Invocation (Demo)

Invocation is a First-Person Ghost Photography Simulator. Play as a paranormal investigator and explore haunted locations across the town of Echo Canyon. The build attached to this page is a demo which takes between 15-30 minutes to complete.

Sarah Winstead is killed in a car accident at a very young age, and awakens to find herself lost in dark labyrinth called the Otherside. Searching for a way back, Sarah encounters a powerful creature which promises to take her back to the world of the living, but at a price she will only come to know much later. Desperate, Sarah agrees, and is quickly revived. She awakens once again in a hospital bed, embraced by her parents who were assured by doctors that she would not survive.

Years later, Sarah has recovered from her car accident, but is still grappling with her near death experience. She believes that her brief escapade into the afterlife has awakened her ability to feel the presence of ghosts who wander amongst the living. She finds herself frequently disturbed by the many spirits who latch onto her, believing that she can somehow return them back to life.

Sarah moves with her family to Echo Canyon, a place where spirits pour out of a rift between the real world and the Otherside. The dark energy terrorizes the residents of Echo Canyon, many of whom are driven insane or killed under mysterious circumstances. 

Determined to find and seal the rifts to the Otherside, Sarah teams up with an amateur ghost hunter named Jacob. Jacob has long searched for the spirit of his deceased sister, Lily, but has yet to find even a trace her. Recognizing Sarah's potential as someone who can locate spirits, Jacob lends Sarah his ghost hunting equipment and guides her in tracking down the spirits coming from the Otherside.

In this demo, Sarah investigates the Blackwell House, believed to be inhabited by many of these dark spirits.

The objective of this demo is to take photographs of ghosts who hide in various rooms of the level. The ghost can only be seen through the viewfinder of the player's camera. The player will sometimes need to solve environmental puzzles in order to find ghosts. 

Some ghosts will become hostile when seen in the viewfinder, and will attempt to attack the player. If the player is attacked too many times, their sanity will be depleted and they will lose the match and have to restart. There is one level included in this demo with four cases to choose from. 

This demo features the following:

• An immersive level for the player to explore.
• Four paranormal cases to take on.
• Four ghostly enemy types.
• A ghost-hunting gameplay system with the following tools:
• A camera to take photos of ghosts.
• A radar for detecting the distance of the closest ghost.
• A spirit box for listening to otherworldly messages from the static.
• An inventory system and collectible items.
• An item shop and a stat upgrade system.
• A retro, PSX visual style.
• Custom-made low poly 3D assets.
• Atmospheric sound design.
• A small fraction of a much larger story.