Happy Game

[@cohls3633]

this whole experience feels like a REALLYY bad trip mixed with childhood trauma/flashbacks and a sprinkle of 'aware you're dreaming but can't wake up'

[@allisonhill8744]

I've got the bad trip and childhood trauma down but unfortunately this isn't a dream 😭

[@james737er]

Honestly got Franbow vibes… Now I want to rewatch Mark’s series on Franbow

[@mandigleason]

@@james737er loved that series

[@mandigleason]

@@allisonhill8744 and then you feel like you cant quite express your feelings right or put them into words 👍

[@pyropogthe2nd286]

Having looked into the story, i understand what you mean This game is about someone who had a very good childood until he lost 1 by 1 his toys and whatever was giving him joy in life so to fix that, he used drugs when he got adult. This game is him, tripping and getting back his toys and friends in his dream

[@dylandreisbach1986]

The sounds the child make adds so much to the creepiness. His fear and joy and confusion add something that was needed in the 2d horror genre.

[@redbeardreturns3550]

Yeah it's because of these reasons I dont think I'll watch this one. Having kids myself I cant stand even fake children going through shit.

[@animatrix1490]

"Situational awareness button"

[@DantesGhostwriter]

His voice is so cute!🥰

[@norishimogawa6125]

he kinda sounds like those catterpillars from hollow knight to me

[@kdog3403]

The quiet shrieking when it’s head was being pulled off made me super uncomfortable. They nailed the fear and pain

[@pixiegirl1492]

It probably has some deep depressing meaning behind it like a metaphor for child abuse or something. Like the kid can only find temporary refuge in its toys, happy memories, dreams, etc and everything becomes tainted/taken away. Interesting game nonetheless, I hope he continues it!

[@WomanOf100Faces]

I know, I was sensing child abandonment or even an orphan feel off of that lone little bed. 🤔

[@GiraffeFlavored]

@@WomanOf100Faces I was thinking more overbearing/abusive parent, I think that giant round head thing is his mom or something. He's laying in bed alone, unable to sleep and starts playing, the giant "thing" comes into his room and lords over him like a parent yelling at him. He has his toy bunny and drops it into the pond by mistake, just slipped, he's a kid, they make mistakes, and the thing showed up again and did the same thing. Feels like an overbearing entity punishing him for simple childish mistakes, i.e. a parent

[@asei231]

@@GiraffeFlavored i imagined it as the physical form of extreme trauma or schizophrenia

[@ihaveseenthings0]

I’m getting Binding of Isaac vibes

[@cooler_carpington]

@@GiraffeFlavored Actually, That Doll thing is called A "Schoolboy" (By The devs) it seems if it was a bully that beated him if he tried to get his toy back

[@Random_Human_Person]

This game takes on a whole new meaning when you realize that you're not playing as the little boy. But the one controlling his nightmare.

[@tynirio_1]

Somehow makes it better. Like , yeah ,sucks to be the kid, but it some how makes it less terrifying knowing that *YOU* are the problem and not some eldritch deity messing everything up for shits and giggles (basically what you're doing)

[@Random_Human_Person]

@@tynirio_1 How am I messing up everything?

[@tynirio_1]

@@Random_Human_Person I meant in the game lol😆, but seriously tho that poor kid got sent on the acid trip of his existence in this game

[@Random_Human_Person]

@@tynirio_1 True. That poor boy went through all seven heIIs in one dream.

[@Random_Human_Person]

@@tynirio_1 The fact the character pounded on the other side of my screen, made it all the more interesting. That’s is why I love Amanita Design. I hope they make a sequel. They’re too smart to do that, though. Please don’t like your comments.

[@CamelliaCorn]

The sound design of this game is incredible. The dissonance instills that confusing, disorienting feeling, even anxiety.

[@dragonitesskittles6394]

If u check out any other of aminita designs games they do a really good job at art style and sound design

[@Super_Goop]

Oh yeah, 10/10 anxiety over here

[@bapbirb]

@@dragonitesskittles6394 machinarium is one of my favorite games!

[@theoofer478]

I love botanicula

[@theoofer478]

You might want to recheck the grammar on that second sentence

[@chloesantos8637]

This game is like if a demonic entity, that doesn’t know the human definition of happiness, tried to make it up based off of their own twisted perspective.

[@archsweet6711]

NBA2K11 is better than this

[@tamaratalachova2591]

Isn't this form the same ppl that made Chuchel tho? that was such a wholesome game

[@RedDeadDevilTrigger]

@@archsweet6711 ha as if

[@Yeethaw69]

There is definitely something demonic that is very real behind this “game” and I really don’t like it

[@DareDevil_00I]

Still can’t believe that the makers of this also made chuchel

[@smile-tk6rl]

"When ball is life, You have to chase ball." *-Markiplier*

[@casperhoweler3429]

*-markiplier 2021*

[@collinwimberly4220]

Hey you're in this game bro

[@gramhamr2764]

@@casperhoweler3429 2021

[@gramhamr2764]

@@collinwimberly4220 oh wow he is

[@casperhoweler3429]

@@gramhamr2764 no he said it in 2021

[@AstroFan_time133]

17:50 *squeezes duck lightly* "Ohhh noooo.." *squeezes duck a little tightly* "why must I torment this duck??" *squeezes duck more aggressively* "OH NOOOO..." *SQUEEZES DUCK EVEN MORE AGGRESSIVELY*

[@tbalciunas333]

This entire game is like a car crash. You know that it's horrifying, but you can't look away

[@thecurseddonutpanda664]

Well maybe you have a point

[@Sara3346]

I don't know what you're talking about everyone is happy!

[@assielmao]

This maybe the case of happy pills. Everywhere in the world smiles around the person. Whether it’s about their loved ones, death or anything else or subject, everything will always be happy. This is only my perspective of this.

[@Alexs_Edge]

I read this as “the entire game is like a car wash” and I just accepted that they are both horrifying.

