Call me Jack black, cause I’m

I wish the devs made more to this. It feels like a missed opportunity for a genuinely terrifying idea of "He's not stuck with you, you're stuck with him."

Anticipation is scarier than any video game monster or jumpscare can be and this game is a prime example.

I loved how randomly a kangaroo with boxing gloves would arrive at the house instead of the green shirt guy you are usually robbing from. It was funny to think a guy you were robbing would have a pet kangaroo ready to mess you up once it spotted you tresspassing.

The thought of being in a house at night alone scares me, and I think that's why this game always felt unsettling to me back then. Glad to see it again after all these years tbh.

It’s the suspense of getting caught while doing it 😭

You know pastra is genuinly in it for the sole passion when he is talking about an absolute forgotten gem like this, and also i totally agree i couldnt even watch lets plays of that game as a kid so damn scary man.

7:45 The irony of saying "nothing's happening at all" right as the lightning and thunder jumpscare has Pastra leaping out of their gaming chair was so funny 😂

I love how he sounds borderline hysterical when talking about how badly the Halloween update spooked him! XD

I remember playing the game and alt+F4ing it when I heard the door open. I already knew that would happen, but I was so scared as a child that I would just try to speedrun completing as much of the list as possible until I heard the clock and then quit the game.

Basically, it's like being in the kitchen downstairs late at night and the fear comes from your dad saying your name from the top of the staircase.

It really fascinating because you're literally playing as a burglar yet for some reason the owner arriving is just terrifying the first time it happens, like in any other scenario where you were to play as a character who just arrived home only to find there's someone in there with him you'd be scared sh*tless, but here, the absolute silence (apart from the clock) as well as the suddenness and the fact nothing warns you that the owner coming back home is even a thing prior or even as you play the game until the clock makes it so damn horrifying to hear him pull up the driveway as you just...panic. Big fan of this game if you couldn't tell, also really well made video, keep up the good work!

I can't help but be reminded of my relationship with Rain World. Far from a horror game structure, the dread and terror that game used to give me are unrivaled. (past tense as over 60 hours later I've grown somewhat accustomed and the terror faded)

Never thought I would hear of this game again after so long but I got to say this is a pretty good video on it and the unease of it is definitely there hurrying to try to get everything before the person living there comes back.

This game is a good example of atmospheric horror. Intentional or not, it's spooky. No jumpscares necessary. I like :)

This was a blast from the past. I forgot this game existed till ur community post announcing the video came out. I loved watching the KZfaqrs play this game. Thanks for reviving the memories, pasta man.

I swear i tried playing this game but my anxiety of being caught is too high for me

This kind of reminds me of a scene from Crime and Punishment, where Raskolnikov has just killed someone not once, but twice, and then as he's standing there with her things, floor soaked with blood, axe in his hands, someone comes to the door. The sense of sheer panic as you have barely seconds to think, the clock racing against you Of course Raskolnikov does make it out unseen but that's not the point lol

I just wanna say I really love your BGM and overall art aesthetic, and that you are my favorite type of pasta. Also, this reminds me a very vivid dream I once had, so vivid that I started to make a game based on it but eventually shelved it. I don't wanna go into all the details, but similar to this it was a horror/puzzle game with no monster, and lighting played an important role. As you would play in this large maze-like park, day and night would pass by. During the day you would have the sun, and nights would start will full moon, but progress towards new moon with every night, and so it would get gradually darker and darker until the final night gave you something to really fear. What it was is something I never established, but it wasn't important as that slow buildup towards it.

The premise of the horror being "hurry up or else the game gets harder" kind of reminds me of the urgency I had while playing HOUSE. I love that game with every fiber of my being and I have yet to figure out why HOUSE of all the horror games I've watched and played gets me on edge. But your explanation regarding the timed mechanic seriously struck a chord in my brain somewhere because oh my gods it makes so much sense, along with just exploring and being overall nervous and suspicious of every little object within your sight. Even the carpet aaaa.

can confirm that the halloween update was something else entirely, i remember playing this way back and just couldnt complete it because i was so scared of the ghost child

I absolutely love your analysises(?)! I like to have them playing in the background when I draw or do other stuff because they always sound so relaxing, for some inexplicable reason. idk maybe it's the background music

you know what used to scare me? those 3d animations from the 2000's there's something about seeing a character dancing or singing in an empty space, with those weird movements, and that weirdly a good amount of them end with the character dying dunno, now it's just unnerving

Bro, I’m so happy that someone feels the same way as me. I was always scared by this game as a kid, but I thought I was the only one! 😭

God yes this. I have a strong memory of playing this with friends in the library and one of them screaming when he saw the owner. Good times

i don't think i've commented before on this channel, but... thank you, pastra. going through a lot of grief right now and this just brought back some really good memories of me watching playthroughs of this as a kid, and it's very helpful. content's great. thank you for all the videos you put out.

