Iron Lung is Absolutely Terrifying

Pilot a rusty submarine in an ocean of blood. Nothing scary can possibly happen...
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:30 - Game Premise
03:39 - Early Conclusions
04:38 - Great Gameplay
07:35 - Excellent Atmosphere
10:21 - Personally Investing
12:55 - Recommendation
14:21 - SPOILERS Beat-by-Beat
21:40 - Summary
playing iron lung at 4k really enhances the horror from these polygons
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[@duskdev]

Fantastic video. Thanks so much for playing!

[@thedootlord]

Great game,thank you for making

[@erics1219]

very niceee

[@Thebigem]

What would you call a game that takes place in an abandoned parking Lot?

[@Thebigem]

@𝕴𝖟𝖚𝖐𝖚 I said Parking Lot Dumbass, like the Ones that are at a Hospital

[@duskdev]

@@Thebigem Dan Bell Simulator

[@pgm3012]

"welded shut" "not made to withstand such pressure" this game has aged very well

[@emmurdl9363]

Damn the guy is really the fan of this game, he even take the text lore from this game as a design for his tin can

[@johnbrooks6243]

"bare bone controls"

[@Crash_-]

It truly did didn't it, it truly did

[@SOULAANI_]

Life often imitates art lmao

[@TomDingleby]

"isn't designed for these depths"

[@RocketSlime21]

The scariest part of the deep ocean is that it’s almost the only place where you can feel completely surrounded and terrifyingly exposed at the same time

[@JRexRegis]

It's a bit like deep space in that way, only worse because we know that things live in the ocean.

[@TheGreyParse]

The Dark Forest theory made into a horror game

[@quantumsigmaqed6312]

Surely you feel terrifyingly exposed when surrounded by something you don't trust

[@redeye4516]

+JR Unless of course the Sun Sipper is real. It was spotted again a day or two ago after almost a decade

[@Mosleyset2]

@@redeye4516 sun sipper?

[@sunnyappakat]

wow this game was so great that they remade it in real-life

[@plasmass_]

My thoughts exactly

[@TheElf_Online]

And now with Logitech G F710 Wireless Gamepad support !

[@vidblogger12]

Oof.

[@MadelynTwiddleDee]

Yikes

[@zalldeokami3497]

Lmao ☠☠

[@Epicdoritos]

i would almost pay $250K to experience this

[@artemis-entity4177]

💀

[@mconst7693]

Nah y'all are dark 💀💀

[@johnbrooks6243]

@@mconst7693 fr Tho -🐵✨

[@monbub]

to experience death?? you could just go to a hospital instead, if you live in america that is

[@Lego_Huracan_SuperTrofeo]

Damn 😂

[@d2thagman894]

“The Quiet Rapture” is probably the most metal name for a mass extinction event I’ve heard in fiction.

[@thecoffindancegang4170]

Its probably a reference to how our own universe might (theoretically) pass away in the far *FAR* future

[@jshtng78]

​@@thecoffindancegang4170 There's zero real theories about anything that could cause all life in even the observable universe (yet alone the entire universe) to completely die off in a relatively short time without very obvious warning signs beforehand such as years to centuries of massive overconsumption by sentient civilizations or physical destabilization of time and space on a cosmic scale. The scenario of every existence gradually winking out for no apparent reason is exclusively in the SCP community and depressed minds.

[@FinnishCrystal]

@@jshtng78 no? Have you heard of the great tear? Kurtzgesagt made a great video about it "how the universe can end at any time" There are no warning signs to it, not unless it happens really far away to be able to spot the rapidly expanding void

[@spiritoflegend7483]

Stfu u guys are scaring me 😭

[@geoyt8321]

@@FinnishCrystal boo hoo imaginary threats made up by the deranged

[@draghicivlad2444]

19:44 What I like so much about this part, is that if you start thinking about it, the ocean of blood probably has no sources of light whatsoever except for your camera's blitz. So really, what you just did in that moment is flash light into the eyes of an animal that is probably hyper sensitive to light and piss it off very much

[@doplop]

wait why does it even have eyes :0

[@DominikaHare]

@@doplop abisal animals still have eyes, they’re simply adapted to the darkness below. As the commenter above said, some animals have incredibly sensitive eyes to see the little light there is in total darkness. They sometimes are also bioluminescent or simply travel between different depths, some with more light than others. While there are a lot of blind fish that move with other senses, eyes are still very useful for many species.

[@tzechewyap3940]

animal be like: wat dis *camera flash* OH YOU SON OF A *nom*

[@FausWeon]

Well we are doomed

[@telite7263]

@@doplop this is a good point. If it’s complete darkness, they should just go the Texas Blind Salamander route and lose their eyes. Then again, who knows what would happen in evolution when you’re surrounded in other peoples DNA.

[@Lukas-bg4yn]

This game aged well

[@toamatoro570]

Sadly

[@shebtm692]

I had to pause and take a second after he explained the premise...

[@plasmass_]

Damn

[@drakep.5857]

@@toamatoro570 haha rich billionaires go BOOM

[@JESUSWASAJUGGALO]

@@drakep.5857 lol, and might i add, lmao

[@TheFish711]

Wow. That reveal at the end when Iron Lung himself came in and said “I’m gonna lung” then he lunged. Pretty sick

[@matthewfinger2381]

You were the iron lung all along

[@enesaue2192]

It’s lunging time

[@thewall4069]

God damnit not again

[@iamkelz6047]

God no, please no. Not here too

[@blissfuldj7627]

It's iron lunging time

[@ONE-vt1fz]

“David szymanski” Who? “The guy who made dusk” Nope doesn’t ring any bells “Not to mention squirrel stapler” OH THAT

[@AremStefaniaK]

polish name = land of those who created Witcher. Spells goty enough to me.

[@petrspetsnaz630]

@@AremStefaniaK land of those who also made cyberpunk 2077. So being good in one thing doesn't make you good in another

[@whyops9862]

@@petrspetsnaz630 cyberpunk is game of the year

[@Edski10]

Play dusk

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

@@whyops9862 the buggiest game of the year

[@B_Skizzle]

The sub's camera is one of the most brilliant and effective horror mechanics I’ve ever seen. You don’t just get to see what's in front of you. No, you have to consciously _choose_ to see it. You have to turn your back to the only light source in that deathtrap and walk over there. You have to sit in near-total darkness with nothing but your own imagination and wait.

