No Way Back

🔦 About the Game

No Way Back is a sound-based exploration game that challenges your instincts and hearing. Trapped in a dark cave, you must find your way out using only the sounds at each crossroads. But beware—not all sounds can be trusted...

Every step could bring you closer to freedom—or deeper into the abyss.

⏳ Created for Brackeys Game Jam 2025.1 in less than 7 days!

🎭 Theme: Nothing Can Go Wrong

🕹️ Controls:

• Move: WASD
• Look Around: Mouse
• Pick Up Items: F
• Back To Menu: Backspace
• Next Dialog: Space
• Skip Dialog: Tab

🛑 Gameplay Tips:
1️⃣ Listen carefully at intersections before choosing a path.
2️⃣ Analyze sound patterns to find the correct way.
3️⃣ Use campfires wisely to stay safe.
4️⃣ Don’t get lost in the darkness!

🔊 1️⃣ Navigating Paths with Sound CuesEach intersection has unique sounds that guide you:

• Safe → A distinct sound indicating a safe path.
• Nature → Similar to dangerous path sounds, can be misleading.
• Silent → No sound at all, signaling extreme danger.
• Danger → An unsettling sound that increases tension, but the path itself can still be either Wrong or Danger.

✅ Every intersection always has one safe path.

🚪 2️⃣ Path Types & Risks

At each crossroad, there are three possible paths:

• Safe → The correct path, bringing you closer to the exit.
• Wrong → A wrong turn, but still allows for recovery.
• Danger → A hazardous path that can make you lose more progress.

📈 3️⃣ Progress & Win Conditions

Your choices affect your progress:

• Entering a Safe path → +1 Progress
• Entering a Wrong path → -2 Progress
• Entering a Danger path → -3 Progress

✅ Win Condition: Reach 10 Progress to escape the cave. 

 ❌ Game Over: If your steps run out before reaching 10 Progress.

🎲 4️⃣ Randomized Path System

• Path patterns are randomized each time the game starts.
• No shortcuts—you can’t memorize the way out!

🎒 5️⃣ Object Spawn System

✅ Collectible Objects:

• Wood & Stone →  Used to build campfires.

🔄 Spawn Chance:

• Each new area has a 50% chance of spawning additional objects.

🔥 6️⃣ Campfire & Resource Management

• Lighting a campfire grants 5 extra steps.
• Requires 2 Wood and 2 Stone to light.
• Use resources strategically—wasting them may leave you without a way to survive.

👁️ 7️⃣ Horror Atmosphere & Exploration

• Dark environment with limited visibility.
• Sound is your only guide—pay close attention.

🔚 8️⃣ Ending

• If you find the exit → You escape!
• If you keep making wrong choices → You are lost forever in the cave.

📌 Play Now!

Time is running out—find the way before it’s too late...

🏆 Credits

🎮 Developed by: Me

This game was made possible with assets from the following sources:

🔥 Campfire – Sketchfab - Campfire
🎨 UI Icons – Steampunk UI (Unity Asset Store)
🧍 Character Model – Survivalist Character (Unity Asset Store)
⛏️ Environment & Dungeons – Mine (Unity Asset Store)
🌿 Ambient Sounds – Nature Essentials (Unity Asset Store)
🔥 Campfires & Torches – Campfires & Torches (Unity Asset Store)
🌀 Portal Effects – The Portal Collection (Unity Asset Store)