I love how Pastra brings light to niche and obscure games that really deserve more attention 1

It really does feel weird looking back, another game in this style with more of a focus on horror could easily stay in the zeitgeist for a while. Oh, if you see this pastra thanks for the cool content! Your art is very inspiring to look at! And if you want another out there horror game to play, I'd recommend a game by the name of Lobotomy Corporation, a SCP management sim that is EXTREMELY UNDERATED. Anyways, I hope everyone has a great day!

It never ceases to amaze me how you have me hooked on a video about a game ive never even heard about

Honestly, Pastra's colors maks him perfect as a Reeces' candy mascot.

I totally relate to being freaked out; I don’t know why, but for some reason, I always get deathly afraid when I’m playing a horror game and there’s an enemy hunting me or chasing me that I have to avoid. It’s so anxiety-inducing that I often find myself unable to complete horror games no matter how much I want to. It’s frustrating tbh, but I’m trying to get better about it :)

Hello Pastra! I know you cover mostly smaller games, but I was wondering if you'd ever be able or willing to talk about the Metroid Series, and how it utilizes horror elements? You analyze and talk about horror and horror elements so effectively and entertainingly, that if anyone could do it and do it well, it'd be you!

I thought I didn't know what this game was until you showed the gameplay. It surprised me so much I had to pause the video to remember it. I don't get the feeling of remembering something like this game from years ago when I was a kid very often, so it was pretty strange trying to remember the dark house's layout and such ~9 years later. Excited to see how different it was from how I remember, and what you have to say about it in the video. Also, I got to watch my friend play It Steals thanks to your video, it was fun.

Man I genuinely love your videos, they make me so happy and are super entertaining!!! You’re such a cool guy and i just love the way you talk about stuff ^^ Tysm for making videos :]

I’m so glad you covered this game. I remember loving to watch it so much! Simplicity at its finest.

I love this game’s aesthetic, the kinda low poly style does wonders. It’s awesome

I remember this game, went back to the playthroughs when you announced this video. Simple little horror game that I kind of focused on some 8 years ago.

Holy crap I totally forgot about this game! I discovered it on a french channel, it wasn't as popular in France, but the french Pewdiepie ripoff played it back then! Also, reminded me of how I became a Lakeview Cabin fan. I did some let's plays on Lakeview Cabin Collection years ago a month after the game came out, made videos as the game got more content, and deleted everything years later 'cuz I was 11 years old when I made the let's play and my voice cringed the soul out of me. Then, I replayed it years later, and it became one of my favorite video-game series ever. I even downloaded the first flash little game that was originally Lakeview Cabin to put it on Steam because I love it. When I replay it, I feel happy, nostalgic, and a lot of adrenaline, I even discovered new things, lore that came with Lakeview Valley and Lakeview Cabin 2, and when I discovered everything, I started speedrunning the game, didn't become involved in the community 'cuz I'm really shy, but it's crazy how some indie games can be rediscovered years later. Also, the grandfather clock reminds me a lot of some gameplay mechanics in Lakeview Cabin. The crows in chapter III, the spaceship alarm in chapter VI, the, well, grandfather clock in the christmas minisode, the clock sound when it's midnight in Lakeview Valley, heck, even the sound of the deer dying in the flash Lakeview Cabin game. It's great!

This video makes me so happy. Hearing Pastra rant about anything just fills me with joy. I will definitely try the game out sometime (possibly in a stream with some friends, IDK).

Love your videos, I used your editing style as a good reference for a couple of my old videos. Always go to your channel when I don't know what to play.

If you pit all three of the owners against Mr. X would they stand a chance? I think they'd be able to take him on, haha. But seriously, this little game is so interesting for what it does. And even though it's simplistic, it's so cool how the developers put so many tiny details into the random events and the sudden dread of remembering that *you* are the intruder here, you are the figure in the shadows, and yet it still can manage to make you the defenseless one. Whatever the devs are doing now, I hope they are doing great for themselves.

