Scriptwelder Multiverse Explained (Don't Escape 4 + Deep Sleep + Sidereal Plexus)

[@2leftthumbs]

Thank you all so much for watching! I hope that if you had seen the original video ~2 years ago that you revisit this to see all the new additions. I think this is may be my best video!! Please consider supporting the channel by wishlisting Dead Estate on Steam ► store.steampowered.com/app/1484720/Dead_Estate/

[@2leftthumbs]

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[@beeluarts_ng]

Hey @@2leftthumbs, a 4th Deep Sleep game is confirmed. Will you ever make a part 3 when it comes out? because I liked this video, and would be happy to see a part 3.

[@2leftthumbs]

@@beeluarts_ng I hadn't heard. That's AMAZING!! I'll certainly have to revisit this video with a follow up once that's released :D Thanks for the heads up!!

[@beeluarts_ng]

@@2leftthumbs I'm excited too. oh, and here's the video link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaGnZKSLqrBkjbc&feature=emb_logo see for yourself, ngl I'm pretty excited.

[@wreckedwren620]

I remember the first time I played, and pondered the story

[@ZemplinTemplar]

Polish indie developer authoring two whole series of games with an interlinked multiverse and storytelling tricks and twists on par with Chris Nolan. Scriptwelder is the sort of intelligent indie dev we should be very, very grateful for. :-)

[@god47398]

even when chris nolan was good, he couldnt hold a candle to this

[@absolutephoenix5312]

I'm surprised the Scriptwelder lore isn't getting as equal attention as the actual games. This would be a really cool sort of movie idea or something.

[@alessandromagno0818]

YES I REALLY WANT A MOVIE LIKE THAT AND MAIBLE DAVID ENDS UP SACRIFICING ITSELF TO SAVE THE ENTIRE MULTIVERSE AND CATE REVEALS THAT SHE LOVES HIM

[@jj02mc27]

I'm kinda late to the party but this is exactly what I was thinking

[@Lee-One]

Get Christopher Nolan on this right now!!! The game creator should do a collab to make this happen!!!

[@worm6820]

the trailer for that would be so fuckin badass if done well, a cinematic cover of "messages from the stars" played in and out through it would be go crazy.

[@Malory-Malicious]

"Oh ive seen this before its a classic!"

[@jordanvanes9420]

"What do you mean youve seen this one its brand new"

[@InsideYourWall]

I remember you! What's your discord tag again?

[@NeilPlaza]

@@jordanvanes9420 strange! I remember seeing this but i don't know when.

[@docrofreborn7497]

@@NeilPlaza back to the future.

[@dswagnildpyro1313]

@@jordanvanes9420 “Yeah iv Seen in a.. ReRun…”

[@flaco3462]

scriptwelder's games and story is so unbelievably impressive i have my eternal respect, and your video laid it out so well

[@2leftthumbs]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Punmaster9001]

I really appreciate the effort you put into this video. I remember finding these games on newgrounds when they came out and how scary they were. I knew at some point there was a connection between games, but thought it was just a "Hey I did this game too, go check it out" but Don't Escape 4 made it clear it wasn't just a nod to his other work. Thanks for expanding on that, stuff I didn't even think to look at.

[@2leftthumbs]

Totally! scriptwelder did such an incredible job keeping the connections really small, and subtle - only giving us all the necessary pieces so much later on! Incredible work all around. Cannot wait to see what they tackle next!!

[@caseblue2232]

It surprised me and glad that in 2021, someone still remember scriptwelder's games. Thank you for making this video explaining everything.

[@PhysicsChan]

LMAO

[@KelvenLV]

2023 now as i was going through my armor games account. i was in middle school when i found this series. I’m now a 20yr old Marine. wild.

[@philsharpe4315]

He is literally welding scripts of like 9 games together

[@chuck_duck]

My take on the whole "they had this planned from the beginning" thing is that I think they wanted to make an ARG to go along with their games (after all, you can get most of the info you need without playing the game too much, and I doubt they thought that qwert and admin1 were gonna stop anyone determined). However, the ARG faded into a tie-in for determined fans.

