History VideoGame / RidesWithStrangers

* AdultFear: The entire premise of this game can definitely be considered a real fear for many people taking rides with strangers, especially for women.

''Rides With Strangers'' is an upcoming [[HorrorVideoGames horror game]] by Reflect Studios, who also developed ''Videogame/WelcomeToTheGame'' and its [[Videogame/WelcomeToTheGameII sequel]], on the UsefulNotes/{{Unity}} engine. It was [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/614079836/rides-with-strangers/description funded]] on Website/{{Kickstarter}} on February 12th, 2016. The Kickstarter materials included a fully playable demo.

%%* AdultFear: A large part of the horror comes from the fact that this could happen to anyone. One day your car could break down, and you'd have to hitch a ride with a complete stranger. Your only hope, in that case, would be that said stranger is genuinely a NiceGuy.
%%* BasementDweller: Carol, a teased Stranger, was clearly designed with this trope in mind.
%%* BrainyBrunette: Elora has brown hair, and is described as a bookish girl who got a 4.0 average in school and attended an Ivy League college.

%%* CharacterOverlap: Father Donald, one of the drivers, has a website in ''Videogame/WelcomeToTheGame''.

%%* HarmfulToHitchhikers: The basic premise of the game.
%%* ImmobilePlayerCharacter: Completely justified, as Elora is in a car for the majority of the game (you can still free-roam the highway once you're out, however).
%%* IntercontinuityCrossover: Father Donald has a website in ''Videogame/WelcomeToTheGame''. [[spoiler: Lydia, The Nympho, is the VillainProtagonist of that game, and she is in a relationship with Charles, The Gentleman.]]

%%* KarmaHoudini: In the game's current build, even if you survive to the end of the game, all that happens is you get to your job interview on time. There is no indication that Elora informs the police about the strangers she hitched rides with, let alone that they are brought to justice. This is very unsettling in regards to Father Donald, PedophilePriest and SerialKiller who clearly has someone locked in his trunk.
%%* MonsterClown: One of the upcoming strangers is The Joke Teller, a man wearing a scary clown outfit, with red, blood like makeup around his eyes and mouth.
%%* NonstandardGameOver: It's possible to get hit by a car [[TooDumbToLive while standing in the middle of the road.]]
%%* ObviouslyEvil: The minister has an ominous aura about him. From the moment he opens his mouth, you can tell that he's trouble. Likewise, The Joke Teller wears a terrifying clown outfit with red, blood like makeup around his eyes and mouth.
%%* PedophilePriest: The driver in the demo is a priest who talks a lot about Christianity, [[spoiler:but is a SerialKiller and rapist who preys primarily on little boys. However, [[DepravedBisexual he doesn't mind young women]]...]]
%%* PsychoLesbian: One of the teased Strangers is a woman named Lydia. Judging by her nickname "The Nympho" and her mindset being "{{Lust}}", it's clear she would have unsavory things in store for Elora.
%%* PunkInTheTrunk: While riding with the minister, you find that you are not alone with him, as a man from the trunk starts to let out muffled screaming.
%%* RapeAsDrama: You play as a young, attractive woman who is forced to hitch-hike with strangers. Naturally, the game exploits the fear of this happening. The Father [[spoiler:outright mentions that he's raped, murdered, and tortured people]], and one of the teased Strangers is heavily implied to be a PsychoLesbian (which would avert [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale another trope]]).

%%* SinisterMinister: Currently, the only driver implemented in the game is this. He has a bible on the arm rest, wears a priest collar and talks a lot about God and religion.
%%* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: While canonically Elora is a quiet, bookish girl, some of the responses you can give the Strangers are on the rude side.

''Rides With Strangers'' is a horror game currently in development by Reflect Studios, who also developed ''Videogame/WelcomeToTheGame'' and its [[Videogame/WelcomeToTheGameII sequel]], on the Unity engine.

%%* FreudianExcuse: The Father was abandoned as a baby by his young mother and raised by priests, some of whom abused him sexually. It's stated he didn't even realize child molestation was wrong until he was well into adulthood, and it's likely this is the cause of his "itch" to molest children himself.

%%* {{Jumpscare}}: If you don't answer any questions, if you answer them incorrectly, or if your sketch meter is full, the driver will do this.

%%* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: You have the option to tuck and roll out of the car if things get intense. You can only do this twice before the game resets.

%%NOTE: This is an unreleased work that is currently not available to the public. If you would like to add a trope based on promotional materials, please come discuss it in this thread: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=15514631230A64268600

