It was the SUMMER OF '58

[@daokoxd1145]

Please support Emika Games right now (He made this game). Because of Steams 2 hour Refund policy most players refunded his game after playing it making him broke. He decided to quit the game development for an indifinite amount of time. Please be conisiderate of other developers working hard to give us awesome games and support them whenever you can.

[@AK-nc7ko]

Omg that's so sad😢

[@ThatOneFur]

Those are some dick people. They need their throats slit

[@kelknox]

what?! But this is such a cool game

[@iseetheWAYVision]

omg i didnt even think about everyone refunding the game after they play it! Thats so rude making money off of it and leaving the developer w nothing

[@Midnightpigeon666]

That heartbreaking 💔

[@faevolans]

I don't want a boyfriend, I just want Alex's ability to carry out a whole conversation just by using the dictionary. The man couldn't even read Russian but then he was passing notes like a champ

[@LnPPersonified]

His grammar probably sucked though.

[@joyfulbeing596]

Lmao

[@dartencorewood2421]

@@LnPPersonified Nah, it was decent enough, speaking as a native Russian.

[@rockerojerez349]

Wow 😅 no more boyfriend haha

[@evavox9761]

I like this comment because the two statements are so unrelated. Like: I don't want pizza, I just want a pencil that never goes dull.

[@math_plant]

Gab: "did you guys hear this?" Me happily munching on cookies: "no what?" I'd be so dead...

[@erykross]

😂

[@derbudz]

I'm glad I'm not the only one actually answering her during the video.

[@OzwinCrow]

lmao same im eating cookies right now!🤣

[@hbanfill]

This is me watching Gab on the regular

[@micalily19]

Yes 😂 her videos are great snack time and chill

[@polsson]

Me, a Russian watching this and being able to read without a dictionary 😀 Ok but the game is nicely done, it really has atmosphere of soviet camp, kids' names on lockers, typical soviet signs, furniture, newspapers. And thank you Gab, your playthrough is relaxing and interesting to watch as always

[@PretenderCS]

The same with me as a German during the Amnesia Rebirth playthrough 😁 Feels good listening to your favorite KZbinrs speaking in your mother language.

[@derrickprowx]

69 likes. Nice.

[@nategadzinski4642]

@@PretenderCS 000000000000000000000000000000000

[@GothamKnight-hsw4vx526430]

Relaxing? Almost shat my pants like 30 times LMFAO this shit got me sp00ked!!

[@faevolans]

@@GothamKnight-hsw4vx526430 some of us are now desensitized to jumpscares 😂 I watch Gab to relax, either before going to sleep, or chilling in the kitchen with a cup of coffee or tea.

[@kaii6216]

The balls on this man to go alone in a abandoned Russian building is astronomical.

[@SamuelBlack84]

There are many urban explorers on KZbin who do the same thing. Just watching them makes me sweat

[@PinkPanther45518]

@@SamuelBlack84 I do not understand why. I can get it if you're with friends, it can be fun just learning and seeing history before you're own eyes, however in a dilapidated state. However doing this on you're own, I just don't get that. That's just plain terrifying!😱

[@SamuelBlack84]

@@PinkPanther45518 Second-hand fear

[@jdheard22]

@@PinkPanther45518 Even with friends it is not the move! Like how many scenarios must we see where a group of friends go missing one by one thx to God only knows what, before we realize adventures in horror land issa no!

[@djfrederick360]

@@jdheard22 IM HERE FOR A GOOD TIME NOT A LONG TIME, LET ME LIVE!!! LOL

[@exlibrisas]

Could not sleep last night, so tackled this game for an hour. Apart from annoying gameplay where you have to look everywhere for a specific item and prompts aren't clear enough, this game gave me heeby jeebies. Sound design is incredible.

[@zemanken]

finally finished this video, sucks that the dev quit after so many people refunded his game because of steams 2hour loophole.. no sequel :/

[@KeiraA333]

2hr loophole?? im a simple watcher i dont know these things please explain

[@zemanken]

@@KeiraA333 steam will usually let you refund a game even if you beat it, if you have less than two hours of game time logged. So devs of shorter games are basically making games for free as steam lets users refund without a fuss.

[@toring61_52]

But Stem has it up again for 11.00 bucks. I bought it and now waiting for a sequel. I hope those that refunded will pick it up again to help the developer out. He's very good at putting this all together, it's hard work coding. Best of luck

[@katydid-zu3pq]

How this man would ever chase another ghost again is beyond me

[@starci6963]

Maybe she followed you because you took the knife? She is probably anchored to it and that's why she followed you. Otherwise it wouldn't make sense for the knife to be there and yet at the end it was on the chair and you picked it up. Almost right after that we saw activity from her. Just a thought.