[@cuenta8410]

In my opinion, the traveller in 40:45 is the traveller from a small talk from the back of beyond, meaning that he survived using the escape pod though he had 3% chances of surviving

[@2leftthumbs]

That's a cool bit of headcanon!

[@jobisTheWorst]

Don’t escape 2 is a zombie apocalypse? Shit lemme get my peashooters real quick

[@jennifermartinez4558]

dont forget the sunflowers and watch out for the gargantuar

[@FairyNya]

starfruit op

[@PhysicsChan]

LMAO

[@epiccreeper69]

@@FairyNya nah your trippin puff shroom is the strongest

[@Ch05en0ne]

I noticed something about Don't Escape 4. Probably maker of the video already figured this out but he didn't explained this in detail in the video so I figured maybe I should. In the game even though Cate says "Sidereal Plexus causes explosion at the moon accidentally" that's not the case at all. People escaping one universe to another aren't only consisted of our 4 characters. Important people from Sidereal Plexus escapes as well. 50 something pods was already occupied when they arrived to moon base, and that's assuming it was only room with the sleeper pods (we saw multiple buildings at the distance when we landed on the moon). They probably didn't leave in nick of time like our characters did either. They should have left as soon as they confirmed another universe's earth doomed, after another failure, just after Lunar explosion. Date on the "Escape" e-mail confirms this. It's dated only 1 day after Lunar explosion. So, they probably escaped safely, without emergency mode, all memories intact (there shouldn't be any failures with the computer at the time, even if there was some staff and plenty of time should remain to do necessary repairs). They knew their actions will lead same events in next universe but they still don't care. All for the crystals we saw at Don't Escape 3. Yeah, they are actually mining that, Helium-3 is a cover. Not caring about billions or maybe trillions of people at all, or maybe just thinking them as "fair" sacrifices they doom world after world believing they can mine that crystal next time without destroying the moon. You can see this at the document in floppy disk room when you save Barry. That document refers to Lunar drill. They rely their 89% chance, fully prepared cast another world to the oblivion, seeing them as "expendable", believing "even if they fail they will improve their chances next time", but failing again and again, just for the crystals. They are absolutely the worst. Btw, this is something I thought after I finished my first playthrough but what good would do to you if you arrive next world just before, only 4 days before it's destroyed even if you remember everything? But it seems they arrive sometime before Lunar explosion, it's just that story takes it over when 4 days remains to crash. Once they remember enough (after 2 floppies used) they do something about it and stop it. That's actually amazing (and unrealistic) feat for 4 random people. I mean, stopping plans of multiversal megacorp. Actually I am really surprised they managed to pull that off even after remembering everything.

[@ZachX888]

This is incredible. I knew primal sands and dont escape 3 were obviously linked, but I had no idea it was this interconnected. Thanks for the video, it was a really awesome analysis.

[@2leftthumbs]

You're very welcome!

[@antoniobautista6718]

I always remember every now and then the scriptwelder games I played in the past. I always knew they were fun free games, but wow, scriptwelder made such an amazing universe and somehow planned it out amazingly! Besides that, this was also an amazing analysis of the universe that he made. Great work! ❤

[@acebee46]

Oh my god. I was literally JUST looking for this video yesterday, I was so sad that it was gone and you brought it back!!! Thank you Mr thumbs

[@screamingforever]

jumpscare warning at roughly 34:55! just in case anyone else like screams out loud at jumpscares lmao

[@beeluarts_ng]

wish I read this before I got to that part

[@Bluey]

i thought you said "likes to scream"

[@screamingforever]

@@Bluey my screaming is internal

[@ProbablyAlmond]

Dammit didn't read it

[@Marchampule]

I was like there haven't been any jumps ares so I'm safe and then this fucker pops up

[@lonely_guacamole]

this video really made it all clear. i love how from simple flash games, someone is able to create such an interesting storyline

[@syloboy163]

The scriptwelder universe is very cool. The connections between every little detail in every world are all important to understanding what's happening story-wise, and the addition that the shadow people are just people without bodies is really neat.

