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August 17, 2015

dusk child

You have been drawn to a mysterious place, what secrets does it hold, and what will they mean for you? Dusk child, a puzzle platformer by Sophie Houlden. (move with the cursor keys and use the Z-key to examine/pick-up/drop things)

29 comments:

  1. Z17 August 2015 at 16:39

    First

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  2. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 18:24

    Ugh I'm stuck; how can I get past the eyedols? I thought turning around, when in range would help, but I can't move that way.

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  3. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 18:31

    Have you got the orb? It makes you immune to the eyedols :)

    Can anyone help me, I can't get past the fire. I'm guessing you use the bucket and water but I can't figure out how!

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  4. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 18:39

    Ah! Don't worry about the fire question, I figured it out! I'm really enjoying this game, the artwork is lovely. :)

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  5. Emily17 August 2015 at 19:05

    AWESOME!! So much fun! I love going up in flames! Intriguing ending, as well.

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  6. Kzitold17 August 2015 at 19:19

    Managed to beat it with only 1 orb. XD

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  7. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 20:46

    How to pass the fire?

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  8. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 20:55

    Anyone?

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  9. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 22:18

    as mentioned already, there is an oversight with this game.

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  10. Queen of Eyes17 August 2015 at 23:31

    I would really like some help with the fire as well. I feel like I must be missing something obvious.

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  11. Emily18 August 2015 at 01:24

    Ignore the fire for now. Go the other way. Once you reach the tablet, you can press x to set yourself on fire and therefore pass through the fire unharmed. (Be careful around waterfalls though)

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  12. Anonymous18 August 2015 at 01:33

    What oversight?

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  13. Anonymous18 August 2015 at 09:38

    Tablet?

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  14. Yvonne18 August 2015 at 13:18

    I don't even see how to go anywhere after you fall down, all paths are blocked and there is nothing to find to open them.

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  15. PK18 August 2015 at 16:14

    I'm lost. It says that I need to "replace the keystone" but I don't remember where I got the keystone exactly. :(

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  16. PK18 August 2015 at 16:44

    Okay, nm, I understand -- the keystones have to go into the slots above the huge door. That wasn't obvious to me.

    But now I'm at a different spot. I have both keystones in place, and then I went back and did the "tricky" puzzle so I could get the orb. Now I'm in the big room with the really "tall" eyedol ("Keep your head down"). It seems obvious that I need to jump up and to the right -- but I can't jump that high. What am I missing?

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  17. Queen of Eyes18 August 2015 at 16:46

    PK, you should take the text on the sign ("Keep your head down") very literally as you make your way across the room.

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  18. PK18 August 2015 at 16:54

    Argh, okay, so there's a second way up, past the top spiky room. But now what? There's just another stature here, like the one in the Western temple. This game doesn't exactly give you any guidance once you've got the two gems in place. What's my goal? I have no idea. Which is a shame, because I was enjoying this game until it stopped caring. :P

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  19. PK18 August 2015 at 16:56

    Queen of Eyes: Thanks, but that wasn't my question. I don't know what I'm supposed to do to actually *beat the game*, because there are no instructions past "replace the two keystones" and I did that a while back. So now I'm just wandering around with a spare Orb with no clue what my mission is.

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  20. Unknown18 August 2015 at 17:44

    I can't open the door. I've put both the gems in but it still won't open. I've already gone to the room at the top and used the orb to keep the door open but then I just drop back down to the bottom :/

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  21. Emily18 August 2015 at 17:57

    Here's a hint for when you've got both gems. (I got stuck there too.) There's a right-facing statue in the west temple that corresponds to the left statue by the big door, and a left-facing statue in the east temple that corresponds to the right statue by the big door. To open the door, you need to interact with these statues in a certain way. Your hint is their hair.

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  22. Unknown18 August 2015 at 18:13

    Finally finished! Great game

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  23. Anonymous18 August 2015 at 22:20

    ugh such a good game. nice challenge!! Thanks Bart

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  24. Anonymous18 August 2015 at 22:21

    I've been waiting for a good platformer to play!!

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  25. Kati19 August 2015 at 10:22

    it's an awesome little game! I loved the athmosphere! I just wish the game would tell you to start using X when you get the ability. But anyway, the challange was exciting! I love it ^_^

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  26. SilkeH619 August 2015 at 16:04

    I gave up after the spiky room. I could see how I could finish, but I died a gazillion times trying to get back up and I got frustrated and quit.

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  27. Sid The Kid21 August 2015 at 04:09

    Finished!

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  28. Anonymous29 August 2015 at 19:54

    I wasted so much time dragging around spare orbs or leaky pails.
    I missed the shape clues & my jumping was jerky.
    in hind sight if it was a polished game it would be too short.

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  29. Nat R.3 November 2015 at 14:54

    Not too long- just the right length. Wish the ending were more satisfying though... what actually happens???

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