[@Behindthesensedarkangle]

I was actually hoping that Gab would pay this game, I'm very happy. But then again always watching her play games always makes my day.

[@M9Nein]

wow. It's a bit rich for this lady to be like *'I will have revenge! For the death of my child!'* while literally surrounded by corpses and the ORGAN TRAFFICKING FROM AN ORPHANAGE.

[@LainerButtz]

I watched this on stream and my heart almost stopped, multiple times. Ready to experience it again? I think so. 😳

[@BBaaaaa]

good luck! (pretty late to say this but oh well!)

[@mystr8426]

And its 2:30am and im crazy enough to watch this in the dark with my kids sleeping.... yep they'll be awake as well as the rest of the house..

[@Sea_witch_]

aww i wish i saw it there too, chat always makes me laugh so much while getting scared at the same time xD

[@alixblue8528]

Actually it does translate like "orphanage for orphans", and it can be orphanage for bunnies, english just doesn't have literal translation for this. The closest maybe "shelter for orphans" or something like that. Basically we just have orphanages for dogs, kids, homeless, anyone who needs a place to live

[@MickZarco]

I sometimes use your videos to fall asleep, even the scary ones. Not this one, this had me on the edge.

[@cristi.vse5145]

Thats kinda rude to say..

[@91Turles]

@@cristi.vse5145 why? Just means he finds Gabs demeanor to be relaxing and soothing. Whats wrong with that? Better than all the hyper/screamer letsplayers out there.

[@cristi.vse5145]

@@91Turles idk why i said that 4 months ago lollll. Maybe o thought that he said that her videos are boring. Idk

[@crunchyslime2011]

Dude same! I just put this on to try and relax and get sleepy but nope

[@ABirdOnTheMoon]

I actually timed my dinner so I always eat while watching Gab playing some horror game :D ..

[@jupii17]

Same! Nothing better than enjoying some horror with gab over dinner

[@cpt.steamybee2707]

Hells yeah I vibe with this comment.

[@BedBoundMetatron]

That "one second~" comment, at the door knocking, made me giggle during the livestream of this, and again here haha. You're always such a treat to watch!

[@sweepingtime]

'revealing videos about paranormal phenomena' Oh you're making me blush.

[@redduskironsky1058]

Go back to sweeping mate! You aint done yet!!

[@DogMechanic]

The sound design is great for the most part, and I think the jumpscares might actually have been tolerable if not for the big sound cues; the noises by themselves caused more startling than the scares, so they'd do well to get rid of that in future endeavors.

[@NDandHBCentral]

I’m about 20 minutes in. If this dude dies, they did actually try to warn him without killing him.

[@elanimate3142]

I’ve had a lot of university work recently and some troubles with my computer but now that’s all solved and finished I can finally get back into to chill (more like chilling in these horror games) time and catch up on the play throughs 🙌

[@dork-a-tronstudios6298]

I love drawing while watching these long videos. It always gives me the spooks while simultaneously being so relaxing. Truly amazing. I love your videos!

[@41tinman41]

Writing a fictional supernatural blog would be an interesting project to undertake. Researching various places steeped with morbid histories is also something that I’ve always wanted to do. I would have to brush up on descriptive writing and finding ways to elicit that feeling of eeriness and unease that someone can translate into a video format or maybe even a game. I’ve always wanted to try my hand on it. Who knows.

[@schueggi]

did you do it? 😊 sounds like a great writing exercise!

[@elin4395]

Just saw another KZbinr play this game, super excited to see you experience it! Keep up the amazing work, you wonderful lady 💓

[@lordofgraphite]

Was it daz? Thats who I saw before this, love him

[@elin4395]

@@lordofgraphite No, it was actually CJUGames! But also, I might just check Daz out 😊

[@PinkPanther45518]

I watched 8BitRyan play this before I found out Gab Smolders played it. I love watching so many unique individuals experience the exact same games as eachother but have completely different experiences.😁👍

[@Nasser851000]

The title reads like the beginning of a movie prologue XD

[@CocoLicious]

It's a reference to the song "Summer of 69" ;)

[@lindazhao7521]

Thank you Gab for playing this! Love the vibe when you are playing horror games - I feel scared and calm at the same time LOL 😂

[@SADevilRUS]

I liked the atmosphere and Soviet aesthetic, but would get rid of "in your face" jumpscares and of any object disappearing/reappearing. I had the same problem with Layers of Fear, which just made the game boring and not immersive. Horror makers should really learn from Frictional Games, especially from SOMA. About "orphanage for orphans", in Russian orphanage is priyut (приют), but orphan is sirota (сирота). And priyut has broader meaning, like shelter, refuge, etc.