[@doodlebro.]

at around 35 mins, the sleep paralysis actually scared me

[@choicebarrelscrotes2732]

If you like these, I think you’d really enjoy the offerings from the studio Rusty Lake. Their earlier games were also flash. They are really unique and atmospheric point and click puzzle/room escape type games with a surreal Twin Peaks inspired aesthetic that is very much its own thing. They’ve lately done and are continuing to do some amazing blending of genre and multimedia projects, and the games are just really solid, and cheap to boot.

[@2leftthumbs]

They've always been of interest to me! I'd love to do a deep dive on that series as some point. I just know that I'll have to set aside a LOT of time to thoroughly investigate it all!

[@choicebarrelscrotes2732]

@@2leftthumbs In my opinion, it's really worth it. I get that looking at it that the number of releases seems daunting but since most of them were created as flash games, the time investment is relatively light for the most part, especially in the games before their first steam release.

[@mtdoge8885]

Insane series, this dev is a legend. Thanks for the video, helps to have a video putting all the games together!

[@pouncelygrin6699]

I love scriptwelder's games so much that this video analysis of his game's interconnectivity brings me so much joy x)

[@soldierstride554]

You put a lot of effort with the Closed Captions!

[@xxblueXwolfxx]

dont escape 1, 2, 3 are a couple of my fave games i played as a kid and watching your vid about them made me so happy and brought up some memories

[@sherlockholmes1574]

Thank you for all the details. I also watched your first video in 2019. I'm really greateful to play these games. To me these games is art. Over the years, Scriptwelder has processed the story of the game so well that when the last game comes out we realize that they are all connected. That's what I call genius. İf someone decide to make a movie I would gladly watch it.

[@Elroid]

This series really deserves more spotlight!! Great job making this video mate!!

[@terreliv]

UEFS -- United Earth Fleetship? United Earths For Sidereal? 36:08 Ooh! What if the moon experiments *made* werewolves?!

[@megcrimson8589]

Thank you!! I thought the whole werewolf storyline felt unconnected but now it makes sense!!

[@Someone_FN]

Wait...in deep sleep 1, when leaving the light house, the I think most of the shadow people (if not, all), are they're from an another universe of different time lines, if so then, where they all in the deep sleep all ready lost there bodies?

[@2leftthumbs]

I wonder if all of those are the same as the main character from alternate universes! Like, a dozen different versions of them that are now fighting to reclaim a physical body!

[@Someone_FN]

Well...if you think about it...you're probably right @@2leftthumbs, maybe there's more to it for the multiverse...or there more multiverses then the multiverse where our universe is.

[@jesusitobeley2999]

But does that mean that the deep sleep series are entirely connected together and the characters you play as are from different universes?

[@deeznuts-kw6yv]

@@2leftthumbs i like to think they were sidereal plexus employees from universes where the lunar incident happened, they just didn’t find a body so they are stuck as shadow people

[@cyberlemon9840]

@@deeznuts-kw6yv Yeah, that's my headcanon too

[@Rianoria]

This is so good. The algorithm really isn't playing in your favor

[@2leftthumbs]

Much appreciated! Here's hoping this one can climb back up to the popularity of the original version ;)

[@magmabuilder5395]

Did you see Scriptwelders new teaser trailer? It seems to hint a continuation of Deep Sleep

[@2leftthumbs]

Very exciting!!

[@opinionhaver5910]

Why doesn't this have millions of views yet?

[@supremelordender5705]

Holy shit, man, I knew that there were connections between the games, but I didn't realize they were ALL connected, even 400 Years? dude..... and not to mention, you're helping out with Dead Estate? Dude, I love that game, I didn't know there's gonna be a steam version, that's pretty cool!

[@xybigl8063]

Great theory! And I have found something interesting in the random dialogue between Cody and Barry,Cody said he was chased by some shadow men in his dream,and he thought that was very real. So Cody may also be a traveller? And there is a new strange article in the website of sidereal plexus.Maybe it has some connection with the Deep sleep 4.

[@2leftthumbs]

I'm super excited to see how this story is expanded with DS4!!

[@carloswater7]

It makes a lot of sense. Thank you for making this video and for summarizing the don't escape games .

[@alexairheart9051]

Holy cow man! I remember watching this video when it came out, and I atually didnt know of the games at the time lol... Since then I just had to play them... many fun hours thanks to you!

[@2leftthumbs]

Glad I could help!

