Created 23/08/2021 5:20pm AEST, last updated 23/08/2021 6:55pm AEST

Introduction

Time starts on the first frame the screen goes to black after pressing start. This is because you can move in this black screen, even though it's only a fraction of a second long.

Movement boils down to sprinting (by holding shift) any time you move. Open the game and turn up your mouse sensitivity. You can return to the menu at any time by pausing and pressing the menu option. You will reset a lot.

Sections

Prepare for bed

1. As soon as the screen turns black, turn around and turn the light switch off behind you. It's hard to be accurate on this, so you will reset often, but it's quick resets.
2. Turn back around and run to the door at the bottom of the stairs
3. Turn off the light switch in the room 3a. Optionally, open the door in that room as well for later
4. Run out the same door you came through and turn the light off at the bottom of the stairs
5. Run up the the stairs and turn the light off in the hallway
6. Go into the furthest door on the right (the bedroom, to the left of the switch) and walk in. The text should change.

Answer the knock at the door

1. Leave the bedroom (should only step into the room briefly)
2. Perform a 'door glitch'. The door to the bathroom at the end of the hallway can push you through the wall on the left, which will land you at the bottom of the stair case. 2a. Alternatively, run down the stairs as normal. This is slower. 2b. To door glitch, walk into the door and door handle (use a video as reference) and open the door - it's a bit inconsistent, but you should get through most of the time. I find it's more consistent to look straight ahead.
3. Finish walking to the bottom of the stairs, turn around, and open the front door. Fast runs will get to the handle before the knock.
4. Run back up to the bedroom.
5. As you walk in, the window at the back of the bedroom will have the monster looking through it. Look it in the eye until you notice your mouse controls are inverted. Leave the room.

End

This section has inverted controls. It will take a while to get used to the change back and forth. The inverted controls are on sort of a timer, your controls come back to normal when a window breaks.

1. Run back down the stairs.
2. Go through the door at the bottom of the stairs
3. Go through the door to the kitchen (next to the light switch). 3a. If you opened this door at the beginning of this run, it's easier to walk through as you don't need to worry about handling that and inverted controls..
4. Grab the knife in the kitchen.
5. Run back upstairs to the bathroom door (where you door glitched earlier)
6. Walk in the room. Time stops on the first frame the bathroom light turns on.

Final remarks

The times on the board are very optimised, and took a while to get. Anything under 40 seconds is a good time, and anything under 36 is great. Give the game patience, it's a rewarding experience.