
Pareidolia
A downloadable game for Windows
PAREIDOLIA | OFFICIAL GAME TRAILER | 04.12.25
Pareidolia is a first-person horror game inspired by the Bélmez Faces. The game takes place in an “ordinary” suburban home that is slowly being transformed and infected by face-like stains. Players must try and go about their daily routine by finishing chores, all the while trying to ignore the ever-growing presence of the stains that seem to be multiplying by the hour.
This cross-discipline video game development project is in collaboration with the University of Toronto Computer Science Program, the University of Toronto Faculty of Music, and OCAD University.
This cross-discipline video game development project is in collaboration with the University of Toronto Computer Science Program, the University of Toronto Faculty of Music, and OCAD University.
Meet The Team
| Shawn Boulet (Team Lead) | 🎧 Sound Design / Audio Programmer |
| Peter Zougas | 🎵 Music / Sound |
| McKen Ezeh | 🖌️ 2D Artist |
| Kate Jakaitis | 🎨 3D Art / Textures |
| Janah Limbo | 🛋️ 3D Art / Lighting |
| Jeven Randhawa | 🖼️ Art / UI |
| Nour Gatti | 💡 Technical Artist / Programmer |
| Sebastian Lievano | 🌚 Stain Programmer |
| Jaemi Villanueva | 🔧 Mechanics / UI Programmer |
| Jackie Zhu | 🎬 Scene Programmer |
| Status | In development |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
| Authors | Nourdles, Somewhatcold, itzberryjam, ijvn, jackorbus, LevinStreet, Pec |
| Genre | Survival |
| Made with | Unity, Blender, Substance Painter & designer |
| Tags | 3D, Atmospheric, Creepy, Dark, First-Person, Horror, Psychological Horror, Short, Singleplayer, Unity |
| Average session | A few minutes |
| Languages | English |
| Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Xbox controller |
| Links | Instagram, Homepage |
| Content | No generative AI was used |
Download
Install instructions
The most up-to-date development build is "Pareidolia | Official Download | LATEST BUILD"
Please note that the game is compatible with keyboard and mouse, or XBOX controllers (other controllers are not guaranteed to behave as intended)
Development log
- Beta Release!Apr 05, 2025
- Week 6 & 7: Initial PlaytestsMar 10, 2025
- Week 4 & 5 - Level Demo, AlphaFeb 28, 2025
- Week 3 - More Feedback + Design DocumentFeb 10, 2025
- Week 2 - Proof of Concept, Refining IdeasFeb 03, 2025
- Week 1 - Initial Idea and BrainstormingJan 25, 2025





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nice game
Came from Clock's stream, tried downloading twice, just got a bunch of files and no game, is there a specific one I choose or is this a bug?
Make sure to download the "Pareidolia | Official Download | LATEST BUILD". This being part of a school program we had to have all of our builds and documents uploaded for grading so I'll go ahead and hide all of the old stuff