[@rbpgamemaster]

One thing you missed: The Escape pod used in A small talk at the back of beyond is near identical to the one used in Don't escape 3. A tiny little tie-in.

[@GhostlyMoonWitch]

I always come back after a long while to rewatch this video. The scriptwelder multiverse is simply one of my favorite pieces of lore of all time, and is the inspiration of many of my stories. I really wish it was talked about more. Phenomenally done!

[@GhostlyMoonWitch]

I remember watching this video (plus a full don’t escape 4 gameplay) on my switch after accidentally breaking my phone lol

[@NoOne-ih8gr]

This actually pieces it together nicely. Good work!

[@loorthedarkelf8353]

Probably the 3rd time I've revisited this video. Scriptwelder has such an amazing imagination and every game has shown growth in their skills as a developer on top of their already incredible knack for storytelling in this medium. Thank you for this deep dive, it is a pleasure to listen to.

[@rjtalley628]

This,this I like.

[@TheTexasLass]

This is so well put together! I didn't realize all of Scriptwelder's games were so tightly interconnected. Thanks for explaining everything this clearly. You earned my like when you threw in that picture of Hannibal!

[@Raddish-IS-Radd]

Honestly as soon as I heard of Cody and saw the black thingy that steals your body from deep sleep I already knew they were connected

[@lautarogomezalfonso575]

So, when I was a kid like 8 y/o i played this game, and i didn't know how to read English (I'm spanish btw) so I didn't know what to do clearly, but I remember finishing it, and in all these years I always remember that game for some reason, when don't scape 4 came out, i became obsessed with this multiverse, and now seeing someone final explaining all the thing I have discovered too it's amazing, i love this video

[@doubleslashkarma]

I played the Don't Escape series in middle school for funsies during computer science classes, and never thought of them again. This video brought back some memories.

[@sir380]

Don't Escape 4 is one of the few games that has made me cry both tears of joy and sadness at some point in the game.

[@mikaorange5598]

Seeing this video on your channel finally convinced me to shell out for Don't Escape 4 (after playing through Scriptwelder's backlog many times), and I am VERY glad I did. This video was a great one.

[@gregzotter6189]

They certainly are an interesting series with unexpected twists. I appreciate that.

[@UsualAftermoon]

This is one of my favorite videos of all time that I always come back to. Amazingly done, and deserves so much more attention.

[@katsoris2011]

ever since i first played the deep sleep trilogy back in the day, it has been one of my favourite games ever

[@uros.u.novakovic]

With Deep Sleep "4" being officially announced I had to return to this video yet again.

[@randomfellow27]

I really, really REALLY like the aethestic of the deserts of dont escape 4, and the deep sleep dark aesthetic

[@chuck_duck]

Okay so I experienced sleep paralysis for the first time the day after I played deeper sleep and it was an experience.

[@vibewithgalaxy1539]

Are you ever gonna do a video on everything important thing puffballs said in both of his commentary streams?

[@oddfreaks6452]

Sometimes…games can still genuinely surprise and entice and I love deep diving them and they’re so fun to learn more to. Had it with FNAF, now I have it with Don’t Escape, it was great

[@phiphi2209]

It’s crazy to think of how many loops don’t escape 4 could have had where David could’ve been close to escaping because he realizes the loops and becomes aware of the dreams but the plan falls apart because he gets replaced by a shadow person and can’t recover both discs due to the consciousness and person being replaced, this loop could’ve gone on dozens of times

[@voltazar9466]

Dont scape 1-3 were my favorite games of my childhood, then i played the deep sleep series and the space chat with the AI, but god This video make those games so much better

[@Crystal_959]

Scriptwelder is a legend. A real hidden gem, pun intended. Just everything in their games is given such deep, careful attention to detail. They did not have to weave such an intricate narrative between so many games and series, yet they did

[@SansINess53]

to me the story starts with the bad ending where you only survive but then regret your choices and decide to happy ending where you make sure everyone survives.

[@DavidAnderson-cw7oq]

So, could you make a video on the cube escape games? I think the series would make for a very interesting video.

[@Phi_Lix]

Isn’t there like dozens of those? I’m sure playing them would take a while.

