The Space Between

A Biometric Horror Game Set in Deep Space

Your fear isn’t just a feeling — it’s the enemy.

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🧬 Overview

The Space Between is a psychological horror game that reacts to your real heartbeat. Built in Unity over the course of 8 months by a team of 6, this immersive experience blends biometric input with atmospheric storytelling to test your nerves in every step. (Using Arduinio custom built device)

• 🎮 Engine: Unity
• 🧠 Language: C#, Arduino
• ⏱️ Development Time: 8 months
• 👥 Team Size: 6

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🔦 Gameplay Features

🫀 Heart Rate as a Mechanic Your fear feeds it. Stay calm — or be hunted.

🛰️ Explore a Derelict Space Station Uncover secrets and navigate the cold, creaking halls of a lost research facility.

🔧 Perform High-Stress Tasks Under Pressure Even routine maintenance can cost your life when you’re being watched.

💀 Fear is Fatal It knows. It hears. And it responds.

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📡 Mission Brief

• Objective: Investigate a deep-space anomaly
• Codename: The Space Between
• Registry: tsb.crd.co

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🛠️ Development Team

🎮 Blake Cyze — Lead Programmer & Designer Programming, Player Mechanics, UI, AI, Audio, Shader Effects, Web, Music, Itch

🛰 Luka Jovanovic — Programmer & Level Designer Programming, Level Design, Enemy AI, Sound, Visual Effects

🎨 Maryam Musa — Project & Art Director Project Management, Concept Art, 3D/2D Art, Hardware Dev & Programming

🖋 Moulees Ariyanayagam — Concept Artist 3D Modeling, Concept Art, Finance, Playtesting

🔧 Samuel Rivera — 3D Artist Modeling, Concept Art, Hardware Integration, Playtesting

🔊 Shayne Lord — Programmer Programming, Sound Design, Concept Art

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🚀 How to Play

https://akuldev.itch.io/the-space-between

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💻 Repository Contents

• Assets/ — Unity assets and scripts
• Scenes/ — Game scenes
• Scripts/ — Game logic and heartbeat integration
• Shaders/ — Custom UI/visual shaders