Erebos

About Erebos

Erebos is a short horror game by mass, made in Godot for the PIGSquad Summer Slow Jam in 2020 and later updated. It was the maker's first game. It plays in the browser, with downloads for Windows, macOS and Linux, and you name your own price.

You wake up from cryosleep and quickly realise that something is amiss on board the Erebos. Why is the emergency light on? Did we lose power? It is up to you to figure out what happened and stay alive.

You walk a lone crewman through side-view pixel-art corridors, cargo bays and cabins in dark blues and emergency red, examining what you find. A body lies torn apart beside the cryo pods, and an alien with long, curved claws is somewhere aboard. Your choices lead to one of six endings, and one needs an item hidden in a crewmate's room.

Players praise its atmosphere and replayed it for the other endings. It suits players who like short, 2D space horror such as 10-103.

How to play Erebos

1. Open the itch.io page and play in the browser (click into the window first), or download it for Windows, macOS or Linux.
2. Move with the arrow keys or A and D.
3. Press Space or E to interact and Ctrl or Q to examine things.
4. Explore the ship to work out what happened while you slept.
5. Make your choices and play again to find all six endings.

Tips

• For ending 5, the maker hints you need an item hidden in Rombo's room.
• Examine everything; the details tell you what happened.
• The maker says the download plays better than the browser version.

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