At Dead of Night

At Dead of Night is a point-and-click survival horror game developed and published by Baggy Cat Limited after 4 years of developing. It mixes live-action and graphics to produce a dreadful experience. The game features point-and-click mechanics and real-life video gameplay. You play as Maya and her group of friends on their journey to a music festival. Unfortunately, stormy weather occurred and the group slept at Sea View Hotel operated by a sociopath. Rescue your kidnapped friends and escape Sea View Hotel and learn the stories of deceased guests in the hotel. A sequel is planned to release after Markiplier's playthrough of the game.

Plot
The player is Maya who was separated from her group. Maya and her friends were proceeding to a music festival when stormy weather occurred. They planned to stop by in Sea View Hotel, a 3-star hotel operated by Jimmy Hall. Sea View Hotel and Jimmy share a dark past. The group rested in the hotel unaware of its previous events. Maya meets with Jimmy on the first floor, Jimmy informs Maya about her friends and room. Jimmy then attempts to convince Maya in watching his entertainment act where he acts as Hugo Punch, who is a comedic sociopath according to Jimmy. After Maya heads to her room, Jimmy talks to himself alone in front of a mirror in which he imagines a conversation with his alter ego, Hugo Punch. In Maya's room, Maya hears someone struggling against someone. Maya investigates only to find Jimmy kidnapping one of her friends. Maya panics and discovers a spirit receiver in Jimmy's desk, which is used to communicate with spirits who perished in Sea View Hotel. Maya then begins to rescue her friends. But first, she must learn the spirit's stories, to uncover Jimmy's backstory and rescue her imprisoned friends.

The first spirit Maya encounters is Amy Bell, a 10-year-old girl who was staying in Sea View Hotel. Amy Bell is first spotted crying in the basement. The player can communicate with Amy using the spirit receiver, she describes that she was locked in the basement by young Jimmy. Later in the game, Amy reveals that Jimmy had been bullying Amy. Stealing her possessions and igniting her teddy bear on fire, which burned Amy's hand. Amy was worried about her damaged hand, she constantly asked Jimmy to help her. Amy didn't trust Jimmy and attempted to seek for a doctor or anybody, until Jimmy threatened her hand with a sword. Jimmy then tricked Amy into drinking whiskey, pretending that it was "medicine" to treat her wound. Jimmy informed Amy to keep drinking until she became befuddled. Amy in her last moments can be seen playing in the stairwell, she described that she was feeling light and believed that she can float to the bottom of the stairwell. Amy jumped and perished at the bottom of the stairwell.

The second spirit is Dr. Bose, who was Jimmy's psychiatrist. Dr. Bose arrived at Sea View Hotel after receiving a call from Jimmy's mother regarding his weird behavior. Dr. Bose discovered dead animals that were killed by Jimmy for fun. Dr. Bose requested Jimmy to do an act of kindness. Jimmy thought of making a sandwich for him and went to the kitchen. Jimmy placed broken glass on his sandwich before serving it to him, it caused him to choke on broken glass. Maya eventually finds a blood-stained cloth which Dr. Bose used to wash the blood off. He kept the cloth to present it to the police as evidence, but refused reporting Jimmy to the police. Dr. Bose instead tried his best to help Jimmy's illness. Dr. Bose had Diazepam, a medicine used to treat specific conditions. Jimmy refused to take the medicine, Dr. Bose had to chase Jimmy around the hotel until Jimmy was caught in a dead end. Jimmy accused Dr. Bose of beating him when taking the medicine. Rose believed Jimmy at first until Dr. Bose explained that the medicine was important and that the accusations were false. Then, Jimmy ultimately accused Dr. Bose of molestation and Rose called the police. This was the final straw of Dr. Bose, he hung himself by tying a noose to an elevator, strangling him as the elevator rises. Dr. Bose ended his own life and said that he had no choice and was full of despair.

