(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!
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Rating | Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,181 total ratings) |
Author | Via |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Made with | Ren'Py |
Tags | 2D, Atmospheric, Black and White, Horror, Meaningful Choices, Multiple Endings, nanoreno, Singleplayer, Voice Acting |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse |
Download
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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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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.
I, wow. Really wasn't expecting this to get as philosophically and emotionally deep as it did, holy crap. The dialogue for broken eyes and tired hands hit home in a suprisingly moving way. I personally picked emotionless stare as the expression purely out of the final question there, but yeah. It's all so so poetic under the veil of your typical sleep paralysis demon core aesthetic, and it has certainly had a genuine impact on me during play, which I really wasn't expecting. 5/5
Have you thought about any translation into Spanish?
I almost sob when I heard the monster said that he forgot what his face looks like and he had been lonely for a long time because I know the feeling of being alone. (;へ:)
Anyway, a very good game. 9/10 because it only has 2 endings.
I downloaded this game cause i wanted something scary for play. But this game made me think about eternal themes. I got into him as a character and i felt sorry for him as he told me about his searching.
It's pity that this game have only two endings, but i liked this game a lot!
(Especially music and whisper)
Is that a wojak?
I haven’t played yet but I do see that all of the comments are horny for the monster and I think you all need help
pookie material
I really wanted to open my eyes, to call for them when they disappeared, to tell them what they look like without my sightless assumptions.
But alas, I had to play to the end and die a liar.
I hope they find who they're looking for one day.
why the monster.. kinda.. hot?
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I need lobotomy
seek jesus my god
its the voiceee.. scary asmr, and he kinda flirts with you halfway
what is this game about ?
art
why is the monster freaky
i'm sorry, but, I WANTED TO SEE HIM.
nice☺
yippee love this game
This was a fun experience. I have not played a game like this before. I am glad I gave it a try.
Good game. If you also take place in the right atmosphere (lights off, rain outside, etc.), then it’s generally great. Thank you, author, for the emotions you gave me с:
Why now I have a crush with it?
BRO-
Nah he spittin fr fr
I can fix it
fr
pretty long game, only played it cause i saw multiple youtubers playing it and overall it was a great game and a great experience :)
sigma experience! I let my 8 year old daughter play this but now she won't sleep in her room. She also doesn't let me open her eyes, she wears glasses :(
I don't think that someone who says "sigma" has a daughter lol, sorry if this offended you btw
So I played this a few weeks ago on twitch. ... It was very unsettling! lmao Very well done!
How many ending it have?
hahhha the funky "end video.mkv" is epicly crashing my pc
Loved this. Something a little different. Creative and self-reflective.