* AdultFear: A large part of the horror comes from the fact that this could happen to anyone. One day your car could break down, and you'd have to hitch a ride with a complete stranger. Your only hope, in that case, would be that said stranger is genuinely a NiceGuy.
* BasementDweller: Carol, a teased Stranger, was clearly designed with this trope in mind.
* BrainyBrunette: Elora has brown hair, and is described as a bookish girl who got a 4.0 average in school and attended an Ivy League college.
* CharacterOverlap: Father Donald, one of the drivers, has a website in ''Videogame/WelcomeToTheGame''.
* FreudianExcuse: The Father was abandoned as a baby by his young mother and raised by priests, some of whom abused him sexually. It's stated he didn't even realize child molestation was wrong until he was well into adulthood, and it's likely this is the cause of his "itch" to molest children himself.
* HarmfulToHitchhikers: The basic premise of the game.
* ImmobilePlayerCharacter: Completely justified, as Elora is in a car for the majority of the game (you can still free-roam the highway once you're out, however).
* IntercontinuityCrossover: Father Donald has a website in ''Videogame/WelcomeToTheGame''. [[spoiler: Lydia, The Nympho, is the VillainProtagonist of that game, and she is in a relationship with Charles, The Gentleman.]]
* {{Jumpscare}}: If you don't answer any questions, if you answer them incorrectly, or if your sketch meter is full, the driver will do this.
* KarmaHoudini: In the game's current build, even if you survive to the end of the game, all that happens is you get to your job interview on time. There is no indication that Elora informs the police about the strangers she hitched rides with, let alone that they are brought to justice. This is very unsettling in regards to Father Donald, PedophilePriest and SerialKiller who clearly has someone locked in his trunk.
* MonsterClown: One of the upcoming strangers is The Joke Teller, a man wearing a scary clown outfit, with red, blood like makeup around his eyes and mouth.
* NonstandardGameOver: It's possible to get hit by a car [[TooDumbToLive while standing in the middle of the road.]]
* ObviouslyEvil: The minister has an ominous aura about him. From the moment he opens his mouth, you can tell that he's trouble. Likewise, The Joke Teller wears a terrifying clown outfit with red, blood like makeup around his eyes and mouth.
* PedophilePriest: The driver in the demo is a priest who talks a lot about Christianity, [[spoiler:but is a SerialKiller and rapist who preys primarily on little boys. However, [[DepravedBisexual he doesn't mind young women]]...]]
* PsychoLesbian: One of the teased Strangers is a woman named Lydia. Judging by her nickname "The Nympho" and her mindset being "{{Lust}}", it's clear she would have unsavory things in store for Elora.
* PunkInTheTrunk: While riding with the minister, you find that you are not alone with him, as a man from the trunk starts to let out muffled screaming.
* RapeAsDrama: You play as a young, attractive woman who is forced to hitch-hike with strangers. Naturally, the game exploits the fear of this happening. The Father [[spoiler:outright mentions that he's raped, murdered, and tortured people]], and one of the teased Strangers is heavily implied to be a PsychoLesbian (which would avert [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale another trope]]).
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: You have the option to tuck and roll out of the car if things get intense. You can only do this twice before the game resets.
* SinisterMinister: Currently, the only driver implemented in the game is this. He has a bible on the arm rest, wears a priest collar and talks a lot about God and religion.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: While canonically Elora is a quiet, bookish girl, some of the responses you can give the Strangers are on the rude side.

[[caption-width-right:350:Good evening child...]]

''Rides With Strangers'' is a horror game currently in development by Reflect Studios, who also developed ''Videogame/WelcomeToTheGame'', on the Unity engine.

* IntercontinuityCrossover: Father Donald has a website in Videogame/WelcomeToTheGame. [[spoiler: Lydia, The Nympho, is the VillainProtagonist of that game, and she is in a relationship with Charles, The Gentleman.]]

* NonstandardGameOver: It's possible to get hit by a car while standing in the middle of the road.

* {{Jerkass}}: While canonically Elora is a quiet, bookish girl, some of the responses you can give the Strangers are on the rude side.

* RapeAsDrama: You play as a young, attractive woman who is forced to hitch-hike with strangers. Naturally, the game exploits the fear of this happening. The Father [[spoiler:outright mentions that he's raped, murdered, and tortured people]], and one of the teased Strangers is heavily implied to be a PsychoLesbian (which would avert [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale another trope]])

* SinisterMinister: Currently, the only driver implemented in the game is this. He has a bible on the arm rest, wears a priest collar and talks a lot about God and religion.

* PedophilePriest: The driver in the demo is a priest who talks a lot about Christianity, [[spoiler:but is a SerialKiller and rapist who preys primarily on little boys. However, he doesn't mind young women...]]

''Rides With Strangers'' is a horror game currently in development, made by Reflect Studios, who also developed ''Videogame/WelcomeToTheGame''. It's made on the Unity engine and was released on Kickstarter.

You play as Elora who is on her way home to see her dying mother. On her way there, her car breaks down and there's no one around to help her. To reach her destination, she must hitchhike with complete strangers. However, you have to be careful. You don't know what kind of person you may be with.

You play as Elora who is on her way to a very important interview. On her way there, her car breaks down and there's no one around to help her. To reach her destination, she must hitchhike with complete strangers. However, you have to be careful. You don't know what kind of person you may be with.

* BrainyBrunette: Elora has brown hair, and is described as a bookish girl who got a 4.0 average in school, attended an Ivy League college, and was on her way to an important interview for her dream job before her car broke down.

* IntercontinuityCrossover: Father Donald has a website in Videogame/WelcomeToTheGame. [[spoiler: Nympho is the VillainProtagonist of that game.]]

* ObviouslyEvil: The minister has an ominous aura about him. From the moment he opens his mouth, you can tell that he's trouble.

* HarmfultoHitchhikers: The basic premise of the game.

* KarmaHoudini: Even if you survive to the end of the game, all that happens is you get to your job interview on time. There is no indication that Elora informs the police about the strangers she hitched rides with, let alone that they are brought to justice. This is very unsettling in regards to Father Donald, PedophilePriest and SerialKiller who clearly has someone locked in his trunk.

''Rides With Strangers'' is a horror game currently in development, made by Reflect Studios, who also developed ''[[Videogame/WelcomeToTheGame]]''. It's made on the Unity engine and was released on Kickstarter.

* ImmobilePlayerCharacter: Completely justified, as Elora is in a car for the majority of the game.

''Rides With Strangers'' is a horror game currently in development. It's made on the Unity engine and was released on Kickstarter.

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You play as Elora who is on her way to a very important interview. On her way there, he car breaks down and there's no one around to help her. To reach her destination, she must hitchhike with complete strangers. However, you have to be careful. You don't know what kind of person you may be with.

''Rides With Strangers'' is a horror game currently