Structural - Pandemic Lockdown Cosmic Horror Game Set in a Quarantined Apartment Block

[@MastapieceX]

"Would you mind keeping it down? Im trying to play video games." LOOOL

[@fisheauchocolat9682]

Which did he freaking choose? Judging by the response he said the #2

[@MastapieceX]

@@fisheauchocolat9682 i feel like they are both same but i dont know.

[@J.DeLaPoer]

Best response.

[@Caffeinated-DaVinci]

Huh, never heard that phrase in reverse before. Usually just get my neighbors saying "Would you mind keeping it down, your videogaming is very loud"

[@hicvideoatmadan10kaboneolm68]

I hate people who writes LOL

[@JPBTVA]

My favorite parts so far, two minutes in 1. PONY videogame controller 2. It implies that the pandemic extended into 2022. (Not actually funny) 3. Getting to see the protagonist’s face when he looks in the mirror.

[@Tater_Toot]

the second point is a pretty realistic expectation at this point, honestly

[@merlotingreigory3606]

@u r Making vaccines is a very long process so this is much to be expected, though it seems they are rushing a bit too quickly

[@mrnicktoyou]

Viruses like this last for about two years, so 2022 is probably very accurate.

[@IncredibleIceCastle]

Ivore Surkuri ambitious conspiracy theorist quote time?

[@absalondebarvac3715]

Funny plandemic stuff going on

[@AgentHeroic]

"It wasn't that dangerous at first, but then the mutations started." Frankly, that terrifies me more than anything else in this game.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Yeah that was a raw line. Same with not being able to leave the floor, and the completely closed off door. I don’t get the giant eye monster tbh. The first half has inspired me to make a flash fiction horror story.

[@PinkFoxzzz]

Well viruses have tendency to mutate, so.... Just not in the way you mean it.

[@Yeet-qx6dn]

Made me think of the signs in the safe rooms in L4D2 saying things like ‘NOT A FLU!’ And such

[@Yeet-qx6dn]

O.S.H. I’m too stupid to understand that but ok

[@augustovasconcellos7173]

I think what scared me the most was the 2022 date on the calendar That alone already had some pretty nasty implications

[@mauriciomorais7818]

Yog-Sothoth just chillin' in the rooftops

[@glossyplane542]

I’m amazed by how much that monster scared the shit out of me

[@anothegg7591]

Yo when is the jumpscare coming

[@ThatOneTowel]

ANOTHEGG There aren’t any jump scares, but the monster appears at 13:55

[@anothegg7591]

@@ThatOneTowel thx

[@EyeofKoruption]

Unsettling

[@Woter_X]

Scarier than horror movies

[@ashb712]

I was half expecting a twist being that the rest of the world is fine while that apartment is the only place still quarantined, with that fact being kept a secret from the tenants of the apartment to keep them indoors and depressed/docile.

[@0ninuk3]

That does sound cool.

[@themongothatbongoed]

Man's a man of culture. Must've spent fortunes buying that classic retro Pony Slaystation 1. What a beast. P/S: Pony Slaystation is soooo gonna be a thing. Thanks to whoever thought of making these. You the real hero here.

[@zsewqthewolf1194]

Given how far retro gaming have come there will be one day

[@mikerueffer579]

Protagonist: *playing a game using a ps1 controller* The game:"Press R to restart"

[@succubasu]

Could mean Right Trigger

[@MacMan2152]

@@succubasu those were called r1/r2 on the ps. the stick button is r3

[@pawtter_ink]

cosmic terror makes no sense, so...

[@chrisandann1]

I noticed that to and chuckled to myself about it XD

[@chrisandann1]

@@MacMan2152 most ps1 controls didnt even have an analog stick, most of my games were played with the d pad

[@verager2493]

Damn, in games like this, it's really hard to tell which answers you gave. And how much it mattered in determining what the response was. Still, good vid.

[@Azerfield]

It was made in a month, there was probably little difference if any

[@ptolemaicfoxxo3032]

"it wasnt dangerous at first, but then the mutations started" Me: "Oh- *coughs * OH WAIT NO"

[@Shuabvv]

dun wuorri, the mutations are going to be like the mutations of that game called Changed

[@thefluffyspider]

​@Shuabvv is this the "changed" I think your talking about?

[@diar_wulf]

"2020 can't possibly be any worse" Quarantine according to this game:

[@For_Greenies]

13:04 It's funny how he could climb the air vent that was way higher than his head but he couldn't see through the eye hole without a crate.

[@genericwhitekidthesecond4330]

Realistically I think the idea is that he could probably reach the eye hole but wouldn't be able to see well through it having to constantly jump up to be eye level with it.