[@andirezkytaa]

This is the best horror game i've ever seen recently. And the best gameplay too. I love how you played it, so calm.

[@FeralDragon]

As far as jumpscares go, this is probably the best I've seen. That cartoonish little bonk on the head tho xD

[@ellie6156]

Oh that feeling when you have been in old camps like this ✨ childhood ✨✨✨

[@dragnsmeldy3566]

Once the kids were gassed, she could have used the knife to eliminate them when they had been moved. You did seem to either pull the knife out of one of the children's skulls, or pretty near it

[@Mechajared]

I love this, I love it when you have a game that gets creepier the more you play it.

[@PandasPlace]

This game was excellent but it pisses me off when a game uses those extremely loud jump scare noises instead of letting the imagery do what it's there to do. I think the loud sounds ruin the scare more than add to it.

[@atfedak7031]

I’d really like to see you play “At Dead of Night”. Watched John Wolfe play and I think you’d like it.

[@faevolans]

I think she said in stream that she wouldn't play it because she found out she can't show the ending.

[@lyndsaythom]

@@faevolans I wonder what she meant by that. There are multiple endings, but I think the most common is the main character escaping with her friends.

[@canhugoaway8091]

From what I've heard the developers don't want people to show the ending in their videos or streams.

[@lyndsaythom]

@@canhugoaway8091 I was just confused bc Markiplier posted the ending and the Devs commented on it saying they were happy that he played it and how well it’s been received.

[@doitsushine92]

i actually found this game to be quite good, in my humble opinion. im not a gamer (no money and no equipments sigh) but im a big fan of video games, especially horror ones, and i think this one has great potential. i think the biggest issue might be that the sound cues to the jumpscares were scarier than the actual ghosts, but otherwise the sound in this game is great, the graphics are really nice, and the story was pretty good too. it could use some tweaks here and there (or at least the translation needs some cleaning up so that the letters and such can be understood better) but otherwise i thought it was pretty neat, original, and from what i can tell the setting was very well done as well. another great video from gabs as always, thank you for making my vacations so much nicer by having your streams to keep me company

[@kaiya63]

I’m new to your channel and I’m in love with your videos. I’m already 6 videos deep. Keep up the good work Gab❤️

[@kylecab31]

Cheers for mentioning Grave Encounters! I loved that movie too! Very underrated and unpopular. 😁😁

[@rubyofthewest8600]

WOOHOO!! GAB MARATHON 🥳💯

[@CJUGames]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, but yeah, it is a little jumpscare-heavy. 😛

[@MrKodachii]

Hello there good sir. Enjoyed watching you be a horror movie protagonist. Also enjoyed yelling things at the screen that you can't hear.

[@MissKGames]

i don't jump easy but this got me a few times! Brilliant plathrough. Would be interesting to see more of them!

[@Kanthros-kreations]

The audio in this game is effin *wild*, man. It's almost more haunting than occasional noises because you can't see very far, so it feels like you're always surrounded, and they're always there, ready to get you. Top notch game even if it could use some things here and there and whatnot.

[@livingdeadronnie]

I just wish people stopped using jumpscares every second. They are overdone and annoying. Like sure, you get scared and your chest hurts for a second, how fun lol. Jumpscares can be used well, when there's a few of them scattered around to catch you off guard, but jumpscarefests are annoying af. There was a nice atmosphere in this game, the sound design is amazing, graphics are nice, there is a cool story, but constant jumpscares ruin it imo. This happens a lot with new(er) horror movies and games and I just want more creepy and unnerving stuff, something vague you can miss, but if you notice it you get goosebumps, psychological horror, etc instead of loud bangs and shit jumping at you. (Edit: I especially find it frustrating when they add a loud chord or some loud ass noise to scare you for no reason. Like, if someone suddenly appears in the doorway behind you it's a cool scare, you don't need to add a sound effect that's not there for it to work. I LOVE these "you blink and miss it, but if you look in the right place at the right time you get the chills" scares without sound cues that tell you you're supposed to get scared) Sorry for the rant btw, I just wanted to put it out into the world.

[@cazzjay1833]

I AGREE. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING

[@elonpapasavelooner4822]

I hate jumpscares too, it's just a cheap, low-effort attempt at being scary.

[@MissMomo777]

I've seen a lot of horror games, but this one takes the cake for best jump scares. WOW.

