An orphanage gone wrong - Insomnis 

Meanwhile Nick is like ☠️ 📦

Fun fact: Fatal insomnia, the disease that killed Anna, results in a complete inability to sleep -- no matter how tired you feel, you _can't_ sleep. Patients who develop the disease increasingly show signs of cognitive deterioration, hallucinations, wild mood swings, motor coordination issues... until finally, they simply shut down completely and _die._ Sometimes real life is scarier than any horror story.

One of the horrifying things in this is that his wife was clearly complicit in all this. Her name was listed right alongside his as having adopted all four children and they lived in the main house until the experiments began. When Joe first came to live with his grandparents those kids were probably still dying downstairs. His grandfather seemingly didn't send him away until his wife died and there was no one to care for Joe upstairs. So he paid to send him to boarding school year round and carefully saved all the postcards he was sent but never spoke to his grandson again. I guess all that he'd done must have weighed on him eventually since there are bottles of alcohol (the grog he made?) all over the house, which is in disrepair, and often near the postcards from Joe. The kids' ghosts probably watched over Joe as a child before he was sent away. That's probably why they trusted him considering all adults had done to them.

I wish there had been a third option: make all this published so everyone knows what horrible things the grandfather did and drag his name and all the implicated through the mud

The fact that the orphaned kids went through all of that just for some stupid test that will never work bc the body needs rest is what makes me mad the most. They obviously didn’t deserve that..and i wonder why “nick” was locked in that little crawl space and was never found until then and who he was since there was little mentioned about him

I like that even though they're a bit scary, the ones experimented on aren't the monsters.

I loved how gab and the game used the kids names and treated them as tragic kids rather than just some scary ghost

Gab: DEMON CHILD Also Gab: proceeds to check items near the child

only 10 minutes in, but love the RE reference (George Trevor) and the fact that the grandpa is named after one of the neighbors in Rosemary's Baby. little horror references like that are always the best

I was surprised by the amount of scientific knowledge it was giving out! So obvious we know that less sleep means low performance, but that's because our brain has already set amount of chemicals which are related by trigger factors such a that of the eyes which are connected to the hypothalamus. Even one trigger like a small yawn may get that chemical called Melatonin reduce the amount of Neurotransmitting, that is, the electric signals our central nervous system (CNS), brain and spine carries through the nerves. The grandpa in the game was developing a way to reduce this hence he kept the children "stimulant free" so that they don't have an excuse to sleep or nothing around them psychologically or physiologically induces sleep. But the brain itself can get tired hence he started giving them Phenylalanine which do not let the nerves shut down. Basically he gave them drugs to control sleep but messed up with the charts which caused severe systemic failure. In the end he proved nothing but that adequate sleep increases brain and body function. He was obviously wrong about keeping people awake because our mind works on gratification, we give it what it demands and it will do what we want it to. So we use to store information and analyze it and it demands nothing but stimulation for conducting information and sleep. So in the end while accessing the computer we made nothing but some chemical equivalent to Dopamine. I am sure the creators just wanted to end it without the game becoming too scientific hence the blast conclusion. I enjoyed watching this so much!

The mention of "the other two labs" makes me hope they'll make a couple more games and have them connect somehow.

I dunno, I'd be mad at Grandpa, too, if I wound up being abandoned somewhere and never saw any of my family again. I kinda felt the kid was in the right to be mad, after so many years of silence and alienation from family...I'd be angry, too, especially with my own personal experiences. Feels a bit unfair to judge someone to be "too angry" over being abandoned somewhere shitty as a kid, with no other kin to give a damn...

I like that this was built more around building atmosphere via music and story, rather than being some jumpscare simulator. It really draws you into finding out what happened to the kids, giving each of them unique personalities and puzzles to match.

14:10 ah yes, grandpa's iconic denim hot pants; sequestered away in their own dedicated chest

This was super interesting what a story Poor kids. They were orphans and just wanted a home 😭

"Remember Joe: Houses don't kill people." Tell that to the Wicked Witch of the East.

So my husband’s name is Charlie, and at 42:53 when you went downstairs and said “Hello Charlie” my phone started ringing and it was, of course, my husband Charlie 😂 the timing and coincidence is crazy

The fact that you had a mini heart attack mid story about being cold at night and then just continued your story calm as can be. I had to pause and collect myself, I was laughing so hard. I appreciate you so much my dudette!

Poor Joe, he got the Harry Potter treatment except he didn't get to be a wizard.

Right off the bat “Joe Mama” had me cackling

I'm so impressed with the confidence you have with walking into all these dark rooms and around corners without freaking out

hey gab, i couldn’t help but catch your comment about your brain feeling a lil empty lately & i just wanted to tell you that it’s okay to feel that way sometimes. you have a radiating energy that’s so strong it reaches me all the way out in new mexico. on top of that, you’re healing people every single day with what you do. constantly bringing people out of their dark places in their own heads. the comments alone brighten my days sometimes. you give so much out every day to people you don’t even know & when you’re feeling empty, or not like yourself, just keep in mind that you have a load of supporters who want you to be happy. much love xo :)

See now, they didn't give you the option, but what he SHOULD do is backup the data and had it over to a humanitarian organization to investigate and possibly charge the people involved, or at the very least get the kids proper burials.

