The Bytes Killer [Game Jam Version]
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
What started as a fun adults only night at the arcade, ends up with a bloodthirsty killer slashing and stabbing everyone in his path.
Play as four different protagonists trying to survive and make it out alive of this game night of terror.
About
Made for Hawktober Horrors Game Jam 2026.
I sort of run out of time, but the game can be played from start to finish, but it is missing polishing, plus all of the art, sound design, and extra bits of the story.
I do intend to keep working on this going on, you can expect a full and polished version hopefully by the end of this year or start of the next one.
Features
- 4 different protagonists inspired by classic horror stereotypes (Bimbo, Jock, Bully, and Final Girl)
- Pixel art graphics full of color
- A fragmented story where everyone can be a suspect
Controls
- Move: WASD / Arrow keys
- Run: Shift
- Interact: Enter key
- Menu: Q
Gameplay
The game has a duration of 30 to 50 mins, with simple puzzles, chase sequences, killer patrolling, and exploring a big Arcade Diner.
Content Warnings
This game includes scenes with cartoon blood, guts, murder scenes, sex jokes, cliches, and blood for the sake of it, and it is not recommended for audiences under the age of 18 despite is colorful apereance and cartoon characters.
Future development
I do plan on properly finishing this game, since the programming is pretty much done, these are some of the features I plan to add, including but not limited to character dialogue busts, environmental storytelling, more dialogues to detail the story, a lived looking arcade diner, hopefully arcade minigames you can collect to get special treats at the price counter, drawn cutscenes, and more!
I had barely any time to playtest so if you find any bugs or game breaking issues, please let me know!
Feedback is also welcome, especially in the story area (was something not clear, did something break, etc) cause I know the visuals and audio are very lacking in it's current state.
| Published | 1 day ago |
| Status | In development |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Author | DreamBones |
| Genre | Role Playing |
| Made with | RPG Maker |
| Tags | Cartoon, Horror, No AI, pastel-gore, Pixel Art, Retro, RPG Maker, Slasher, Story Rich |
| Asset license | Creative Commons Attribution_NonCommercial_NoDerivatives v4.0 International |
| Average session | About a half-hour |
| Languages | English |
| Inputs | Keyboard |
| Links | Bluesky, Blog, Blog |
| Content | No generative AI was used |
Development log
- Known bugs12 hours ago





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