At Dead of Night - The Story Explained 

It's kinda annoying how the mother just doesn't even listen to any of them and in the end she got herself killed as well

This game's whole story wouldn't have happened if she took Jimmy's actions seriously.

Finally! A horror game where there are NICE ghosts who AREN’T trying to kill you!

I really love how realistic this game is, not just from the animation, but also from how the characters act. I know most of us are mad for Rose for not understanding Jimmy's problem, her actions are actually realistic. From when Jimmy was abused for 2 years since he was born, Rose felt really guilty since she wasn't doing anything about it. Its only natural for Rose for siding with him because of her guilt. Some games would make Rose move on from what happened.

I feel so bad for doctor Bose, he killed himself because he thought he lost the one thing he loved most.

the saddest ghost deaths for me were amy and Dr. Bose

Has anyone ever wondered why Jimmy could know your location when you use the mirror? Hugo's spirit tells Jimmy where you are. Because the mirror is connected to spirits (just like the spirit box). It's kind of like how your parents can track your phone.

The female protagonist literally has the courage to learn about all the place's backstory instead of just escaping lmao

So not many have pointed this out yet, but back in the medieval age there was a popular type of slapstick puppet show called a "Punch and Judy" about a man (Punch) acting abusively toward his wife (Judy) and others. his catchphrase was "that's the way you do it". So Hugo is a pretty clear reference to this, even repeating the catchphrase at the start. Edit: turns out still a thing in UK. I did not know this/am not English lol

So it’s live action and digital at the same time, woah.

Rose is literally EVERY nightmare kid’s mother, kid could be skinning a dog in the middle of a street and they’d still be like “oh he’s just an eccentric soul 🥰”

in the menu of the game, there's a section called 'Jimmy & DID' (Dissociative identity disorder) the developers wanted to make clear that Jimmy does NOT have DID. Wiki fandom: "The developer has stressed that Jimmy does not have Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly called Multiple Personality Disorder. The note about Jimmy and DID can be read on the game's main menu."

Props to Jimmy/ Hugo's actor! Really scared the life out of me!!!

I feel really bad fore Bose, his passion for his work and the end of his career because of one of his patients. All he wanted to do was help, your can hear the care in his voice when we first see him, but when hes trying to enject Jimmy with the medication, you can hear him really stressing.

This game is put together so well. The atmosphere leaves you with a constant feeling of dread, but at the same time you have a "villain" that feels so real and relatable. A real masterpiece!

Jimmy: ''Hurts someone'' The victim: ''retaliates'' Jimmy: You got a death wish huh?!

As an aside, going off the info on Jimmy's birth certificate suggests this all takes place in (or near to) the town of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, which is actually a nice seaside town...though if there is an actual Seaview Hotel there I'll be keeping well away. Plus that final scene in the ending is super depressing: Maya and her friends got away, but poor Jimmy is sobbing for it all to end, only for Hugo to laugh at him and make it clear that he's the one in charge.

I thought since ghosts exist in this game, I figured maybe his father’s soul possessed him

I actually have a theory about how Jimmy likes being on the second floor. I think it's because of the fact that his mother died there. When Rose killed Hugo, his spirit was angry at her but he couldn't really do anything to her other than physiologically torture her through her son. But whenever Jimmy was actually in control, he and Rose were quite close to the point he didn't want to hurt her by hurting others and tried to drown himself. So when she killed herself, her spirit would always go back to that one spot on the second floor. Whenever Hugo takes control, it is possible he does it to torture his ex-wife even more from beyond the grave by making her watch him control her son. Please write back if you think it is possible.

So I thought this game was perfectly done! The duality of Jimmy & Hugo, the effects of abuse and trauma on people, as well as the broader philosophical ideas of nature versus nurture or the morality of murder in desperate circumstances all culminate in such a rich, well written story. One of the best video game stories I’ve seen in a while!

Amy’s story makes me feel genuinely sad :(

His wig cap is the scariest part😭

Rose witnessing her husband abusing her son for over 2 years: 👩‍🦯 Also Rose when being told by Dr Bose and Harvey that Jimmy's trauma made him a violent psychopath who constantly lies and hurts people: 👩‍🦯 And she just killed herself when she finally acknowledged how much she had fucked up raising Jimmy 🤦‍♀️

That part when Hugo is beating little Jimmy (mind he was like 2 years old) made me literally sick, I ended up crying my as* off after watching this because I know someone who went through the same stuff and its making me sad and angry in the same time...this type of men who is abusing children and women is the worst!

