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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:

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StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(1,092 total ratings)
AuthorVia
GenreVisual Novel
Made withRen'Py
Tags2D, Atmospheric, Black and White, Horror, Meaningful Choices, Multiple Endings, nanoreno, Singleplayer, Voice Acting
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse

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(Don't)OpenYourEyes-1.0-win.zip 72 MB
(Don't)OpenYourEyes-1.0-mac.zip 71 MB
(Don't)OpenYourEyes-1.0-linux.tar.bz2 73 MB

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this game is an experience. I enjoyed every second of this and now i'm having an existential crisis.

This was hauntingly beautiful, I felt very unnerved and stressed at the start but throughout the game I started to feel more and more comfortable. Great and unique game.

This is a great game, it's interesting , had a good messages , and excellent and simple trauma, and have an art interesting

when they said "these eyes, these hands, this expression... they're not mine. maybe they're yours" yeah that impacted me a little (too much)

tried it so long ago- 2020? i think? and i really liked it, but now... i wish i could hug the creature. that creature was me. 

also i replayed it with a friend on a birthday party when others were playing poppy playtime, fun experience i would recommend

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i just love this game, the atmosphere is so intensive
i was scared at the beginning, but the more the conversation flowed i felt more pity for it...
My first time playing (and only until now because i'm  at night), when i open my eyes, the room is empty
Tomorrow i'll play again and see what happens :)
say hi to brazil

i've played this game a few years ago when i was younger. i couldn't really fully immerse in the creature's words back then because of my naivety. i replayed it with a more mature perception of things and it was a very wonderful experience. i can sympathize with the creature in more ways than i'd like.

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I would like a sequel where we date the being, thank you. Seriously though, nice game.

bro what

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yeah i want the same thing. the creature deserves love, man...

The words they say:))

I really liked this game, the voice is beautiful as well as the variety of options the game offers, it even made me philosophize a little

The whispering gave me the (good) creeps, i`ve played the game 4 times just to hear this voice :)

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this has attracted so many monster lovers and i am here for it fr XDD

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when the sleep paralysis demon has trauma and depression ;-;  

I loved

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Could not seduce

4/5 


(Seriously though its a good game, only 4/5 because i had a few issues)

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Can't kiss the monster :( 

otherwise good game, glad there wasn't any screamers

HUH

:3

:(

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what the hell-

Sleep paralysis be like

..

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This was such a good experience, so deep and personal, i don't know who to recommend it, but it was amazing!



And now- ¿WHAT WAS THAT ENDING? ¿HUH? i think i will think about it all day, i didnt get it... But yeah, pretty cool game.

I dont know what this game is reaIIy about?

there is a monster in your room you and him do not know what he looks like, you must figure it out.

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i want to throw him out the window

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I found peace and comfort in playing it. I enjoyed it a lot.

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This was different, but I liked it. Well done. I'd appreciate it if you all went to check out my gameplay on YT.  I have other great content on there as well. :)

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Very immersive game!I was always scared at the beginning of the game, especially when ghosts appeared.

Until it say, "hey!"

Oh...I love the sound of it...<3

i got the hands right at least... i think? im sad that i actually trusted it xd

there are right features??

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it doesnt say that it does, but i chose the incomplete hands, and at the end he gave something important, so i take that as a win

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Another reason why I keep my door closed at night lmao! Regarless its a good game

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Why am I attracted to him

what the

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i think we all are

you have daddy issues

This game... my word, this game... was NOT what I expected...

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this is pretty much sleep pralaiss

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i loved this game SO  MUCH, the writing was beautiful and so was the art. i wish we could actually see our friend in the end tho :(

finally a fun one where i don't have to voice over everything 😂 this was great though, a nice little rollercoaster

gyattdamn i was holding my head when i heard the shatter pieces when he was trying to open our eyes-

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Wonderful work! Your writing is impeccable and this experience is truly unique. I can understand this creature and its dilemma of simultaneously wanting to be seen and fearing it. I genuinely adored this experience and hope you continue making awesome stuff! 

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This game is so good and I LOVE IT. But it would PERFECT if there was a good ending. An ending were we could actually see who or what is talking to us.

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The monster it`s the vivid definition of overthinking jajaja

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I LOVE IT!!!!! Honestly, I identify with this guy quite a bit. I think he is looking for himself but he doesn't know how to do it, so he looks for answers in other people but they don't tell him the truth. It makes me feel sorry :[

If my English is bad it is because it is taken from the translator because I am Spanish xD

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I thought the shadow figure was ourselves. We were thinking about who we are in our own head, all night long, and talking to our own. But also, if thats true, why the hell he rips our eyes out-uh-yeah-... But omg, i felt so bad for all his fears and traumas, wish we could've hugged him at the end TwT

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i like this theory! maybe the eye ripping, skull crushing part was meant to symbolize the unwillingness to acknowledge our own flaws. creature's will to be seen and its brutal way of achieving this is like our own voice of reason calling to "open our eyes", both figuratively and literally, to the feelings and issues that've been suppressed.

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i dont like cthe comments 

cool game

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i dont like the comments either

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r18 version now

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nice story number one 

number 2 do you think that i could make an analog horror video based on this?

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I felt really connected to the options I chose for the creature guy, it was such a profound experience. Especially at the end when they said that maybe I was just describing myself. It was also substantially creepy. I got really uncomfy at the parts where its heart started pounding, it freaked me out. This was so well made.

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