Backyard
A downloadable game for Windows
Story:
One Friday evening, during her routine cleaning, a girl named Samantha finds a drawing in her six-year-old brother's room that puts the following days of her life on the maddening edge between paranoid dread and a waking nightmare.
A stranger comes to her little brother at night?
Or has she just watched too many horror movies?
Features:
An unconventional horror story based on real events.
Atmospheric retro graphics.
Original soundtracks.
Exploreable environment.
Controls:
Movement — WASD
Interaction — LMB
Game length: about 40 minutes (depending on the player).
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You can play the prologue for free:
Thanks for the 130+ downloads!
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $0.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Bug Fixing and Main Menu24 days ago
- "Backyard" is out!29 days ago
Comments
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My 6-Year-Old Brother Has an SECRET 'Friend' That's BEEN in Our Home! [Backyard]
Right off the bat, I can confidently say this game deserves a solid 10/10. I'm really excited to see what else is coming up and how the next game will build on this one. The way they presented it felt like we were watching a short horror film, similar to those from Horror Shorts Party or Llama Arts, but we were also actively playing a game. The artwork added an extra layer of creepiness, especially with the unsettling thought that someone might have invaded your home. It turned a once-safe space into something much more sinister. Plus, the way he isolated the brother to gain trust within the family was just CRAZY. Overall, I really appreciate how the game developers put this together. It was executed well!
Who says watching horror movies is a bad thing?
Wow, this had so many layers running throughout its playtime - from complex, family dynamics to darker themes like abuse. I particularly enjoyed the way that Samantha's perspective was always on the edge of a knife whether what she was seeing was real or whether her mind was trying to repress what she actually knew to be true.There's a bleakness that permeates throughout the runtime of the playthrough, and the physical rubbish that's been left outside her back yard juxtaposes with what's happening with her internally. It reminded me of the Bad Parenting game, which also dealt with heavy issues - but unlike a lot of indie horror games that deal with these type of tropes, there was finesse and well executed handling on display here. Looking forward to playing more of Guilty Roses games in the future! You've got a follower and fan from here on in!
Thank you very much! We are very pleased with the attention with which you treated our game and its details. It's great to have such a follower and fan)
Hey, I'm interested in translating your game to Brazilian Portuguese. I'd appreciate if you could hit me up
Thank you for the offer. We would be happy to translate our game into this language. But everything has its time. Perhaps we will contact you again.
Nice game with cool story, but i got crash after prologue
Thank you very much. Both for the praise and for the comment about the game crash. Today we released a patch in which we tried to solve this problem. Thank you for your understanding of our mistake. We hope that this will not happen again.
Wow, a lot of great stuff in this game! I really loved the pacing of the game, the style of the chase sequence, and the moody lighting during the night segment. The story is also pretty interesting and a good foil to similar games like Bad Parenting. There were a couple of minor technical hiccups (the game did crash about the halfway point during my first playthrough), but it didn't sour me on it (easy enough to just replay through the first part). Hope to see/buy/play more games from you!
Thank you very much. We are glad that you liked it. And we're sorry that you encountered technical bugs. We will try to prevent this from happening again. And you will see more new games quite soon)
Hi there guys,
I've played the prologue on my potato laptop, and it worked better than what I expected!
Would you be interested in a French translation and localization for Backyard? It would allow you to broaden your audience and reach a new playerbase, as French-speaking people would love such a game!
Hit me up if you're interested, it wouldn't be too long to do so.
Until then, keep the good work!
Take care
Thanks for the offer. Maybe we'll contact you sometime)
Yes sure thing, do not hesitate :-)
Take care!
Thank you! Don't forget to leave a rating, it will help us a lot)
I can't seem to make the game work, it keeps crashing after the logo.
Do you mean after the Godot logo? Or after when you click PLAY in the main menu?
It is possible that the game crashes due to insufficient available RAM. Try running the game with all demanding processes on your computer disabled, including the browser.
If that doesn't work, try deleting and re-downloading the file.
Honestly, neither we nor any other players we know have had this problem. So it is unlikely that the game code is the cause. First, we ask you to try what we said above.
It's after the Godot logo, but sure, I'll try that first. Thank you!
Hello Guilty Roses! Really like the style of your games looks very interesting! I'd love to collaborate with you. I can cover all your sound needs from music to SFX, let me know if you are interested. Good luck! :)
You can't just stress me out by adding an unexpected chase scene like that 😭 very good game , the storyline was so good and unpredictable! W GAME
Thank you! We are glad you liked it. Cool video!
Great game mate! Had a lot of fun with this one and the storyline was great!
Huge thanks!
¡Gracias! Nice video)