This is how to make you feel sorry for a villain

Ngl it's kind of the Mother's fault if she would have listen to literally almost everyone in the hotel literally all of it would have been avoided

Rose is like that anti-vax mother who says her child is completely fine while the child is developing all kinds of illnesses in the background

Can we also appreciate Maya? She literally went around playing hide and seek with a murderer and managed to figure out the story of 3 mysterious deaths, and saved all her friends. Like how is she so talented?

Come to think of it mental illness in the horror genre is pretty significant causing people to become insane and unhinged and make them become serial killers.

Damn, Jimmy's past was so messed up, I hope in the near future that there's DLC so we can learn more about Jimmy's past and more, maybe even a way to save him perhaps? What do you think?

I always thought of this game of a Jekyll & Hyde kind of aspect because in Jekyll and Hyde, Jekyll tried to be in control and be the good doctor he was but Hyde on the other hand wanted murder and death and from this I think Jimmy was trying to do the same thing as Jekyll trying to be a good man but seeing his mother killing his father before his very eyes. Started a change reaction and making him vulnerable to hugo and his cruelty.

opk, i CANNOT be the only one who played the entire game while wondering WHERE THE FUDGE WHERE AMYS PARENTS?? she was the daughter of a HOTEL GUEST so wtf where they?

It seems like you forgot to read the 'Jimmy and DID' commentary added to the menu after beating the game. In it the developer addresses the harmful dual personality stereotype people seem to recognise in the whole Jimmy vs. Hugo Punch storyline. He actually explains that Hugo is more like a seemingly heredatery darkness that has grown within Jimmy after witnessing the abuse by and murder of his father. (The qoute at the end of the game does make a lot more sense when you view it like that. If you read the wikipedia page of the guy who said it, you'll understand the connection for sure.) Plus you should check out the previouse game from the developer. It explains the little black mirror and could give you new insights into the whole 'The fire has been burning down the Halls for generations.' line... (It's a detective game, so it's not really content material, but it does look like the two games take place in the same universe.)

I feel like there should be an alternate ending for Jimmy, he didn’t deserve that ending.

Imagine if there is a secret ending where you can snap Jimmy out of his trauma and take back control

14:00 theres a psychological explanation for Jimmy/Hugo but also a possible supernatural one as well. when Maya confronts Hugo in the basement Hugo says "she thought she got rid of him but she didnt get it maya! you see hugo was just one of us! just another log on the fire! he burned out! BUT THE FIRES BEEN BURNING DOWN THE HALLS FOR CENTURIES! clearing the way! lighting the darkness! laying waste to the old and the poor and the weak!" until i heard this i thought it was purely psychological but what if the Halls were cursed with an evil entity even a demon that gets passed down causes mayhem over generations

It seems bill nye didn’t take his show cancelation really well

And so ends the story of Jimmy Hall The Hotel Guy. At Dead of Night was a really interesting story, I'd be cool if they do a sequel to it somehow.

Rose is 100% responsible for Hugo/Jimmy, she both defended him, saved his life, and also was the original creation of the alternate personality Hugo.

Can we just appreciate that they put real life actors just to make a game? CAN WE APPRECIATE HOW REALISTIC EVERYTHING IS??????

This would be an amazing horror film with the same actors it would be amazing. I would go and see that.

It's crazy to imagine Jimmy was fighting off Hugo at such an early age, I mean damn, poor kid

I cannot express how impressed i am with the acting of the guy playing jimmy/hugo. He needs more work.

When you go to the storage room, there is a symbol that looks like an N in the wall. That is the Symbol of Society Against Evil from Escape the Night. I think Hugo Hall must have had contact with them, explaining why he has this ghost talk box thing on the hotel and the scrying mirror. Also maybe that's why he is a great magician.

Ah his sit back and relax is so calming Now time to sit hack and relax

There's still something that's been bugging my mind, that final scene at the end of the game, a lit up candle while someone is breathing and suddenly the candle is blown out, I wonder if there's some meaning to it or if I'm just thinking too much.

Fun Fact: If you look at rose gonna kill Jimmy's Dad, You will see the bat swing, if u compare it to jimmys swing, they hold it on the same way.

Haven't played the game, watched Markiplier play it, but man, I can't wait to see what else this game studio puts out! This game has such an atmosphere about it that made me jump far more than any other horror game I've played/watched. Love it.

Kinda feel bad for jimmy at the end. He’s a victim of his own mind.

It was confirmed by the developers that jimmy doesnt have DID. The device used to talk to the ghosts was originally from jimmy. There were ghosts inside jimmys head that even maya could see and talk too. For outsiders it would probably be a mental ilness because of the trauma jimmy suffered. But jimmy was fighting ghosts.

I genuinely feel bad for Dr. Bose. He lost everything to jimmy.

I thought Jimmy might have been possessed by his dad, since he died in the hotel but Maya did not encounter him.