[@P13Rat]

The photos are like mini jump scares too. The suspense of whether or not you’ll see something totally abnormal and freaky is what keeps you on your toes each time you take a photo.

[@DynoSkrimisher]

@@P13Rat plus, the camera is a flash, that's what's causing the light. So you're basically telling the entities on the ocean floor "Ayo sup, alien pricks."

[@P13Rat]

@@DynoSkrimisher lmao guess theyre getting jumpscared too

[@IneptOrange]

@@P13Rat The best part is that they're jump scares the player chooses to see. Pure curiosity makes you do it.

[@chase_h.01]

Without spoiling too much... The part where you are at a set of coords and the radar is telling you there's a wall when the map shows thats impossible is just fucking brilliant

[@im_a_tide_pod]

Fun fact! in the newest update if you go to an area near the last point, you can find some old submarine wreckage

[@Jedi-ge6lr]

Not only that, but you can learn that submarine that you find, unlike you, was supposed to come back.

[@im_a_tide_pod]

@@Jedi-ge6lr I already knew that (also, it’s been three months since I made this comment. How did you find this?)

[@Jedi-ge6lr]

@@im_a_tide_pod It's pretty high up on top comments.

[@im_a_tide_pod]

@@Jedi-ge6lr huh, ok

[@mr._.mav792]

I hate jumpscares, I think they're a cheap and unearned way to mass produce scary moments in something, but MAN the jumpscare at the end of this game is absolutely amazing

[@robinnohood5557]

This is the jumpscare the entire game is building up for, that's what makes it amazing, cause you don't see it coming I love these type of atmospheric horror games like Dark Wood Nowadays, most horror games just abuse jumpscares

[@coyraig8332]

It didn't last long enough to hate

[@SomeGuyCalledNick]

Because the whole game builds up tension just for that specific moment, and does so in a way that still allows you to be scared by it.

[@alekzanderor5489]

yeah, its a quality jumpscare: - not attepmting to burst eardrums - building up tension with strange and scary - uniqly utilizing "gameplay" part of it: as your sub is filling with blood and low on oxygen you push through it, concentrating on "working" and creating yourself some sense of "things are under control" as opposed to game/movie presenting you a calm and relaxed scene to do a jumpscare.

[@HungerGamesFan88]

because this one is /the/ scare of the game, but its not THE scare-Y of the game. its not the SOLE source of horror. just the premise is enough to make you want to crawl out of your skin just to escape the horror

[@NoTwo]

i feel like this would be a perfect vr port. fuckin terrifying playing by yourself in a quiet space, no distractions and fully immersed

[@zitou2170]

@ensignmarker 312 it’s the size not the realism

[@redengineer4521]

@ensignmarker 312 ever play gorilla tag

[@greaseball8057]

@ensignmarker 312 ps1 graphics are the bedt on vr fym

[@an_egg_cultist]

@ensignmarker 312 it does not matter, the atmosphere makes more effect

[@pauldeddens5349]

@ensignmarker 312 Budget Cuts is an amazingly done VR title with quite low-poly graphics for the environment. Bottom line is, if you can make a player feel like they are there, you dont need photorealism or high poly counts. Maybe a slight increase in graphics would be necessary, but not a large one.

[@thefailus4550]

This guy just beat a 1 hour game in 59 minutes what an absolute god

[@tanker00v25]

That's like cooking 1 minute rice in 59 seconds

[@cyancyborg1477]

Speedrunning to the extreme.

[@stuntae7980]

1st try no summons. only used one flask.

[@TERRORdrigo]

lmao

[@GD_TriggrHppy]

@@tanker00v25 2 minute noodles in 1minute 59 sec

[@caseysnell9461]

The ending was perfect for me, I was panicking and just saying "this is it! last one! they'll pull me out!" I was rushing and the surprise was perfect

[@thediamonddragon1256]

“Yes I’m going to be pulled ou-“ *om nom nom*

[@SoupyMittens]

@@thediamonddragon1256 *Num num num*

[@waffleauflauf4213]

I mean, you technically were pulled out 🥴 But yeah that ending is perfect, completely got me too lmao

[@jonnnyoutit487]

i had a little different approach when I played it, i were certain for a fact that i weren't being pulled, i were thrown there to die, why would they pull me back, how would they pull me back, plus there are hints I'm not the first guy to dive in one of these seas,

[@SentientMattress531]

“nom nom nom nom nom” -xXxG1antF1sh69420xXx, 2023

[@Sage_Orias_YT]

I feel like everybody's forgetting the most important question: how is there a fish monster thing in an ocean of blood? How is it even alive? Is it even a organic organism? Or is it mechanical?

[@spicesmuggler2452]

How is the blood in liquid form if all stars are dead?

[@yesmansam6686]

Or why is there's some kind of bovine skeleton here?

[@royalhydra9790]

@@yesmansam6686 that was likely a skeleton of a cephalopod or(if I spelled it right) whale bones

[@flyingorange2482]

Well, its not a creature from earth, It may juat be built different

[@atanaZion]

Why couldn't there be an alien living creature living in the blood? There is not living beings in our organisms? The right question is "Is the planet alive?"

[@Roboboy2710]

“We’re taking on blood” is a sentence I never want to hear again

[@baileylarsen9439]

what was the first time

[@Ashtonloollife]

@@baileylarsen9439 this video I guess

[@dankerbell]

@@baileylarsen9439 this video

[@JRTL20253]

@@baileylarsen9439 prom night

[@mikec9166]

@@JRTL20253 LOL I actually laughed IRL. Well played, sir

[@GreenAnonymous]

As somebody who currently works on a submarine, can confirm this game is a perfect rendition of most submariners fears

[@Superabound2]

I thought the #1 fear of being on a submarine was "getting buggered"?

[@obamagaming9456]

My dad worked on a submarine for a bit in Jamaica. Still absolutely wild to me considering he's been doing HR for the entirety of my life, nothing even close to related to submarines or the ocean.

[@Nikolai0169]

@@Superabound2 nah, your thinking of the #1 dream for someone on a submarine

[@DANGER10101]

Do modern submarines have cameras ?

