Booked Out!
"Home to many readers during the day and mysteries during the night, rumor has it that the library is alive, and wakes when midnight strikes. You play as Autumn, a student who has accidentally overstayed their welcome, and must now find a way of escape before the night ends, else they will never see the light of day ever again."
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Booked Out! is a school project concept of a Single-Player Survival Horror, where the player is tasked with surviving the night and escaping from Nevan’s Library. Here are my contributions to the project, which include creating concept designs for the monsters and the main screen art.
Main Artwork used for the presentation slides, showing Autumn carefully traversing the library as eyes watch her every step.
A crawler with multiple heads, THE GOSSIPER is a talkative one, and this behaviour often attracts the wrath of the Librarian to anyone around it. Stay clear of its path if you want to survive.
Formed out of sound-sensitive fungi, THE LIBRARIAN values silence in their domain, to the point where they will chase down any sound that is present. Make sure to keep your voice down!
A sort of parasite, THE BOOKWORMS attach themselves to books in the library, to prey on unlucky stragglers who do not double-check their books before taking a read. Stay sharp!
When the lights start to flicker, THE DARKNESS comes soon after. Find a source of light before it is too late, or be consumed by the ever-dark void.
With a wooden stature and a shy personality, THE STALKER prefers to hide in corners and slowly approach the player when they aren't looking, ultimately catching up to them. Make sure to check your corners every once in a while!
A scrapped concept due to time constraints, THE WALKER roams the halls of the library, chasing anything that moves, for anything that moves is food for its double-hinged mouth.
An older concept of THE DARKNESS; A humanoid figure with a singular eye on its face, scrapped because it wasn't scary enough, instead looking more of a dating sim character.
Simple stickers of the struggling student Autumn!