(Don't) Open Your Eyes
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
You are trying to fall asleep.
In the midst of a silent night, a shadowy being approches your bed.
You can't see it... but across the darkness of your eyelids, a silhuette forms nonetheless.
It seeks one thing: for you to open your eyes, and tell them how they look.
Will you comply? Or will you refuse to see them for what they are?
The choice is yours.
"(Don't) Open Your Eyes" is a short, horror-themed Visual Novel about a midnight encounter with a mysterious being. Through conversation, you'll learn more about them, such as their journey so far, or what they think about themselves. And every now and then, it'll make a simple request out of you: to open your eyes.
It's up to you whether to open your eyes or not. It's up to you to believe if they're really there, or if that whispering voice is only a part of your imagination. Just don't keep your visitor waiting for too long.
Features:
- A chilling tale about a creature's eternal search.
- Fully-voiced experience.
- Choose how the creature looks like at specific points in the story, with up to 27 possible combinations.
- Each option provides a new bit of dialogue, so be sure to try them all!
- A succint experience, between 30 minutes and 1 hour in length.
Credits:
- Writing and programming was done by me, Daniel "Via" Cuturrufo. You can learn more about me by hitting the twitter link on my profile (or here: https://twitter.com/Lumino_Via)
- Voice acting provided by the wonderful David Acosta (link to his twitter: https://twitter.com/CardioPen)
- Monster design and general art by Carolina Cuturrufo (instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hojasdeabril/)
My latest game, "radio.Signal", features an equally-chilling story and voice acting. Give it a try!
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Development log
- (Don't) Open Your Eyes: A Postmortem (and new game announcement)Oct 03, 2020
- (Don't) Open Your Eyes Now Out!Mar 29, 2019
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oh my god i swear this game is just trying to annoy tf out of you until youre like "fine ill open my eyes" and then nothing happens. waste of 20 minutes.
super scary oh my god, i just wanna see bro :_( im so scared to leave my door open now thooo
You dont suppose we could get a mobile, or maybe web version? For phone players?
why i cant see him... he just want to be seen
cool game. i really enjoyed! here is my video on it!
10/10 my friend hit me when i said hear me out
took so long for me to make a decision 😔😓🙃
he is 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂
this was a beautiful game, from the anger you could hear in its voice, to the slightly disturbing but calm features. I'd 100% recommend this to anyone thinking about playing it
Smash, next question ?
MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY
An ACTUAL ROUND OD APPLAUSE!!! This game was simply amazing.
raw, next question
(make a dating sim, i would kill for him.)
wtf
I agree with this statement
I will hear you out on this one LMAO agree
wtf
No cuz hear me out
im scare dbut at the same time thats cool
Had a great time with this dude
this was hot ngl
you get it
cool concept
I liked it but at some point I prepared myself for an erotic twist. (Don't think that was the intention of the developer but kinda doubt)
SO REAL
I always play games at night because then it's dark and makes the game seem more realistic when I'm sleepy as hell so good game mate
I thought this game was about to be full of jump scares in every corner lol, the way my man whispers throughout the whole game it's so uncomfortable but it was fun i guess
i feel like he's flirting with me.....and i wanna see him fr
please make a dating sim, you have a talent for it :3
Really cool and interesting game!
Felt like i had a connection with him but i REALLY WANT TO SEE HIM
smash
HELP
the atmosphere and voice acting is great... it is interesting to me how a lot of horror reflects our deepest emotional fears more than any spooky monster. i found myself relating to this being more than 99% of the humans ive met in my life. but maybe all of us are just similar, we just dont open up about it due to fear of being seen wrong. felt a bit like a strange therapy session.
also yeah i agree with others i wish there was a dating version of this because they were very seductive?? and i wish they explored my crevices.
sorry who said that?
my favorite features were probably the stretching fingers (cute claws), tired eyes, and smiling or emotionless expression..
A truly unforgettable experience. The mere premise of trying to fall asleep as something begs you to open your eyes had me with its breathtaking simplicity yet endless possibilities for exploration. The dev(s) capitalise on this and conduct - with an impressively small (2-3) handful of CGs plus incremental character overlays - a surreal deconstruction of what it can mean to see, to be seen, and to be denied either luxury/curse.
eu não sou muito de jogar jogos de terror mais confesso que o titulo me chamou a atenção, achei o jogo muito bom senti um pouco de aflição e o final mexeu um pouco com a minha cabeça literalmente. Recomendo
pls make a dating sim
need explicit fluff ao3 with him now
crazy
Okay but what if I want to kiss his widdle face and cwuddle him to shleep? What if- what if I want- no, NEED that? He is so cute, I'm in love. I didn't appreciate him crushing my skull but I can forgive him. I want a secret romantic route. PLEASE. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEA-
Amazing game btw, the voice acting was on point and I love the vibes!
I kind of agree with most of that lol
what do you not agree with? I'm curious now (੭*ˊᵕˋ)੭*
Really enjoyed this!
bThe atmosphere of the game and the ominous conversations are just simply put incredible!! And the voice acting gave me chills.