i realize i probably should make more use of spoiler tags when i write my comments so i will say SPOILERS if you haven’t played the game.
okay so personally i thought the reveal was soooo well done. there’s just enough moments of ? something’s wrong without leaning into it too much so that the player is always on guard but never sees anything wrong. the whole time i was trying to guess what exactly was going on but i def did not get it right and i’m so glad i didn’t because it was so jaw-dropping getting to that part! the groupchat scenes are a perfect bit of levity to keep the player suspended in that state of will-they won’t-they (but also very much homestuck-esque i must say) which makes that plot twist all the more relevant. this would fit perfectly into a dystopian world too, and i feel like this game poses so many questions that linger even after the game (which, you could say, is the point of a psychological horror in the first place)
i’m splitting the paragraph here because too-big paragraphs hurt my eyes, but to proceed with the prev train of thought… the horror of being trapped as someone you’re not with no choice but to continue onwards for the sake of you and everyone else… and yet it feels so bleak and horrific all the same that everyone else is in on it and they’ve chosen to sacrifice you for that purpose. those who walk away from omelas anyone? but regardless, if this is what you’re doing for a jam, i can’t begin to fathom what you might come up with given more time! would love to see more psych horror from you :D