About

Welcome to the Holler, where you play as Roger, the raccoon who worked himself to death. Now, in order to move on in the after life, a crazy bird has sent you on a mission to collect wisps.

The only catch? You must collect the wisps before the Souleater... eats your... soul? Yes, sounds good.

To get around, you've got a special, super-duper dash. But you can only use it if you have magic or mana. What happens if you run out? Well, you'll have to find a mana pool to replenish your magic. The pool are big and pink, hard to miss. 

It's tough being a raccoon, but I have complete and total faith you can do it.

This prototype was developed for a game jam, but I'm really enjoying the characters and the possibilities for the game. Keep your eyes peeled for potential future updates! 👀 

How to Play

You can play this game using your keyboard and mouse. You can also take a stab at the incomplete 'scream mechanic'. This mechanic was going to be used to solve puzzles. The feature is implemented, but I didn't have enough time to properly polish the puzzles, so I've left them out. The scream's kinda cute, so it's just a bonus that drains your mana.

Keyboard + Mouse

• Mouse - Rotate the camera
• Left Click (or Space) - Scream attack
• Right Click (or Shift) - Dash
• WASD or Arrow Keys - Move

Inspiration

The setting and characters are inspired by my childhood home in Virginia. 'Lightning bugs' on a hot summer night. Cardinals that are a special token in my family. Catfish I always hated fishing for in the middle of the night. And finally, the rare, but cute raccoons that get their noses into anything.

Characters

Here's the background and concept art for the characters in the game! This is first game where I've made the actual characters in 3D from start to finish (minus animations).

Roger

Roger the racoon is the main character of the game. He is the ghost of a workaholic.

Jasper

Jasper the cardinal is the spirit guide for Roger, helping him get to the afterlife. Due to time constraints, he's been forced into a much smaller role for this current prototype.

Souleater

One of the monster that claims the souls of those yet to make it to the afterlife. He's based on a combination of an anglerfish and a catfish. Why an anglerfish? I just liked the idea (spoilers!) of having a wisp turn into the monster.

Credits

•  World Space Trees (FREE) - Shader by RRFreelance
•  Yughues Free Ground Materials by Nobiax / Yughues
•  Monster SFX - 111518 by GWriterStudio
•  Fantasy Skybox FREE by Render Knight
•  FREE Casual Game SFX Pack by Dustyroom
•  Piano Instrumental Music Loops by alkakrab
•  8Bit Sfx One Shot by Vincent T
•  Hand Painted Bark Textures by Artcitizen
•  Cartoon FX Remaster Free by Jean Morean
•  RPG Game Music by Marcelo Fernandez Music
•  Mixamo for animations
•  DaFonts for fonts