As a retired medical scientist who worked in a Cardiac surgical clinic, I was horrified by all the cardiac complications the children had. It is insane to imagine patients going through all of that for an experiement. You have to be creul to continue these experiments knowing that you are slowly killing these patients. He put their fragile body through a lot and I wish we had more details on the slow deterioration of their bodies. I wish Gab did more reading these details in their death autopsy reports. It is sad. The documents report the bodies was removed/discarded so they mostly got buried somewhere around the house after they performed the autopsy or thrown somewhere. It hurts to imagine the life they had.

The Resident Evil nods throughout this game are quite prolific. It actually would have made for a great origin story for the series, especially with the chem/ viral experiments and the focus on military applications, not to mention the logo on the computer looked like an early version of the Umbrella logo! :D

I'm a haikyuu fan, and I also read fanfiction, so the moment you read Anna's cause of death I was immediately reminded of a fanfic called In Another Life that tought me about Fatal Familial Insomnia. Poor Anna went through something absolutley horrible. It pretty much forces you to not be able to sleep, by waking up your body the moment you pass out until you eventually die because you have gone so long without being able to sleep that your brain begins to destroy itself. It's a horrible way to die because it's such a slow death that will literally drive you insane before it kills you. I feel so sorry for that kid.

Ok I 100000000% can sympathize with the “brain empty all the time lately” feeling! I have chronic pain so I know a lot of it is from that, but I’m so self conscious about it. Also this place has such a creepy vibe 😨 but kudos to the artists, they really did an amazing job! Thanks for playing this, keep up the amazing work! 😊💖🤩

I'm too much of a wimp for these games so I'm glad I can watch Gab play through them instead ☺️

Working by listening to you playing horror games is just perfect

38:50 - I've heard this little tune a few times in this game, and I SWEAR it sounds exactly like the tune played in Little Nightmares 2 when the kid falls into the eyeball pit & starts growing up. LN2 had some of my fav soundtrack songs EVER!! 👩‍🎤🔥👌🤓

After what felt like 2 hours of my smol brain trying to remember, that piano bit reminded me of Evil Within, lots of little cameo's to other horror movies/games not sure if thats correct but loved the playthrough!

Goobers Uploads are at 1 am here in tge PH, but I am always ready! 😉

'don't need to be so bitter about someone abandoning you' LMAO GAB I LOST IT!!

No, the chairs weren't like that when you first went in the kitchen. It's a Poltergeist reference, I'm pretty sure.

Character”wtf?” Zombie on ceiling crawling by. Gab unfazed waves 😂

was expecting spooks, not sadness 😅. Damn. The shit these children had to go through..I would have destroyed the research. On the one hand it makes me feel bad for doing so, because then everything those kids went through feels almost pointless, but on the other hand if some other crazy asshole got ahold of it more kids would suffer. Then as the main character I can't even imagine coming across all of this. Not hearing from your grandpa for years, finally being able to come up and you walk into this mess. I don't blame him one bit for being angry

I get major Resident Evil vibes with the mansion, the way the trash is set up to show disuse, etc.

did anyone else notice charlie humming "stronger than you" while gab was figuring out that puzzle with him on the table?

Whenever there is a horror game that involves an orphanage, my mind immediately goes to Rule of Rose 😰🌹

Gab's ability to sound out random english words never fails to impress me

I absolutely love the sheet ghost painting in the dining room 😂 I would totally have this in my house.

Was so excited hearing/reading Roman Castevet as a name! Rosemary's Baby is one of my all time favourite movies. The RE one too. So good

Loved this not what i expected at all . Another gem thanks gab🖒

I played the demo to this a couple years ago. I’m glad to see they turned it into an actual game. I may have to check it out myself

D:> that poor kid! i can't imagine being ditched by my only family

very creative, I loved the external floppy drive and the green screen monitor, and the DOS commands. that is late 1970 early 1980's technology and the delete screen was the best. what really giggle was the drawing on the floor with chalk. Awesome

Charlie’s passing into the afterlife allowed him to transcend time and become a fan of Garnet from Steven Universe (based on him humming a totally different song from the one played on the piano) 😆

I'm really glad you picked this one. It really turned into something special!!

Responding to when "reciprocity" sounds weird at 59:14, at that word I always think of it being sung dramatically in "Chicago" by Mama Morton in the intro to her song.

Who else's mind went straight to Mayor Lewis's purple shorts around 14:10?

Just watching this casually and as Anna runs past after you meet her in that room with the key, my phone literally went flying out of my hand in fear. So glad I wasn’t experiencing the game personally. It made me jump so bad.

also the music on the record player sounded exactly like a toned down version of the theme song for the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on PS2… that one that was used on the main menu and in the game trailer.

I have been in love with your channel lately! The vibes are great and your voice is beautiful. Looking forward to watching a lot more videos!