[@allofashes]

cue three days grace

[@patrickstovall2262]

I think the scariest part about this game is the fact that the kids bed is in the middle of his room. What kind of garbage ass Feng Shui is that

[@snoopdoggthecertifiedg6777]

My god, thank you for pointing this out. That child is the son of satan

[@twixlocation]

honestly you're right

[@iangillies711]

I almost woke my family up laughing at this at 1am, thanks for that 😂😂😂

[@superidol4088]

GARBAGE A* FENG SHUI AHGSAHHEHAGAHAHAHSHA

[@ryleejam]

To be honest for all we know that it's almost next to the wall that we can't see

[@1stLt_HChurch]

I feel like after finishing recording this, Mark just kind of sat there for a bit staring at nothing and contemplating the life decisions that led him to play this game.

[@bennyhill5771]

I can agree with that

[@sethender443]

Anybody else just scrolling through the comments, trying to find that one guy who knows wtf is actually going on and how this game is actually communicating some incredibly deep meaning, so that you can go to bed at night at least knowing that the unforgettable horrors you have experienced should at least embed some kind of new moral that will provide your life with some sorta sense of meaning? Or is it just me? Cos I’m ngl, my brain is kinda hurting right now.

[@just_une_artiste]

@@sethender443 Pal, trust me, you’re not alone. I’ve watched plenty of KZbinrs play the game and I’m still like : “hmmm yeah no.”

[@PlaylistsForMe]

@@sethender443 I can come up with one. I’m creative

[@herroyalsquirrelness8167]

@@sethender443 Addiction.

[@burnt0ast09]

Words to live by: "When ball is life, you have to chase ball." -Markiplier 9:42

[@nc_silly]

*Baller* 20:35

[@manglevlogsfnaf2thereboote540]

@@nc_silly ON GOD?

[@thekawaiirabbit]

Can I Get An Amen

[@KennethonSmither]

Ball *is* life, you're right!

[@CJ62049]

Why does this feel like a dog would say it for no reason

[@khosrowrahmani710]

_"when ball is life... you have to chase ball..."_ -Markiplier

[@bruhsoup9456]

When ball is life ball is beautiful ball is good ball is every thing the shadow people aren't real the shadow people aren't real there is always ball ball is with you inside and out the shadow people aren't inside you ball is life ball is everything

[@randotuberdoesthings]

@Miles Doyle are you ok?

[@Eldritch_horror05]

Ball is life

[@Eldritch_horror05]

@Miles Doyle are you good

[@randotuberdoesthings]

Son: dad balls are life. Dad: oh so you've been playing basketball? Son: no dad balls are life. Dad: what- w- balls..

[@synthwolfe8906]

Mark: "warnings are for chumps" Also mark: "pay attention to the warning at the start of this video"

[@k1mchi_6]

@Miles Doyle .... 👨‍❤️‍👨

[@questionmark521]

@Miles Doyle Last part is kinda creepy man I think you need help outside of God's

[@the-spiral-99]

@Miles Doyle And if i may be so bold... what made you think it was smart to go full text wall preacher here? Hey... if you think this somehow helps conquer darkness all the while ignoring the fact that this is A GAME (it never happened), then you need professional help... or keep on text preaching on the internet cause that'll do a lot of good (nah...) x_x Edit: to respect your faith, this is out of context and out of place, there is no opening where this text wall is either received, read or pondered upon by no-one else other than psychopathic fanatics who lost all sense of reason and are doing more harm than good.😒

[@the-spiral-99]

@Miles Doyle One last argument, which to someone as beaten mentally as you would just go through both ears as if the answer is obvious "cause it's in the bible" If God is Love, and Jesus loves us so much, and he's claimed to be the same today, yesterday and tomorrow, where in the heck did you all came up with the idea of hell? It's in the bible... are you sure? Have you even bothered to ACTUALLY research the original scriptures? You hypocrites and liars, you preach love but have no clue what that even means, and if it is the foundation of creation then how can you all be so abominable as to insult such a concept by saying it is just and right and it is so because a stupid book tells us so. By the way, your bible contradicts itself on this matter so much you seriously must be a demon to not see it. Would you burn your child and torment him/her with horrors beyond description infinitely without end? And if that isn't enough, God supposedly is the one keeping souls in existence without who's will existence would not be, how in the HECK would love itself even be able to bare this abomination? Would you be able to perpetually maintain a dimension akin to what this game shows, knowing your most beloved are there because they disobeyed you? Being capable of believing this should by all standards sentence you to jail for psychopathic and murderous beliefs!

[@deargawd]

@Miles Doyle duh fuh

[@groundzero1584]

Moral of the story: No matter how horrifying and terrible life can be, it doesn't matter as long as you have ball

[@ReddVellVet]

@YeaMan Stop spamming for subs- Also, no one really asked..

[@Rtr-oh1mz]

Then truly maybe ball is indeed life

[@amannamedsquid313]

@YeaMan Only if you light your computer on fire.

[@mothballers]

Honestly really great advice. I can confirm it

[@lillybean24]

Ball is life

[@kimmikat8156]

Chuchel and Fran Bow had a baby, and that's how this game was made.

[@purplebean7]

I was thinking Chuchel and Salad Fingers lol (ik Salad Fingers isn't a game, but it is extremely unsettling and really sad when you overthink it)

[@corbinjustice8294]

This is from the same Dev as Chuchel so that part is spot on lolll

[@Charpopelka]

And cuchel is actually made by the same creators

[@witepybro9443]

I don't think Fran Bow would be as referential. Not enough explicit drug use and confidence in the main character

[@StupidIdiotCafe1248]

the models do seem like Chuchel’s.

[@dreamnyuro]

This game is the literal definition of “but wait, there’s more!”

[@muhammed_irfan_7]

So true 🤣

[@etps4444]

Fr though-

[@User-Xc67J-]

Vsause Kevin reference

[@gabstertnt]

Afton Is Also The Definition Of "But Wait Theres More!!!"

[@Emmett_Br0wn]

Yes. Yes it is. And so is FNAF lore.

[@Gohan_Fanboi]

"Chuchel is such a happy game. It be silly if they made a horror game." Amanita Design: Bet.

[@bellakamori3565]

This game also reminded me of Chuchel. I thought I heard that one game announcer person say chuchel to. During the ball scene.