[@obamagaming9456]

@@DANGER10101 idk the one my dad worked on in the 90s did, but that's not terribly modern anymore

[@sashimidaiouika9862]

Fun fact: You could actually see out the porthole if it wasn't covered, the entire map isn't just rendered by the pictures, but is actually right in front of you, with a little modding you can remove the porthole and move through the map with a realtime view of what's ahead of you, it ruins the experience for a first time play through, but it's great for exploring the map for secrets and to analyze things

[@Link9058]

That’s not entirely true. The sub you play in is actually separated from the map and is completely stationary. What you’re actually moving around is a free floating camera

[@SpaceMissile]

@@Link9058 what a clever little trick.

[@Redacted_Ruler]

Ah yes, I love spreading misinformation on the internet

[@theinge9672]

Its crazy that iron lung got a life action remake before other popular games like minecraft and stuff

[@LadyGendercide]

I’m honestly not sure if you’re referring to the Titan submarine or the actual film with Markiplier.

[@Asprix-X]

​@@LadyGendercideMarkiplier

[@Euphoric_existence]

Because unlike Iron Lung, which is a comparatively simple, low budget, far less popular game, Minecraft and others have very dedicated and loving fanbases that would pay attention to every detail in a movie about their favorite game, everybody would lose their minds if someone messed up a Minecraft movie, the risk is just way too big

[@derdrakkar]

"Hope is as illusory as starlight" You know what's awesomely terrifying about that line? In a universe where stars literally disappeared, you'd still see the stars in the sky, because how long it takes for light to travel the vastness of space. The light of stars that no longer exist. If Sun disappeared, we wouldn't know it for 8 minutes.

[@atrain3441]

Even worse if it exploded. We'd only know about 10-15 minutes after it exploded for the explosion to reach us. Just imagine the dread that would happen to the world if we were somehow aware of this...

[@FausWeon]

@@atrain3441 well,good thing i aint gonna live when that shit happens

[@vulpixat2400]

Stars still exist,only all of the habitat planets disappeard

[@Zichfried]

That's not even far away from real life and not just the in-game's universe. Some stars we see in the sky could be or not be still there. Their light takes millions of years to reach us. We are seeing how they looked a long time ago. Even if they are not gone, that fact is terrifying.

[@verdanthyborian2322]

@@vulpixat2400 in Iron Lung, all planets and all stars vanish. Leaving only moons left in the galaxy. There is still light because the "moons are lit by ghost light of vanished stars." They say the stars are gone several times.

[@Dixon_Myass]

The fact that the game carried a save system despite being beatable in a single play session, makes me wonder if there are more secrets or endings in the game that require long play sessions.

[@C.G.Gaster]

i kinda agree, i'm wondering what would happen if you stayed at the anomaly thing, or instead of going to the other locations, you go straight for the end. I mean ive seen two people play it and they took the same route.

[@mattdragon1253]

Buy the game then?

[@Chucky1249]

@@C.G.Gaster if you go straight to the final location you will see what the location actually looks like, about the other things you mentioned I don't know

[@C.G.Gaster]

@@Chucky1249 ok, thank you for 2 things. 1 not telling me to go buy a game i just learned about and two giving me that info.

[@Chucky1249]

@@C.G.Gaster Dunno man I've been in the situation where people (or even myself) don't want to buy the game, so I just tell them what they are looking for even though the game is very short and I would still recommend you to play It despite you knowing what happens and what you'll see, this game is unique.

[@AnAppleInABox]

SPOILERS: The eye looking into the camera scared me so hard. I didn't think use the camera at first so I check my location 4 times to confirm I wasn't right in front of a wall before I remembered that I could just use the camera. Most terrifying thing ever

[@NEEDbacon]

I can imagine you perfectly calm, maybe annoyed going "Why's the damn radar going off? I should be nowhere near a wall." for a few minutes. As outside a monster just stares you down unknown to you.

[@AnAppleInABox]

@@NEEDbacon Pretty much yeah

[@vigilantcr3dible455]

Man this is spooky! I couldn’t imagine anyone wanting to do something like this IRL

[@Asprix-X]

That aged well didn't it

[@kadrick4446]

Well, WW2 submariners did.

[@benedictDover]

Nobody wanted to do it in the game, either. Hence why the COI plucked a convict out of their cell and welded the sub shut.

[@DolanDarker]

Honestly the only thing the game is missing is the ability to staple squirrels

[@SuryaGD]

🦆

[@OnePunchEditzzz__]

🦆

[@ZW2413]

🦆

[@ZW2413]

🦢

[@chaos1259]

🐿️

[@Quirby566]

When you beat Iron Lung enough times and you get the Golden Lung

[@tackytrooper]

That one is 9mm resistant.

[@Vivigreeny25]

If you do it even more you can get enough diamonds to make a Diamond Lung

[@wingsofkuiper1841]

@@Vivigreeny25 you can beat it around 64 times more and turn it into a netherite lung

[@jackbob83]

Defeat the 3 mech bosses and make it the Hallowed Lung

[@1th_to_comment.]

​@@jackbob83 the lung destroyer, the pair of lungs, and lungatron prime.

[@quitequeerquesadilla]

19:38 Funnily enough, the way your disposition shifts from curious, maybe even a little angry-sounding shock to quiet and almost disbelieving with the only word you can manage to say being "Fuck" in response to the massive eye being shown on the camera feels unerringly accurate to the way a person would react to that exact situation in real life. It's like all the air is sucked out of you, and in that one moment, that single stretch of time, there's not even enough left of you to scream. Like a sinking, hopeless feeling in your stomach as you realize just what you've gotten yourself into, and how there's no way for you to get out. Just "fuck."

[@thedumbone2687]

The horror of taking the pictures is really intense since i expect one of them to be somewhat of a jumpscare

[@rafa_br34]

Especially when the picture takes some time to be taken, and you have no clue what could be in it before it's done.

[@DoktorJammified]

It's the good kind of scare that doesn't make you jump just from being loud. First being unnerved by the unknown and noises from the outside, curiosity from wanting to know what's out there and the tension from waiting for the photo to develop only to be hit with the realization that something is following you.

[@nagabe6394]

After I pressed the button I always ran back to the panel, can't handle thr full pic of it lol.