Painted door and kids drawing in walls reminds me to Layers of Fear, also anyone concerned as me that no one relative to the grandpa or from the city/village/zone he lives told the protagonist his grandpa died? Sus🙀💀

At 44:35, the kid 'Charlie' was humming a small phrase from the Steven Universe song sung by Garnet called "Stronger than you" which is oddly fitting in a sad sense. But nice nod to the creators of the game (if that was the intentional)

I'm gonna use that word now "bequeath" 😂 loving all your videos gab! Thank you for the entertainment during these times 🙂

1:06:46 in the subject of references, that picture in the video right before number 5, is the Amityville child ghost. The actual picture is propably fake but i find it kinda cool they did put it in this game.

Side note, the game is reminding me of the creepy song "Circle You, Circle You." Was originally a vocaloid song, I think, but I fell in love with Lizz Robinett's cover. Can't get that song out of my head while watching this playthrough...

What a great story!! This was awesome!! Your commentary was great, Gab!

When I saw that Beth had wraps covering her eyes, I thought about how she wrote her name backwards. I figured that the "doctor" had done surgery on her because she had dyslexia and it went terribly wrong. I haven't finished the video yet, so maybe that is the case.

You make games so much fun to watch. Thank you for being you. ❤

I love Gab playing horror games. Most awaited!!

The statue at 15:00 scared the heck out of me 😭💀 I should know better than to watch these videos at midnight 😂

Its all fun and games until one of the ghost kids has your name

oh man, this turned out so cool! (SPOILERS): I wonder what would've happened if you chose to keep going with the project? would the kids have come after you at the end? I feel like you got the "good ending" (which i love, and would have gotten too, probably) but i still wonder what the alternative would have been xD I also LOVE how some words were misspelt throughout the game in the medical notes etc, because obviously the lack of sleep affects the brain's performance and little things like spelling a word wrong were a great way to bring that across!

I love all your indie horror playthroughs 💚

I just found you through your old clock tower series! I love how many horror games you play so I decided to stay :)

the Farewell Joe... something was really wrong with that word in the line.. it creeped me out

Criminally underrated game I thought I was the only one that played it and put it on RU-vid. It needs more attention.

How did i only JUST find your channel. You're amazing!

That framed ghost just means that grandpa is a huge Phoebe Bridgers fan.

LOL "Death awaits, ok, not going through THAT door" XD

This game really good tho, they play my favorite sheet notes Nocturne Op9 No2 44:09

So glad I’m not the only one who has mouse sensitivity issues with this game

I just found your channel randomly and love it ❤️‍🔥

Need more of this 😭❤ need more games like this too💯

The person on the phone call at the starts name was Elizabeth Finch, i watched this just after finishing gab's vid on "What remains of Edith Finch" that's super weird. Was it just a reference or r they connected, question mark ? o_o

I just stumbled on your channel and I love your sense of humor! I'll be subing up!!

This game is just dripping with atmosphere, it totally has Resident Evil vibes.

the grandfather is named after the neighbors from Rosemary's baby what an amazing reference

I suffer from chronic migraines and have hypersensitivity to light and sound... Video game devs need to learn to put lower than lowest head bob and mouse/camera sensitivity in their games lol 😂

Never seen a game set in Leeds before! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

Your new hair suits you so much Gab!

Gab playing scary games..automatic like! ☺️

1:07:01 that one picture of the kid on the stairs in the film reel is an actual picture of a ghost from the Amityville Horror House.

Always happy to see a new video 🥰 and hope you are doing well love ❤️

wow actually a really interesting game! I enjoyed watching

This game is so tragic yet you can't stop watching because I just want to know what happens next.

as someone watching this while sick and half asleep from medicine, i got jump scared by a obnoxiously loud ad as soon as she said “the music is crescendoing dont u think.”

Love all the horror references in this, even besides RE.

“hello, demon child”

Love this type of game!

How is Gab so calm playing these

Yay excited for another gameplay

Reminds me of little nightmares, and yes. In real life this shit happened, happens. It doesn't get better. This is why community and participation in community is vital for mankind. We must check on one another to make sure we don't go into the deep end, and don't drag other more undeserving souls with us. God damn all those kids died because one prick decided to play god.

There are many painting anomalies in this video...

Grog = Alcohol. Love, an Australian. 😂💖

Not a whole lot scares me. I will happily sit and play horror games all day long. But kids? Scary as frick, man.

I'm only halfway, and I got to go so I'm finishing the video tomorrow but as of now, every time Anna appears I just feel so sad for her. And she keeps helping you? I'll see how the other half of the video goes but right now I'm liking Anna, she's a little creepy but also adorable. edit: I'm back and continuing the video. Ohhh there's multiple kids. They're all kinda creepy but also adorable. ,, Oh gosh poor kiddos T_T ps: the scares are hilarious. I love watching other people play scary games cause I just find it so frickin funny whenever they get startled. the funniest was the one where you were in the middle of a sentence and the mannequin walked off and you were like GASP and just continued talking as if nothing happened :"D

Am I the only one that remembered Markiplier played the demo of this game like years ago? I only remember that because I loved the demo so much but this was just amazing! Hats off for such an amazing game!