Glitchy Virtual Vacations | LOATHFUL | Indie Horror Game

New PC Gameplay. Full Game Walkthrough. Neural Net Solutions are testing a new virtual reality vacation system. It might be a little flawed though...
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Step into the world of Loathful, a first-person Psychological Horror game that immerses you in a vintage, retro-style universe featuring PS1 graphics. Where, What was meant to be an escape turns into a relentless nightmare.
Step into the shoes of a young employee at 'Neural Net Solutions,' a cutting-edge technology enterprise on the forefront of innovation. They've offered you a unique opportunity to test their groundbreaking technology, allowing you to upload your mind into the cloud, whether temporarily or for eternity.
Immerse yourself in a world filled with subtle mechanics and intricate puzzles, where your primary objective is to explore an unfamiliar realm that constantly push you to your limits.
Inspired by beloved games of the same genre, 'Loathful' distinguishes itself with its retro design and straightforward yet highly effective gameplay
A bone-chilling experience where you are the vulnerable one, hunted by everything and everyone around you
Explore five distinct worlds set in a ever-changing virtual reality vacation resort
Encounter a variety of enemy types, each with unique mechanics to keep you on your toes
Immersive first-person gameplay with a retro feel
Solve various intricate puzzles and riddles
In-depth story which expands upon itself with videos and documents.
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[@leafcuts]

I wrote some of the music for this (notably that horrific section with the camera, computer parts, basements, final level) Really proud to have worked on this game. Thanks for checking it out

[@ShrimpCup]

Really did awesome work here!!!!!

[@anotherdaveiknow]

👏

[@miriampraus2740]

very well done! 👏

[@ShianaShiana.MetalGoddess]

Nice !!

[@Lumiria]

You should be fine regarding the console scare. The game opens a fake cmd console. The "command" (grant is not a real command prompt which is kind of a clue) opens a batch file to make it look like its downloading something while also entering the message through a set of key taps.The dev has responded to that in a review and I also checked it. Totally understand why you got scared.

[@giulianocaumusicsound]

I'm responsible for a lot (not all) of sfx and music for this project and finished couple days ago, happy to see gameplays and happier to see you like it :D Thanks for showcasing it!

[@ShrimpCup]

Excellent job here!!!!

[@mariojt2085]

Did you actually put a baby on a washing machine to have the sound effects 😂

[@mariojt2085]

Did you actually put a baby on a washing machine to have the sound effects 😂

[@giulianocaumusicsound]

@mariojt2085 my lawyer told me to neither conferm nor deny 🤣

[@ShianaShiana.MetalGoddess]

Awesome !!

[@alberiostars]

As soon as I see it’s a long video I get excited, love being able to relax after work and watch these

[@Nan20244]

Samee!

[@Laura_Parenti]

Me too!!! I think I actually *squealed* when I saw the length 😂

[@alinegomesbatista8160]

Same here. The longer the video, the happiest I get lol

[@jawshhedd7339]

It's not possible to be excited about relaxing. What kind of snake oil are you selling, Peter popov?

[@Laura_Parenti]

@@jawshhedd7339 How is it not possible? I get excited and look forward to relaxing after a long day at work all the time

[@DrakeBarrow]

This one has a bit more effort than most games like it. Kinda hoping for a sequel, as someone tries to stop the elder god they let into the world.

[@Blisterdude123]

I love it when people experiment with genre-shifting, blending techno/science horror with a creeping transition into supernatural/cosmic horror. Effectively done.

[@0XGRiMM]

This one also seems to be a tribute to inspirations/references as well, bloody brilliant execution.

[@thesmackdragon]

Having to turn in early to work OT on a Saturday: bleh. Getting to unwind and relax to a 2hr. vid from CJU before bed: stress eliminated.

[@conq1273]

Such is life😂

[@qwerty37381]

how was it

[@melissatheminx4710]

Well I WAS on my way to bed 2 hours ago..now its 4.45am, but I had to watch this before I went to sleep. CJU.. the only man that can keep me up all night . :) Great game, lots of great references in there, but unique enough in its storyline to be memorable on its own. Thank you for playing Chris.

