The Father: Reboot - A Ben Drowned Fan-Game
A downloadable game for Windows and Linux
INTRO:
'The Father: Reboot' is a remake of my very first game I released on Itch;
A short experience based on the popular
'The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask' creepypasta by Jadusable:
Ben Drowned.
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INFO:
This fan-game takes the main idea and inspiration of
Ben Drowned,
and gives it it's own story and twist.
The average playtime is around 7-10 minutes.
This remake was made in 1.5 weeks total. With the release of the first version being almost a year ago, I thought it wise to test my Godot knowledge once again. This time giving myself more work-time to develop and finalize the project to the best of my abilities on my own.
This game has controller support.
Controls: Keyboard / Controller
- Menu:
WASD / D-Pad = Navigate
E / A = Select
- In-Game
WASD / Control-stick = Move
Shift / RT = Sprint
Space / A = Jump
E / X = Interact
Tab / Y = Inventory
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STORY:
There've been a bunch of rumors online about a 'cursed' ROM of the original Majora's Mask.
After getting your hands on the ROM file yourself through diving into some very strange rabbit-holes online, you boot up the game using your emulator.
Everything seems normal at first, until you start the game from the file-select screen.
There are 2 endings achievable during the final 'chase act' of the game.
There are also secrets to find around different areas, but they DO NOT affect the story or its endings. So be sure to explore and know your surroundings!
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DISCLAIMER:
All models, textures, sounds, music and other assets belong to Nintendo.
I do not claim these assets as mine. They have been used under fair-use policy.
All rights reserved for Nintendo.
Download
Install instructions
Download the ZIP file depending on your OS "Windows, or Linux" and extract/drag 'n drop the folder to your desktop.
Open the folder and launch the game.
Comments
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Oh my god. The jumpscares/images in this game actually horrified me. THE GAME WAS SO GOOD! But the pics freaked me out so badly, I don't think I'll be able to play it again lol
Super great game though!!
when i'm opening the it jst showing godot engine and it's stuck their I can just hear the zelda music but screen I stuck on godot
I like this a lot!
I'm not sure if the games icon is supposed to look like this, the first time I opened the game after choosing a file and getting passed the dialogue, my screen turned green with static and cut to black. i had to restart my computer
I Can't start the game, I did as the instructions told (Downloaded and then dragged and dropped it on my desktop) but when I tried opening the file, it said that the file is damaged? I tried a few other techniques but nothing seems to work. I looked at the comments and saw that someone else apparently having the same issue, so there a solution to this problem yet? Just asking because I really want to play the game (Im on Mac btw)
Greetings!
It seems that the MacOS port of the game is broken. I'll sadly have to remove it.
Unfortunately, I'm afraid you won't be able to play the game at all. As support for this game has been dropped. Thank you for understanding!
Best regards.
Gameplay included on my list of 17 short horror games. Games either being played on PC or Steam Deck.
hiya
just wanna say thank you so much D. Zenith for creating such a wonderful game but l have a question does the can end by 3 masks being collected and the after" you shouldn't have done that l hate you " just asking but please make more game like this they are quite interesting especially for us creepypasta lovers
thank you once more is was a very exciting experience :]
Hey there! Thanks for the warm appreciation post!
There are two endings to the game. The chase sequence at the end can either result in you getting caught, or if you run away fast enough to grab the final mask behind you, can result in a different ending.
Hope this helped. Thank you for playing!! I have another personal project on my page if you're interested!
Thank you for the reply and l would be interested in the project your making if you don't mind
is there any way to remove the static effect?
No, there is none. My apologies if it's too much, but it was intentionally made that way.
hi so i got the game and when i boot it, it works fine, but as soon as i open the door from the stairs at the beginning, it crashes and/or stops working. i try to let the program stay open to see if it'll work, but it never does. do you know if there's a fix?
Hey there!
I'm really sorry to hear that, I actually wouldn't know what the isssue is.
What OS are you running the game on? Are you using an SSD?
The only thing I can think of, is that it takes extra long to compile the shaders in that specific scene in the game. Otherwise, I'm not sure what the problem could be. Nobody else has really had this issue so far...
Pretty neat exploring the town. Had a lot of trouble finding any secrets though.
https://www.indiegamesjam.com/the-father-reboot/
cant download it,it keeps saying virus scan failed what do i do
The best way to fix this is to either turn off your anti-virus, or whitelist the game file in your anti-virus software.
thanks :D
I have a problem with the game, I download it, I open it and everything is fine, but when I want to play it does not show me the game itself, it only shows me the logo of the engine that was used to create it and the screen stays on that logo
Sorry to hear that! That's a very uncommon problem, what operating system are you on?
Windows 11
Sorry for my late replies.
Maybe try running it in Administrator Mode.
If that doesn't work, try going to your 'AppData\Local' folder and see if you can find a folder named 'TheFather', or something similar. Try deleting that and relaunch, if that doesn't work, just message me again! o/
Ok thanks
This was a freaky and unique experience!
i loved the game and the story that came with it! It was spooky and atmospheric and i loved the entire thing!This game...scared the hell out of me. My love of both MAJORA'S MASK and BEN DROWNED careened into this pit of terror at 1000 mph and I'm still recovering. Fantastic job. I need to play the original one too. Can't say enough good things about this game. Keep making more.
