MOTHERED | Good Ending | Fantastic Indie Horror Game

New PC Gameplay. Full Game Walkthrough. After recovering from a major surgery, Liana is brought back home to her mother, but things aren't quite right...
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MOTHERED is a first-person horror adventure game with point-and-click mechanics, set in a familiar yet eerily unnatural depiction of home. Set over the course of seven days, you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who's arrived home to stay with her mother after having undergone major surgery.
Upon arriving at your new home, all you find is a strange mannequin who claims to be your mother. Through speaking with this mannequin, you will discover more about the role you play in this world. Can Liana help mother go back to the things they were, or will you find yourself repeating past mistakes?
FEATURING:
A dense, engaging narrative that gradually reveals itself over the course of 7 days, each with a morning, afternoon, evening and night time.
An immersive, tense atmosphere that makes use of the uncanny to tell a story that will keep you guessing until the credits roll.
The possibility of breaking the cycle and finding your own path?
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[@kyoobqa]

I just realised that Father saying, "I'm just glad we got you out of that place. It _wasn't good for your head,"_ was a fucking pun. I love this game.

[@bibitch]

This is one of my favorite indie games ever. It's so unsettling! If I remember right you can keep playing through the week and picking up more secrets. I think there's a part where you can hide in the parent's wardrobe to listen to their argument, and the hatch you unlocked at the end stays unlocked.

[@rustyfisher2081]

It stays unlocked? Even during other loops?

[@bibitch]

@@rustyfisher2081 I believe so, yeah. To be fair though, it has been a very long time so I could be mistaken.

[@neutral.chaotic]

a 2 hr long video?! we are blessed here on this day!

[@patalfred3357]

Facts! Its like he knew I was home sick in bed

[@bellateef]

@@patalfred3357 ...he clearly poisoned you for views

[@graygarrison2692]

@@patalfred3357 Maybe CJUGames is physic just kidding of course

[@lilyr6755]

Yes indeed.

[@Aeroczema]

I was surprised you didn't call it out, but in your parents' room there's a one-way mirror looking into your room - so they can monitor you presumably!

[@noahbranch3016]

I love that the last three videos have gone from “Terrible Indie Horror” to “Indie Horror” to “Fantastic Indie Horror”. CJU know what he do

[@Nerdnessable]

In the graveyard scene, the real Lianna's conscience came through somehow and asked the questions: "Mom is that you?" Dad is here too?" and so on. But the "robot" version didn't speak the words, only we heard them as Lianna's inner dialog. So seeing her grave triggered somehow the exact effect the parents so wanted to achieve but ironically they had censored it and will keep doing so probably with future version, unaware of their ultimate goal being so close.

[@jeremyf1901]

I hope you know how much your videos help me, CJU. After becoming disabled, I found your channel. Your positive and kind personality are relaxing to me. Working through painful attacks while I’m stuck in bed days at a time is easier with your videos to watch. Plus, you play games I’m mostly too scared to.

[@melliethemortician]

Hi, I can relate as well. I was born with a chronic illness that leaves me in pretty bad pain often and watching CJU helps distracts me. Hope you're having a good day(pain wise I know some days are much better than others). Just know here in this comment section is the one place we wont ever make you feel bad about being disabled or feeling different, were all just here to enjoy the games and Chris' jokes. ❤

[@Honey_Daddy]

Hey, wishing you both the very best. I'm not disabled, just got chronic depression, but hearing that British accent always cheers me up. That said, I'm fine, and I sincerely hope that you both are doing well and continue onward as such. It's not much, but know that some random dude in California is sending positive vibes your way.

[@jeremyf1901]

@@melliethemortician thank you for sharing that. I’m glad to hear it’s not just me. I’m in several support groups that help a lot but now I can kind of think of this channel as more support. Is there a CJU discord?

[@melliethemortician]

@@jeremyf1901 Yes there is! Its normally linked in the description and the channel "about" section!!

[@WolfIsMySpiritAnimal]

Just wanted to say that I wish you the best health, luck and happiness. I know the world is a harsh place where you get judged for things out of your control, but we all deserve to be happy and respected. A big Wolf hug for you 🤗

[@AnssiVIH]

The most disturbing thing about this game is that there are apples growing in birch trees.

[@overtune3607]

Might have been intentional though. The character can't perceive the world as it is because of her defective, malfunctioning body: she picking up rotten apples thinking they looked good which was a test provided by the mother(were they even apples at all?), the mother duplicates she sees, the weird/ugly look of the mother, furnitures disappearing etc

[@TheblkViking]

I would have liked to see more of what the brother had to say about what was going on. I bet he had more to say! Also was that a two way mirror in the parents room!?