[@childofthe80s1981]

Every virtual vacation in this game leads to Silent Hill I guess going to Silent Hill would be considered a vacation to some people

[@methamphetamememcmeth3422]

I would've enjoyed a vacation at silent hill.

[@ShrimpCup]

@@methamphetamememcmeth3422with my luck my silent hill vacation would involve me being trapped in my apartment and jumping thru holes in my bathroom

[@Shiroi_Mokun]

Pretty sure Silent Hill was canonically advertised as a vacation location.

[@_stillborn]

A quiet town to live through my deep dark fears. NICE

[@prisyum]

the camera as a light is neat but PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING

[@RR-on4sk]

It's bad. I'm usually not bothered but this triggered a migraine. It took me by surprise. Went on forever too. All the way from 32:00 - 1:06:45 just to help other people out.

[@jjescorpiso21]

up so others can be warned

[@MindMineTV]

With the camera as a light source, there was more flashing than Spring Break in Cancun!

[@Scriptor13]

As an esteemed team member, here's my vital contribution to Neural Net Solutions' virtual reality vacations: _"N-O-P-E!"_ 😆🤣 The full game does seem considerably changed from the demo, as I remember it. All for the better. Fazerdoo definitely leaned into the surrealism, as I'd hoped, and gave you, Chris, the light source and map you wanted. It was really fun to watch you play in one go! Thanks for that. And thanks for having the _cojones_ to enter that exe file. I wouldn't have. 😅

[@fazerdoosstudio5834]

Thanks alot!

[@Scriptor13]

@@fazerdoosstudio5834 My pleasure! Keep up the great work! 😊

[@Scriptor13]

@@fazerdoosstudio5834 My pleasure. Keep up the great work! 😊

[@MrRandyCracker]

Didn't they used to be called Recall, Inc. back when Arnold Schwarzenegger was the spokesperson?

[@ErrorGaming2000]

underrated joke and as a 24 year old i feel amazing knowing that joke

[@Chicagocanine]

🎶 Rekall, Rekall, Rekall… 🎵

[@Chicagocanine]

⁠@@ErrorGaming2000as someone born in the early 80s I appreciate you knowing the joke 😄

[@qwerty37381]

I dont have total recall about that either

[@boyketer3585]

"Get your azz to Marz!"

[@childofthe80s1981]

Ok that part at the end where you physically type a code into your real pc I didn't expect that

[@trickery2268]

there were a million times during this video where I literally held my hands up to my mouth - the chainsaw guy, dolls, puzzles - but I think the wakeup sequence got me the most of all. I LOVE when games mess with the meta like that (undertale, anatomy), even if it does indeed feel like you might be asking for your PC to get bricked lmao. Fantastic video as usual, thank you CJU!

[@embricke.coyote4173]

I'm really surprised you uploaded a new video really late! You really work hard, Chris! We are proud of you!

[@ShrimpCup]

CJU is… My man!!!!

[@embricke.coyote4173]

@@ShrimpCup Awesome!!!

[@cfcc1970]

'What sort of vacation is this?' Would have thought it's a horror gamers best holiday ever! By the way, ya got a serious set on you to have gone through with that Wake Up.exe, that was a nope, nope, nope moment for me.

[@AlexOlinkiewicz]

Nice, I wasn't sure if you where posting a video today, glad we do get one and a nice long one as well.

[@Chicagocanine]

“I genuinely think Six is out to get me” was also not what I was expecting 😆 But yeah that sure looked like Six…or I guess it could possibly be Coraline…or Georgie lol

[@clubkitten]

A long video from CJU is the best end to the work week. Wind down to the weekend!

[@LycanGirl909]

Another long CJU video? Sign me up! His voice is always so pleasing as he talks about various games, and I enjoy his calm, logical approach. Much love! ❤

[@kagomeruby]

Love the 2-hour long video nothing like something good before bed that was awesome

[@ShianaShiana.MetalGoddess]

The vibe of this reminds me of Heilwald Loophole, another game I love. That game AND this game are absolutely divine.

