📹 I'm on PICOvation duty

A PICO-8 demake of "I'm on Observation Duty"

Here you will need to watch the cameras for several locations and check that no anomalies have occurred. Can you survive from midnight to 6 AM?

📣 WARNING: This game contains loud and potentially disturbing sound effects.

🎮 How to Play

1. Play in Browser or Download Locally

You can play the game directly in your web browser using this link, or download the game from the releases section and run it locally with the PICO-8 console.

💡 To run the game locally, you need to have PICO-8 installed.
You can purchase and download it here:
🔗 https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php

2. Running the Game Locally (Optional)

After installing PICO-8, open the downloaded game file (.p8 or .p8.png) in PICO-8, then press Ctrl + R to run the game.

🕹️ Controls

• ← / → — Switch cameras
• Z — Open anomaly report menu
• X — Close anomaly report menu

When the anomaly report menu is open:

• ← / → — Switch menu pages
• ↑ / ↓ — Navigate menu options
• Z — Send a report

📡 How to send a report

If you notice an anomaly:

1. Make sure you're on the camera where the anomaly occurred.
2. Open the anomaly report menu (press Z).
3. Use the arrow keys to select the correct anomaly type from the 8 available options.
4. Press Z again to send the report.

There are 3 different cameras and over 60 unique anomalies to discover!

💡 Hints

• ⏱️ 1 in-game minute = 1 real second
• 🎧 Some anomalies occur with sound
• ❌ If you miss 4 or more anomalies, you will lose
• 🚨 Every mistake can lead to a new anomaly
• 🕵️ Some anomalies can be very sneaky, so this is a test of your attentiveness!