[@CJUGames]

I really enjoyed this one. I should have played it sooner. Probably should have checked my father's logs at the end there though 🤔

[@MegiddoRain]

There was another version of this in the Haunted PS1 Demo Disc that seems like a "Demo" but if you completed the original it transforms into an expansion, kinda 1.5 version of the game with new lore and endings. This dev has other games too, it's all a connected universe.

[@Vordhosbn_]

Nice one!

[@Arcalii]

@@MegiddoRain I'm still waiting on their next game Echostasis

[@lavenderreverie6377]

There's a sequel simply titled MOTHERED: Home! Check it out if you want to know exactly what happens next!

[@konstantine8054]

Yeah, wish you did.

[@ValosiTiamata]

I really hope you also play MOTHERED: Home. It adds so much to the story and there's a lot more you can do, including some endings I feel are more satisfying than the best ending in this version.

[@hattiecarol370]

The sad truth is no matter how perfect the AI he creates is the Mother will always know her real daughter is dead ,, So it can never be good enough. Great game :)

[@Scriptor13]

I couldn't get past the opening scene in which "father" told Liana (who'd recently had a "major surgery") to _run_ into the house through torrential rain, get a box left for him, and run it back out to him in the car! That both majorly clued me off and made me want to punch the dad in the nose.🤬 😂🤣 I enjoyed your enjoyment, Chris. And I'm really glad you went on to get a second--far more satisfying--ending. I _do_ like games with multiple layers. 👍

[@pikabiga]

I liked how it changes your thinking throughout the game. First it seems something’s nefarious with the mother, turns out the situation is that Liana is the anomaly. It’s very good. Also, the lighting in some instances were great. Like when the mother is in the dark hallway after you first speak to the brother, the moonlight illuminating half of her face. Little instances like that were good scares without being in your face about it. Anyway, thanks for sharing another great game!

[@tokyo7586]

The way the story all unraveled was such an experience that really made this game become my favorite, love that it really gets the mind racing on what possible outcome there could be or even who and what the PLAYER is.

[@puddindancer]

Mothered: Home next please please please! An eerie sequel. I love this developer and this game so much! Really glad you played it and liked it too CJ 💜

[@mason74551]

How do you access the sequel on steam? It appears to not be a separate game.

[@lunakitty953]

Please continue playing this! It keeps going! There is so much more to this game that I know you'll like! What happens next is crazy, you'll love it!

[@cozybee]

This was really, really good. You play so many games that are just like the last one (and I thoroughly enjoy watching each and every one of them) but every now and then a really brilliant gem just shows up like this one. Really enjoyed this one, as well as your commentary. It actually cleared up parts of the story I didn't put together for myself.

[@boots7859]

Amen to that.

[@boots7859]

Its guys and girls like this who should get an award or something. Game play, mystery, intrigue and out of the box story lines. You really should keep a running list of all the games you've played that are standouts, so you/we can check their future works.

[@kitty-lydiadye9922]

Such amazing storytelling :) I do wonder if the mother never wanted a new Liana, but was forced to house the robot by the father, and so she went out of her way to make them break down in the hopes the father would finally give up but he doesn't and so the cycle continues.

[@batmanju_]

I'm impressed. Serious. I just loved this game, the way the story is told. I think it's one of the best indie horror games I've ever seen! Damn, the philosophical way he tells the story really got me. I loved.

[@mkwilson1394]

Some of these horror games you've played have a vibe that I cannot fully explain. The mundane combined with the surreal. Being with others yet somehow being alone at the same time. Blank Frame had it. But this... this game embodies it. And that scene on Sunday evening captures the moment, those few seconds, so perfectly. It's haunting. I love it.

[@ErinJeanette]

Agreed. It's terrifying and I want more.

[@Ant0n009]

21:44 I'm glad Chris pointed out the dress glitch, for some reason I couldn't stop looking it

[@amandaoliver7743]

I called the robot/a.i. thing in the first 10 minutes or so. But i had NO IDEA how wild this would get. Absolutely fantastic! So much thought and planning must have gone into this game and to be done by one person is beyond impressive. Probably one of my favorite games you've played in a while!