[@emocryjvc]

When the blue computer screen started speaking , it sounded like the medicine commercials trying to high speed tell u the lethal side effects 😂

[@cobracommander6522]

A 2 hour video that's just what I needed for a boring Friday night.😸💙

[@isisross4516]

Oh, happy day! I was so certain there wasn't going to be an upload today, but just when I decided to watch something else, I got the notice. When CJU uploads, you stop everything and enjoy 😊

[@Mx_Jayden]

16:55 Virtual reality took you to Silent Hill apparently 😂

[@Chicagocanine]

It’s like Silent Hill x Total Recall x Resident Evil

[@isaiasjuarez9041]

Now that's how an indie horror game should be!!!

[@Orianthi_Rose7297]

The surrealism/weird core of the level design/camera angles are incredible in this game- i felt so morbidly curious with just the environment of the game itself! Thanks for playing this with a large upload!!!

[@RR-on4sk]

Way for devs to ruin it with the camera bs. Hello migraine! And I'm not usually sensitive to light like that. This killed me

[@RR-on4sk]

For anyone else struggling, camera 📸/ lights flashing starts at 32:12 & FINALLY goes away 1:06:45!! A full hour of flashing it in your eyes. Like I said, I'm not even usually sensitive to flashing lights, but something about the way this was done gave me a migraine and it went on for way way too long.

[@blarmy827]

🚨🚨🚨FLASHING LIGHT WARNING

[@RR-on4sk]

For almost a full 40 mins too. From about 32:00 to 1:06:45

[@soymilk9251]

2 hrs??!!! the best way to start my saturday morning!!

[@midixiewrecked7011]

Friday night

[@qwerty37381]

​@@midixiewrecked7011time zones

[@TrustTheDice]

@@midixiewrecked7011 different time zones bro

[@arkham2835]

​@midixiewrecked7011 it would have been 0200 when it was posted lmao

[@midixiewrecked7011]

@@arkham2835 whatever that means.

[@PrinceElipse17]

2 HRS GAMEPLAY YEAAYYY !!! ❤

[@midixiewrecked7011]

Gay

[@RandyDarkshade2]

Apparently the house is Cr Who's tardis. Tiny bungalow on the outside, fucking huge with multiple floors on the inside lol

[@lenanicole2837]

Why has no one played Burnhouse Lane that just came out this February (makers of The Cat Lady, Downfall)? or Kathy Rain, Whispers of a Machine? or any of the Blackwell games? Everyone keeps playing demos and saying games now are bad but no one has any interest in playing high quality games from well established devs anymore? Burnhouse Lane has a 98% Google rating and a 9/10 on Steam ! like I don't get it is it just me?

[@Quinlana83]

That was really fun! Thank you for playing, CJU!

[@koinijikoimizu]

Going to preface the praise by saying that my husband (who is a system admin and comp sci major) would not have entered that command prompt unless his life was on the line. XD THAT would have been THE scariest thing to him above anything else in the game!! XD I can't wait to show this section to him. To the praise!! I absolutely LOVE that the game seems to have given a loving nod to many other horror game greats without relying on their mechanics like a crutch. Six from Little Nightmares was in there just long enough to bring a smile from those familiar and yet still kept up the tension as she became the spotlight eye that was once a nemesis from her game. The moving statues felt like nods to the Weeping Angels of Doctor Who or SCP-173 (THE Statue) and MMan feels like a nod to SCP-079 or "Old AI which is the homicidal computer that had gained sentience and wants to wipe out mankind but given a virtual world from which to do it. Or for the older crowd who knows about the most evil supercomputer (because super computers were the progenitors to rogue AIs in these kinds of scenarios) to ever exist, AM from "I have no mouth & I must scream." ...seriously, don't read that if you can't take uber depressing and horrific stories. It is NOT a cakewalk tale. The Silent Hill inspiration was amazing and having the chainsaw victim turn into a threat was very Resident Evil-esque where a player might never know if the dead could turn deadly later. All of that combined with your ever stellar and witty commentary and genuine delight with the game made this an incredibly fun watch. Thanks for keeping up the great work as ever!

[@Cronchalicious]

I love watching your videos while I cook dinner. Thank you for great content ❤

[@JoshuaNyquist]

I am so proud of you best friend. You are coming a long way with supscribers

[@davidjturner]

That ending text reminds me of the "Game Over" screen from NES Ghostbusters.

[@railmacher1303]

Oh yay, 2 hours of game to cap off the weekend!