[@arustwat7766]

Jumpscare is the laugh track of horror

[@malachitea5055]

​@@nagabe6394 same, i took a pic and ran back to the panel towards the very end, only to be confronted with a picture of demonic mike wezowski, and in a feeling of panic i immediately turned my sub around and headed in the opposite direct lmao

[@perialis2970]

if you didn’t know iron lung also stands for people in mechanical breathing chambers who have polio. these machines are big and makes the person immobile, and since polio isnt curable, slowly, slowly the person’s body disintegrates

[@mrpineapple3942]

How fun

[@Williaq]

@@mrpineapple3942 where do i get those

[@mrpineapple3942]

@@Williaq the 1900s

[@burgrz_tasty1237]

@@mrpineapple3942 actually there was someone recently still alive in one. I don’t know if he’s still alive or not, but he was alive recently.

[@mrpineapple3942]

@@burgrz_tasty1237 well I mean it’s probably all gone now so you still can’t really get it

[@Evan64m]

“It is happening again”

[@savoytruffles]

This is the fucking funniest use of that line I can think of, I genuinely did a double take

[@supermariopm5944]

This game popped up in my mind when they talked about ocean gate

[@Kyodie-bz1sf]

This whole game is basically just build up to one big jumpscare and yet its one of my favourite horror games ever

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

The big jumpscare is set as the final peak, not as some cheap spook across the game. That is why it works so well. It's not just a monster popping out of a vent, it is the end to the entire thing.

[@hakanr5660]

My phone flew right into my face, holy shit

[@Nikola95inYT]

@@HappyBeezerStudios the only way jumpscares are actually cool.

[@specterknight430]

I legit felt my legs try to run

[@panthekirb7561]

Man you guys' comments made me overhype the whole thing ha ha. Though tbh I think even if I didn't expect it it wouldn't have made a big impression on me. No this is not an "internet tough guy" act but more so that there are worse things out there.

[@emptycart2551]

This game would be perfect for VR. Think about it: Small play space? Yes Simple game mechanics? Yes Old graphics? Yes Atmosphere that makes you sh!t your pant? Yes

[@Magneticitist]

I agree but for immersion make it so you don't walk around or use your legs, you just control some mini sub in a seated position.

[@several.]

Maybe with some adjustments, but I can imagine standing for an hour slowly pressing 5 buttons would get a little boring/tedious.

[@emptycart2551]

@@several. I do agree. If it was ported then maybe it could be around half of the locations

[@blepz8606]

@@several. You'd think that sitting down for an hour slowly pressing 5 buttons would get a little boring/tedious, too, but it doesn't. The atmosphere keeps you on edge, so it's never tedious or boring. Idk I get what you're saying but there could be an optional sitting down mode using the joycon for navigation

[@several.]

@@blepz8606 It was just my opinion based on my experience of being a VR user for around 4 years. Standing around with realistically little mental or physical stimulation is tiresome, like standing at the bank or something. And sitting VR is a popular thing, but a lot of people (myself included) tend to rather a more involved and action based experience. It could go either way, but I think if they made a few changes to optimize it for VR they could do really well.

[@rowanlavellan9755]

My best friend talked me into playing this game blind after she'd completed it, and she got some free entertainment out of my reactions as I went through the game. This was such a ridiculously tense game for what it is!

[@Healthandwealth9422]

I’m going to buy a logictech controller and seal my self in a Pringles can for the full experience

[@NoodlesUniverse]

This is “slow dread” horror. Most horror games have jump scares and you have to rush to get something done. In this game you really just have a mission that seems to drag on with nothing exciting, but it still freaks the crap out of you

[@dawaeleader5771]

ok cil Lvu

[@cybunny25]

I wish we have a generalized term for horror games that rely on cheap jump scares because "horror game" is too broad. Thrill horror perhaps? As opposed to horror like this being psychological horror.

[@TooMuchSascha]

Towards the end it starts to kind of ramp up tension that makes you feel like you need to hurry, and it's very effective

[@synthsorsumthin9639]

If you like video games like this, I'd highly suggest you watch "Prince of Darkness", by John Carpetner. The movie is a bit slow, but it's truly a dreadful environment with great horror elements that make it really unsettling.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

That is why I think SOMA is a great horror/walking sim. It's spooky, it's existential. It makes yo question reality in the game.

[@sneedymcdeedy6526]

The fire starting in the cabin is my favorite scare in this game. It's not given any sort of alarm like the other hazards or your oxygen depleting, it relies entirely on you realizing that there is an unfamiliar sound behind you, and that it's something gone terribly wrong. Then it never happens again, but for the rest of your time with the game you'll be looking over your shoulder out of paranoia to see if another fire started without you noticing.

[@ratspy-yn9hn]

it became ultra pissed after that

[@clockworkowl6248]

Submarine: *starts taking in blood* Me: Welp, at least it won't catch fire now...

[@nagabe6394]

My biggest scare is the *spoiler* blood flood and the shaking panel when you reached the end of a narrow cave. Also my first game over and the ending gave me a mini heart attack.

[@space5422]

The fire also brings light In the submarine, without that, i surely wouldn't saw the note saying you're screwed. That was great.

[@zimNvgcatsfan]

I may sound like I'm mad, but does anyone know the source of the song that he plays at 4:01? I know I've heard it somewhere before and it's driving me insane.

[@Jarntazecht]

Dude, we watched this video yesterday, THE DAY RIGHT BEFORE the Titanic situation. Bringin an extra dimension to the horror there.

[@KeytarArgonian]

You know one of the things that creeped me out the most? Watching the x/y numbers get bigger, knowing that there was probably a terrifying end the higher those numbers got.

[@genjimede]

The structures genuinely caught me off guard, I was expecting sea monsters, but buildings?

[@MinervaMinurvaaa]

The world is flooded I think, the sea floor (or should I say blood floor) is rose up basically submerging the “world”

[@giacomoromano8842]

The fact that we don't even know what made them is really terrifying. Was there some... ancient alien species of eldritch fish beings? We may never know...

[@gerupyon]

There is no explanation for that, leaves it for one's own mind, and that's really cool

[@dootless3819]

@@giacomoromano8842 or it could be humans.

[@jzenhenko]

definitely an abandoned human/alien city IMO

[@mynameisambertoo7379]

Some of the images are grainy enough to where you start to see little ghostly faces, and I think that's so clever. They are trying to simulate madness, you are alone. Your brain will see things that are not there so it can recover from asocial experiences. But it just makes it worse.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

And that is why all pictures of bigfoot and ufos are so low quality. Your own mind fills in the blanks. We humans are very good at finding patterns, even when there are none. That is why we see Jesus on a slice of toast. Or monsters in grainy and unclear pictures. Or animals in clouds. Or images in randomly placed stars.