[@nicp6035]

59:30 that’s a one way mirror! 😮

[@TehNinjaFlute]

I'm a bit late but this was really fantastic! I think my favorite bit was when Mother explains why everything appears so janky. When she said that she assumes she appears as unnatural to Liana as Liana appears to her... very well done! Excellent story telling, excellent explanation to the oddities of the environment and characters... an all around very solid game.

[@jeffreyoldham55]

Whoa...that was good. It was a wise decision to replay it again, because that second ending was extremely satisfying. And it was cool that the game made you work for it.

[@vercogaming3997]

The storytelling in this game is fantastic. Holy shit. I wasn't expecting that.

[@kurtisjong5206]

CJU, now that you beat the game. You can play the secret sequel game Mothered: Home. The game is actually hidden within the Mothered Demo on the "Haunted PS1 Spectral Mall Demo Disc". The only way to access the sequel is after playing through the full game. Like this comment and hopefully CJU will see it and make another video.

[@skylx0812]

I'm guessing the dirt she was being fed was sand for silicone, maybe? Interesting about the bilocating, mannequin mom. Bilocation (appearing in two places at once) is one of the supernatural miracals the Catholic churches requires to canonize someone as an official saint. Basically, mom's a saint for putting up with the project.

[@BASSOSOVIETICO1987]

This game was a such extraordinary experience! Really get to me in a philosophical way. I really love games with such deep meaning behind them. And you have made this experience even better.

[@LainiWeiz]

Wow, this was fantastic for sure, I can't wait to see what they do next. I love how a lot of it seems kind of off and weird almost for the sake of it, jank as a kind of artistic style but it's actually all justified. The way the story unfolds is great and the way things are re-contextualised, yeah, superb stuff.

[@NivenHedinger]

I loved how the mother's right hand was stuck on to the dress lol, that was legit creepy 😅😅a bug, which elevated the games scare factor to 100%!!! Cheers Chris! Another great one!

[@sleepythemis]

I'd totally forgotten how good this game is, but was glad not only to see it again, but to see it from CJU. What a good way to end a Wednesday.

[@QuinnTheSuperStar]

WOW!!! This game is AMAZING!!! What a trip! There's so many things that would be noticed or not by different players depending on personality. The fact that you can play multiple lives to see various outcomes, it's just great! Loved this long playthrough!! Thank you!

[@jack_of_alltrades7091]

the opening face cam is a literal work of art. the transition from minding his business to "oh shit" and the rapid eye movements of fear afterwards. poetic cinema (and funny af lmao)

[@Orion19]

Wow, this was an amazing experience! Great narrative design work! Amazing idea, and finally a fresh horror involving families. Wow. Thank you so much for this.

[@AVideoMan83]

This game was essentially poetry in video game form. There are a lot of lessons to be gleaned here...stories about life "how do we know if we're on the right path" "we'll find out in the end" and some futuristic possibilities with computers becoming self-aware. The game answers many questions but posits even more. Dual yet separate realities was also another profound concept touched upon. There's a lot to digest here, and the artwork and music was all very well done to set the correct mood for the story. How mother talks like a robot the whole time, and then at the end how she starts talking to you like a normal person right before she cuts your head off (much faster) was another subtle thing I noticed...there's really a lot more to unbox here and I think you should go back and see what those other memory leaks reveal to you.

[@iHeartFerenc]

I love that in your videos when you get a scare you're mostly still cool and composed. I jump, scream and scare the cats.

[@elementallobsterx]

The fact that a way out was built from the ashes is crazy

[@jojeanajaxon]

That Gavin is one talented dude! What a game! That was seriously something else! Really really great!

[@neutral.chaotic]

I don't think you noticed that there was a window in the parents' bedroom looking into Liana's bedroom. Like a one way mirror kind of window.

[@roxy2you5]

Cju this game has a sequel, mothered home. Its through the game and a ps1 demo I believe. Alot of lore in that second half of this game.

[@naistals]

You need to check out MOTHERED: HOME - it's a sequel to this and I think you'd enjoy it *very* much, as well!

[@fredd3233]

That was pretty amazing ! As you said, it's a "loop game" that is well worth it, for once (even if I do think the first loop was a tad long-ish, I confess I took a break in the middle of the video and got back to it later). Great atmosphere and great sound design. I thought the good ending was maybe a bit abrupt, lacking a bit of punch maybe, but I'm nitpicking here. I see the dev is working on another game, i'm curious to see what he cooks up next !

[@Quinlana83]

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

[@DustinBarlow8P]

"I don't want to see my past mistake i want to gain my own Sentience." Pure poetry CJU, after watching any other Horror let's player I never feel I gained anything. This is the one channel I actually feel my brain was stimulated after viewing. The game should have been called "Sentience"....

