HIDER TOOL
Smartphone
Your hiding spot has a ringtone.
Hiders can call other players and reveal their position through sound. A call costs 20% battery. The seeker cannot make calls. Open the phone with F.
ALPHA v0.8.1 / FEATURE GUIDE
KNOW YOUR DIRTY TRICKS.
The rules, the items and the little things that ruin a perfectly good hiding spot.
POCKET-SIZED TROUBLE.
Item renders from the game models.
RECHARGE
Battery packs
Low battery. High stakes.
Collect packs around the school to restore 25% phone battery. Calls and camera actions use battery; an empty phone can still ring when somebody calls you.
CLOSE-RANGE TRICK
Pocket sand
A very personal weather forecast.
Pick up sand on the playground and throw it at close range. A hit briefly slows your target and disrupts their view. Each handful uses one inventory slot.
THROWABLE
Bricks
Subtlety is optional.
Pick one up, charge the throw and let it fly. Direct hits can briefly stun players. A direct throw from the seeker can catch a hider.
SOUND DECOY
Bluetooth speaker
Make noise. Be somewhere else.
Pick up the speaker, throw it away from your hiding spot and trigger a short music distraction from your phone’s Bluetooth menu.
SEEKER ONLY
Foam dart blaster
Eight shots. Make them count.
The seeker gets eight foam darts per round. Darts travel through the world and can miss. The blaster is selected with the mouse wheel and does not use an inventory slot.
THROWABLE
Baseballs
Fast ball. Faster excuses.
A quick, direct throw with a flatter flight path at full charge. Hits can stun, and direct seeker throws can catch hiders.
SCHOOLYARD
Basketballs
Recess got competitive.
Pick up, carry and throw the balls around the basketball court. They bounce through the schoolyard chaos.
SPORTS FIELD
Football
The pitch is open.
Find the football on the sports field. Nudge it by moving into it, or pick it up and throw it.
CLASSROOM
Desk contraband
The teacher won’t miss these.
Stapler, hole punch, chalk box and board eraser: classroom props can be picked up, carried and thrown.
HIDING SPOT
Hiding bins
Your dignity stays outside.
Climb into a large bin with E. Closed lids look the same whether a hider is inside or not. Seekers have to get close and inspect. Your phone can still give you away.
MORE THAN A GOOD HIDING SPOT
WHAT’S IN THE ALPHA?
Hide. Seek. Repeat.
Up to eight players: one seeker and up to seven hiders. Rounds have a hiding phase and a search timer. Caught players wait in detention; practice is available between rounds.
Hometownring School
Explore the hall, classrooms, corridors and multiple floors, then head outside to the yard, gym, playground and sports field. Use cover, climb and find your next hiding spot.
Four pockets. Choose wisely.
Carry four individual items. Pick up nearby objects with E, switch with the mouse wheel and drop with Q. A yellow ring marks the pickup target, including while you are moving.
Guest or Twitch. Your call.
Join as a guest or sign in with Twitch using your verified Twitch name. Choose from twelve fixed characters with different outfits and appearances.
Leave with more than detention.
Twitch accounts can earn XP, levels and achievements from regular completed rounds. Saved progress follows your account. Guests can play without persistent progress.
Collect the school’s bad ideas.
With a Twitch account, use the phone camera to photograph eight designated graffiti motifs. Each first valid photo earns 25 XP. Collected motifs are saved; the screenshot preview lasts for the session.
Your chat can snitch.
In a channel with the connected SwissClippingBot, !call <playername> makes a hider’s phone ring. A cooldown keeps the chaos in check. Streamer setup is arranged by email.
The board belongs to everyone.
Draw on the shared staff-room board. In the classroom lobby, sit at a desk and use the lobby controls to prepare the next round.
Meet the 12 characters
MOUSE & KEYBOARD
DON’T BLAME THE CONTROLS.
Click into the game to look around. Esc releases the mouse. Hold the throw button to charge a throw. Sprint can be changed to a toggle in settings.
- W A S D
- Move
- Mouse
- Look around
- Shift
- Sprint
- Space
- Jump
- C
- Toggle crouch
- E
- Pick up / interact
- F
- Open phone
- LMB
- Throw / shoot
- RMB
- Aim
- Wheel
- Switch item
- Q
- Drop item
- Esc
- Menu / release mouse
ENOUGH READING. GO HIDE.
Features documented for alpha v0.8.1. The game is still in development.