Hey Pastra, I absolutely love your essay videos and love how you unpick games. I reckon you should have a look at a game called ‘At Dead of Night’. I think you’d do a fantastic job at deconstructing the game and analysing how it effectively creates horror. It’s really fun, really scary and I think it would fit into your video format perfectly.

i'm currently in a marathon of your content, so good mate!

Honestly, grandfather clock has pizza time energy. When time runs out, you suffer a fate that basically nobody has won in.

You’ve just made some old memories resurface I never knew what this game was called :0

I used to play this game on repeat as a kid. I love how genuinely scary it was being in the guys house, because usually, the intruder is the one you have to look out for. But the house owner is ready to throw fists at a moments notice

Dude I remember this game! You gave me an extreme nostalgia trip with that name! I did always think there was an eerie feel to it for all the reasons you explained. I didn’t even know it was that big honestly, I always thought it was just a small unknown game, I might have to check out the gameplay videos of this.

Amazing, I thought about this game the other day, never expected someone to make another video on it!

Damn, this is a great video. Feels like the pre -curser to spookys.

I played this game so much as a kid I knew every possible spawn location of every item on the checklist, it was so fun! I also remember trying to stack literally every item on the map in the entrance to block the owner and it actually did work a bit

This is a game that just pops into my head on occasion and it’s interesting to see you talk about it. What’s funnier earlier like yesterday or something I was planning on rewatching some stuff on it.

Why is Pastra my frequent reminder for horror I loved as a kid? Great video and great horrifying memories.

Man, I remember watching Markiplier play this game. I still have a vivid memory of when I played it and a kangaroo came home and I got so scared lol

I'm glad someone remembers this game. It felt like it existed for like a few months as a KZfaqr bait game before just fading away entirely.

Literally the DAY you uploaded this i was browsig gamejolt and bumped into it

im so happy you made this video this game really unnerved me as a kid id like to recommend another game for you to talk about called IMSCARED its easily one of my favorite horror experiences right behind spookys jumpscare mansion

Dude I remember this game. Scared the crap out of me!

This just opened up a very pleasant nostalgic can of worms for me. Thank you for reminding me about this fun piece from old times.

i remember watching people play this game back when it was big. it's cool to see a video on it, after so much time has passed

I would love love love to see you do a Welcome Home video! The way you cover the horror genre always keeps me captivated!!

You know Clyde definitely gives me a demented Ronald McDonald vibes the more I look at his design and the way it feels. Makes me feel kinda happy, I always fondly remember the giant Ronald statue in the playplace, greeting the kids.

I remember playing this on the school computers back in the day, it seemed really impressive at the time because it was one of the only online games made with the unity engine that would play on their Dell pc's so the fact that it had 3d graphics was really cool in like 2014

wow thats interesting. i didnt expect Pastra to cover one of my childhood games

I genuinely thought I was the only one that not only remembered this game but was also super creeped out by it so thank you so much for this

Wow, I never thought I’d see a good video on this forgotten gem again! Thanks for making this video, TVOThief has a special place in my heart and the unexpectedly suspenseful atmosphere is a big reason for it. However, there’s one thing I disagree with, and it’s your remark on how the owner himself is goofy. I always thought he was the most terrifying part of the game. It’s bad enough that he won’t hesitate to beat you to the ground as soon as he finds you, but he can also sprint up behind you without making a sound, with definitely gave me a heart attack a few times. But the worse part? His face is completely blank. It’s uncanny enough to feel like whatever you’re up against isn’t exactly human. Something worse than the thief you’re playing as.

Along the vein of games that got insanely popular but dropped off the face of the earth, I would love to hear you talk about Outcast!

oh man i used to be obsessed with watching lets-plays of this game! fantastic vid as always :D

brother i thought randomly about this game last night (before you uploaded this video), i could barely remember the name but i used to love it as a kid, like 8 years ago. i revisited it and played the web version. i swear to god if the game blows up because of your video i'll be so happy lol. the developers were working on a brand new version with more challenges and levels but they haven't given us an update in over 2 and a half years

Oh man! I remember this game, so many memories!

Holy crap I just had a huge nostalgia blast, thanks for reminding me this game exist.👍

i cant believe someone would make a video about this game so many years later (i forgot it existed anyway) but this genuinely makes me so happy to see. i was around 9 when i played this game and whenever i heard the homeowner park outside, i would go into the garage to barricade myself in and then spam click the door until it let me leave lol

love enjoying a good pastra video in the dark 👍

Hey Pastra! Have you ever played “Presentable Liberty”? It’s an older game but it’s a pretty incredible experience that I think you would enjoy. A very different take on horror.

