The Black Veil

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  Encounter with the Veiled Spirit, an enemy that reacts to movement, sound, and fading light.

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  Searching for hidden keys in the dimly lit room, where every shadow may conceal a clue or a threat.

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  Exploring the abandoned house, uncovering dark passages and unraveling the mystery behind the Veil.

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  Finding keys and unlocking doors to progress deeper into the house while avoiding the lurking entity.

About the Project Inspiration

The Black Veil is a psychological horror mobile game inspired by a simple but powerful question: What truly scares us?

The answer was clear: darkness, silence, and the unsettling feeling of being watched.

I wanted to create a mobile horror experience that did not rely solely on jump scares, but instead built tension through sound, lighting, atmosphere, and narrative. The idea behind this project centered on one core concept:

Light is your only life. Darkness slowly consumes you.

What It Does

The Black Veil is a first-person mobile horror survival game where the player is trapped inside environments corrupted by a mysterious supernatural force known as the "Black Veil."

Key features include:

Explore abandoned locations overtaken by the Veil

Light acts as the primary survival tool

A shadow entity tracks the player's movement and noise

Symbol-based environmental puzzles enhance tension

A custom Voice-Fear System uses real-world audio; the louder the player is in real life, the more aggressive the enemy becomes

Progressive levels increase darkness, reduce visibility, and amplify tension

The objective is simple: Find clues, stay in the light, uncover the truth behind the Veil, and escape before you are consumed by it.

How I Built It

Unity game engine

Mobile-optimized lighting and performance settings

Custom minimalist horror UI design

Trigger-based puzzle and event system

Layered ambient SFX and directional audio

Enemy AI with stealth and proximity detection

Light battery and depletion mechanic

Microphone-based input script for the Voice-Fear System

URP post-processing (fog, grain, chromatic distortion, darkness bloom)

What I Learned

Designing atmospheric horror specifically for mobile hardware

Optimizing shadows, lighting, and fog to maintain performance

Creating functional and thematic dark-style UI

Balancing audio design with gameplay pacing

Implementing real-time microphone input for interactive mechanics

Structuring puzzle flow and horror timing for maximum impact

Challenges I Faced

Maintaining mobile performance while using fog, shadows, and post-processing

Balancing enemy AI to feel threatening but fair

Creating a compelling horror atmosphere without heavy graphics

Adjusting sensitivity for real-time microphone input

Ensuring visibility in dark environments without losing the horror tone

Syncing sound cues with gameplay events to enhance immersion

Built With

• ai
• android
• blender
• c#
• mobile
• photoshop
• post-processing
• unity
• unity-urp