Cryptid Snap

made for Road Trip Jam 2025

A cozy exploration adventure game where you’ll travel through the pacific northwest in search of illusive CRYPTIDS. With your trusty camera and blue sedan, make a name for yourself as a freelance photographer in and around the town of Fernburg. Meet your eccentric new business partner and embark on the adventure of a lifetime. 

Features

• Explore an open world map inspired by the pacific northwest
• Immersive car driving, complete with gas, speedometer and a radio
• 4 Fully voiced NPCs, each with their own questlines & rewards
• 3 Unique cryptids to track down and take photos of
• Phone style menu with apps to keep track of your progress
• Make money on photos and tasks
• Upgrade your car and camera
• Find rare plants, hidden collectibles and a mystery cryptid
• 4 Points of Interest to visit and photograph
• Call emergency services if you or your car gets stuck
• Save and load game progress

Controls

MOVEMENT

WASD - Movement

Space - Jump

Ctrl - Crouch

E - Talk / Pickup / Enter vehicle

CAMERA

Q - Pull out camera

R click (hold) - Look through viewfinder

L click - Take photo (when looking through viewfinder)

R - Enter photo gallery

Scroll wheel - Select a photo (in photo gallery)

L click (hold) - to delete photo (in photo gallery)

PHONE

Tab - Pull out phone

Scroll wheel - Select an app

L click - Open selected app

R click - Exit app

Notes from the devs

• Gas is super important! Be sure to watch your tank.
• Sorry for any extra trees on the roads :)
• If performance is a problem, try changing the view distance graphics setting.
• If you find any bugs, let us know in the comments! We would love to make post-jam updates.