[@feeeeeeeebs]

I was absolutely riveted watching this - I can't imagine how excited you were playing through this game. So pleased that I found your channel!!

[@CptAwwsome]

This brings up so many existential questions to mull over like SOMA, but in a much tighter presentation. Brilliant!

[@illyria7756]

That going in circles made me relive traumatic math memories.. f: x->(a+2blabla)(blabla) Me: what does this calculate? Teacher: what x is Me: but what is x? Teacher: its the thing you calculate Me: but what is it, what does the formula calculate, what is it used for? Teacher: it calculates what x is Zomg And I still, to this day, decades later, do not know what practical use this kind of formula has.

[@Sparksterchan]

So glad to see you play this game! I watched someone else play it a year ago and loved his playthrough, so it was a nice surprise to see it come up again here. Your reactions and commentary were fantastic :)

[@ooferrell]

The music and the ambience in this game made me watch this like once a week. Glad u decided to put your 2 cents on this game

[@furrowingowl5906]

You really ought to check out “The Engima Machine” by the same dev. (Also, I’m pretty sure that the framed picture above your bed was actually a window like what you’d see in an interrogation / or observation room.)

[@andrekusumayadi4820]

Get my cup of coffee, sit back and relax myself watching this. Thank you! :)

[@JordanHance]

Phenomenal game, the narrative structure was fantastic and the sound and general atmosphere was just so unsettling. Really enjoyed this!

[@stephweasenforth7891]

That blip that pops up every time you go to “bed”? It read “disengaging consciousness”

[@BASCILLICUS]

such an amazing game!! i really love the strange feeling and the uncanny-ness of everything. thanks for playing it!! the atmosphere is so incredible, what a great job on the developer(s)!! i especially loved the wendsday night scene where she's digging through the apples in the orchard. so spooky, that sound design tho!!! and the way it ends at the sunset.. AH! thrilling stuff

[@Leslie12.66]

Really enjoyed your commentary. I've seen another video on this and it was confusing. You made it clear for me.

[@Aeroczema]

Holy moly this was SO GOOD, thanks for playing this, I'm so glad to know about this game!

[@juliodufflarjr.7064]

CJU, ur my fave. been watching for a few yrs now. i am also very surprised it took you this long to play this 1. love ya!

[@sydelle1981]

I'm so glad you kept playing, no one I've watched to date has gotten that 2nd ending.

[@skylx0812]

Half way through I bagan to think of the Wes Craven '85 tv film "Chiller" starring Beatrice Straight and Michael Beck. A wealthy woman loses her son and has hin cryogenically frozen. He is revived and his body reanimates, but without his human soul. Something "other" inhabits the body. I was thinking this is somewhat the reverse. The parents aren't aware the daughter's soul is in with her memories, or whatever they managed to retrieve from her brain.

[@baldur_91]

Of all the things that are off, the fact that apples grow on birches is what caught my attention the most.

[@HappyTobeHere89]

Seriously makes my day when you post.

[@DrayvenWynd]

That really was interesting, also by a single dev? I hope they make more, they've got the knack for it.

[@hershyfit8786]

great video chris, loved the playthrough!

[@blarmy827]

Oh no!!!!! You should have read all the memory leak files!!!!!!! It gives you all the behind the scenes info about what was happening and why the dad couldn’t show his face to Liana and the issues w mother and what she’s been doing …it’s actually super interesting

[@andrearastifard174]

New fan here, love your work on youtube, and wanted to say- "Holy Crap!" This game is insanely good. AI uprising is very fitting to pop culture, it wasn't easy to figure out what would happen next, and it was a true delight to watch you play and to interpret. Thank you, would love to see more on this game. Maybe, you have even inspired me to buy a video game?!

[@ShowMeLoveFilms]

I thought I've seen you play this before but it wasn't. I only remember bits of this. It's good to get a refresher

[@avelinetetsuya901]

I love watching you play Horror Games :) I support this channel

[@kohtan13kumi]

This was chilling! I'm awed by how it did so much with the medium and genre; what a great watch.