Harvey was Sea View Hotel's manager and the third spirit Maya encounters. When Harvey met Jimmy for the first time, he immediately was troubled due to Jimmy's behavior. He requested Rose to call Dr. Bose to help Jimmy's behavior. Harvey also discovered Jimmy's scrapbook, it contained newspapers containing abusive headlines and criminals. Harvey approached Jimmy and Rose after Jimmy's accusations with Dr. Bose and became enraged. He grabbed a bat and destroyed Jimmy's valuables. Jimmy, was also ready for revenge. He started by setting a crossbow hoping that it would shoot Harvey upon entering Jimmy's room and also upgrading a electric heater that will shock anyone who uses it. Harvey, who was successfully hit by the traps and full of rage, locked Jimmy in the boiler room in the basement as punishment. Jimmy decided to burn down the hotel while he was trapped in the boiler room. Harvey began threatening Jimmy with a handgun he owned after Jimmy escaped from the boiler room, but Jimmy sharpened a letter opener that was sharp enough to slit Harvey's throat.

Rose, Sea View Hotel's owner and Jimmy's mother, is the fourth and final spirit Maya communicates with. After Harvey's death, Rose defended Jimmy against the police and explained that it was self-defense since Harvey started threatening with a handgun. Years after the incident, Jimmy began an entertainment show titled "Hugo Punch". Jimmy's audience were enthralled by his alter ego's comedic personality and income was generating until Jimmy has performed too much that he has lost control. He started shouting at himself, broke mirrors, and placed mannequins in the hallways. Jimmy's next audience became disastrous. His alter ego insulted the audience very disrespectfully. After one of his stage performances, a viewer approached Jimmy about his crude act. Jimmy furiously tied her up and locked her in a room. Rose quickly found her and untied her. Jimmy explained that it was a joke and the victim informed journalists. Journalists arrived to take Jimmy and Jimmy became depressed. He was battling his alter ego, Hugo Punch in his life. Jimmy wrote "Goodbye" on a piece of paper indicating he was soon committing suicide. Eventually, Maya finds a wedding ring, baby rattle, and Jimmy's birth certificate that belonged to Rose. Rose explained that she and Hugo Hall were married and that the baby rattle was for Jimmy when he was an infant. It is later revealed that Hugo abused and yelled at Jimmy constantly. Rose attacked Hugo with a baseball bat from behind and buried his body in concrete in the basement. Rose felt guilty that she delayed killing Hugo, and blamed herself why Jimmy became a murderer. Rose burned herself to death after speaking to Jimmy. She tells Maya that Hugo is now controlling Jimmy.

After communicating with the spirits using the spirit receiver, Jimmy can be found near Hugo's grave. Jimmy starts to pursue Maya but Maya locks him in the basement and discovers five deadlock keys that is used to rescue her friends. After rescuing Maya's friends, the player can unlock the front door and escape the hotel. After Maya flees, Jimmy, controlled by Hugo, talks to Jimmy which is crying in a corner and informs him that Hugo is in charge.

Gameplay
In the hotel, the player must click on arrows to navigate tight hallways. The player can guess if Jimmy is near the player if the menu button turns red, indicating that Jimmy knows where you are and will attempt to catch you. Additionally, the player can see Jimmy's head peeking out of the hallway, awaiting for you to come near. The player can attract Jimmy by shouting or trap him in rooms if the room's key is available. If the player is looking through a door's spyglass, Jimmy can sometimes be seen sprinting in the hallways, investigating the spyglass, or unlock the door. The player can hide in bathrooms or closets once Jimmy enters the room, Jimmy will also look at you hiding but doesn't attempt to catch you. Occasionally, Jimmy can hide in the bathroom and ambush you if you go near the door or catch you in the closet. Jimmy also becomes more aggressive and fast as the story progresses. The player must find items in drawers or cabinets to unlock other rooms. The player can also see spirits or visions in specific locations. If the player sees a spirit, the player is allowed to communicate with him/her using the spirit receiver. The player can interrogate the spirit about items and visions the player saw. The player can also use the elevator to help the player go to floors quickly instead of using the stairwell. Once the player enters a new floor, the player is given a limited amount of time until Jimmy arrives on the same floor.