Delight's Despair

About the Project

Delight’s Despair is a first-person psychological horror experience that combines environmental storytelling, sound design, and suspense-driven gameplay. Players explore an abandoned 1980s Western village filled with cryptic puzzles and haunting memories, uncovering the dark truth behind the disappearance of the protagonist’s wife.

Designed with immersive atmosphere in mind, the project focuses on emotional tension and discovery rather than jump scares. Every visual and sound cue guides the player deeper into the story’s despair and mystery.

Development Overview

• Developed using Unity Engine with HDRP lighting and realistic post-processing.
• Features interactive puzzles, AI-driven enemy behavior, and environmental storytelling.
• Optimized for PC platforms with modular scene loading and smooth performance handling.
• Inspired by classic psychological horror games such as Silent Hill and Visage.

My Role & Contribution

I was responsible for outdoor level design, environment lighting, and scripting gameplay logic, ensuring the pacing of tension matched the story progression. Additionally, I implemented the player interaction system and AI behavior for dynamic AI behavior.

Story

Set in a desolate, cursed abandoned village in the 1980s, You follows a grieving memory searching for your long-lost wife. The journey leads you to uncover a tragic history tied to a mysterious house. Haunted by relentless monsters and eerie mannequins, you must confront your worst fears, solve cryptic puzzles, and collect clues to piece together the grim events that befell the village. The deeper you delve, the closer you come to uncovering a dark truth, one that intertwines your past with the village's cursed fate.