[@sora1498]

chris just droppe a video thats the perfect length between now and when i gotta go to work 😂

[@KOU-ZAI]

What a fantastic game. Honestly, I've already had the hunch that you're not human as early as 13:57, because of how you're describing the table like a grade-schooler (even to use a phrase such as "ingesting nutrients", makes it sound as if you're treating your meal like a robotic necessity). There were other things thrown here & there before that as well. Not being allowed to see your image in the mirror, your father not allowing to show his face (because he's an actual human and the discrepancy will show), etc. Add to that, time just moves on as you stand in one location, because you've bleeped out. And as much as I've loved what was done here, it breeds certain questions in my head: #1 The cause of death of the real Liana (probably shown in other endings?) #2 The backstory behind the family (back when they're all living as humans) #3 What's the deal with the brother (is he still human? Where has he been off to when he's not in his room?) And #4 Where is Liana's father taking you, now that you've forged a new path for yourself? Lastly, I gotta point out that nice small detail when you try to sleep in your bed and you're told that you can't sleep on it when somebody else is in the room. Even if you didn't see the mother or anyone else in there, the statement still holds true....... YOU are not the real Liana. So technically, you're that somebody else.

[@MiLadyShayttv]

Rainy day. Perfect day for CJU videos. ☺️

[@Unexpecter]

Interesting that you mentioned The sixth sense movie as I feel that this game was heavely inspired by another movie starring Haley Joel Osment, Spirelberg's A.I. from 2001. The basic premise of this game is basically the premise of that movie.

[@JWildberry]

I watched someone else play this a long time ago, and I hoped you would play it. When you didn't do it back then, I figured it wouldn't happen, so this was a very nice surprise!

[@LuluLikes]

This is possibly one of my favorite indie horror games! So glad you played it!!!!

[@vernonwilliams8344]

watched it 3 times. The first 2 were audio background at work. Thanks for helping me get through that mundane job. The 3rd time I was able to give it my full attention.

[@phuggard]

Very unsettling, unique experience. Well done to the Dev.

[@misschris325]

Nice! I was just on a long-haul drive, practicing my singing. While struggling through the Queen of the Night aria, I realized I sounded more like Mother🤣 I'm going through a rut in my life, this is much needed and appreciated!

[@Mx_Jayden]

The core objective "Be With Mother" gives me the creeps.

[@womanhood]

this is one of my favorite games of all time, and it was really exciting to get to see you finally play it. the developer of this also made another game i think you played on the channel, The Enigma Machine, that's similarly glitchy and beautiful and smart but much smaller. if i'm wrong and you haven't played it, i strongly recommend it! it's quick and spectacular

[@DdavidoffC]

I never suggest what you should play next, but you should really play "Mothered: Home" (this game's "DLC-quel") while this game is fresh in your memory.

[@WowWowEveryone]

I’ve been hoping for a long time you would play this game! Thank you!

[@RaydanGaming]

9:27 The door is not a jar... the door is a door Chris!

[@angelareynolds4373]

I really enjoyed this. I liked all the twists and turns! It kept me guessing. Well done!😁👍

[@platinumeve1825]

Love the twists in this game. Also random but is that a Sleep Token shirt?

[@Helm_To_108]

I wonder if you visited the memory leaks if it would explain some background. Some of those quotes seem to hint at such a thing. I really want to know why seeing your fathers face is such a big deal.

[@pastashrimp]

This was a fantastic watch! A new all-time favorite.

[@shevapendragon3281]

Extra long video, today is a good day. Thanks so much for uploading.

[@hotmintchoco]

what a well done video and you're a really smart logical person CJU! this game is great

[@mattmav510]

Chris you missed the one way glass in moms room lookin into your room

[@soralaura9260]

I randomly found a playthrough of this game a year ago, it wasn't detailed and they got the bad ending. Nevertheless it got me intrigued and I try to search this game on your channel unfortunately there isn't one. I'm so happy you gave this a try and showed us a good ending! It is indeed a great one!

[@deidreott4233]

I can't wait to watch you play!!!

[@lilyn7497]

I LOVE this game, your playthrough will definitely be amazing

[@Lumiria]

I'm honestly surprised you didn't play this one. Maybe I'm remembering someone else. Anyway glad you enjoyed the premise and storytelling. Excellent as always Chris and can't wait for the next vid.

[@SteveOnTheEastCoast]

It seems like he played this before 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Aught2]

Freaking awesome. Love to see a fresh concept like this

[@Techgnome21]

What a great game, the story and presentation was awesome. All without a cheesey jump scare.

[@runpiggy]

Looking forward for you to play the sequel CJU

[@determinators]

i’ve had a lot of these types of experiences so this one hit different. i digress-there were really interesting dollhouse vibes in that house early on. stellar theming.