[@wesoda2484]

I swear Kevin Macleod just carries the indie horror genre

[@frikko2861]

I have seen him in a lot of nooks and crannies online as well

[@SamGarcia]

he's carrying anyone who needs music for anything, frankly

[@Hegemon1984]

I know him from Eastside Show's SCP readings

[@ReticularTunic7]

the same guy that did smash flash made this ?

[@SamGarcia]

@@ReticularTunic7 Kevin MacLeod does free music and everyone uses his music

[@romero2219]

When you enter in the bathroom a 2nd time to see your mask, man, you understand gamers

[@chrisandann1]

I was also relieved to see the player check the mirror mechanics

[@delphicdescant]

This game is relatable just as a reference to depression. It doesn't even need the quarantine pretext imo. But it's good this way too.

[@MythimnaImpura]

Honestly, this game is really cool. Everything ties together, it's very simple in concept and execution, and it's well-made. I like it a lot.

[@emanuelmattos9740]

It remind me the movie "parasite", and somehow, mixed with Lovecraft universe and Silent Hill. That's a nice mix

[@SUDDENROCK]

Day 1 of quarantine: theres plenty of time for play videogames Day 730 of quarantine:

[@MMumbles]

Day 527 in quarantine be like:

[@60secondgaming21]

Ummm how about me? since 2017 I don't so often go to outside lol

[@supermegakote]

60 Second Gaming why?

[@DarkOne7777]

@@60secondgaming21 Lol exact same here since 2017

[@froghugs2597]

@@60secondgaming21 if only we could turn back time

[@60secondgaming21]

@@froghugs2597 no I don't want to back in 2017 but I want to back where was YT and COPPA never exist

[@angledcoathanger]

If there's still lockdown in 2022 then that would really suck.

[@angledcoathanger]

@@bottlebeard personally sounds like a dream come true

[@TheWildbill247]

Its all part of the NWO been planned by elites, things will never be the same again.

[@angledcoathanger]

@@TheWildbill247 darn

[@crusher9z9]

Oh don't worry, world ends in December. Ready?

[@baconpantsable]

this game is a damn warning

[@stargazer8169]

The cave section is really atmospheric and beautiful.

[@bungaquezaps6315]

Thank you alpha beta gamer. You are very cool

[@rovertstein4289]

Very cool indeed 👍

[@AlphaBetaGamer]

Thanks! You're very cool also! :)

[@bungaquezaps6315]

@@AlphaBetaGamer thank you my good sir

[@ElekiSerket]

When I watched this video I decided to give this demo a shot. I had watched the video so I knew what to do, but wanted to explore everything at my own pace, seeing it's short. That said, when I watched this, I didn't notice the pale girl standing inside your own apartment when you look through the hole, and I was alarmed because before I looked through the hole I actually saw her standing outside the neighbor's room in the hallway then quickly vanish, and THEN I checked the hole and noticed her standing there... Good stuff

[@ryarod]

4:02 "I should get some sleep anyway." That is me, lying in my bed at 10:55pm, watching this via my tablet.

[@KirkWilson86]

This is actually quite effectively creepy and I love it. Thanks ABG!

[@gummy-heart3684]

sound execution is brilliant, wow! genuinely unsettling. nice pick!

[@reahthorolund8373]

15:40 This is one of Erik Saties Gnossienne movements. Haunting but beautiful music, I listened to these pieces when playing Bloodborne and to this day have yet to find a more ideal pairing of music to games. The creator of this game, Structural, has great taste.

[@ybtug6755]

This kinda reminds me of Silent Hill the room, this game looks really amazing and gives me that Silent Hill vibes 10/10

[@bobbob6558]

The music is so loud I can't play my video games. Let's sleep.

[@Tater_Toot]

ngl I can sleep through most noises(a blessing and a curse, since I often sleep through my alarm) but nobody interrupts my video game time 😤

[@QuinnTheSuperStar]

Well this was kind of fun lol. I like the story, even the unexplained parts

[@SubXee]

I’ve always wondered, do you ever get scared when playing these games and do the jump scares scare you? I’m assuming so, but in your gameplay you always seem so confident going through the map.

[@bosselotiscanon]

maybe ABG's a "fake it 'til you make it" kinda guy, lol

[@YeeeHaaw]

I can relate to this situation

[@justtuba8922]

Oh october 2020 looking great

[@kendall373]

This game is giving me some serious Silent Hill 4 vibes... Not sure I could ever live in an apartment by myself after that game.