[@samuel_is_awesome]

@@bellakamori3565 yep, its made by the same ppl who made chuchel :]

[@bellakamori3565]

@@samuel_is_awesome oh really? I thought so. Because the main character made little grunting sounds like chuchel, and the art style seemed similar to it. Thanks for telling me

[@MsDannykill]

@@samuel_is_awesome THAT MAKES SOOOO MUCH SENSEE THANK YOU

[@AriiAniaismyname]

Oh my gosh! I'm so glad to know it's the same people! I was just like "why does this feel like a demonic version of Chuchel?"😂

[@mick4563]

I love how at 20:23, the text for Markiplier's "that's fine" is also blurred to match the horrifying person that has been impaled. That's some good editing.

[@ca66agepatchk1d]

That was another person, or child not exactly sure what the main character is at this point

[@HopePapernacky]

@GoTi4No Hey it happened with me too

[@NatilCort]

Lixian is da best

[@Tronas1111]

I noticed that too. its a good touch. Lixians really good at editing

[@Evilgrapez]

When it comes to editors for gaming videos Markiplier's are really top-tier. Great stuff there.

[@thehvanddino-weaponshow1337]

42:23 if you keep track of both where the kid’s body is and the size of the world, you can actually see that the kid’s head does a complete loop before reuniting with his body

[@Illposteventually]

Ha

[@Alucard-mj6yj]

Mark: “Welcome to Happy Game!” Narrator: “It was, in fact, NOT a happy game.”

[@monster_infused]

@YeaMan bot

[@ploopy33]

@YeaMan If you were better than Mark, humans would have been extinct a thousand years back.

[@Code_Machine]

Much like Happy Meat Farms

[@twoshirts1842]

Okay cool just making sure.

[@silverfang5387]

Or a *horror* game

[@ThatLiznt]

11:58 Little kid: running away from a horrifying abomination Markiplier: "Man this kid, what a whiny brat"

[@starrypines590]

Reminds me of the "How could you!" clip. "Such a whiner!"

[@limedovahkiin2806]

"We all got problems!"

[@robloxygen466]

Markiplier: "This kid is one whiny brat" the kid: *goes pass multiple demons and still don't care and chases the ball*

[@mumflurfumperdink2507]

I think the kid doesnt know what demon is

[@Cutelycommitstoasterbath]

mark was joking ' _ '

[@NebulaBubbles]

@@Cutelycommitstoasterbath we know

[@fnafplayer6447]

Ironically the likes on this comment is 666

[@Bruh404-i4e]

@@fnafplayer6447 demon happy game.

[@annikacook3251]

as someone who LOVES surrealism and horror, i both LOVED this and was VIOLENTLY UNCOMFY the entire time😭

[@Skeliah]

It's like u don't get scared watching others play but when u play you get scared so bad u get no sleep from traumatized so bad.

[@matthewboire6843]

It’s so. . . Uncomfortable

[@ms.pirate]

Feels comfortable to me. I like this type of horror.

[@Bee-hz5vk]

"the shadow people aren't real- there's always ball. ball is life. ball is everything." markiplier, 2021

[@blinded6502]

This man got the balls to say what we all are thinking

[@multisplace3783]

@@blinded6502 You bet he does. In fact, he has three!

[@monster_infused]

@YeaMan bot

[@ckinggaming5bucketmadness766]

HAPPY *_båll_*

[@TEUPAIOFICIAL]

🤨 balls you say????¿

[@BloodWolf2005]

This is like a fairytale before disney makes it kid-friendly.

[@jelanv814]

Disneyland not kid friendly if you know the truth about them

[@jeagar354]

So true

[@lovedursa]

@Some apple bees employe they are telling straight truth though

[@xoantwist]

@Some apple bees employe sorry he meant Disney

[@vectorboom1982]

The Disney version is Chuchel

[@faithkillen3484]

When Markipilier said: “I’m just as lost as you guys” i felt that

[@DeadPerfection]

I haven't finished watching yet, but from my perspective, the smiling ball seems to be helping the child and I can't figure out how that fits into the game's meaning. For instance, at 22:51 it seems to save the child from the rabbit. He is about to die, and then the ball's smile flashes across the screen and everything reverts back to before the danger.

[@0reo.-MissCircle-7]

WAIT. no that makes so much sense- and like when it makes the child go back to sleep it’s forcing the child to, like, complete whatever’s happening, and it’s also helping the child get their stuff back

[@inky6899]

I love how lixians little character just has a baby now, it’s so cute

[@bloop8929]

Omg I know that pfp

[@Minhaz25]

@@bloop8929 sauce

[@largeboy5577]

not sure what you mean by 'character'... that *is* Lixian. He is the character and only exists on our screens

[@extreme8879]

dose he actually have a baby?

[@kelseymercadel1521]

@@extreme8879 yes. Yes he does 😇

[@eileenharrison3992]

Amy, sitting in another part of the house: hears a scream *“Oh, Mark’s playing a horror game again!”*

[@jimmyrossmeissl6644]

“Time for another talk to a therapist”

[@CHR_real]

“Maybe I should go help him. Actually on second thought this is what puts the food on the table.”

[@samuelsabourin5938]

@@CHR_real lol

[@1987nobody]

Mark: Yesn't

[@Echo81Rumple83]

i swear, she must sleep to that sound comfortably XD

[@iwasbornonamonday112]

I feel like the giant smiley figure always luring over the kid could easily be represented as a controlling adult figure. How it put them back to bed while they were trying to play with their ball, and in their dream, peering over their shoulder enough to scare them. As if they're feeling watched by a monster.. If this is the metaphor here, I'm all in

[@prosniperism]

If I remember correctly the story is the main character committed leave living and is currently either in purgatory or hell and they're trying to convince themself they're happy even though they're being tortured/toyed with by the smiley face

[@maxmocs5008]

@@prosniperism That would explain why the lay-out is slightly like layers of hell. The beginning could be purgatory, the pretty-yet-wrong ones with the bunnies are limbo, the smiley faces eating is gluttony, and the monsters fighting over the stuffed rabbit is greed.

[@josephenapay9607]

@@prosniperism what is leave living. I tried to look it up, but couldn't find it

[@hjw5224]

@@josephenapay9607 just another saying for un-aliving yourself

[@deseraesahar8527]

@@josephenapay9607 Suicide. He killed himself.

[@panzerkampfwagenviiifromspace]

This game somehow makes me nostalgic in an uncomfortable way. The innocence of the child's mind just makes it even more unsettling.

