Lessons In Fear
A downloadable lesson plan for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Summary
Mr Hemlock is the school’s newest teacher. He’s kind, patient, gentle, and not too bad on the eyes. He’s easy-going in class, takes care of his students, and never gives out too much homework. By all accounts, he’s the perfect example of everyone’s favourite teacher.
Except for one person—Lucy White.
Lucy is your usual edgy, sassy, and slightly rude teenager, going through the war zone that is high school and trying to make it out in one piece. For some reason, she just can’t stand this new homeroom teacher.
Does her grudge stem from jealousy? Insecurity? Or is there… something else behind that pretty face of his?
Features
- A non-romantic take on the yandere trope.
- 4 fully illustrated CGs.
- Semi-animated sprites.
- The longest boi.
- 4,700 words (about 20+ minutes of playtime, depending on your reading speed)
- 3 endings, with a walkthrough provided if needed.
- A bonus CG if you get all the endings.
Content Warnings
This game is rated PG. It may not be suitable for anyone under the age of 13, or those who are easily disturbed. While it does not contain any sexual content, it does feature intense visual and auditory horror elements.
This game contains themes of body horror, gaslighting, blood, violence, frightening imagery, mental illness, unreality, incarceration, and death.
Credit
Lion / epykslion - co-writer, programmer, sound designer
Leo / junibu - co-writer, programmer, artist
Eelz / moreelz - supporting artist, lineart
Music by Rrrrrose Azerty and Loyalty Freak Music.
Sound effects sourced from Pixabay and AudioHero
Snowfall effect by tofurocks.
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Development log
- Bug Fixes, Bug Fixes Everywhere19 days ago
- New Lesson Just Dropped20 days ago
- Lessons In Fear Walkthrough20 days ago
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Lucy the loner is battling her own demon of loneliness and awkwardness which makes this game really cool
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I know what this symbolizes...
I am taking the blade every time.
If I am born to be wrong, I don't want to be right.
Y'all always do such a great job with the horror games, and it was nice to see a yandere-themed game with no romance.
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That being said... Mr. Hemlock is quite a creepy character. I loved that he was not human (although, whether it was all in Lucy's mind or not, I still couldn't quite ascertain despite Mr. Hemlock claiming it was real each time, and if it was actually real did the other teachers know?)
Even as a regular human, he did have a rather unsettling air about him. He seemed nice enough, but I was for sure with Lucy on the fact that there was just something kind of wrong about him.
As a monster, however, he was very eerie. His design was fabulous and I loved the branch-like appearance to the appendages on his head and his long fingers. Hell he even looks a bit like he could be made of wood(is that why his name is Mr. Hemlock, or is that just a coincidence?)
Plus the writing for his lines were definitely enough to give me goosebumps.
Lucy, too, is an excellent character. She is relatable in quite a few ways, and I honestly felt really bad for her. While she seems to be trapped with Mr. Hemlock in one way or another, I hold out hope that she ultimately escapes.
Although it really does beg the question - why her? Why did he choose her? (But that comes around again to... is it real or all in her head?)
You all really did a great job with this!
I'm looking forward to your subsequent games, as well! Keep up the good work.
THIS IS HOW I FEIND OUT LION MAKES GAMES, anyway i love your videos and im prolly gonna like this game
bruh he's just like my art teacher the only difference is she's not a beast lol love the game btw good work especially the drawing of the monster I just love it!
good