Bro this game was an absolute classic. I was first introduced to this game by a youtuber and I remember being so freaking scared through the entire video. Just the dread of you knowing that the guy is in the house with you and is searching for you literally scarred me bro. sometimes I would even cower in fear because of how scared I was ALSO I still remember the code that the youtuber put into the safe.I don't know how I remember it but I do for some reason. The code was 3612.

THANK YOU PASTA I REMEMBER THIS GAME FROM SO LONG AGO, SO HAPPY TO HEAR SOMEBODY TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN :D

Damn, I was searching for this game for a while. Thank you for doing a video on it, I wouldn't have been able to find it otherwise!

Man, Very Organized Thief was fun. It was a lot of fun.

god I remember playing that game on my first crappy pc! It was one of the few games my pc could run and I remember just trying to throw every object at the entrance to get the person coming home stuck so I could get all the items without pressure. Thanks for this blast from the past!

You’ve just woken up a deep cherished memory I forgot I had, thank you!

this is awesome Pastra!! thanks for the amazing content! keep it up! also, a good game to try would be siren head ressurection.

Pastra, you can't just unlock my childhood like this.

Hey pastra, there's a unknown indie horror game that I think it would be interesting for you to review. It's name is mundaun, it's pretty much a "small town horror story"

Oh my god thanks so much, ive been looking for this game not knowing what its name was for literal years and i found it through you

Tysm for this vid I didn't know about this game but now I do and I love it its hard finding games with such a creepy factor

Wow I completely forgot about this game. Thanks for reminding me of it! By the way, are you ever gonna cover the Little Nightmares series? I love your content.

I had these immense panic attacks that resulted in me just putting the character in the corner and covering my eyes. Edit: I'm getting an anxious stomachache just from watching this video 😫😫

Thief before the break-in: Aight all i gotta do is find this, this, and this.. easy enough. Thief 30 minutes later: IS THAT THE GRIM REAPER?!?

This game was so unsettling to me at the time, and I always found myself excessively hiding and leaving before the owner even walked in.

I never played this game before in my life and that fact that you spoke about this forgotten game makes me want to play it now. Thanks for talking about it Pastra.

(please read this if you wouldn't mind Pastra) Hey, Pasta, I might be more of a newer subscriber of yours, but I truly appreciate your content, especially your game reviews, it's amazing how much work and passion you put into them, I just love how positive you are about the games you review, how greatly you are able to present your feelings about them and to be honest you have become my favorite in very short time as well. To me and I believe for all of your subscribers as well your videos are very interesting, effective and inspiring Due to them I have fallen in love with pretty much all of the games you have reviewed, every time I watch one of your videos and hear you talk about this amazing game I get an urge to play them, so keep up the great work. Ok, so main reason I'm writing this is because I want to recommend a game I think you will like, I don't know if you have heard of it but it's a very obscure indie horror game made by the creators of spooky's jumpscare mansion. It's called lost in vivo, so if you wouldn't mind I would like if you checked it out and tell us your opinion on it as in my opinion it's a very underrated horror game, with all it's content, secrets, metaphors and all. Thank you for all your good work Pastra❤

I forgot about this game until now, nice to see someone talking about it again!

so glad someone else shares this expeirence, legitimately had nightmares from this game as a kid and decided to revisit it around october last year i had absolutely no idea there was a halloween event and boy is that shit terrifying when you're not expecting it

This brings me back with memories of those times where that type of games were famous! It made me remember one about being a good husband? And you would do (optional) tasks like cleaning, putting in place some stuff, etc, just being overall a "good" husband but in the end you would find your wife cheat on you, it was fun back in those years to watch youtubers play it.

This is so very random but seeing your taste in horror I feel you would either very much hate the game of dark deception or like it- I would recommend it. I’m obsessed with it currently. The lore is very nice and it’s very fun to think about the “what if” in the game. That’s why I have like 30 aus about the game- So if you want go check it out☺️

I didn’t even know this game existed til you talked about it! I love your explanation for why the game is scary even when it wasn’t trying to be normally (the Halloween update is another story!)

omg i absolutely adore your lil avatar though!!!

The Very Organized Thief is the scariest game I have ever played. Given, I dont play a lot of scary games but still!

this is a "Very Organized" video

I just discovered this channel. I love it. I have subscribed. 😊

I know this is mad Off topic but your icon and the background is genuinely memorising I usually put these types of video on to draw and I just wanted to look at your art