[@DavidAnderson-cw7oq]

I mean, there’s not that many, ten cube escapes, three rusty lakes, the white door, samsara room, and the short film. That may sound like a lot, but most of them are pretty short, I’ve beat all of them and my combined playtime was just over a day.

[@Phi_Lix]

@@DavidAnderson-cw7oq Oh ok then, I guess I was mistaken, my bad.

[@mrorion4794]

But it would be interesting for this guy to make theory videos of it.

[@2leftthumbs]

I've had my eye on that series for a while. I think tackling them all would be very challenging, but also very rewarding! It's on my list for sure. But I'll have to wait until I am doing this full-time before I can even dream of taking that all on haha

[@Gingerfrost]

Finally got around to watching this. Loved the video, and this game's interlocking lore.

[@joeljohansson3615]

Great video. I can't wait to the next. Just Wonder Will it be a part three of the all referens in Henry stickmin compliting the mission.

[@gabrote42]

7:57 I enjoyed them 37:11 Dunno why but those last two lines on the report reminded me of SCP. Like, the line about "You want a happy ending? Fuck you! You are alive to tell it. God help us all."

[@StefanyDjuba]

What lines?

[@gabrote42]

@@StefanyDjuba "Humanity will probably not survive (...) in the following weeks to come. God have mercy on us all." Keep in mind that this comment may be updated. Thank you for asking.

[@vitarally3285]

Thanks for the content! Now things fit in their place even more.

[@thedarksaber]

Someone on the Deep Sleep wiki page has incorporated this videos topic into the wiki with the video in references. That's pretty cool!

[@329link]

Scriptwelder went on to release a historical sim/strategy game about managing water supply in a polish city. It's pretty fucking good, but that's a funny shift in tone.

[@majorghoul9017]

I love Scriptwelder's games so much

[@SomeCanine]

Yeah I gotta say, the whole sleep body jumping multiple universe thing is a very compelling thing when put in a visual medium. It doesn't sound that interesting on paper, but when you put it in the context of a horror game it works extremely well.

[@Zero_Lynnfield001]

I have a guess that the person we play as in don't escape 2 is cody since he was dreaming about zombies after the second day it may be in a alternate universe where cody was born much earlier so in the events of the games he's a adult.

[@Ahalaya]

Okay, I know it's not the focus of the video and just a little side note, but I adored Excavate. As a bit of an archaeology nerd who actually found the game while taking an intro to archaeology class in college for fun, it really scratched an itch I didn't k ow I had. Of course, I adore the Don't Escape series, as well, and the Deep Sleep series is one of few horror games that I can play (as someone who can barely handle horror-- yes, I'm a wimp). I remember hearing about this "theory" a while ago but forgot a lot of the details. I appreciate this detailed look at it.

[@VinVonVoom]

Another thing with 400 Years, the game opens with the stone being waking up from a deep sleep, sensing that something devastating will happen if it doesn't do anything. This is essentially the exact same set up as Don't Escape 4, albeit David's paradigm is on a much smaller timescale. Is it possible this stone being has these memories because an alternate universe version of itself transported its consciousness to it? It was clearly so confident in this calamity occuring that it essentially sacrificed itself by climbing down a volcano and blocking the lava. For what other reason would it have this foresight?

[@thedootguy4444]

36:49 is actually a reference to where cody talked about his dreams with zombies!

[@BigHeadNerdy]

My personal favourite game dev

[@mogfoil]

Commenting for the algorithm!!!

[@2leftthumbs]

Always appreciated. Cheers!

[@ChaosLord-n5m]

Great video! Loved Don't Escape 4

[@jeffzebert4982]

That shattered Moon reminds me of one of the scenes of H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine".

[@johnbacile9495]

Rumor has it that scriprwelder is working on another game rn

[@2leftthumbs]

I can't wait to see what comes next!!

[@greengarnish1711]

It now makes sense that the guy in small talk is in fact the traveller who's hiding in deep sleep 2 since he comments on the fact that back in the real world nothing good awaits him. And in the dreamworld time runs differently, so he really doesn't have much of a choice but to stay there and perhaps he will end up taking over someone else's body.

