Genuinely One of the Most HORRIFYING Games I've Ever Played - Iron Lung 

I want to take a moment to appreciate just how great this premise is. The idea of every single habitable planet disappearing and every star going out all at the same time and all across the ENTIRE UNIVERSE is a terrifying and incredibly grim concept already. The addition of coming across a stray moon covered in a bloody ocean with the remains of God knows what beneath its waves just adds a whole extra layer to the horror, and I adore it.

Something about seeing something in a photo then retaking it and it being gone is horrifying to me

This would be perfect VR since you’re in one spot the whole time

"Lit by the ghost light of vanished stars" is honestly an incredibly terrifying concept. The idea that light takes time to travel from a star, and that the expanse it crosses is so vast that it is able to light a moon even after the star has vanished is incredible.

Who doesn’t love being in the ocean while inside a metal cage

23:10 that is some PRIME horror right there. The game just building up constantly and forcing your mind to race on what will/might happen. I love it.

Deep marine horror is definitely still an untapped genre in games, even more film and television.

The weirdest thing is that blood can only come from living things, so the fact that a moon would have oceans of blood is quite disturbing.

I love that even though you barely get to see it, the developer still went to the trouble of making an actual 3D environment outside the sub so you can take pictures of things from different angles.

"Theoretically, if the entire ocean is blood, and it is LIVING blood (since it hasn't coagulated), the creatures that reside in it might not even need their own gills or circulatory systems. They might be absorbing oxygen from all the 'neutral' blood around them...interesting. If it wasn't so macabre for our standards, one might view it as the ultimate example of ecological symbiosis. However, what makes this particularly troubling...is that it means there is effectively no limit to the size of creatures that can be found in this crimson sea. It's a good thing you are expendable!" -Some Half-Life scientist that recently transferred to the SCP foundation.

“Somewhere in the void there must be hope” has GOT to be David hinting at there being secrets scattered about in the trench. One of those ocean walls will have a cave entrance, somewhere there must be more structures that aren’t marked on the map. I’m very excited for what people will find

I warned you not to go so deep... but you never listen, do you? Nobody ever listens.

They really didn’t want to you to come back and stacked it against you from the beginning -oxygen timer -bad structural engineering -horrifying creatures -low visibility The things with the bands look either like giant worms or giant sea snakes Seeing the giant fish face and then it disappears is truly terrifying The name they gave to every living thing dying is disturbing because it doesn’t tell you the scale and destruction of this event happening until you realise the magnitude of the event

I am genuinely deathly terrified of this game. The concept of being all alone in a BLOOD OCEAN with no hope of survival gives me goosebumps.

Stopped the video halfway and went and played for myself. Amazing. An afternoon's thrills for only $6. I feel the part with the "teleporter" was almost the scariest part for me. I was traveling down the narrow path confident in my spatial awareness, but going forward that eerie warbling noise was getting worse. Took a picture and saw something bright in the distance. Took another immediately, and it seemed slightly different... This video didn't show it, but that thing is some kind of light that changes shape drastically! Each picture taken shows the "spikes", or beams more like, shining different directions. That plus the noise is what did it for me. I backed out of there only stopping to take pictures to see it recede as I back off. Going backwards then just make the teleport that much more disorienting. But definitely, the ending was better. When I was traveling and the leviathan got in front of me, I just about knew what I was going to see when I took that photo. Yup. Giant monster staring me down. But what was MORE terrifying was what happened afterward, which I wasn't prepared for. It struck the submarine and from then on terrible noises of screeching metal would not stop, and I wasn't sure if sounds of screeching creatures were present along with it. With the monster nearby, and the sounds of the submarine falling apart, I scrambled to the controls - I had to get to the very last point. Full speed ahead, terror of the noise around gripped me. That's when I noticed the blood. The ship was falling apart but I was almost there. Proximity sensors signalling the walls around me, I struggled to keep my wits about me to make sure I didn't crash in the chaos. Oxygen alarms that I'm almost out of air. So close now! I've aligned myself with the last corridor, it's a straight shot up from here! The noises worsen, the blood has nearly spilled over to envelop the controls. Almost there! I frantically check my map. X: yes!! Y: just a couple more meters, yes there! I should be right in front of it! Angle: yes, the angle the map specifies is directly head on!! I'm there! Just one more picture! I whip around in desperation, take one step forward, and - That ending, could not - COULD NOT - have gone more according to the devs' plan, I know it. It was perfect. Truly a brilliant progression.

Plot twist = the monster at the end was trying to save the player character welded inside the iron lung knowing s/he was about to run out of oxygen and be crushed by the water pressure, hence bursting inside and 'ripping' the submarine apart. Player is still alive inside the monster, existing on oxygen filtered from the blood sea by their fishy rescuer. :')

Theory: The universe didn't actually die. These space faring humans were transported to another dimension; Khornes bathtub. Think about it, if you didn't know you were the one transported, it would seem like the universe itself vanished.

Probably not the best thing to watch while I'm offshore. Oh well Adventure awaits!

