DON'T LOOK BACK
You open your eyes. Darkness. The smell of concrete and rust.
Something shifts in the corridor behind you.
Don't look back. Just run.
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DON'T LOOK BACK is a top-down horror survival game set across 5 increasingly
dark underground floors. Navigate procedurally generated mazes, scavenge for
keys and supplies, and escape before the creature finds you.
Every run is different. Every floor gets darker. It gets faster too.
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FEATURES
▸ Procedurally generated mazes — no two runs are the same
▸ Dynamic lighting — visibility shrinks as you descend deeper
▸ Mouse-aimed flashlight — illuminate what you choose, but it can hear the light
▸ Creature AI — it patrols, hunts, and remembers where it last saw you
▸ Multiple creatures on higher floors — you are never truly alone
▸ Stamina system — sprint to escape, but the noise draws them in
▸ Scavenge for keys, medkits, and batteries left by those who came before
▸ Locked doors block your path — some corridors cost you dearly
▸ Minimap — fills in as you explore, so you're never completely lost
▸ Atmospheric audio — footsteps, heartbeat, distant breathing
▸ Lore notes scattered throughout — find out what happened here
▸ Persistent records — deaths, best floor, fastest escape
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CONTROLS
↑ ← ↓ → Move
SHIFT Sprint (uses stamina — makes noise)
E Interact / Pick up items
F Toggle flashlight (uses battery)
Q Use medkit
ESC Pause
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TIPS
• The creature hunts by sound. Sprinting is loud. Walking is safer.
• Your flashlight increases its awareness — use it carefully.
• Collect ALL keys on a floor to automatically unlock the exit.
• Medkits don't heal on pickup — press Q when you need them most.
• When your stamina bar turns orange, you can't sprint until it recovers.
• Watch the compass at the bottom of the screen — it always points to the exit.
• If you hear footsteps getting louder, it's already hunting you.
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FLOORS: 5
PLAYTIME: ~10–20 minutes per run
DIFFICULTY: Unforgiving
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| Published | 1 day ago |
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | HTML5 |
| Author | WingCreator |
| Genre | Survival |
| Tags | Atmospheric, browser, Dark, Horror, javascript, maze, Procedural Generation, Stealth, Top-Down |
| Content | No generative AI was used |

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ruuuunnn... 😏
enjoy the maze
you won’t get out