[@superconsole7619]

This only reminds me of the other game that they made that mark played as well

[@kara1605]

10:03 I love how Mark's Wonderous look turned to disgust so fast when he saw that thing

[@TheGGH25]

and why was it such a perfect transition

[@kara1605]

@mohamed zayan now that IS A GOLDEN COMMENT

[@Oggie_rumperoo]

@mohamed zayan LMAO-

[@DreamyDiamond]

this game is a perfect example of weird nightmares you had as a kid. it's scary in the moment but makes no sense when you try to explain the nightmare afterwards to someone

[@Thebestskyvoice]

Mark: “ this is so… Uncomfortablating” Me: “yes…. Yes it is.”

[@kassettte]

Lol

[@zombine555]

That's the point.jpg. remember, this is the studio that made Chuchel.

[@sophapita]

the creator of this game just lives by every idea is a good idea 💀

[@kaitlynbarrett3093]

B cv b bnc

[@kaitlynbarrett3093]

M

[@Charpopelka]

The creators have actually a lot of non horror games. I really recommend their games, beacose they are always in some weird environment but sometimes (like in their game botanicuela) It's actually really cute experience.

[@prachovkajilm8447]

I mean the creator lives in a shithole (Czechia) the country is just Russia but the people are really mean (trust me i lived here my whole life it sucks)

[@clandestinezz]

It's very symbolic to loss and sadness, so I think every idea in this is very meaningful and worthy of such a thoughtful and symbolic game. The creator is very considerate for a game like this. So Ig you could say that every idea the creator had in *this* game is brilliant.

[@YTSH0RTMEME3]

This game is literally how my nightmares would be like, the images, sound, everything 😭

[@YTSH0RTMEME3]

@vinasu maaj *agree*

[@PopsiFlower]

@vinasu maaj who art thou, who are so wise in the ways of science?

[@PopsiFlower]

@Miles Doyle This man be out here reciting half the bible

[@razor5001]

Same

[@amperson975]

@Miles Doyle So are you saying I fade into complete nonexistence if I don't repent and accept whichever holy figure decides whether I live eternally after death?

[@WherePolishedAndesite]

In all seriousness, this game's soundtrack is great

[@ItsMeJT]

Watching some of this, my mind was immediately saying to myself, "Why does this game give me such Chuchel vibes?" Then I googled and learned it's from the same company. They certainly know how to create such imaginative worlds, and do it in such odd/creepy/funny ways.

[@dustinmathias4896]

Beat me to it *shakes head in defeat* lol

[@porksoda1703]

I knew they had to be created by the same company. Their style is very much there, and the horror aspect adds so much to it

[@NekagaiKpcat]

I was thinking the same thing, this has Chuchel vibes

[@m0ddotrar]

You should totally check their other stuff too, they make some good shit

[@chairheadplasterfeet175]

OOOH I just commented the same thing lol. Yeah you can tell it's from the same people. Such an epic style!

[@Skylar_010]

the fact that this game was made by a czech studio ( Amanita Design) is honestly making me proud seeing such big youtubers play it even tho we are a pretty small country- Hello from Czechia :P

[@Korbynnator]

This game is the creepiest piece of, well just about anything, that I have ever seen. It gives me the full body chills just to remember events from it. The creepiest part to me is when all the little heart guys are having a good time and then one of them explodes and all the others just laugh about it like it’s funny, freaking creepy. I hate to have witnessed any of this. Hope it ends on a high note but I have no interest in finding out, good day to you all and hope you sleep well after seeing this.

[@andrewcommander6434]

That’s why I am watching this in the morning so I will hopefully forget everting 👍

[@jacobhollick985]

Lol me being someone watching this at 11:42pm

[@thespanishinquisition4078]

SPOILER WARNING: It really, really doesn't have a happy ending. The game is a metaphor for drug addiction.

[@zombeaver69]

@@thespanishinquisition4078 That makes sense. Just freakin chasing a ball and landing yourself in shit. But Mark said it best... ball is life

[@aminmkyt4191]

Well thankfully I'm kinda heartless so lucky me

[@imageman9859]

the whole time Mark looks like he's contemplating his life choices and how he came to be here.

[@StevieOk-hr8yh]

He's not the only one

[@imjas3844]

happy game: the game where you feel every emotion other than happiness lmao

[@kingsockrat8543]

well i definitely did not feel lust looking at it

[@coeplis24]

@@kingsockrat8543 is it not supposed to? Shame me

[@inotg13nn20]

A game we all can relate

[@EAZZEE]

no, it's even worse. it gives you that occasional sliver of happiness before ripping it away from you, making you feel empty and emotionless.

[@hydrius8931]

But we got the ball.

[@benji_and_the_tomatoes]

19:23 i still hear this music in my head sometimes and it gives me chills every time 😭😭

[@HugoStuff]

“When ball is life, you must chase ball… When ball is life, ball is beautiful. Ball is good. Ball is everything.” -Mark E. Fischbach, December 2021

[@briannac8054]

When your ten and ball is life- Julien Solomita 2019 (I think)

[@1se3y0u]

Shadow people aren't real... Shadow people aren't real, there's always ball. Ball is with you inside and out. The people are not inside you. Ball is life... Ball is everything...

[@rarakrura4471]

@@briannac8054 YES, I've heard Julien's voice in my head while Mark said the line

[@vhall124]

Ball is life vine

[@1se3y0u]

@@vhall124 cuz step mom... Ball is life :D **dances**

[@blackkatdraws]

33:56 oh god, this part is like when you're trying to run away from something inside your nightmare but your speed is as slow as a snail...

[@Hexide-]

I hate when that happens because I'm super fast irl but when it comes to nightmares I'm super slow

[@spidersinmypants]

And especially when your losing so much energy while it happens 😭😭

[@maryjoygelizon4268]

Mine is opposite whenever i try to run from the monsters i turn into a cheeta and start running using all fours

[@alexcoffey8804]

Best Part of ADHD: Run so long in the dream you forget why you're running.