[@BrainError]

I love all your music references - thanks to your title that's stuck in my head now.

[@introvertadventures3872]

I have been watching a lot of your videos and it's gotten to the point I had a dream you cooked me dinner 😭

[@Cysubtor_8vb]

Nice, I've seen several people play this and it has some nice jumpscare moments!

[@psiimoth]

This was fantastic, wow- the use of jumpscares didn’t actually feel over the top somehow? Their lighting was great too, it actually looked like a building in the woods

[@Xenomanter]

Damn, it's 12.45 am in indonesia. Now i can't go back to sleep after watching this, or else i'm gonna have a nightmare. 😅

[@reginataylor9701]

Nothing can fix the day better then a vid from gabs🤟

[@Thrawn526]

Perhaps the reason why the passage didn't rhyme is that is the English translation. It might have in the original Cyrillic(?). As far as I am aware, it is unlikely for something to rhyme in both the original and translated languages.

[@Azuzuzu]

Hate to disappoint, but doesn't rhyme in Russian either :D

[@Thrawn526]

@@Azuzuzu Ah, my mistake, thank you for telling me.

[@Azuzuzu]

@@Thrawn526 No worries at all. It’s not really a mistake, I can see where you are coming from. Usually such folklore “summoning spells” rhyme, so it’s a sound assumption to make. Hope you have a nice day ✌🏻❤️

[@Thrawn526]

@@Azuzuzu And you as well.

[@Hetalea]

"That doesn't rhyme, these things should rhyme" well I didn't know Geralt of Rivia had a KZbin channel 🤣 (additionally did I misspell rhyme? I'm not sure about these things)

[@hurpdurp123]

You're good, rhyme is spelt right.

[@bluedragon7255]

I’m not sure but at like 16:15 when Gab said wheres the bunny. I think you can see him or something on the floor behind that window thing.

[@toring61_52]

Thanks again Gab, you've succeeded again in getting me unstuck. I just got the game and even though this is 2 yrs old your help was indeed helpful. Cheers Gab

[@reneehillan]

“That doesn’t rhyme” ah yes, the only way a chant will work is if it rhymes.

[@allibee0455]

POV: you’re hiding in the comments where there are warm cookies and blankets

[@teeleaf9252]

Basically as soon as Gab entered the house : Okay nows a good time to leave

[@AlbinoGuinePigSorrow]

Ghost Hunters, Medium, and Ghost Whisper are great ghost Tv shows.

[@PureNightmare]

Love the supernatural nod at the start Gab! 😂

[@gabbygreene7991]

Tfw Gab misses the cat sitting on top of the cabinet 😔

[@1bluemoon025]

"Orphanage for bunnies"! I had the same sarcastic thought!

[@SamuelBlack84]

Why do I find that creepy?

[@1bluemoon025]

@@SamuelBlack84 🤦I don't know. I even said it before she did.🤣

[@Jartran72]

It is a correct translation though. Because in russian you can also say orphanage for dogs for example. Or you could even have orphanage for bunnies. Orphanage for Orphans is just for human children with no parents. It is correct. Though it is unnecessary to translate word for word. Just orphanage would have been enough for english speakers.

[@rod370]

Hi, Thanks for playing this game. My internet stopped about half way through the video. And I had to go down to the hall to fix it. You bet I put the lights on. As it was 1:15am. I got a drink while the modem rebooted. This time I only had to reboot the modem twice. About 4 minutes each boot. Stay safe form Covid-19 to you and all in your househeld.

[@Midnightpigeon666]

57:27 I’ve never thrown my phone away to hard in my life! 😂 That jump scare got me good.

[@Midnightpigeon666]

1:01:25 I jumped so high in my chair that I reset the video 😂 Holy 💩

[@weirdeurasianboy8091]

Pretty disgusting what happened to the developers. Horrible people abused Steam's refund policy since this game.is less than 2 hours long.

[@1bluemoon025]

28:34 I think my heart just stopped. 😱 I also had my headphones on, so yeah.😰

[@1bluemoon025]

Ok nevermind. 29:13 nearly did me in.

[@Kreepo420]

These jumpscares need whiplash warnings

[@Joyissleepy]

I was watching this at 3 am and you're at 666k subs, I love it.