The real antagonist of the story is Jimmy's parents.

Here’s JIMMY!

I feel terrible for those who died because of Jimmy/Hugo but I also feel sad for Jimmy. He was just an abused boy who never got the full treatment he needed because his mother refused to accept the truth and her own actions trying to protect him lead to his trauma, and thus his alter taking control. Ultimate the true villain was the Father, Hugo Hall that caused that this to happen to begin with. A great example of why taking mental health seriously is so important.

Jimmy isn’t a bad man, he is a good man but he is trying to push himself away from Hugo Punch however he can’t because of the events that encouraged him. So hopefully in the sequel, we can get Maya and her friends to help Jimmy escape Hugo Punch once and for all.

Why is his voice so calming when's talking about horror stories. Edit: wow almost 1k likes, I think this is the most attention I've gotten on a comment.

At Dead of Night has now become my favourite horror game.

In my opinion, Hugo (Jimmy’s farther) possessed Jimmy after he died. That is probably why jimmy has a split personality and he was the first person to die and the hotel and he wasn’t around the hotel when Mya was in the hotel talking to the other spirits. And I think that Hugo wanted revenge against Jimmy’s Mom (Rose).

Pov: you got recommended this after watching marks series

I feel so bad for Jimmy. I would have loved to see an ending where he overcomes Hugo and gets to live his life recovering.

Is it me or is this game kind of more like a horror movie than an actual horror game.

There's a line when the player talks with Jimmy at Hugo's grave in the basement that states how "the fire within him has been burning down the Halls for centuries". I could only guess that it suggests sociopathic behavior and mental illness follow the Hall genetic line. Either that or it's an allusion to something deeper since the story incorporates other supernatural themes.

usually irl games like this suck but this is an excellent game with crazy good acting and characters! i feel so bad for doctor Bose because he seemed genuinly nice and didnt deserve to die

Part of me thinks that there may be some supernatural elements in the story with the great Hugo's performance being rather mystical and unlike the typical "pull a rabbit out of a hat" routine. Not to mention how odd it is that Hugo's tomb has a medieval theme (which matches the medieval weapons display).

I like this and all but jimmy tried killing himself by drowning not cutting his wrist in the shower, also you’re cutting the story short

Something you didn't mention was that, in the credits, Harvey's last name is listed as "Hall". Meaning that either there was a huge coincidence in last names or he is in fact related to Hugo and therefore to Rose and Jimmy.

In the game it says he doesn’t have a split personality disorder. It’s supposed to be his father’s spirit hunting him so basically that’s Jimmy’s performance character he played as appearance with his father’s personality of cruelty.

Not gonna lie, Dr. Bose is my favorite character in the game.

I’ve always wanted to hear the story behind IT

I really like the writing in this game a lot, it makes each character seem so lifelike. And it shows that there are multiple reasons for why one person's life can go so wrong. And let's face it, the actor for Jimmy is absolutely amazing.

I felt so bad for Jimmy since the beginning of the game:( he sounded so happy and excited talking about his comedic act, doing the little arm joke, being so enthusiastic about that... idk, he looked so nice and I felt bad when Maya said no. Of course Jimmy is bad and all of that but idk, that’s Hugo’s fault, not Jimmy, Jimmy really seemed calm and in control before Maya turned him down, he seemed charismatic and nice

BTW, Emily wants to play has a sequel. Maybe take a look at that while ya gotta chance. It'd be great to hear ya go over the evil dolls again. Plus the new ones.

Why does Jimmy’s head remind me of a coconut 🤣

It seems really strange that since Jimmy knows that people still might have questions for him, he still keeps all these mementos to his murderous childhood just lying around the hotel

I feel so bad for all the characters in this game.

So my brother and I were discussing the end and these are the thoughts we came up with. I would love to hear other people's opinions 😁 So Jimmy/Hugo seems to have zeroed in on Maya specifically, which, in the ending is made clear but doesn't really make sense. He only has ever met her/spoken with her the one time at the front desk when she checked in. So, we wondered how on earth he could develop such as obsession so quickly. My answer? He didn't. He was waiting for her. Hear me out. We know Jimmy doesn't like technology, but what about Hugo? He seems to be the type of personality that would use anything to get what he wants. That being said, Maya was in town for a music festival. Something that big would probably have been all over social media. Facebook at least (not sure about other platforms tbh) has the RVSP button that allows people to say whether or not they are going to an event. Those pages are not private so in theory anyone could poke about online and see a potential list of people (or victims) that would be in the area. Now, I'm not saying Hugo/Jimmy could 100% predict that anyone, including Maya, would end up at the hotel. She did say they were gonna camp outside. But if he knew the weather well enough and had the only hotel in town, he could in theory reasonably predict who may have shown up at his hotel that night and been prepared in case a particular person (or persons) ended up there. If that is the case, I'm guessing Maya is just like any other young person on social media and isn't too private about herself or her life. If she were targeted, Hugo/Jimmy could have leaner about her online and become obsessed. This theory doesn't really take the Hall curse into account but I couldn't really see how that fit in. Anyway, sorry for the super long ramble. Here's a potato for your trouble. 🥔 I'd love to hear other people's theories!!!