[@george5954]

@@Hexide- that happens because your brain doesn't want your sleeping body to accidentally start using the limbs it's dreaming it's using. if you want to run in a dream but you can't move, it's cause your real-life legs are motionless in bed. the same goes for if you want to punch but you can't move your arms. or you want to talk but you can't speak. cause if you do any of those things then your brain might accidentally get confused and copy those movements to your sleeping body. then you'd just be kicking in bed and you'll either sleepwalk or wake yourself up

[@constancehunley2949]

Everyone says this reminds them of their own child abuse and everything, but honestly, I believe this is depicting a specific form of abuse- abuse towards autistic children. This kid sees disturbing things and is not fazed, the smiling figures are the abusive adults that the child cannot comprehend as mean, and the kid is focused on only the ball despite what is happening around him. Also, the moments where the kid is overcome with anxiety is close to what I’ve experienced working with mentally I’ll in schools and hospitals.

[@FREAKOFNATURE-mb8oo]

Thats a good interpretation

[@autisticsh1t]

omg that makes sense. and despite my name, i really am autistic

[@JoshuaGomezMusic]

that’s such an interesting take on it.

[@Miss_K3k97]

As an autistic woman, I agree wholeheartedly

[@Mokun413]

Oh dang i didn't think of that, interesting

[@Fernsanthemum]

I love this game and its horrifying shit so much. Its literally my comfort game. The style is cute enough for some reaosn that i can eat n stuff during it. Its like INSIDE to me, or little nightmares.

[@atomicunicorngaming]

To be completely honest, if you were to make my mental state a videogame, this would be it.

[@Fernsanthemum]

@@atomicunicorngaming literally same like i draw a lot and i want to make a game like this but with people instead of little creatures,,, sigh,,, we can dream i guess

[@bognosticator]

29:18 The noise when they pull the carrot out made me go "is this by the same people who made Chuchel?" Indeed it is.

[@lillylooneytunes9001]

Ikr brings back memories

[@heckrum]

i KNEW IT

[@gooderbooder]

I was thinking the same thing, all the sound effects the characters make sounds just like that game

[@mikurusumi]

chuchel and botanicula and machirarium and samorost yes by the same people who made these

[@gooderbooder]

@@mikurusumi I didn’t even think of those games, damn I can’t believed I missed that, yeah ur right 😜

[@tess8691]

this is THE definition of "thanks, i hate it!" also props to the creators for thinking of so many ways to haunt my dreams

[@joihall1708]

I'm the kind of person who giggles when something is unsettling. My roommate keeps asking what comedy I'm watching. I can't stop smiling and giggling send help 😂😭😂😭😂

[@hoomanhooman4215]

To think that this game is made by the same guys who made chuchel which is a complete opposite of this game

[@kratousek1]

@@hoomanhooman4215 yeah and also samorost or pilgrims they make a lot of puzzle games

[@harleyjackson3708]

You should EXPECT this kind of game from the guys who made Chuchel, which is like one of this channel's best series of let's plays just because of how it made Mark feel the whole time (he felt weird and wrong the whole time he played it yet that's why he loved it).

[@TheLouzer_]

This game, as I was watching it, seemed like it was a "face the demons of your past and get back what was once yours" vibe to it. It's never just as easy as finding the lost ball. It's overcoming the fear of being bullied and the brokenness that can do to your mind. I'd love to see where this game goes!

[@stormlordeternal7663]

I'm pretty sure it's actually about drugs. This person trying desperately to go back to his childhood yet all the bad memories of his past are being 'fixed' by the drug incarnation into warped nightmare versions that are 'happy' in a twisted way.

[@TheLouzer_]

@@stormlordeternal7663 could be a combination of the two. I'm just gonna hold on to my story. lol

[@youwantmyname9208]

@@TheLouzer_ actually, Im pretty sure both

[@Staaddict]

idk about u guys but im pretty sure its about murder

[@emenalus]

I personally feel like that the meaning behind the game is in fact not specified, rather it's subjective to everyone what it makes us feel. In general, the game is trying to portray the struggles to return to the innocent past, only to be shrouded by the things we regret.

[@kexard]

11:33 there is something so funny about Mark’s head being put on such a small body XD

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

I don't get the big deal, it's pretty close to what I experienced in my childhood, just with better lighting and a little less blood.

[@eef1099]

Without all the demonic toys I hope 😂

[@DTinkerer]

I’ve seen you video’s and yes this is what I imagine you’re childhood being like

[@IzalithFJuren]

Furry goat man?

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

@@IzalithFJuren fuzzy man peach

[@zoesoland5217]

mood

[@YelloWool]

Why do I have the feeling this game isn't going to be happy?

[@bestgirlio3691]

You watch markiplier that's something you never learn from your man hunts

[@magmalapis777]

oh wow would never expect to see you here Mr. Wool

[@trutyatces8699]

It is a happy game. You should play it. It is fun.

[@wk8637]

The thumbnail has a weird monster

[@MoBallin]

Yup

[@marshmelleoh]

This game spoke to me on a psychological level. A lot of stuff felt like imagery for things relating to trauma, especially ones that I have experienced. In addition, the overarching story feels like someone's experience growing up and dealing with a lot of heavy shit.

[@mandigleason]

Damn son Sorry to hear Wanna share your story? Im interested

[@anoyint]

yea could you elaborate? I got the general vibe of trauma but I wasnt able to pick up on specific traumatic experiences that were expressed.

[@jiwoo593]

@@anoyint maybe its because it's dream like? and the fact that it's all happy when you're kinda depressed due to antidepressants or drugs but it slowly distorts because it's a fake perspective of happiness. sorry if i sound edgy but it genuinely kinda shows how the happiness slowly gets distorted like in a dream. the child seems confused and happy because of his sounds but it slowly turns dark and evil and he's probably so confused. this could be after the drugs n antidepressants or possibly like growing up w or w out trauma but it also looks like the child is forcing themselves to be happy and ignoring the horrible things in that place

[@rumpelforeskin]

@@jiwoo593 antidepressants dont make you happy though, they kinda just make you indifferent to sadness and happiness

[@jiwoo593]

@@rumpelforeskin there's some placebo effects tho, and it's just indifference yeah but personally for me i did feel a much more "ability" to be happy w antidepressants. My experience tho might be diff for others :) ♡

[@mrvelocity3428]

"what kind of leap of faith bull***t is this BALLER" -Markiplier 2021

[@thehellhoundsarehere6744]

Is this what sports fans are talking about when they say "Ball is life?" Knew it was a cult thing.