[@fordshelbygt7177]

“Amazing Story”

[@johnagamer1994]

Amazing game and story, about cody that he had dreams about zombies infection i thought he talking about "Don't escape 2" zombies situation on his dreams, i love this adventrue game

[@uros.u.novakovic]

This was a crazy good video! I remember playing Deep Sleep and Don't Escape trilogies way back on Kongregate. Never really connecting the dots until I finally sat down and played through Don't Escape 4 a few days ago. I also played A Small Talk and 400 Years but completely forgot they were from scriptwelder until this video. Never knew about Excavate! and Primal Sands though, will have to check them out.

[@Bluey]

the people in "excavate" look like the people on the id cards in don't escape 4

[@2leftthumbs]

I was playing around with that in Excavate, and it seems like their names were being randomly generated? But I'd be very curious if maybe there were a few presets to match other games?

[@Bluey]

@@2leftthumbs i was not talking about the names

[@2leftthumbs]

@@Bluey I know. I was just saying I went hunting for deeper connections there as well. but the shared art style alone is neat

[@whyiamexist000]

I dont think somebody noticed, but scriptwelder kinda obsessed with number 4 too. In numerology 4 means something stable and fundamental, like human thoughts. In Don't Escape series goal is always same: Make escape/entrance as hard as possible. In DE 1 we don't let escape ourselves, in DE 2 we defend from zombies, in DE 3 we destroying ship, in DE 4 we defending from disasters first 3 days, then finally escaping at 4th day.

[@disloin1287]

when i saw this video i remembered multiple dreams i had where the world look way too off and i realised i as dreaming right after i realised that i died to something chasing me at ultra speed i sure do hope that im still me and this story is 100% fiction

[@soldierstride554]

Damn...all this in a bunch of free online games that started in 2013!!? With the exception of Don't Escape 4 of course, but that's fine. Btw, the name of Don't Escape 4 initially really confused me because of the colon placement. Is it part of the series or not? But now you've clarified it. Thanks! And turns out you did say Sidereal correctly

[@eveleene3613]

WE'RE GOING TO GET A 4TH GAME FOR THE DEEP SLEEP SERIES, FUUUUCK YEAAAAAAAH

[@sarbartharoy6277]

Very good video... The effort and time taken... Loved it

[@gelusvenn5063]

The way I had interpreted the True Ending was not that you go to a world where the apocalyptic events never happened, but that the group actively stops them from happening, rather than escaping they face Sidereal head-on (through the use of law and government). So they do the opposite of escaping, and fight. Either way though, same meaning.

[@pland7114]

34:57 jump scare warning

[@seangunnell9451]

Strange, because when I got sleep penalizes, I couldn't move either, but I didn't see any hallucinations of a figure. Instead, I felt a vibration in my head like when a phone is set to vibrate and it was very uncomfortable.

[@DionneDion]

This universe has more depth and soul than most AAA games have nowadays.

[@lordduckulous5240]

This video is great, but both times I’ve watched it I’ve lost sleep over it

[@lemonaid611]

yo this is such a well made video! I love it

[@tadadoterson6147]

I never knew four hundred years was made by them, and I always wondered what that grave stone ment

[@tadadoterson6147]

Like holy sh*t

[@2leftthumbs]

Haha yeah that is the appropriate response for sure!

[@thecoolone777]

Hey 2 Left Thumbs! You better make a video on Deep Sleep 4 when it comes out!

[@angelmatiastorres]

Even to this day it is the best game i ever got to witness

[@doogart]

Great video, thank you!

[@mailingcat]

7:46 ‘N will circle back.’ N WILL CIRCLE BACK BOTTOM TEXT

[@oweeb5909]

Honestly I'd have bought these games if they were on steam, such a great concept and a tonne of great gameplay for flash games.

[@2leftthumbs]

Both the Deep Sleep and Don't Escape trilogies were packaged together and added to Steam for about $5 each. But if you're going that route, it'd probably be worth it to buy the bundle that includes all 7 games!

[@TheSpearkan]

Given the announcement of the new Deep Sleep game, i wonder what new additions to the Sidereal Plexus lore it will bring.

[@jetdreamjam2285]

WAIT REALLY???

[@aresrivera9744]

34:52 so I see you were taken over by a shadow person lol