[@veram1803]

I love your gameplays, thanks for this long one! About the game, it resembled me an endless nightmare, where everything is twisted and anything could happen, a mixture of games and fears with some riddles here and there. At times I got bored and only Chris commentaries and attitude made get to the end.

[@chiqrp]

Arguably one of the best indie games you played recently on the channel!

[@Ineedanameplease]

Genuinely surprised they didn’t go for at least one jump scare with the follow-the-line games, what a golden opportunity to rebirth an OG internet scare

[@jayrayne99]

A long video right before bed? Love to see it

[@bandgeekforlife406]

I already have immersive vacations from the comfort of my home where every sensation IS real. It's called a Staycation. Sure, not every adventure awaits, but I can live with that. My ideal vacation is to read books I love, drink tea, and not talk to anyone.

[@qwerty37381]

Did you get the vax?

[@deidreott3860]

Loved the long video! It made my day! You were awesome!

[@Savasvania]

I just got back from a vacation and brought the flu with me, so nah. I'm glad to have this to watch while I'm suffering though.

[@adrazte6615]

Ya for long Friday night vids!!!

[@platothepug]

Yay! Wasn’t expecting one this late!

[@Rebeccapearson37]

Love this video Chris keep up the good work ❤😊

[@disemboweler6667]

Thank you! Your videos are great!

[@alyssacooper1980]

I just found your channel and I’m so glad. I was looking for someone new & similar to manlybadasshero, unfortunately I’ve seen every single one of his videos 😂 you are lovely! It’s so nice to find someone calming when playing horror games lol. I also very much enjoy your commentary and your jokes. You make me laugh quite a bit while watching ❤️❤️ again, glad I found you!

[@Sparksterchan]

Welp, I *was* going to bed... 😂 2 hours, sweet!

[@alicialg4757]

CJU upload instant like already subscribed ❤

[@adriananiksarkar6287]

It was a good game. But the last bit was really awkward. Be careful Chris, It maybe was just a game but you should really checkout your PC data access and system run. Please, be careful about it. It doesn't looked very okay. Come back with a new horror experience and share with us soon, mate. Thank you.

[@tartatovsky]

The developer comfirms its a fake command console

[@samlo_xo]

YAYYY I love your long videos! 🤗

[@ericyen9974]

2 hour video to start my day!

[@cozybee]

Ahhh vacation. Wasn't until I saw those hands that I remembered the demo and how much I was looking forward to this one. It definitely didn't disappoint!

[@vdjoyner1]

Awesome gameplay Chris as usual 👍💙🤩🆒💪🏽

[@comfortpotoo]

Honestly this entire set up just makes me remember how that AI shopping experience by Amazon was just a bunch of outsourced workers keeping an eye on people. Lol. "Here's your AI built vacation!" with the various workers being the men behind the curtains.

[@johannfunn6962]

Love this premise

[@childofthe80s1981]

Looks like a first person version of Silent Hill which sounds awesome

[@masterzoroark6664]

I like the lil detail that real life of this game is in higher quality than the game life

[@phaeronseherekh1754]

Huh the censored document explaining how to get out also had on the right a mostly covered up document (presumably declassified) explaining procedure relating to US defense during the cold war mentioning something about the Soviets and atmosphere at least, I do wonder how intentional that was considering there was also an in sim newspaper about that neural AI stuff being turn of the century tech.

[@kyoobqa]

I loved the game from the get-go and decided to buy it before watching the whole video. Not regretting it whatsoever, and it looks like me and Chris have a very similar thought process when puzzle-solving.

[@ValentinaDiNapoli-bh7ds]

Speaking of VR, is there a way to get you to play Half Life Alyx?

[@EatAssandDriveFast]

I would love to have a Vortigaunt as my buddy.

[@ValentinaDiNapoli-bh7ds]

@@EatAssandDriveFast the right man in the wrong place, can make all the difference

[@amca68]

Pretty cool enjoyed the playthrough. 👍

[@Karenymd]

Since you are a horror game enthusiast, this "vacation" really was sort of tailored to you... 🤔

[@lenanicole2837]

This concept was giving The Thirteenth Floor and MMan was giving me In Sound Mind vibes

[@shayoko6]

i'm left wondering why the people in the real world kept trying to do this when they were aware it was a bad idea. was whatever their end goal was really worth it?