[@michaelkorare3536]

Mark: "How are any of you supposed to explain this to anybody?" A lucid dream of fear and suffering, stuffed in a chicken made of terror on a platter of disaster, seasoned with only the finest of trauma, cooked to perfection in the very depths of hell and back, served with a side of crying... That's the best I can do

[@oouhgggggg]

fantastic

[@domidoodle9723]

@@oouhgggggg found this right as he said it

[@Crazylom]

With sauce composed of LSD colors

[@wow_sozhi7954]

Perfect description

[@zerosumgame5700]

A duck of fear, stuffed into a chicken made of terror, further stuffed into a turkey of suffering. Then the platter and etc. It's almost as disturbing as a real Turduckin.

[@insertcreativenamehere8640]

This reminds me of dealing with ocd as a little kid, everything could hurt me and everything is deadly yet i still kept that little spark of innocence. I really wanna hug that kid

[@DandyTheDandiestCharacter]

He turned bald😭 0:40

[@danielthompson392]

I remember watch Mark play "Chuchel" and thinking it was a drug trip This game is like the aftermath of that trip

[@stormlordeternal7663]

This is the reality of that trip. I think this is what is considered a 'bad trip'

[@doublekil669]

it’s SOOO much like chuchel, but just a lot more creepy and bloody

[@wilfweNightsky]

This *is* made by the same developers of chuchel. I'm super glad they noticed how creepy their style was and took it up a notch

[@rickie-89]

We all know lmao

[@parsel9411]

I was about to make this comment lol

[@NightOfTheRevolution]

Can we just really quickly talk about how cute it is that Lixian's character is holding a baby like--

[@squishydancycat]

yes we can, its cute

[@TwistedFireX]

Not much to say about it tbh.

[@andrea-kb9zb]

it's his irl baby!! he just became a dad

[@NightOfTheRevolution]

@@andrea-kb9zb I know! And it’s adorable

[@raiylynmitchell5892]

@@andrea-kb9zb awwwwww :)))

[@androgcyborgsam]

There might also need to be a warning about this causing vertigo. The spinning mechanism of the game very much can induce vertigo, as it did with me. So as a heads up for anyone that suffers vertigo.

[@bluewaverider05]

Commenting for the algorithm because yeah, from personal experience I wish your comment was higher up lol

[@bookbook9495]

I shall also comment for the algorithm

[@kailovesdaemobois1571]

Commenting for the algorithm

[@bookbook9495]

Time to boost the comment once more

[@bnn07y]

commenting for the algorithm!

[@wizecrackr]

Imagine this in VR. Just let that sink in.

[@lemonlotus]

i don’t think i would ever recover if i ever played this in vr

[@wynebenjamineconstantino8186]

​@@lemonlotusdude if i eve played it in vr im not even gonna sleep for 2 days and literally NOT do anything the includes the dark.

[@khazz33]

The kid kinda sounded like he was calling his stuffed bunny "Weewoo". Heehoo's long lost brethren perhaps?

[@darknesswillfalluponyou1605]

Maybe 👀

[@Septavian]

Markiplier after seeing a present surrounded by monsters: "Don't trust that!" Also Mark after the monster appears: "Hi hi hi!"

[@camramaster]

"How do you put this into words?!" This entire game is full of nope.

[@asei231]

i would put it as: chuchel experienced trauma and also has extreme schizophrenia

[@PixelEspurr]

5:06 For some reason the teddy made me laugh so much 🤣😂

[@AndroidHarris]

Such a wholesome game. The music, graphics, and puzzles are so cozy they just put a smile on your face and it stays that way the whole experience.

[@void9904]

Yeah... "cozy"

[@largeboy5577]

yep

[@thebowler5506]

This game gives me intrusive thoughts......

[@X-SPONGED]

Mark : "Well, This was a ride !" The Creators of Happy Game : "You have no idea, Mark. You have no idea"

[@oneoneoneone1413]

My man you also like scps

[@randompromises1038]

as an audience member i'm disturbed but as a writer i can relate to the fact that this had to be just as disturbing to actually make, if not more so.

[@shinesnakeeold7447]

“Oh look at all the nice graphics!” The sentence that started every horror gameplay

[@hellnoodlerat4937]

18:33 I'm fairly desensitized to horror, but this whole sequence genuinely terrified me. I don't know what it is about it that made me so uncomfortable, but I was genuinely shaken up after seeing it.

[@jinxsterr_Dispenser3741]

But I mean why? It’s just a funky little dancing feller.

[@RedTieJoe]

​@@jinxsterr_Dispenser3741 ye even when I first found out about this game I was vibing to the music

[@strawberrypupper897]

The watching smile, to me, feels like a representation of sadism, schadenfreude. Toying with the kid, keeping things out of reach, like the real life bully with the ball. Constantly taking, leading on, then torturing the child. This could be how he sees others, an underlying distrust in strangers that they may just want to watch him suffer for fun, for a laugh. Notice how all suffering is either played for laughs by others, or just outright painless. The dream characters are just desensitized to the horrible torture and death around them. The sad big head in happy smile head land is the only truly sad and vulnerable, taking the injustice out on all of the "happy normal people". But the kid, now with his happy mask broken, is able to console the big head after it's thrown through an emotional rollercoaster. Maybe the kid has witnessed the harshness of reality, felt scorned by society at large. Internalizing this idea of everyone living a false, lunatic happiness. Where everything bad is good, and just being himself makes him a target to more suffering.

[@YoginiMami]

Incredible theory

[@afnzdo9990]

You are right, however, add that when the kid became an adult he used drugs as a coping mechanism.

[@annaparke414]

I really like this theory. I thought the game had that feeling of things being terrible but ur just living on

[@rueandvalerie]

I have the sneaking suspicion that this game will in fact not be happy.

[@brittanypanda9348]

I share your suspicion....

[@UltimaDoombotMK1]

@@brittanypanda9348 I second the sharing of this suspicion.

[@giuliaguidorizzi9456]

I also share this suspicion

[@keianostephens]

roundtable of common suspicion

[@carterstevenson6009]

What gave you that impression?