[@mattc4013]

Video: "...cosmic horror..." Me: "I bet it's something cyclopean." Video: 7:22 Me: "I knew it!"

[@mattc4013]

@Buttman Jones I meant "cyclopean" the way Lovecraft uses it in so many of his stories, meaning gigantic stone architecture. But I guess you're right: those ruins are so cyclopean they have an actual cyclops in them!

[@bee.thierre55]

I just love this type of atmosphere. Please amateur developers teach the industry how to create really good horror games like the previous eras.

[@awooga_gamer]

It's 2022 in there and the dude still plays a PlayStation in their Universe PLAYSTATION 1

[@Ozionian]

Sometimes you've just gotta play the classics.

[@Sifer2]

He isn't an essential worker...

[@r.a.6459]

@@Ozionian Classics never die. Modern ones are plagued with microtransactions, server issues, memory issues. Myself play games from the early 2000s even today.

[@r.a.6459]

@elcucaracho it's actually a nice layout, comparable to the one in Static End, though this one is smaller. If in a very unlikely event that you'll gonna be an apartment architect, these two games are a good starting point.

[@zsewqthewolf1194]

hope you keep this video up for anyone who want to make a game like this down the line again

[@danielphil4976]

I love how you're checking yourself out on the mirror made me giggle.

[@Simon-xi7lb]

I love the understated ambient track in the background when scary shit isn't going down. The sound design in general here is outstanding, really.

[@frds_skce]

And we're already halfway through 2021. God, the dread...

[@Official_Proxy]

This gives me a Silent Hill 4: The Room vibe, mixed with Cthulhu mythos. I love it.

[@GabrielAlves-mu4mf]

13:54 me coming out of my room at 2 am for a glass of water.

[@gustavoschnurr1907]

Hey, I played the game and I didn't see that freak! Gosh. I didn't understand when I asked the janitor "what was that thing back there?" I was like "I didn't see anything..."

[@linakain8106]

Gnossienne No. 3 gives me flashbacks to Pathologic 2

[@DrPizzle]

love how the graphics are very obviously better than ps1 but the style is still there. Though I would like to see a version with actual correct texture filtering as an option, maybe for a more DS vibe or something.

[@AntipaladinPedigri]

I love the fact that PS1 graphics make even a clean room look like a run-down sleazy motel room where you definitely DON'T want to check the sheets, walls and surfaces with an UV light.

[@mr_pants278]

This is giving me some very Yume Nikki vibes. I like that a lot.

[@kenyelson804]

There's actually a pretty good Yume Nikki video abt an alien virus that ends up killing humanity, it's probably bcs of that

[@krystal1722]

I love the soundscapes. I found it relaxing 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Vohyak]

Hey mom do we have Silent Hill 4 at home

[@rosh597]

Mom: We already have Silent Hill 4 at home. Silent Hill 4 at home:

[@suburbanwhitedad7338]

I was looking for this exact comment

[@SabertZ]

@@suburbanwhitedad7338 Same bruh

[@ryanrios4328]

2020: the worst year in the decadade. 2022: awaken my cosmic horrors.

[@Megustaworm]

I can confirm this is what my quarantine looks like

[@KumonoIseki]

5:51 For some reason, it reminded me of Roblox's Medieval Warfare ore cave

[@TheMonsterClubCorporation]

TOTALLY ADORE THIS!

[@kingmidas1310]

Wasn’t expecting to see you here haha, I was taking of buying your game a while back but I never had enough money to get it

[@segaflamez3298]

Epic videos keep up the work i watch over half of ya vids

[@thunderhawkx4247]

when you looked in the mirror i got Harry potter ps1 flash backs.

[@Keihart]

I love the texture warping, or what it looks like it since that was very much a trademark of 3d during PS1 era. I though at first that this was made in unity but seeing those textures makes me doubtful.

[@-0rbital-]

Like the Satie music there near the end. 👍

[@c0bbo]

Still in the top ten of new comments, wow. Love your stuff.

[@greasysurfaces]

Still nobody cares

[@planescaped]

I actually love this low-fidelity, PS1 graphic style for horror games in particular, especially since they can have so many more objects and details that actual PS1 games couldn't. Makes for a really neat and kind of unsettling aesthetic I think.

[@loadescape1890]

this is................ incredibly good

[@SavanBerry]

2:23 Nada como un clásico, quién nunca ha hecho eso alguna ves!? :D

[@SaintJimmy379]

"Press R to restart" while holding a Pony 2-zap controller.

[@robrobusa]

Love how the player character couldn't reach the peephole, but then cimbed up that vent no problem.

