Echoes of Silence

# Echoes of Silence – A Psychological Horror Experience

## Overview

**Echoes of Silence** is a first-person psychological horror game built with Three.js that plunges you into a dark, melancholic forest where reality and hallucination blur together. Every step through the burnt woods pulls you deeper into a mind consumed by grief, memory, and the haunting fear of losing everything.

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## Story

You walk the same path every night.  

Through the charred remains of a forest that once lived.  

Following tracks that were never there.  

You hear your own footsteps, but they don't sound like yours.  

The silence is heavy, but something moves just beyond your vision.  

*"I don't know if I'm here to forget, or to remember that I still have something to lose..."*

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## Key Features

### 🧠 Psychological Horror Atmosphere

- A deeply dark and sorrowful narrative woven into the environment

- Subtle storytelling through environmental cues and haunting text fragments

- Melancholic visual design with muted, earthy tones and oppressive fog

### 👁️ First-Person Immersion

- Full mouse-look and WASD movement

- Realistic head-height camera positioning

- Immersive lighting with dynamic flickering torchlight

### 🎨 High-Quality Graphics

- Realistic shadow mapping and PCF soft shadows

- Atmospheric fog, particles (embers/dust), and drifting mist

- ACES Filmic Tone Mapping for cinematic color grading

- Hundreds of procedurally generated dead trees creating a dense, claustrophobic forest

### 🌫️ Dynamic Hallucination System

- Randomly triggered supernatural events:

  - **Ghostly faces** that appear and fade in your peripheral vision

  - **Floating entities** that drift and pulse with eerie movement

  - **World flickering** – sudden color shifts and lighting distortions

  - **Reality twisting** – objects momentarily warp and distort

- Visual warning indicators when hallucinations occur

- Can be toggled on/off in settings for a more grounded experience

### ⚙️ Customizable Settings

- Graphics quality: Low, Medium, High (adjusts pixel ratio and shadow quality)

- Hallucination toggle: On / Off

- Responsive design for desktop and mobile devices

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## Controls

| Action | Input |

|--------|-------|

| Move Forward | `W` |

| Move Backward | `S` |

| Strafe Left | `A` |

| Strafe Right | `D` |

| Look Around | Mouse |

| Lock Mouse | Click on game canvas |

| Start Game | Click "Start Game" in menu |

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## Technical Details

- **Engine:** Three.js (WebGL)

- **Language:** JavaScript (ES Modules)

- **Rendering:** Real-time 3D with shadows, fog, and post-processing

- **Performance:** Optimized with adjustable graphics settings

- **Platform:** Browser-based (desktop & mobile compatible)

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## Credits

- **Design & Development:** wilderiandev

- **Built with:** Three.js

- **Year:** 2026

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## Play Now

Click the **Start Game** button in the menu, lock your mouse, and step into the silence.