[@rlowellm]

I want more games in this “psychedelic horror” category. This is cool

[@Gis-g2s]

Yea it is

[@areaakhil7266]

^

[@---pj1xz]

Yume Nikki and its Fangames, including the "Remake" also have psychedelic horror elements, go check them out

[@danalynch118]

Check out the hello Charlotte games. They’re very psychedelic and body horror based. V cool

[@whitejester]

Oh boi Psychedelic Horror is way too accurate I’m dying

[@Fluffers355]

2:14 bye clowny bye clowny hi clowny? oHH BYE CLOUNY

[@Astragacha9368]

Me: thinks we’re done The game: we ain’t even half way through baby

[@FruitHat1937]

Mark: Beats part one of inscryption Mark: I did it Game: we ain’t even half way through baby

[@katiestarlight1213]

There’s like 30-ish minutes left of this game. I really hope he finishes it.

[@muhammed_irfan_7]

I doubt that. He might fail or not solve it..

[@chillybillygrapes1199]

@@muhammed_irfan_7 I think he’ll just forget tbh

[@lillipadss]

@@chillybillygrapes1199 he just uploaded part 2 lol

[@tripleaaabattery]

he finished i think!!

[@Scaryland42]

@@lillipadss thank you for that genius observation, we totally wouldn't have figured it out without your help

[@greesemonkiii]

It all feels like someone who scary is trying to make the kid happy? Like the citizens of Halloween town trying to re-create Christmas- it just isn’t natural in some way I LOVE IT

[@goob27]

This vibe is what made me think there was some representation of dissociation (being trapped behind a mask, not being able to see what you feel underneath), because as awful and self-punishing as it is, it also allows you to feel safety in places you couldn't otherwise.

[@ClownieFace]

I work as a Haunt Actor, and yeah that's pretty accurate. Got this big ole goat skull mask. Often adults are terrified, whereas kids are super excited, because a lot of them only thing "Cool goat guy! I must pet his face." And it's really sweet.

[@Homesicktraveler]

@@ClownieFace wholesome

[@zombine555]

​@@goob27as someone who suffers regular dissociation, this is very accurate. I genuinely don't know how i even keep moving when i dissociate.

[@flyshadowwolf9585]

31:15 The "YOU DID WHAT?!?!?!" face and the "What in the absolute ####" happened.

[@mallyO]

31:07 I’m sorry about the heart man, but Mark’s reaction to that made me laugh way harder than I should’ve.

[@xianchen1935]

Same XD

[@daryljosephsajulga4912]

What about this reaction 6:44.

[@xianchen1935]

@@daryljosephsajulga4912 I think the context makes the one @Mallory mentioned funnier to me xD Just the cute hearts casually laughing at someone who's head just literally exploded...

[@alizard_love]

Same here!

[@wingedwitch191]

@@xianchen1935 To be fair, considering the fact their heads explode if anything upsets them, I'm pretty sure laughing at it is the best thing to ensure a chain reaction of head detonation doesn't happen.

[@BunnieReiiPlaysAJ]

“Please don’t fall on the-“ *proceeds to fall on the spikes* Mark: …WHAT DID I JUST SAY?

[@gerald5561]

“What are you doing? What are you doing? With your life” Markiplier

[@silentstatic564]

In some strange way, this game really satisfies my ADHD. Also, the “how are you going to explain this to anybody” gives some insight into that.

[@sirkitcorvid]

@YeaMan page*

[@someguy7448]

@YeaMan Your content might be "heat" but your grammar sure isn't.

[@ninz_0]

@YeaMan if there's anything I've learned in culinary school, it's that "too much heat" is bad and therefore your content is bad, Mr Paige

[@jackegan771]

Dawg same adhd sucks

[@scarecrow5848]

@YeaMan shut up, you didn’t even make the only video on your channel.

[@Bruv815]

0:32 man slept so hard he lost hair

[@JuscallmeHamm]

It's the lightning I'm pretty sure

[@wozing]

My face matched Mark's almost the entire time, except when I laughed at a moment like, say, 18:03 when he says "eh, put that back."

[@rachelmiller3240]

From the look of this game I thought: "hey this looks kinda like chuchel!" It is in fact the Chuchel people. Also I think mark played chuchel for the visuals as well XD

[@chivalricsoul8463]

Same. When I saw this I was like "CHUCHEL!"

[@smellyguy382]

bro wth happened to chuchel lol

[@blobfish2611]

the people that made chuchel made a couple other amazing point n click games. you should check em out

[@dragonitesskittles6394]

@@blobfish2611 i love botanicula alot :D

[@PVPEntity]

@@blobfish2611 machinarium is the best :)

[@fandommess3591]

I was sitting here watching this trying to figure out it's meaning and to me, someone who was abused and traumatized as a child, it's the only thing I can match it to. The disturbing visuals and the kid seeking out joy is just trying to escape harsh reality but never finding a way out of it no matter what you do, but idk lol

[@Kikkatar.]

*hugs*

[@Kikkatar.]

*hugs*

[@og_epicsimulator]

Hugs

[@ffreshlemonadee]

*hugs*

[@BeebeII]

Hugs…

[@dragonladyisrose7350]

I was eating food and watching this video when I felt my cat to my right. I looked over to see her trying to get my food, so I laughed and said "hi kitty!" and right after that Mark said it too and it was weird, at 1:55

[@CeHee123]

I genuinely worry for whoever dreamt up this twisted ass shit. The imagery is incredible, but absolutely horrific. I'd also like to point out the last game this dev team put out was Chuchel, a game about a goofy little hairball guy chasing a cherry. 13:35 you can even see Chuchel's mouth in a bubble here. 7:35 Peppa certainly has seen better days. 31:05 Markiplier.exe has stopped working.

[@memeweirdguyn.0019]

You worry about that? I worry about the guy that made the sounds for the game...like...some sound genuine....

[@rdscinnamon2895]

Frr

[@CeHee123]

@Serendipity Yep.

[@PrettyAutumnTree]

Made Samorost 1-3 Machinarium... All of it's so dystopian and fictional it's just woooah

[@stijnlaauwen6197]

I knew it looked like chuchel!

[@Star06000]

I literally died when mark pulls out the clown and says "eh I'll just put that back" at 18:03

[@pIesiosaur]

The kid: gets eaten Mark: was that the bite of 87?!

[@samuelsabourin5938]

Me: it’s the vore of 21 actually

[@aliasella488]

@@samuelsabourin5938 Oh my god lol

[@aaawazaa]

This isnt the fnaf 4 video

[@Void._.empire.]

