History VideoGame / DreadOut

* AllTheOtherRaindeer: In the sequel, Linda has become a pariah at her school, due to being the SoleSurvivor of the village incident, with all the students blaming her for the deaths[=/=]disappearance of everyone else who was there.

** It is left ambiguous, if [[spoiler: Mrs. Siska is possessed or actually the BigBad / TheDragon]].

* GhostTown: Where the characters get stuck in. It's left ambiguous as to whether the place was abandoned (lots of cars and such suggest people certainly didn't plan to leave), whether the ghosts killed everyone, or if it's not really abandoned at all and the characters are simply trapped in some sort of [[DarkWorld parallel version]] of the town.

* WomanInWhite: Kuntilanak enemies. Based on the illustration on the [=IndieGogo=] page, Matianak will also be like this. As well as Sundel Bolong.

* UncertainDoom: Yayan's fate is left ambiguous; you never find his body, and in fact in the bad ending it's revealed he was simply locked inside a bathroom while everyone else was running around being chased by ghosts. In ''Dreadout 2'', Linda is referred to as the SoleSurvivor of the abandoned village incident, but Yayan is noticeably absent during a dream sequence in which Linda sees the corpses of everyone else who was killed during the incident.

A sequel was announced in September 2018 and finally [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/945710/DreadOut_2/ released on Steam on February 21, 2020]].

A sequel has been announced in September 2018 and finally [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/945710/DreadOut_2/ released on Steam on February 21, 2020]].

A sequel has been announced in September 2018 and finally released on Steam on February 21, 2020.

A sequel has been announced in September 2018.

A spin-off game for Virtual Reality devices, called ''DreadEye VR'', was released in November 2017. In it, the player takes the role of a ''dukun'' (an Indonesian shaman) and performs rituals to summon and face spirits. It is set in the same universe but has no direct connections to the story of ''DreadOut''.

A sequel and a live-action movie have been announced. Teasers for both were released in September 2018.

* MagicalCamera: Camera applications and devices seem o act as catalyst for Linda's newfound power.

** The end of Act 0. [[spoiler: You fight a monstrous ghost entity, wake up violently...then watch your classmates play in the background and have cheery music play over your best friend smiling at you.]]

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Indonesian rock band Koil makes an appearance in ''Keepers of the Dark'' [[spoiler:as a boss: they are resurrected by a fan who goes as far as collecting some of their object to perform a dark ritual. The true band members are very much alive.]]

** Early in Act 2, you'll find a shack full of stuff: [[VideoGame/ClockTower a giant pair of scissors]], [[VideoGame/Left4Dead an health pack]], [[Franchise/ResidentEvil a typewriter]], [[{{Franchise/Castlevania}} a whip]] and [[Franchise/FatalFrame a vintage camera]].

The gameplay is based on taking pictures of the ghostly enemies to fight them, much like the [[Franchise/FatalFrame Fatal Frame series]]. However, the gadgets used here are modern invention like smartphones and digital cameras rather than something vintage. Also, the game is based on Indonesian folklore ghosts and takes place in a rural Indonesian town. As usual for the genre, the game contains exploration and puzzle-solving.

** It is left ambiguous, if [[spoiler: Mrs. Siska is possessed or actually the BigBad/TheDragon]].

** The "BFF" Steam Achievement is unlocked by taking a photo of [[spoiler:Ira]] near the beginning of Act 1. [[spoiler:Yeah, they are best friends according to the game's lore]]. But one would easily notice the heartbreak symbol, splitting the letters into half. By the middle of Act 1, [[spoiler:Ira gets separated from Linda, and on Act 2, we witness Ira's death, right in the first-person perspective of her protagonist BFF.]]

** In ''Keepers of the Dark'', after the door to [[spoiler:Room 109]] floods past you, Linda is actually covered in a sludge until you end up [[spoiler:back in the hub room]], which might be justified since it all exists in some sort of ambiguous mirror realm to begin with.

* AntiClimaxBoss: The [[spoiler:Silent Assassin]] in ''Keepers of the Dark.'' He's built up to be a major threat, an especially deadly menace that you won't see coming. While he can take you down in one hit, he actually [[NonindicativeName makes a lot of noise]] betraying his presence and he can be attacked from well outside his own attack range. After hitting him once in just two locations, he's done for.

* GhostTown: Where the characters get stuck in. It's left ambiguous as to whether the place was abandoned quickly (lots of cars and such suggest people didn't pack up and leave gradually), whether the ghosts killed everyone, or if it's not really abandoned at all and the characters are simply trapped in some sort of [[DarkWorld parallel version]] of the town.