[@fishbrain9591]

There actually is a fish you can find on the map at x568, y277

[@ic0nic707]

@@fishbrain9591 which looks like the same fish to kill you at the end of the game, interestingly enough

[@MongooseTacticool]

I live near a prehistoric cave system which is open to the public. It's nice to visit and see how ancient people had to live in the dark or near dark, with only animal fat torches. They turn the lights off for a minute or two to emphasise it.

[@thinginground5179]

Ah that explains why I hallucinate all the time

[@danshiba1498]

2:15 is so ironic considering recent events

[@Thefox0922]

😐oh no

[@lordpyronowtubby6141]

2:34 the titanic submarine owner be like

[@IneptOrange]

This game is a fucking masterpiece of suspense. The fact that to even see, you have to run to the camera and wait for a photo. While the photo prints, you get a horrible sense of dread. It's amazing.

[@peterdemarco4802]

There's literally nothing my guy lol

[@IneptOrange]

@@peterdemarco4802 Have you played the game?

[@Shinglerbleach]

@@peterdemarco4802 did you not watch the video

[@LumboDumbo]

@@peterdemarco4802 bro replied to the wrong comment

[@fatchins9126]

@@Shinglerbleach scary fish.png

[@maning04]

This game perfectly captures the feeling dread and hopelessness being stuck inside an old rusty sub beneath the pitch black depths of the red ocean in an alien planet.

[@rodi8266]

quite.

[@Lazauya]

relatable

[@fenixphucks3331]

I agree. Happened to my buddy Eric once actually

[@Sandmann629]

the atmosphere and gameplay really made me FEEL like Spider-Man

[@Tester-sh1mn]

Speaking from experience to I see?

[@auzzzeee6637]

💀this being suggested right now is crazy, after those people imploded in the submarine looking to research the titanic

[@danielpotter624]

After this whole Oceangate fiasco. It really shows the true horror of underwater exploration. THE PRESSURE! The constant threat of a catastrophic implosion because of the unpredictable nature of deep waters is a lot more terrifying then anything in this game.

[@NecrisNayra]

someone needs to find a way to noclip out of the submarine and see whats out there edit: ok can you stop telling me the same thing now

[@pricex3]

u cant

[@JackieTheDerg]

@@pricex3 what they mean to say, is that they want to see the map, outside of the sub

[@konga9874]

There probably no map, photos might be just a pre-renders

[@JackieTheDerg]

@@konga9874 pre-renders, for every position on the map????? That would make the games file size so much bigger if they were pre-rendered images

[@popbob7637]

@@JackieTheDerg in my playthrough i seen same images in completely different spots of the map, like absolutely the same

[@AAllen-br8it]

This would make a legendary arcade machine. Imagine it, you go inside of it and play the game normally but in the physical space of the sub as a machine with buttons and immersive sound/rocking.

[@limewater4074]

And then it kills you at the end by sending a fish animatronic to eat you.

[@thesun5275]

@@limewater4074 WAS THAT THE BITE OF 87?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@ChainikB]

@@limewater4074 and before that it starts to flood you in blood

[@peterdemarco4802]

Too boring to be an arcade game

[@AAllen-br8it]

@@peterdemarco4802 I disagree. I think this would make an awesome arcade experience.

[@clairgamr9814]

The sudden position change was so clever, terrifying and unnerving all at the same time. It's something that doesn't sound like it would be creepy but it just hits right at the moment you start to feel comfortable that it's completely sickening. Amazing ❤

[@bored4161]

Scariest part of this video was that damn chicken you showed, somebody needs to airdrop UK some flavor and spices

[@bored4161]

If that is fried chicken I am a bicycle It appears u rly love this chicken I’m sorry

[@guiltygearalonecompl]

It really is tragic. I don’t like the taste of low hanging fruit myself, it’s a bit too basic…but god dammit, leave it to the British to screw up a simple thing like fried chicken

[@lilylohmann614]

This reminds of the post where someone said that the British Empire invaded India to get all the spices, only to decide they didn’t want any of them

[@WC3fanatic997]

Ahhh yes, the "Truly visceral feeling of being in a tight space, but also submersed in strange liquid, not being able to see anything clearly, being hunted by an unknown, otherworldly entity, being among the last survivors of your species lost in space with no recourse or way to rectify it *_AND_* being threatening to be set on fire every other minute" simulator. My favorite genre.

[@sweet_tea_lover2470]

Subnautica fits this genre surprisingly well

[@triliner254]

@@sweet_tea_lover2470 I have no idea whether that game is involuntarily or voluntarily a horror game. It gets VERY terrifying fast.

[@entertheabyss9785]

​@@triliner254 yeah fr.. I played it when PS Now still existed and didn't get too far cause of the claustrophobic feeling + other games but I tried it a lot and liked what I saw for the little bit that I played.

[@serious_mood_rig7511]

​@triliner254 that's the great thing about underwater horror, we have no idea what's down in our own oceans, so we can take some liberties with atmosphere and those creatures. And when you take this concept onto a different planet, your imagination goes wild trying to figure out if there's something out there in the dark watching you, waiting for the perfect moment to strike

[@PanAndScanBuddy]

Survive The Womb

[@EdgyShooter]

That's a point, if all the stars disappeared, it would be aeons before you'd even know it wasn't just a local event. Hell it would be eight minutes before we even noticed the sun was gone. The creepiest thing would be watching stars at a similar distance blinking out, as if a Christmas tree started loosing it's bulbs one by one

[@abbcc5996]

thank you. it irked me that the youtuber didn`t understand that all the starts vanished and you see their left over light. they weren`t ``dying stars``

[@mr_jimmmmmmm]

I'm pretty sure not 100% don't quote me on this but I heard somewhere that like half the stars we see are dead starts but they are thousands of light years away so we still see them

[@spicesmuggler2452]

You would not have the time to see that. After those 8 minutes you would freeze to death.

[@spicesmuggler2452]

@@mr_jimmmmmmm Thats false. For sure it is not half, seems like an random percentage. Also thousands of years is nothing compared to the life time of an average sized star.