@@aaawazaashhhhh… its fnah (five nights at happy)

[@aaawazaa]

@@Void._.empire. why did i realize two months later after seeing my reply that i didnt get the joke 😭

[@ExtraOne21]

7:53 another child who has lost themselves to madness. Don't be like Peppa Pig, children.

[@count_dcinamon]

29:40 "Imaginative & Ambitious" idk why but this crack me up so much lol

[@Pinonyan]

Same 💀🤣

[@lee-ng1ze]

46 minutes of mark being utterly confused, and a whole lot of “NOOOONONO.” and “UHHHHEEWNONONOTHANKS.”

[@ReddVellVet]

@YeaMan Can't tell if that was fake comment- I don't wanna cause drama but like- Nobody asked..?

[@monster_infused]

@@ReddVellVet probably a bot

[@ReddVellVet]

@@monster_infused Might be.

[@genkureshima9834]

For me it was just 46 minutes of having an "wtf is going on" face.

[@wantaspritecranberry2]

Same

[@martines2956]

Me: "hey I played a nice game yesterday" Friend: "what was it about" Me: "well..ummm..you got this ball and...umm"

[@arricmarshall4995]

Friend: "What happens next"

[@paining005]

@@arricmarshall4995 Me: "u h h h h"

[@martines2956]

@@arricmarshall4995well umm you become a ball yourself of course

[@NoahRutjes]

18:48 that melody is actually fire tho

[@therealjesterguys]

The theme of murder, loud noises, blood and decapitation is seen alot. The theme of the child being chased by a bloody smiling face makes me think that the child witnessed something horrific caused by an adult he trusted and was close to. I personally believe that the person murdered or decapitated someone and the child witnessed it, the murderer then went after the child but failed to kill him. The child didn't understand what he witnessed and why someone he trusted and loved would do this so he sees horrific dreams and nightmares in relation to warped ideas of the trauma Trauma does usually come in the form of nightmares, especially childhood trauma. Edit: the big smiley face that keeps haunting him, I believe, is the memory. He feels subconsciously like he can't escape the person who gave him the trauma. Even when they're not there literally, they're still haunting their mind Edit2: times that decapitation is mentioned, implied or visualised. 1: 2:12 clown toy loses its head 2: 2:30 possibly? You lift the head off of the toy ALTHOUGH this could be skipped since lifting the head off of the Russian dolls is just how Russian dolls work anyway 3: 4:12 this ENTIRE scene. First we see heads hanging from a rope of some kind. Under them are headless toys 4: 7:35 giant pig that's head is slowly lifted off of its body with gruesome detail involving blood and stretched skin 5. 11:00 literally a depiction of a head being taken off of its body. When the ball falls down, the body becomes limp. It gets covered in blood and starts chasing the boy, it falls and the head falls off of it 6. 12:17 kids heads off of their bodies in the shadows in the bg 7. 12:33 the kid enters a bloody scene with the smiley face (my theory is that it is the trusted adult who killed) 8. 12:48 all of the child's toys are missing a piece, mostly their heads 9. 18:00 head in a pool of blood 10. 18:33 headless toys once again 11. 22:40 the giant rabbit spits out a decapitated rabbits head. The giant rabbit then chases the child to get him next (further proving my theory above) 12. 27:02 literally a guillotine surrounded by blood and heads 13. 31:04 heart person loses their head and is laughed at for it 14. 33:24 heart loses head again 15. 34:05 so much blood and head loss 16. 36:22 smiley faces (possibly representing the murderer) hold the child's head on a platter (proving my point of they tried to kill the child). Also the way the child is dressed and holding a knife, could represent the fear of ending up like the abuser (a common fear in abuse and childhood trauma) 17. 38:33 they all decapitate one another 18. 40:14 headless bodies of himself, angry smiley face (person he trusted) 19. 41:50 a head being brutally destroyed. Could be related

[@cyborgXcsun]

This game is way sadder now

[@itsthejavavoid]

I had the idea that this is an autistic child who was mentally abused but didn’t understand what exactly was going on (I have the autistic idea because of how the child easily ignores or doesn’t notice the actual horror going on around them and stuff), but your theory kinda ties into that. A trusted adult, maybe like a parent or something, killed another person who the child cared for (maybe another parent, or a sibling?). The child, being too young to understand but old enough to know something was wrong, was then manipulated into believing everything was okay, which is why the child doesn’t notice the scary stuff as much unless it’s right in their face, and the mix of cute & creepy visuals are meant to show the traumatic experience from the child’s point of view.

[@kindatiredtho]

That’s so sad :( But I really appreciate the effort you put into this. You seem to have one of the best break down of this game yet

[@gamergurt3532]

Yeah and I think when the kid puts on the mask 35:18 it’s some sort of “happy medicine” that’s supposed to make him forget the events and that he gets addicted because he can’t take the hat off and this part is probably why it’s called happy game

[@rynasienna]

Around 15:39 the toy bunny is getting its head pulled off a lot

[@Rorussy001]

the fact that chuchel was the cutest game and this one was so disturbing get yourself a game developer that can do both

[@Derperson]

Is it actually made by the same people? I just started the video and was about to say that it gave me big chuchel vibes.

[@WorriedtheCircusDemon]

@Ivan Yes, I looked it up, the trailer was released made by the same developer. They also have the same art style, just a complete opposite vibe. Honestly, that's skill 👏🏽 I knew I recognized those gibberish voices from somewhere...

[@Derperson]

@@WorriedtheCircusDemon same! That's why I started thinking about chuchel! I couldn't quite decide if the art style was really the same or I just thought it was.

[@thatonekid5797]

No wonder this gave me chuchel vibes

[@morganc.m1830]

Chuchel wasn't completely cute to me. The art style kinda made it weirdly gross and the cuteness with that made it weirdly disturbing as well. The art style just made things look "crusty".

[@widdledragon]

I love it when the editors put Mark's face on things in the game.

[@fitzdevlin]

21:37 - 'you can take the child out of the nightmare, but you can't take the nightmare to Bunny Grove...don't F'n do that'

[@fitzdevlin]

also, you probably shouldn't follow that Seth Rogen bunny

[@Void._.empire.]

@@fitzdevlinno