(Don't) Open Your Eyes

i played (don't) open your eyes all the way back in 2022, and recently decided to replay it for nostalgia's sake. safe to say im even more obsessed with the creature now, and not just from a monsterfucker perspective lmao. i don't think i can properly describe how much this game tugs at my heartstrings without writing an entire literary analysis essay and dissecting just about every aspect of this game. it's reached the point where i'm genuinely considering making a fanmade sequel of this in the distant future. someday. maybe.

the mark this visual novel left on my core will forever remain with me <3

Epic game! A guy touched me while I was sleeping.

I put it off for a while because I'm not great with horror at the end of the day, but now I'm wishing I'd played it sooner. I liked the illusion of choice, honestly. I opened my eyes every time (and maybe closed them past the screen. a liar for sure jdsjd) and I genuinely felt sad when I realized I couldn't do anything to help. I was almost horrified when I realized that the important thing might've just been in their grasp. (In a blindspot?) 

Anyways, really loved the story, going to radio.Signal right now!

Most comments here are talking about simping for the creature (which I 100% understand their voice is very nice to listen to and, yk, monsterfuckers) but I want to say that I love the dialogue and concept. I understand both sides, wanting to know what you are and seeking that knowledge from others, and how terrifying it would be to be trying to sleep while something whispers in your ear, begging you to tell them what they are. I also love how the game plays with that fear of the unknown. We don't know what it actually looks like.

Also the creature's dialogue is great, I really empathize with him and I relate to a lot of the questions he asks after you choose a feature for him. This is a really cool game, I loved it ^^

• There are no words to properly describe how much I enjoyed this!
• Such an incredible work, loved every second of the game

Sooo, I discovered this game in 2022 or 2021, idk exactly when, but I was really lonely, I din't have many friends, like, I had my cousin but I saw him 1 or 2 times a year, also the pandemic so I was really pretty lonely. Also I was very depressed because of a person's death, but I don't know if I want to talk about it in a comment session. But anyways, when I played it, it was a random night, I was scrolling and I liked the game aesthetic. I remember that I got scared at first because the noise of the grill in the background, 'cause I thought that it was irl, then I noticed that it was just the game. The whole gameplay was very... weird, in a way, because everything that the Entity said (I used to give him a name but that was too cringe) felt too real, like, I identified with practically everything, and it was weird to me because idk, I was young, like 11, and I never really had an experience that made me feel like I wasn't the only one with problems in the world. I got kinda obsessed with this game, in a way like, I created conversations with Entity, it was like, my only "friend", like, I used to close my eyes and intended it to be on top of my closet, and that was too comforting to me. And well, now I played it again, and it felt so comforting to play, because I could relate to that things the Entity say again, but, it also made me notice that I'm so better than when I was in 2021-2022, so, yeah. I really love this game, I wrote a lot about it, and I think it still made me understand some things in my life, and also it affected my sleep paralysis, but idk, it feels not so agonizing. So yeah, that's my favorite visual novel ever, thanks to the creators. Sorry for my english, its not my first language

I couldn't keep my eyes closed.

greatest indie game that I ever played in itch io

That was an amazing game, thank you so much for making it! It was a great experience!

i liked it but what gender are we ?

"are you scared?"
sir this is the sexiest moment of my life.

jokes aside, i really like this game and the concept of ambiguity between something real or unreal

This was a fantastic game. I would love to see a prequal to explain what this being is, how it came to be and an interaction with a person who was actually able to see. Also, it would be awesome if you submitted this being to the SCP page, it's definitely SCP like. The gameplay starts at 6:23.

HEAR ME OUT!! jokes aside, this is a really well done game. gna write a review in the ratings now

same

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

An ACTUAL ROUND OD APPLAUSE!!! This game was simply amazing.

No cuz hear me out

im scare dbut at the same time thats cool

Had a great time with this dude