Quantum Lock

Made for OST Comp Jam #6.  Many of the songs use clock sounds to enhance the theme of time. Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pap3rg4mer/sets/quantum-lock.

Clock, a rare boy with the power to manipulate time, lives in a peaceful village where the trees are always green and the sun is always shining. But one day, his home is attacked by a pack of hounds who feast on time itself. Following their ambush, Clock realizes his entire village is frozen in time, everything and everyone—except for him. Help Clock find the hounds' hideout, and restore time to his village once and for all!

Track 1 - Quantum Lock: (Main menu and title screen before completing the game.) The background shows a dark town, eerily still. Detuned music plays from the only house with a light in its window.

Track 2 - The Hounds: (Cutscene where the village is attacked.) Inside of the lit house, a large group of people are gathered around a grandfather clock, waiting for it to strike midnight and declare them safe from danger. Seconds before the clock can complete its cycle, a boy calls out from the window, "They're here!" The people rush outside, terrified, as a massive stampede of pitch-black hounds rushes towards them. The boy watches helplessly from inside, afraid to venture out. By the time the hounds are gone, he finds his fellow villages motionless, frozen forever in fear.

Track 3 - Timeless Town: (BGM as the player explores the frozen village, gathering materials and discovering the village's lore.) The boy, named Clock, ventures into town. It's frighteningly lonely, yet oddly peaceful. The moon peeks out from behind the unmoving clouds, piercing through the eternal darkness. Clock's village is unchanged, yet without the liveliness of its people. Clock explores the timeless, but safe, town, preparing for his inevitable quest.

Track 4 - Playing With Time: (BGM as the player works through the forest, solving puzzles and avoiding enemies.) Ready for his journey, Clock enters the nearby forest and begins his quest to find the hounds and free his people. Along the way, he encounters puzzles which he must use his powers to solve in order to proceed. Some puzzles require him to pause time, while others require him to reverse it; the boy plays with time on his side.

Track 5 - The Keeper's Game: (Cutscene and BGM over the final puzzle of the game, against the Keeper). Clock reaches the hideout at last, only to find that the hounds are not alone. They have a master, who introduces himself as the Keeper. Rather than trying to attack the boy, the Keeper makes a deal with Clock: "Win against me in one game of chess, and I will restore your village. Lose, and my hounds will feast on you, too." Seeing no other choice, Clock agrees to play the Keeper's game. He carefully calculates his every move, using his power to see the Keeper's next move before it comes. 

Track 6 - The End: (Plays over the credits and title screen after finishing the game). After a long journey and a tense chess match, Clock beats the Keeper and his village is restored! Upon his return to the village, Clock is met with treats and hugs from his grateful family.  

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