[@kyle21843]

your comment alone made me anxious lmao this game feels very lovecraft inspired due to how its about something terrifying that we dont quite understand

[@drewwaldron8519]

Here because of recent world events

[@thechickennuggetlordv2654]

I can't believe there were a couple people that got to play this game irl!

[@Dastankbeets9486]

I remember at the 19:44 jumpscare I stood in silent shock for a few seconds. At that point I hadn’t been properly scared but this properly took me by surprise. I’m amazed with how this game doesn’t really have jump scares per se, but rather has moments where a cold dread washes over you as you realise something, that speak for themselves.

[@arandomcommenter412]

I was at 19:26 while reading this and I’m quite glad I saw this.

[@panyvino1270]

Bro, that image is so familiar, like those thalasophobic generic photos, where the eye is watching a little boat

[@catfood2]

no litterly because at that exact moment my dog barked really loud making me physically jump in addition to being scared from what was on screen

[@spinyjustspiny3289]

I feel like what makes it work so well is that it isn't sudden. You get a chance to brace yourself for what that photo means. Because whatever happens is not going to be good.

[@Poopoomotion]

A big fish k I l l e d th guy

[@RifterDask]

Iron Lung gives me the sense that something out there in or beyond the wider universe of the game hates humanity. While you're down there, you have this entity's full and individual attention.

[@scrumdiddily6162]

I think it’s more of lovecrafts azathoth where it’s slowly destroying the universe and humans are the only ones to document it, the whole time the humans think “why does it hate us?”but by the end of it all it turns out that it doesn’t hate us, it doesn’t hate anything it just does what it needs to do and is indifferent to as as we are to ants. And then when we finally realize we are truly alone we blink out of existence

[@iria5309]

Lowkey reminds me to I have no mouth and I must speak

[@ifirespondiamstupid7750]

Who doesnt hate humanity? Humanity hates humanity 😂

[@josedorsaith5261]

I think it's worse than it hating humanity - it doesn't even know we exist and it's very presence causes death and destruction

[@jasonjr376]

@@iria5309 I have no biceps and I must curl is much better

[@froyotastic5665]

Ocean gate saw this video and said “i can do better than that”

[@Inuaang27]

Wow, I can't believe they already got back up footage from The Titan. RIP those billionaires, tho

[@falloutghoul1]

Sometimes, the horror genre needs a refreshing dose of simplicity.

[@moreroidsmoreboys]

FNAF was one of those id say this is the next

[@expotism]

true, the glorious world of 3D leaves too many details to be spotted, and we're only focusing on the mission, as the brain does not need to fulfill any kind of environment immersion because we're seeing it on the daily basis. I happen to listen to one of these immersion during animation lesson, that the mind simply fill the gap of a missing spot in the 24fps animation and makes it even more lifelier, because the brain, simulated it.

[@fleshbirdie]

So true. FNAF 1 and maybe 2 were great because the lack of detailed answers let your mind run wild. The story is still interesting but not nearly as scary to me any more. The simplicity of this game is great.

[@func_e]

Iron Lung is genius. The fact that you can't see out the front window makes the game 100x scarier. The delay in of the picture taking, the awful noises of creatures lurking around and the sounds of your own submarine all try as hard as possible to scare the living moonlights out of you

[@azazelvictorique3127]

It allows for your mind to fill in the answers for you in anticipation for the real answer... Only for your mind to once again have free reign with a vague answer

[@func_e]

@@azazelvictorique3127 It's a masterpiece of mental gymnastics

[@thatsleepybirb]

Props to everyone who found this video before the Submarine Incident

[@waspanimations7037]

Chads

[@bootleg_newtype3825]

This game is the Titan Sub IRL.

[@Notllamalord]

The images do it for me, the mysterious buildings and mysteries that will never be solved, simply because there is no answer. It's great and thought provoking

[@inquisitorwalmarius6650]

i hate it at the same time, i want answers, i need answers, and i very much would like a continuation with another sub with a bit more gear for proper exploration. i want to find out what went on here, are they building or just the bran trying to find recognizeable patterns in the pictures, and if they are building, then how long have they been submerged? who build them and when? and so on. and i am going to be thinking about it for some time, then some years in the future i will remember this and think about it again and be irritated that theres no answer.

[@Gustavozxd13]

@@inquisitorwalmarius6650 good horror doesn't usually answer most questions, part of why it's scary is because it's unknown. Having every answer easily given to the player in a sequel would just ruin the fun, and also, when you build up a mystery like this, no answer will be good enough after a while.

[@Tycitron6000]

True, but i kinda wish they at least threw a bone as to what it could be, Rather than just throwing random stuff in.

[@inquisitorwalmarius6650]

@@Gustavozxd13 you could always get answers that begets new questions but I see your points the same reason I dont play horror games in general. I want the whole picture when I'm done with the game. I love exploration games but most of the times exploration and seeking answers are second fiddle to action and shooting which puts me off in most settings as I'm no fps player. Same reason I'm not spiritually or religiously inclined, I want and crave answers they cant give.

[@dustinjones7458]

Yeah, for once it is a part of the ambience to not know. You're just the poor guy in the sub. Nobody tells you anything. You're never going to get out...

[@jakk1487]

Amazing game. No cheap jump sc- … that was a jump scare, but not a cheap one.

[@bighex5340]

If anything, that was the most well deserved and properly built up jump scare I've ever seen lol

[@MinervaMinurvaaa]

Just imagine being in red water with black dots, and a png of a screaming entity coming towards you when you turn around….

[@Calzilla-yd8qg]

Considering it's the only one of an hour long game, I would consider it a pretty expensive jump scare

[@spook407]

@@MinervaMinurvaaa yeah the square png kinda took me out of it lmao

[@derxn4647]

holy shit same pfp

[@spaghettiboi6738]

What a cool game, someone should make a movie about it.

[@Asprix-X]

Markiplier did

[@maxwellmegagamer8535]

What a cool game, someone should play it IRL

[@Asprix-X]

@@maxwellmegagamer8535bruh

[@spaghettiboi6738]

​@@Asprix-Xr/wooosh

[@perdidianimammeam4098]

Coming here and watching the video after the Titanic submarine event is.... Something to say the least.

[@theangrywig3905]

20:22 I like to imagine as you're attempting to turn the submarine to the perfect coordinate, the fish demon outside is just sitting there wondering why this metal tube keeps moving little by little and just wanted to check in to make sure you're ok.

