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'Witching Hour' puts you in a role of an exorcist during the height of 1980s satanic panic, as you navigate a cursed TV set that's been occupied by a demon! Surf through all the different channels the TV has on offer, as you solve puzzles, unlock mysteries, and try to survive while you figure out the secret banishing ritual to end the chaos!

You are the owner of 'Possession Repossessions', a repair-resell store which takes in possessed items, exorcises them and sells them once cleansed. You were given a CRT TV which the previous owners claim is occupied by a demon. Your job is to channel surf, adjust antennas to pick up demonic signals, and find clues to unlock the banishing phrase. With this phrase, you will exorcise the demon and hopefully sell the TV for a fancy profit!

How to Play:

• Click and Drag the TV Dial left and right to switch channels (or hold click and use arrow keys)
• Adjust the antenna to pick up demonic signals on each channel
• Complete the special programs to discover a part of the Banishing Phrase
• When encountering TV malfunction, search the channels for The Demon
• Smack the TV from the side The Demon is attacking from and temporarily dispel it.
• Complete the Banishing Phrase and speak it aloud to exorcise the TV.

Controls:

• Left Click - Interact/Press Button
• Left & Right Arrow Keys - Change TV Channels (while holding onto the TV Dial)
• WASD - Move (in TV minigames)
• Space - Interact (in TV minigames)
• P - Toggle Holding Phone (in TV minigames)
• F4 - Toggle Fullscreen Mode

Credits:

Programming:

• Dominik "justWiz" Heiler
• James Kernshall
• Tom "hxplsv" Roberts

Art & 3D Modelling:

• C0R4
• Caitlin "c0l0"
• James Kernshall
  
• Alex "Duckycreeper"
• lily-pad
  
• Ege Akyuz
  

Audio and Videos:

• Tom "hxplsv" Roberts
• mlemmily
  
• lily-pad
• Alex "Duckycreeper"
  

Emotional Support:

• Evil (Rizz) Dan
• Moderately Villainous Robin
• Josh from Tesco

Game design and commercials/adverts made by everyone involved. External assets taken from Pixabay/Internet Archive.

Made for the UWE Games Starting Block Game Jam 2025, over the course of a week, with the theme of "Refresh/Restart".