I think it’s a great idea to bring back these realistic type of game styles with modern technology

The developers made it explicitly clear that Jimmy does NOT have DID. The speech Jimmy gives you about Hugo only being one of them and that they have been "burning down the Halls for centuries" makes it pretty obvious that Jimmy's alter ego has a supernatural, not a psychological, explanation. This IS a game about ghosts, after all. Jimmy is probably possessed by some kind of evil entity, maybe a demon, who had possessed his father before him and a grandparent before him. Or maybe it's a curse that is passed down parent to child? Jimmy also seems to imply, when he says "It's burning within you, too, Maya!" and that he wants Maya to stay with him forever is that he wanted to use her to... pass it on to the next generation. Which is so disturbing...

Since the devs have said that Jimmy 100% does NOT have DID, I think it's more plausible that either Jimmy is haunted by his dead, abusive father's spirit, and Hugo is forcing Jimmy to commit these acts... OR, like stated in the final part of the video, Hugo's abuse towards Jimmy and his murder (which happened right in front of Jimmy) made Jimmy believe that it's okay to abuse and kill people. He continues to abuse and kill people throughout his life because he's never been punished for any of it, solidifying his belief that it's okay. But, in the back of his mind, there's a subconscious voice telling him that what he's doing *isn't* okay, and that he needs to stop. A voice that gets pushed away by Jimmy as he gives in to the temptation to commit his crimes.

Poor jimmy didn't get a good ending ;-; he really needs a hug

I love playing this kind of games that make the character look realistic I've played erika before and I kind of enjoy the game but this game is scary and actually u get to control ur character

My interpretation of the story involving Jimmy and Hugo, is that Hugo (Jimmy's dad) took over Jimmy's body and that caused Jimmy to do all the horrible things. My evidence for this is in the ending scene between Jimmy and Hugo as the scene fades and a light shows on Hugo's face, it makes out a skull shape. While I like the dual personality I think the father possessing son idea is a bit cooler and maybe more creepy

Im surprised nobody mentioned how amazing the acting is for the characters. Especially Jimmy. Executed that role wonderfully

I wanna hug Jimmy

I hope there would be a dlc that we can help real Jimmy.

I feel most sorry for Jimmy.. Imagine having to live (all alone) in a huge old hotel haunted by the people you murdered against your will because you're possessed by an evil, which completely controls your whole life and forces you to do things you don't want to

I’m glad Maya and her friends made it out but holy moley that final scene poor Jimmy ☹️

I been waiting for this cuz I didn’t understand not one thing in this game.

I feel so sorry for Jimmy, he is a kind man, but Hugo Punch has made him an evil being throughout his whole life . People think that Hugo Punch is either his split personality or an evil entity possessing Jimmy ( possibly Jimmy's Father, who was an evil as hell man ). I personally believe it is the evil entity that has possessed Jimmy since he was a kid.(like i said, possibly his father which i guess is a split personality )

Doctor Bose’s story made me want to cry, he didn’t deserve it :(

The graphics are so realistic! It looks like a playable movie! Love how the cutscenes look too!

poor man jimmy. hopefully the devs will make a sequel!

I think the next game is where Jimmy tries to escape Hugo Punch in his mind

I love that Hugo Punch is inspired by Punch and Judy, a popular puppet show in the UK I used to watch growing up. Punch’s catchphrase was, of course, “That’s the way to do it!” I think this is so cool of the creators.

Jimmy is legit just Kevin from home alone and Rose is the mother that doesn’t believe 👩🏾‍🦯

This game is just so beautiful. Usually if a game wanted to mix live action with gameplay, it would janky unless it was a cutscene. Yet this game seems mix those two things remarkably well. A great game truly

I need to mention this, This channel really makes me happy and i feel so good watching it, I think you should never stop Super horror bro. Thank you :)

the thing is that one of my main OCs named Jimmy was inspired by this game! I ended up changing it too much but in the beginning, this was my first idea for Jimmy! you can sometimes see the similarity in my OC with the mom not caring and pushing the kid away, to being beat at a SUPER young age.

I’m just surprised that Rose can run holding that bat with high heels on.