[@LuisaM-]

i liked this and not at the same time, like you said it was too dark and then the whole flashing lights situation for 30 mins or more lol. overall i would rate this game as 6\10 just because of these two things.

[@isaiasjuarez9041]

Let's go CJU!!! 💯💪

[@JadeHQ2]

Oooooh a long one! Thank you so much CJU! Curious if you’re going to play Alone in the Dark? 👀 I do love your series posts! Then again, I love ALL your stuff.

[@Nan20244]

Wuuuooow, right before Sohour ❤ 😂

[@sariah77]

really enjoyed this one, it reminded me of lost in vivo & cry of fear a lot of times

[@LuisLopez-mr7fk]

I love kind of the emersion is incredible. It was creepy and scary and I felt as disorienting as u did lol. Ur reactions to what is happening are priceless. Lol.

[@oberstul1941]

I love that ma-man CJU plays Cookie Clicker with an auto clicker app on the side - good for you, man. Cheers!

[@blackcat4264]

that was so very very good i loved it it was really good i loved it keep em commin

[@luciusliu9417]

That might be the scariest rendition of a chainsaw antagonist I've ever seen. My-Man's just the right amount of unsettling in creature design. (Spoilers) And then the 4th Wall Break at the end might be one of the scariest things modern video-games do today.

[@Xanderfied]

Pretty sure if it's a virtual reality simulation, it's been charted. Unless it's procedurally generated, and even then...

[@jesterlupo]

Throughout the game, I couldn't tell if you were the one being played. I was worried every time you found something, it was meant to be found, not to help but to bait you forward. That ending made me freak out that you're a braver man than me for going through with it lol.

[@Nagitoergo]

M’Man! M’main m’man, M’man!

[@nighthawknina86]

"i guess that's one way to clean your kid". 🤣🤣🤣🤣 im ded

[@elsy_sporks]

can i ask do u have crab costume? since u have the shrimp / lobster costume

[@aurorawilliams282]

And then Chris's computer was a bitcoin miner.

[@mijersx]

Me as a CyberSecurity Admin watching Chris enter commands from a video game into his actual computer 🤢🤮😭

[@Captain_Ford]

"This feels like something we weren't meant to see. This feels like a secret area." I mean... it WAS hidden behind a fake wall...

[@Yu_i770]

Saturday CJU❤️❤️❤️

[@rozharris6834]

That was great!

[@HiggzWasHere]

I liked this intro

[@flieberl357]

Commenting only after watching up to 24:27 but maybe plot twist it's a virtual reality escape room simulation and it's all on purpose XD

[@NYsam15]

Crustacean Chris needs to come back lol

[@ShrimpCup]

32:05 - 32:18 flashing lights warning :)

[@Coonfox]

Realistically, I think the inclusion of things like fire extinguishers and such in a virtual environment would be for the purposes of helping our subconscious accept the scenario. Even if we didn't actively notice the lack of them in a place that otherwise should have them, I think our subconscious would and tell us that something was wrong.

[@fredd3233]

A pretty good game overall, with an especially terrifying ending when it seemingly took over your computer ! Too bad the game was so dark most of the time (a problem dating back to the demo). Story-wise, it was okay, but the "VR vacation" always felt a little bit off to me, like the dev had some great ideas for the levels and concept of the fucked-up AI, and struggled a bit to find an idea to stitch all of that together. But I'm nitpicking here, as I wrote at the start, this was pretty good !

[@tleilaxu86]

A nice long video

[@Zothiqueness]

I loved it.

[@Chicagocanine]

So like…Total Recall?

[@BaeAmore]

The reception reminds me of Prey, and the mannequin mechanics remind me of the AAA FNAF release (the endoskeletons, mask off, look, mask on, dont look). So many game references! If it was more blatant about them, I would call this a terrible horror game, but some how... they are making it work? is this how song artists and singers feel when releasing a new song? Does this stand enough ground to sue or just, let be, because none of all of those developers, can say they came up with the ideas for this game... just inspired.

[@gizemseyhan256]

1.3.24: I guess that is one way the clean your kid. :D :D :D :D