Portrait of a Ghost
What is Portrait of a Ghost?
Arthur Hope is a spirit photographer, able to capture images of the departed with his camera. At least, that's what he'd like you to believe.
Arthur Hope is a spirit photographer, able to capture images of the departed with his camera. At least, that's what he'd like you to believe. After all, any price is worth paying to see a loved one's face again, isn't it? Unfortunately for him, ghosts just might be more real than he realised. Note: Web build may be laggy or have other glitches. Downloading the game is recommended for the best experience. This game contains themes of death and grief, body horror, mentions of being burned and buried alive, mild scares and potentially unsettling images. 5k wordsFour endingsSome light pointing and clickingOriginal soundtrackHand drawn artwork and an old timey photo aestheticAn awful protagonistAn adorable ghost Photography, art, story, programming, UI, design by ENDYSIS Music & Sound by Calamanser RESOURCES USED: Easy Ren'py GUI - Feniks Public Domain Images from Wikipedia Commons Click here
Portrait of a Ghost controls
The developer does not list specific controls on the game page. Click the play frame above and try the keyboard, mouse, or touch; most jam games show their controls on the first screen.
Portrait of a Ghost FAQ
What is Portrait of a Ghost?
Arthur Hope is a spirit photographer, able to capture images of the departed with his camera. At least, that's what he'd like you to believe.
Who made Portrait of a Ghost?
Portrait of a Ghost was made by ENDYSIS.
Can I play Portrait of a Ghost on mobile?
The developer does not list mobile support. It runs in a desktop browser.
About this game
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Arthur Hope is a spirit photographer, able to capture images of the departed with his camera.
At least, that's what he'd like you to believe. After all, any price is worth paying to see a loved one's face again, isn't it?
Unfortunately for him, ghosts just might be more real than he realised.
Note: Web build may be laggy or have other glitches. Downloading the game is recommended for the best experience.
This game contains themes of death and grief, body horror, mentions of being burned and buried alive, mild scares and potentially unsettling images.
- 5k words
- Four endings
- Some light pointing and clicking
- Original soundtrack
- Hand drawn artwork and an old timey photo aesthetic
- An awful protagonist
- An adorable ghost
Photography, art, story, programming, UI, design by ENDYSIS
Music & Sound by Calamanser
RESOURCES USED:
Public Domain Images from Wikipedia Commons
Click here for the Ending Guide
Created in one week for SCREAM JAM 2024.
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Description from Portrait of a Ghost on itch.io, by ENDYSIS.
Screenshots
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