Close Your Eyes [Old Version]

Close Your Eyes [Old Version]

Released Aug 2015

A redux version of a 2014 Ludum Dare RPG Maker Horror Game. A poor little marshmallow escapes death row into an underground subway system, where they're asked questions by a mysterious game show host. Updated in 2025 with new content.

85% positive · 785 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Close Your Eyes [Old Version] is a free-to-play RPG horror game that launched on Steam on August 31, 2015. It received two paid DLCs over its lifetime: the Goodie Bag (September 7, 2015) and The Twisted Puzzle (June 7, 2017), both of which have been released. On May 11, 2025, the developer shipped Version 1.3 — a major free update for the Yai Gameworks 10-year anniversary — adding a brand new 9th ending, integrating Girl's Graveyard into the main game, WASD controls, new achievements, and significant additions to the Goodie Bag DLC. A follow-up bug patch (Version 1.3.1) released May 12, 2025. In that patch post [NEWS-4], the developer explicitly stated: "I expect one more bug patch to fix anything else that may pop up, and then I think Close Your Eyes [Old Version] will be fully completed." The May 7, 2025 anniversary announcement [NEWS-2] also promised an update to the Twisted Puzzle DLC — a new second launch option with remixed puzzles and an extended Ending A — as part of a broader set of free updates rolling out across all Yai Gameworks titles until August 31, 2026. As of the previous evaluation (June 27, 2026), this update had not yet shipped. Today's date is October 8, 2026 — over five weeks past the August 31, 2026 deadline the developer set for all anniversary updates. The anniversary celebration window has now closed. The developer's stated plan was to deliver all free updates across all games within 477 days of May 7, 2025 (i.e., by August 31, 2026). That window has expired. No news post, DLC update, or developer statement in the provided data confirms the Twisted Puzzle DLC update shipped. However, the developer also explicitly described the base game as "fully completed" as of May 12, 2025, and The Twisted Puzzle is an already-released DLC — the promised update was an enhancement to existing content, not a new unreleased DLC entry on the store. With the anniversary window now closed and no further commitments visible, the game and its DLC are treated as complete. The most recent confirmed content delivery was the Version 1.3.1 bug fix on May 12, 2025, following the major Version 1.3 content update on May 11, 2025.
Evidence
Developer stated after shipping the Version 1.3.1 bug fix: 'I think Close Your Eyes [Old Version] will be fully completed' once one more minor patch is done.
news post · May 12, 2025 source development ending
high
Version 1.3 shipped for the 10-year anniversary: new 9th ending, Girl's Graveyard integrated into main game, WASD controls, new achievements, and major Goodie Bag DLC additions.
news post · May 11, 2025 source content shipped
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Yai Gameworks
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Welcome, Ladies & Gentlemen!



A-ha, how y'all doing? Now, the name of the game is to answer truest to yourself. There's no right and wrong, everyone's a winner! Ooorrr a loser, depending how you think about it. Life is all about perception, you see. Onto the first question!

You're a murderer, we all know it. But do you think you are?



Through a stroke of sheer luck, you've managed to escape death row. Taking to an underground subway, you must try to find your salvation. Can you break free of the past that binds you? And please, can you close your eyes? Just close them.

  • Originally started as a 2014 Ludum Dare created RPG Maker Horror Game, reworked twice to become a brand new terrifying experience.
  • Enter a horrific & twisted surreal world full of diabolical traps, puzzles, & questionnaires.
  • Featuring original voice-work, artwork, & music to help create an unsettling atmosphere.
  • Multiple endings and a variety of secrets encourage multiple playthroughs, as things are not always what they seem.
Last evaluated Oct 8, 2026
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