[@edit3891]

He could reach the peephole, you just can't really look through one while jumping.

[@jeremiahbourne4449]

The games visually is awesome. The font colors are hard to see. If you're going to design a game make sure you don't put dark subtitles on a dark background. This killed the whole experience for me.

[@gromblereal]

when he mentioned the mutations i was like "oh wow that intresting" but was lowkey worried at the same time cause what if

[@splattim3180]

Did you mean: *_reality_*

[@creditsunknown7974]

2:23 Good to see i'm not the only one that knocks like that.

[@ryanremington746]

This is reminding me of another game you played, forget what it was called but you were in a apartment and shadows showed up from time to time and you could shoot them with your revolver. And a massive tower was growing in view outside your window and it ends when you finally leave the apartment.

[@AlphaBetaGamer]

Ah yeah, it definitely has a similar vibe to Static End. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d53co2Wli9yHeLc

[@mlodyreliga]

Alpha Beta Gamer your channel is really great! You find very atmospherical games. Do you know any other games with a vibe similar to this one and Static End? Thank you for your videos

[@grim66]

If there's one thing this game proves, it's that it's wise to have a system by which decisions are made obvious to people who aren't playing the game.

[@arthurwild6563]

Reminds me a lot of Silent Hill 4, where you wander around the apartment in first person.

[@Goodbish]

atmosphere in the beggining reminds me of Silent Hill 4 The Room

[@Callistospiralz]

He went from Office Complex to Xen real quick.

[@giangminh3132]

Funnily, this game predicts the pandemic will extend to 2022 is painfully true

[@Rerbo92]

Sad truth 😔

[@r.a.6459]

Not only that's true, it's still a pandemic in 2023 especially when China having a runaway outbreak and yet still releasing citizens for global travel.

[@zsewqthewolf1194]

@@r.a.6459 they don’t care they know they have all the money in the world

[@glaz.stalina]

*Day 682 of quarantine Me: 1:21

[@misaelsouza7356]

Ok but why i laughed SO MUCH here 1:22

[@dweagon]

Wow! Its just like real life!

[@lofi219]

*COVID, you'd better not*

[@chrisandann1]

very impressive for a months work. I'd like to see what this developer could do if he put some real effort into a game. 7/10

[@georgeofhamilton]

8:32 How do they eat?

[@diamondbarnes969]

Makes me think this is how it'll get at some point so worse that people would do the unthinkable kinda doing it now y'all be safe

[@janelle9998]

0:06 The video game he's playing reminds me of the "Fear of Fire" minigame in Presentable Liberty. Maybe this game was inspired by it.

[@montablanc1]

Jesus christ those footsteps sound haunting.

[@mantha6912]

2:22 I was hoping you'd do exactly that!

[@timsot]

Pretty cool, although the ending could be a bit grimmer.

[@EggmanlandResident]

Getting a bit too real with this one. I like my games to be more about escaping reality. Because using the threat of mutations on something that is literally impossible to stop, is something that politicians would use to lock us up in our homes for years. Aside from that, I really like the visuals and atmosphere. That PS1 style look is great.

[@wallyhackenslacker]

What is it with the low poly graphics that makes everything 10 times more unnerving?

[@bosselotiscanon]

your brain does half the work and fills things in for you based on what you personally fear.

[@pippes_6368]

2020: People dying and coughing 2222:

[@r.a.6459]

A pandemic that lasts for 202 years. Very realistic. Imagine yourself, your children, your grandchildren, your great grandchildren and your great great grandchildren spending their entire lives locked down in their apartment and have to grow their own food and generate own electricity.

[@icefire5799]

Talking anout strukture is there space between the bathroom and the bedroom.

[@ryarod]

The hall monster looks like something from Fishlicka's Juice game.

[@lechonkawali5725]

Them game devs sure are fast

[@unitynofear7758]

15:30 Props to music by Erik Satie. Enlightened.

[@magnolerriccardo6840]

Style and some atmospheres of this game reminds me a lot of the original triad of "Alone in the dark". But all made in the first person.

[@Kankan_Mahadi]

"Pony Playstation"? Good 1!

[@4DMNSNL]

I managed to get behind the sign at 2:12 but I got stuck

[@manjtan]

got some Siltent Hill 4 and P.T vibes

[@ryanarcadia9652]

You know for yet another ps1 horror game this is really fucking cool

[@neoblaze72thekaijuhunter56]

Pony Slaystation is my favorite console PS1 horror games are my favorite!

[@ituderin]

the fart noises outta that Pony ain’t right

[@frankenshizzle]

The walls are made of rounding errors