Great to see people are still enjoying the game to this day. Your playthrough was a blast to watch man, and thanks for the feedback!
Have a blessed day!
I like creepypasta games, and this was really good. I looked around quite a bit but only found one secret. Couldn't find any more, but would like to see more. I also think the warped/discolored glitchy graphics were a bit too much. Maybe if the colors just changed and were darker?
I think that psychological horror worked too well... That last sentence got me so bad it feels like the game spoke to me :(
Either way Fun creepypasta game. Also, streamed LIVE on twitch
This was a very cool game!! Brought to life my first and favorite CreepyPasta. Thanks for making this!
Hi! Saw this game being played by one of my favorite YouTubers - Alpha Beta Game. So I decided to download this game on my Mac but it keeps saying that the file has been damaged. I tried to restart my mac, updated it, and even temporarily turned off any anti-virus protection I had on - but nothing worked :(
I was wondering the download file for the Mac has been changed recently? I apologize if this sounds like a dumb question, but I am not really knowledgeable when it comes to downloading games like this. I really would like to experience playing this game.
Waddupp.
Hmm, that's just REALLY strange. It seems some people are just extremely unlucky with running this game lol.
You're not the first, and certainly not the last. It seems to be a user-related issue. And I have no idea how to fix it, and it hurts.
My apologies.
It was working fine until I got to where you enter Clock Town towards the start, the game just stops responding for me. Any tips? I really want to play it as I'm a huge fan of the Ben ARG
Ayoo what's up.
Hmm, I've never had anyone report this bug before. What OS version are you using?
I'm using Windows 10 currently. I attempted to play twice and it crashed both times. Perhaps my computer is just being weird but it runs most high end games fine so it's strange.
That's messed up, I'm super sorry to hear that. I've never had anyone encounter this before...
Perhaps it is your anti-virus software? Or maybe that Windows lacks Godot security permissions on your PC?
Or another alternative; not to be rude but, do you by any chance have a spare PC/Laptop to test it on? Maybe that'd help.
Apologies for getting back so late, I only remembered the other day. I tested it on my laptop instead and it works fine. Sorry about that! Incredible game.
I haven't played it myself (bc this game is too scary for me) but watched the video from Alpha Beta Gamer, I really love the atmosphere of the game, and enjoyed good old memories of listening the Ben Drowned Story on my MP3 player. Thx for making this.
Howdy man.
I'm glad you enjoyed it either way! Horror games aren't for everybody, and that's okay :)
I usually love to play Horror Games but this was too scary (maybe I'm just traumatized from the creepypastas lmao).
Brilliant!
This is a very silly and fun game! It had a nice flow!
I went out the door at the beginning and fell into an endless void
Weird. In the versions I tested, I put a collision-box there. You shouldn't be able to. At all.
I triggered ben's appearance first and then wanted to explore the room and ended up doing that, maybe the collision is deleted when ben appears
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VERY GOOD HORROR
This game was genuinely one of the scariest games I've played in a long time! I wish I would have known more about the Ben Drowned creepypasta before playing this game but other than that it was still spine chilling! I can only imagine how much more creepy it would be if I knew about the creepypasta. This was such an amazing recreation of what Majora's Mas would look like in 1st person! Keep up the great work my man! (I also kept saying Ocarina of Time in the video but I meant to say Majora's Mask.)
- CrazyCheesePuf
i cant seem to run this...stuck at godot engine screen...any help?
Ah, one of my testers had that. I wouldn't know what causes it. When he tried it on another PC it did work however.
Maybe your antivirus/Windows Defender is causing it?
that doesn't appear to be it. oh well :(
i fixed this by resetting my nvidia settings
Game scared the crap out of me, ive been familiar with the creepypasta for a while but i didnt go in expecting to jump like a little girl. great job!
Dope stuff brodie, I enjoyed watching your playthrough a lot lol
You got one of two endings at the end, but that's alright. Thanks for playing!
Great game, love the atmosphere it has, i also love the distorted scream you have the whole time, it gives retro vibes.
KEEP IT UP BRO!
666/420whydoesntanyoneloveme GREAT FUCKING GAME, WILL LET ALL MY DINOSAURS PLAY IT ATLEAST 10X!
Wow hey thanks man!! I really enjoyed watching your playthrough, definitely deserves a sub!
I´m Poppy :)
Hello, I played this game and it was a very weird experience, not a bad little game, I got both of the endings, good work :)
Glad it brought the weird feeling over haha.
appreciate it!
scared the shit out of me, very nice, keep it up
Amazing game. It's not every day that I see people take a game as cool as Majora's Mask and create a map with great fidelity to the map of one of the game's locations. For that alone, I congratulate you. Excellent, quality work.
Thanks! This means a lot lol.
I did my best haha :p
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CREEPY AND GOOD REMAKE
Thank you! Glad you liked it. :)