[@jayward887]

Hey Gab!This game was really cool and I'm a huge fan of the fact that you play scary games year round.Some people only want to do it for Halloween and that's all well and good,but I love me some spookage year round.So thank you!Also your commentary about any of the games you play is always so supportive,and you just give warm welcoming vibes,even for a horror game.Keep up the amazing work gabbers,and thank you for always putting a smile on my face :)

[@aspenpeck7033]

29:13 its the fact i knew it was gonna happen and yet me and gab still jumped from it😂😂

[@dems1978]

I know russian by hearing, but reading is a struggle in a printed letter. I don't know why i tried to read the kids scribbles, i just squinted through the first sentence and gave up lmao

[@SADevilRUS]

Scribblings had many typos and were generally hard to read, so it's understandable that you gave up :)

[@Greenwood4727]

I hate those nesting dolls, they are so full of themselves, of course this is an inside joke

[@nuf412]

2 things the game could change for the better, the dictionary mechanics is useless, it doesn't add to the game since once you have it, it simply translates, it might be interesting if it only partially translated things or if it gave you different translations, but as it is, it serves no purpose besides slowing the flow of the game the second thing is the loud music when there is a jumpscare, since the jumpscare work very well with the atmosphere, the loud music is unnecessary and kinda takes away from the scary elements

[@curator3539]

It was a jump scare heavy game but I really liked the story of it. I'm excited to see the sequel game. The designer seems to be a great story teller!

[@kori-ander]

I almost died a couple times watching this, I couldn't imagine playing it. Prolly have nightmares tonight lmao Love your channel Gab

[@soumyasingh4726]

every jumpscare in this genuinely got me jfc

[@susanacarretero1809]

This reminded me so much to Explore with Josh's channel, it was fun

[@rdfjfgjyfdhfghy67456]

You're spoiling us with these back to back uploads!

[@Sartanikus]

"The crows are gone...someone had a sneck" LMAO

[@starci6963]

May or may not have spilled coffee all over myself at the jump scare at 1:01:20

[@katlynpell]

Nothing better than a video from gab! 😃

[@guitarbrad]

Gab: "What's that evil looking book?" Me: The Necronomicon

[@micalily19]

That scare at 57:27 got me good 😂

[@amandacarroll6177]

It was heavy on the jump scares but mannnn did a handful of them really get me

[@greywolfe8012]

Can tell I've been following too many horror games when my first reaction is "I recognize this house!"

[@yosebean]

I was watching this on the TV while I was running and when the stupid rabbit charged the screen I nearly fell of the fcking treadmill

[@sunshine17aj]

Ayy she brought up GHOSTFACERS LOVE IT

[@deanw.3962]

I've seen MrKravin and 8-BitRyan play this game and I'm looking forward to watching you play it :)

[@LinG-of8fk]

Gab: who in their right mind would go to a place like this on their own? Me: have you been on KZbin? (Granted they're not in their right minds though)

[@kingfisher_mma4567]

love how the guy ya playin as just like doesn't really react to anything other than being knocked out like there will be a jumpscare and just nothin aha, i like to think that this stuff happens but even though he does these documentaries on ghosts and stuff that he doesn't actually believe it so even tho there is clearly a child running past him in his head he's just like "ah, probably just the pipes" or somin aha

[@killtill6665]

Can't help but notice a reference u made "ghost facers" I'm guessing u watched supernatural what's ur fav episode if so x

[@JPGameStuffs]

Greetings, fellow Supernatural fan!

[@Wolfman6743]

Awww shit nobody told me Mr. Hopps was gonna be in this D;

[@aelinluna3434]

I have never understood people who stay in these places for so long. I'm at 26 mins in with the woman in the hallway/doorway and let me tell you, there would be a me shaped hole through the wall. I would break the world record for sprinting. I would run straight out of the country. What is this boy doinggggg. "Need to find a fuse". No bruh, you need to go tf home and mind your business LOL

[@MsJinx92]

31:26 What is this, an orphanage for ants?!

[@SerinHerensugea]

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting 6:43

[@SamuelBlack84]

Those kids were fast as lightning

[@Marmar13581]

I’m living for the thumbnail facial expressions 😂😂😂

[@XionicAihara]

Found this video after chickening out playing teh game. even watching this i'm getting chills. Scary AF

[@himboprince]

"I dont know if she's supposed to be..." ghost disappears "I guess so."

[@nixxi_fenix5739]

This is going to be INTERESTING, COOL, GAME!

[@evavox9761]

"...an orphanage for orphans." 😂 That got me too.

[@user-fh6yx7ch1x]

....is this the bite of '87?

[@extraXlargeTV]

i have see a play through of this i thing he mean to be institute for orphan's but he didn't know the word(i think is on purpose to point that you can't exactly translate using dictionary or translate app) i like it ever 2nd time i watch it again, for what i learn they will be like episodes of different story's of paranormal

[@TheCornDavis]

29:12 I literally yelped like a dog getting its tail stepped on 😂