Difference between revisions of "Neverending Nightmares"

Blood is extremely common throughout the game. It is often graphically depicted and is highlighted in some parts of the game.

A majority of the monsters in the game are twisted or horribly mutilated to some extent.

The Patient monster attacks with its mouth; whether that is because they are cannibals or have no other means to attack is unclear.

Most levels in the game consist of poorly lit hallways. The lighting makes the hallways seem enclosed and smaller than they really are.

Darkness is extremely common. There are multiple areas that are almost pitch-black and require the Player Character to hold a candle that lights only a small area around them.

Dead bodies are common throughout the game. They are particularly common in the Insanity and Final Descent levels.

The game focuses around the Player Character reliving the death of a female family member.

At the end of some levels, the Player Character murders his sister.

The existential despair of the Player Character is a common theme reiterated throughout the game.

There are some monsters in the game that have missing or otherwise traumatized eyes.

Early levels in the game feature ghosts heavily.

Gore is very common throughout the game. It is present in both level areas and enemies.

If the Player Character is caught by a monster, they will be graphically killed.

Some levels include or require jumping down seemingly bottomless pits.

There is an incestuous subtext in the game. After spending quite a few levels chasing after the Player Character’s sister, one possible path includes waking up next to her and finding out that she is really your wife. Which one is a delusion is left unclear.

Scripted jump scares are extremely common throughout the game.

At the end of the Insanity level, it is possible for the Player Character to be attacked by his therapist.

Some levels take place in a mental asylum, either wholly or partially.

At the end of some levels, the Player Character murders his sister.

At the end of at least two levels, the Player Character graphically mutilates himself on screen.

One possible ending for the Insanity level involves the Player Character being injected with an unknown substance via a needle.

The game was created with the intent of exploring mental illness. It intentionally inspires uncomfortable and fearful feelings in the player.

As time goes on and more endings are unlocked, it becomes very clear that the Player Character has suffered severe trauma.

Several levels end with the Player Character inflicting harm upon himself, often with little apparent chance of surviving it.

At the end of several levels, the Player Character harms himself in ways that he is unlikely to survive. In the Destroyed Dreams ending, he appears to have attempted suicide, possibly successfully.

The events of the game and the monsters in it may come from some unnamed evil source.

The game is strongly implied to be a hallucination or dream. Levels are often deliberately disorienting and as the game goes on, it becomes increasingly difficult to tell what events are based in reality or entirely imagined.

The game opens with a young girl being stabbed. This is revisited several times throughout the game.

One enemy carries an axe. Another attacks the Player Character with a scalpel.