[@alexsabau5942]

…yeah then it just rips the entire thing apart into a million pieces

[@theangrywig3905]

@@alexsabau5942 well how else is he supposed to check in on you? The submarines been sealed off

[@alexsabau5942]

@@theangrywig3905 true

[@literallyglados]

@@theangrywig3905 WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU ABOUT YOUR SUBMARINE'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. YOU VOIDED THE WARRANTY WHEN YOU WELDED THAT BIT OF METAL OVER THE VIEWPORT BTW

[@plokijum]

Fish was waiting for you to take picture but you decided to twitch around for a while

[@murderouscinnamonrolln5349]

19:44 That moment just encapsulates the “I’m fucked” feeling

[@UMVAPOREON]

Can't believe they made this into a real thing

[@JudeErnesto]

This is literally the titanic submarine in real life

[@cascas9656]

Did it in 61 minutes. The devs timing is precise.

[@user-ig8vm1ns4t]

You failure! 😾

[@bling__brute6048]

Just imagine if you were cruising around, and heard a massive roar, or rocks smashing even though you arent near any terrain. Your pants are gonna get a lot heavier.

[@karr1265]

I’ll make your pants a lot heavier 😎

[@skrum7005]

lmao

[@iambumbo7534]

"My brown pants have become browner." - 3 AM me

[@bling__brute6048]

Holy fuck. 4 days later, 1.1k likes. I remember when 10 likes for me was rare.

[@MeatSnax]

That combination of the sub moving through the water, the proximity sensors going off, and something swimming by groaning will be seared into my brain for years, all from this tiny little 1 hour project.

[@DanielPerez-hh5sy]

14:58 The moment you see this creature is when strange things start occurring. This predator starts chasing the submarine and starts beating it around. 20:28 Here, in the finale, you can clearly see a green monster with three eyes and a giant mouth. Resembling a lot the monster seen in the photo before. 18:57 These sources of light might be some still functioning portals made by a long extinct alien race, this explains what those strange sunken buildings are, and those strange jumps the submarine take along the map... OR those jumps are the effects of the giant creature dragging the submarine around with its mouth, damaging the structure and finally breaking it, and those lights are just some unexplainable alien anomalies.

[@melbiamil5144]

I think I got it, that anomaly was a human made star, they were probably trying to recreate the dying stars before being turned into a ocean by their own creation, that's why they were so desperate to get someone down there

[@transrights9188]

If that were the case, then all the other objectives wouldn't make sense, at least as I understand it. If there was such hope riding on this theory of discovering a man-made star, that would likely be the only objective, in which they would pull you out after taking that single photograph before chucking you right back in, because you aren't exactly meant to make it back; you are a guinea pig. Alternatively, it could be a jet-stream, if I have the term correctly. Seeing as the camera only provides black and white static photographs, it would be reasonable to say that this is liquid, most likely blood, flowing through this fissure at a high speed, thus causing the distortion of the photograph. The sound seems to imply this, and the sudden expulsion of the vessel from it's proximity could add to this theory, albeit loosely. To anyone now going through this comment section, I encourage you to continue on. People introduced some pretty cool ideas that you might be interested in reading. And if you haven't had the game spoiled yet, BUY THE GAME FIRST!

[@closet7401]

@@transrights9188 Nice theory. But the surroundings inside the sub were distorting as well, implying some sort of space time weirdness

[@LucasGleason]

@@closet7401 commenting because I have nothing to provide that can help

[@transrights9188]

@@closet7401 Yeah, I can't adequately explain that. One could say it's the result of force being placed upon the vessel that's leading to an illusion of distortion/movement through vibration/thrust or by an increase in cabin pressure which is causing hallucinations. It would still be reasonable to say it has some form of temporal effect and that the object is anomalous in nature, seeing as it's on a moon with a blood ocean. I'm no physicist though, let alone MD, so I could be wrong.

[@toastercat2946]

@@transrights9188 I feel like the man made star was made by a certain group of people who got wiped out, and then the others didnt know about it. The game tells you that humans are spread out among the universe and disconnected, so I assume there was no communication when that was made, that plus the time distortion that comes with space traveling, and I feel like this theory could have some merit to it. It would explain how they didnt just send you to take a picture of that one thing and come back if they didnt know about it.

[@therealalmightyloaf3285]

That first major unsettling fish picture and you think “Oh… maybe it’s some remains… hopefully.” And you take the same picture and it’s fucking gone! I love this, I’m subbing.

[@supasyanide]

*takes picture* : *sees disturbing fish* “oh..it’s probably just a skeleton I mean there are billions of them down here……but just to make sureeeee” *takes a picture again to see it’s not there* “……………welp I think thats enough for today or else I won’t be able to sleep”

[@LandkreuzerPRatte-ov1rc]

Time Stamp pls

[@therealalmightyloaf3285]

@@LandkreuzerPRatte-ov1rc 14:52

[@SCP01986]

@@LandkreuzerPRatte-ov1rc 14:50

[@apatheticmoss2797]

iron lung made me realize how claustrophobic i really am, i feel like i can't breathe just watching others play it, let alone with the concept of being welded in and stuck at the bottom of an ocean. really combines all of my biggest fears with the massive ocean and dying universe too ':) maybe thats just me tho lmao

[@lindseyellen0]

oceangate: write that down write that down!!

[@haroldearlgray5629]

This really reminds me of that psychological horror game where you are in a cell (that turns out to be an elevator) and you are some uninfected prisoner in a world wide plague that causes total organ failure and you can only receive letters, and play some DS games. It had me questioning my humanity at the end tbh. Edit: if anyone remembers it's name please comment it, also to it's prequel if you know

[@BlufyreAudio]

It’s called “Presentable Liberty.”

[@jasonjr376]

Yea u are talking about presentable liberty. I heard the dude who made that game offed himself unforunately

[@haroldearlgray5629]

@@BlufyreAudio thanks man

[@haroldearlgray5629]

@@jasonjr376 sad if true, he ha talent

[@hentpplays8845]

@@jasonjr376 yeah he passed away. He's a good person too. He hoped that Markiplier would've eventually played his next game later, but it never came to be I believe.

