The Watcher
By @Bossbenta
Read the narrative and make careful choices to survive seven nights against an unknown presence.
How to play
- Read the atmospheric narrative text carefully to understand your surroundings.
- Tap anywhere on the screen to advance the story to the next beat.
- When presented with options, tap a choice button to decide your next action.
- Manage your hidden stats by balancing risky investigations with safe hiding.
- Survive the encounters until the clock reaches the morning hours to progress.
Controls
- Touch
- Tap the screen to advance the text and tap the buttons to select your choices.
- Keyboard
- Not supported.
- Mouse
- Click the screen to advance the text and click the buttons to select your choices.
More about this game
Your goal is to survive seven nights in your bedroom while an unknown entity watches you. The core loop involves reading the narrative and making choices, like checking the door or staying hidden. Your hidden stats for dread, presence, awareness, resolve, and fear shift based on your decisions. Difficulty increases each night with new scenarios like a ringing phone. A run ends if your fear, dread, or the watcher's presence reaches 100, or if you survive Night 7.
Tips
- Every choice affects your hidden stats. Investigating noises might increase the watcher's presence, while hiding under the covers might increase your own dread.
- If your dread, presence, or fear reaches 100, the game ends immediately. Balance your actions carefully to keep these stats manageable.
- Pay close attention to the time and the environment. Sometimes ignoring the watcher or refusing to look is the only way to survive the night.
Questions
How do I win the game?
You win by making the right choices to survive all seven nights. Depending on your awareness, fear, and resolve stats at the end of Night 7, you will unlock one of several final endings.
Why did the game end suddenly?
The game ends immediately if your hidden stats for dread, presence, or fear reach 100. You must balance your choices to keep these levels low and avoid the watcher's grasp.
What do the different choices do?
Every choice changes your hidden stats and determines which scene plays next. For example, choosing to look at the door might increase presence, while closing your eyes might increase fear.