Been loving how indie jams push boundaries—played a prototype where your flashlight’s battery life affected monster behavior, which totally changed my approach to resource management. Lethal Company’s risk/reward scavenging loop feels fresh compared to traditional survival games. Any communities or recurring jams exploring these ideas? Would love to try more experimental takes.
Check out Haunted PS1’s discords—they run monthly microjams with themes like ‘limited perception’ or ‘dynamic threats’. Played a jam game last year where your heartbeat sensor was the monster attractor. Genius.
Follow PROCJAM on itch.io—not horror-specific, but their proc-gen focus breeds cool emergent survival systems. Protip: Filter tags for ‘horror’ + ‘resource mechanics’. Found a gem there where sanity loss randomized your UI buttons.
The Polden community actually has a recurring ‘Mechanics Over Monsters’ challenge! Participants remix survival tropes—last winner made a game where your fear level attracts entities unless you hum lullabies into the mic. Check the Challenges section!