[@xxbubblybossxx8327]

one thing i noticed is when you got hit or "bumped" the ship teleported coords instead of drifting

[@heactuallyexists]

@@snowbal_l6377 that explains it...

[@xejux4928]

i honestly think when you get hit the ship says false cords, (thats maybe why theres the thing)

[@xejux4928]

@@snowbal_l6377 I mean maybe the thing hit the ship exactly into tight areas

[@xejux4928]

@@snowbal_l6377 shhhh

[@fingore1213]

sorry but what does coords mean?

[@weeble4749]

Impeccable timing on youtube recs

[@bigswaggy298]

Life imitates art

[@twistieman1078]

19:38 got me good. The path ahead has to be clear, suddenly a barrier appears extremely close, what in the hell- big eye...

[@leo9826]

“Must’ve been a blood clot?” Peak humor and execution

[@mattgible]

This game me me realize I’m more likely to slap the photo button than to actually move myself out of possible danger.

[@06-vananhpham24]

This aged like fine wine

[@dimorphodon5279]

20:27 The suspense of the blood entering the submarine makes that jump scare unbearable

[@repentprayfast]

I played it in the dark with headphones, and that ending scared me so bad that, idk why, it immediately made me feel so cold and with goosebumps for like one minute lmao David Szymanski is a genius

[@picklestheomnipotent4535]

and the oxygen being on the lowest light didnt get mentioned, wouldve made me panic if i were playing

[@dimorphodon5279]

@@picklestheomnipotent4535 It bring this suspense building up to the final location so well

[@damianranew9214]

The fish at 15:00 was the same fish that broke through his sub at the end. Which leads me to think it saw you, it saw the flash of camera and knew that you saw it. Once you started moving again it then went to hunt you down

[@GiubileiFernando]

Well, the shiny thing is called The Void in the game files and you teleport twice in the game. At first I thought it was the fish pushing you to a different location but that's not possible because there are walls on the way. I think the Void teleported the blood of all the people in the universe to that location and everything else that dissapeared was either consumed by it or just moved elsewhere.

[@thalgrond]

I don't play horror games, but your videos about them are very good. They let me live the spooks out vicariously without the, for me, overwhelming and unpleasant intensity of actually being the one in control.

[@inkblooded1058]

I'm fairly certain this would classify as Lovecraftian Horror. Consider: an alien world, deep beneath the surface of a liquid - blood or water, it's the depth that matters. Unnatural structures, seeming to be wrapped beneath the churning weight of billions of gallons of blood. Something fishlike, smart enough to recognize a metal contraption as prey, swimming about, stalking you. And a dying universe, filled with people lost to their own existentialism, fleetingly clinging to hope with the fervor of a madman.

[@Grimmyr]

“Something Fishlike” yep, that’s Lovecraft alright!

[@heromedley]

it is by definition a cosmic horror quite literally so

[@artiction]

Only thing missing for it to be Lovecratian is actual creatures in sight, maddening you with horrors untold and unthinkable of their existence. Edit: Okay I finished the video and the photos are better than what I imagined. This went from "ok, claustrophobic" to "fuck"

[@johnscape2297]

Also fear of the unknown is a staple for lovecraft

[@hirocheeto7795]

@@YourInASoulTrap Cosmic horror is intrinsically tied to Lovecraft, as by most accounts he invented it.

[@guyinaroom7771]

From a coding perspective, this would be really interesting to actually move around in, because it seems like it's an actual physical environment and not just semi random pictures. Get noclip and gamma up and explore. Edit, Good video on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZyQknRoZbx6bKM Can't believe how many people thought the Dev would go through so much tedious bs just to save a minimal amount of resources Lmao

[@puskywastaken]

Have the player sit still in his submarine, somewhere. Have a separate camera that moves along with your inputs (for taking pictures). Script some encounters along the way too.

[@quaaludes7898]

Yeah there will be a separate environment you can no clip into. I'd love to see someone do it.

[@XenoXvi]

Boundary break, I'm interested. Give me an update if someone actually doing it.

[@seffers4788]

There's literally nothing outside of the sub. All possible pictures are already rendered and whichever one matches your "coordinates" when the button is pressed is sent to the screen. Still cool and unique but there is no environment. Kinda the whole point for such a small scale and low budget approach.

[@minou2980]

lmk if someone does this

[@shireleopoldgeffe8064]

A couple of billionaires played this game in real life not so long ago.

[@WIDE-OPEN-THROTTLE]

I went into the comments looking for this I was not dissapointed😂😅

[@fluffcake]

I don't know if they will update this but this is already really good with amazing cosmic horror elements. It's absolutely brilliant. Major props to the creator

[@foxintheforest9690]

someone needs to make a short film about this. this is fucking incredible

[@B_Skizzle]

Not a film, but I’ve actually been thinking about adapting the setting for the Ten Candles system and running it for a few friends this Halloween. Not quite sure how I’d preserve that oh-so-important lonely atmosphere with multiple players though. Any ideas?

[@Senthain]

Ew

[@woodybrando9665]

@@B_Skizzle what is the ten candles system if i may ask?

[@B_Skizzle]

@@woodybrando9665 It’s a horror tabletop RPG. The game's creator, Stephen Dewey, has an overview of the rules here on KZbin.

[@woodybrando9665]

@@B_Skizzle may you perhaps link it here kind sir?

[@seraslain962]

"Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying." -Arthur C. Clarke This game feels like it was inspired by this quote. An empty dying Universe, a seemingly empty ocean of blood... And then you start hearing the alien "sea" life and realise you aren't alone, but your terror refuses to falter...

[@lewispooper3138]

What’s terrifying about the latter?

[@seraslain962]

@@lewispooper3138 Existing in the same universe as Lovecraftian horrors.

[@silentdrew7636]

@@lewispooper3138 Nick Fury put it best: " We are hopelessly, hilariously, outgunned."

[@eightleggedanarchist]

@@lewispooper3138 You either die believing there is nothing more to the vastness of the universe and we are truly alone - or live long enough to find out there ARE, in fact, others out there. And they want us dead.

[@eMpTy12189]

A

[@j4361]

Anyone after the Titan submarine incident?

[@yuuya2111]

Imagine paying $250,000 for experiencing this game irl... And pay with your life.

[@j4361]

@@yuuya2111 frrr bro 😭

[@cinnamontoast830]

the only reason i came back.

[@purplezurge]

reminds me of oceangate