he's not here (same goes for the objects btw) :)
Looks great! Get back to me on [email protected] for further feature
XD
We can't understand your language, but it's look like you liked the game, that's nice ! :)
Thanks for the video !
my language is arabic and yes the game is amazing
Okay, I wasn't sure. Too bad You Tube isn't good enough to make a good translation by himself on the video. If you have feedbacks for us in english, it would be really usefull and awesome for us !
We understand french and german too. Maybe it's better for you ? :)
Hi i recorded a video in this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYTXPEJRZCk
Thanks for the video !
No problem
this game is something ^_^ a bit scary and have the perfect game play time ...at least for me XD watch me video
Thanks !
I watched some gameplays, this is creepy and well designed but i think it's a bit short, does it really end in this way or are there some easter eggs?
It's a bit short because we made the game in a short amount of time (48 hours exactly) ! :)
(Maybe there is easter eggs too)
What a terrifying and brilliant experience. LOVE to see more of this!
Thanks ! We hope we will be able to make a bigger better game, such comments is good motivation for us !