Whisper in the Woods
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
Whisper in the Woods is an A.I.-assisted made game. ChatGPT was used to develop the story, setting, and characters, and suggest the game design. Midjourney was used to render concept art and the title card. I put the game together and decided upon the puzzles, battles, and overall gameplay.
About
Evelyn and Sarah are sisters who decide to take a camping trip out in the Whispering Woods as a way to reconnect. However, after an arguable, Sarah runs off and immediately goes missing! First, it was a scream, and then her flashlight was found lying on the ground. As the older sister Evelyn, you must traverse the woods, maintain your sanity, survive the witches, and solve odd puzzles in order to find Sarah.
Features
- ~45-60min of gameplay
- Health and sanity meter
- Randomly generated map navigation - every new game is different!
- Surviving in the lost woods
- Potentially going insane
- Verbally saying "Did you see it?"
- Sneaking around witches
- Solving puzzles
- Battling evil witch(es)
- Saving your pretend little sister
Behind the scenes
This project was designed to investigate the use of A.I. as a modernized tool for game development. You can watch how it was put together in this video below!
Donate
I loved making this game and creating projects that push the limit. If you would like to support me, I would be incredibly thankful. As a 'thank you', you'll obtain the two packages below!
- BTS Package
- Over 1 hour of behind the scene footage edited in the style of my Dev Life Vlogs
- Whisper in the Woods Development Manual - My complete document notes that I use before and during game development!
- Game Package
- The RPG Maker MZ game project itself! Please read the warning bullet below.
- WARNING: All copyrighted, licensable, and redistribution-warning material has been removed. This includes plugins and BGM. A screenshot of what has been removed has been included in the game folder. Note that this will cause the game project to not work fully.
- ChatGPT prompts (Over 70!) & Midjourney Renders
- The RPG Maker MZ game project itself! Please read the warning bullet below.
BTS - Dev Log & Development Manual Preview
Game Package - ChatGPT Prompts Preview (Below)
TRIGGER WARNINGS
Whisper in the Woods Includes the following and is not suited for those sensitive to:
- Language - Light Cursing
- Flashing Lights
- Death & Violence
- Suicide (Non-visual)
DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS
The game will be compressed as a .zipped file. You will need to extract the file. If right-click->extract all is not available, use any of the free software below instead.
winRAR - https://www.win-rar.com/start.html?&L=0
7zip - https://www.7-zip.org/
Lastly, find the file that's called "Game" to play.
Controls
Controls
WASD / Arrow Keys - Movement
R - Toggle Sprint
F - Flashlight
Enter/Space/Return - Interact
ESC / X - Menu
Status | In development |
Platforms | Windows, macOS |
Rating | Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars (2 total ratings) |
Author | TheOdie |
Genre | Adventure |
Tags | ai, chatgpt, Forest, Horror, rmmz, RPG Maker, rpgmakerhorror, RPG Maker MZ, Survival Horror, woods |
Download
Click download now to get access to the following files:
Development log
- Supporter package combined and reduced!71 days ago
- Version Update + Mac Release!May 05, 2023
- Watch how it was made!May 02, 2023
Comments
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It's interesting you made this game with the assistance of AI, although I have a concern. I didn't see any of the green herbs you displayed on your forest guide in game. There were only yellow and white ones.
The healing herbs are set to spawn rarely and can be easy to miss. Though, i think you have a point and will make them more accessible in the next patch update. Thanks for playing! 🙂