The fact that you incorporated a game themed browser to not break immersion earned an instant subscribe from me. Thank you for caring!

This is another one of those games that is a masterclass on how to make an incredible horror game on a low budget.

Geez, I almost threw my notebook across the room when the eye appeared and the ending. Didn't expect that, especially since this game has a kind of zen about it with just the right amount of horror.

Uhh idk man, try like eating and drinking the blood to survive.

11:00 is hilarious when he grabs the fire extinguisher and is like, that's not going to work

The fish at 12:40 looks like an angler fish, it’s also the same one that kills you at the end

This is the first game in a while that has actually scared me, holy crap the build up and the delayed small glimpses at the "ocean" around builds so much tension. It is truly frightening, the dev's did such an amazing job. Also, awesome editing IGP! The transitions and keeping the theme in editing worked really well for keeping the atmosphere

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A day in a metal box, surrounded by a lake of blood and the feeling of certain doom. Reminds me of the time I accidentally drove through Baltimore.

Every time he clicked the camera to see what was out there I expected a jumpscare 😅

First jump scare 9:12 and second is 10:55. There is several small ones not worth mentioning, but there is also a big scary picture at 23:11, and another jump scare at 25:45 (the first monster appearence is at 12:45

This very much reminds me of the SCP 354 expedition logs! The red pool that weird anomalies kept emerging from that they took a submarine into (with class D’s that some of which happened to be convicts) and ended finding a whole new world

23:11 actually scared me so badly lol. It's the first time I've felt a jolt of electricity go through my brain lol.

I really want a game where it’s just exploring like this with randomized events

That was actualy insanely good. Both the horror and the worldbuilding. I wish the creator will expand on this universe and the miseries of it, such as: what is the reason of everything disappearing, why is there a blood moon, why are there remenants of eincient civilization on that very moon, what did our main character do to become a convict. There is just sooooo much

The structure that looks out of place makes me wonder if this was some sort of preservation or restoration area, like the scp that resets the human race if theres a world-ending catastrophe. All of these blood-dwelling creatures may have been released on purpose, but many couldnt survive hence the amount of carcasses. Though, the bones seem picked very clean, so these are like whale fall in the ocean. Maybe there are space-blood-ocean dwelling isopods and other 'cleaners'. A whole ecosystem to take care of your body once youre finished with it!

I appreciate that IGP didn't even notice what is obviously a human effigy/sacrifice at 7:42

12:46 is a thing of nightmares. Especially when its gone in the next picture. This kind of think is truly terrifying.

Idk why, but the delay on the subs cams makes it infinitely more terrifying because of its static and grayscale, it just gives me fear

This is such a horrifying concept and it’s so well done too. I loved signal simulator, and while that game had some creepy moments, this game had me on edge the whole time. To have the only way of seeing a still photo is probably scarier than seeing a moving creature through a window, because you would be able to follow it with your eyes through a window, with a photo, you have no clue where it went.

I love these types of graphics, they bring back so much nostalgia and feels cursed if you play it with other more better graphic choice games, this just shows you how games don’t need to look real to look scary

And now this just became current events

If this “blood ocean” isn’t constantly moving, which considering this is just a moon means it very well might not be, that means there would be a layer of blood jelly covering the surface of this “blood ocean”

Reminds me of an idea I had once for a book where every star disappeared and Earth was left in perpetual darkness. Things started getting weird, people started to mutate, towns with powerful lights became the best ones to live in.

Love the effort you put into this video man, made it immersive and even more terrifying. Keep it up!

The scariest part for me, and what the game does so well, is how long it takes the machine to take a picture. if you hear anything, whatever made the noise has long past and might be coming for you from the other side, and you can only stare at this singular grainy picture in terror, it knows where you are and you won't see it coming

!SPOILER WARNING! First encounter: "that is a fish face" 12:43 Second encounter: "IT KNOWS WHAT A CAMERA IS?!" 23:03 Last encounter: "OH MY GOD" 26:28 That's all the encounters I think. Well apart of the bangs and pipe bursts that's pretty much it (Edit) this a preparation for the jumpscares that are coming just so you know these are spoilers so only use it if you're too scared to watch the video

That red water transition at 7:33 is a genius 100 IQ move you only see from people like IGP

There MUST be more in the future. There is just too much potential and too many questions left unanswered.

I love how when you capture its face on camera there's no loud sound or jumpscare. It's just a face. And when you take a 2nd picture and it's gone still no jumpscare or loud noise. Just the realization that whatever it is you saw is alive. And hunting you....

This has to be one of the greatest videos you’ve ever made and the suspense was killing me the entire time. Keep up the good work IGP.

Quick question about the story, I like it. It's cool, but if all living beings in the universe is dead, why do they want to give the death sentence to anyone? Even if the person deserves it (which the main character may not given that he's still alive when the game begins) why kill them? You need every human you can, to repopulate, right?

I've always been a big fan of both horror and submarine sim games... This... This is good. I cannot wait to play it and I honestly hope more stuff comes out. I've even heard that the community keeps discovering new things or something. God, I just want more, lmao P.S. This game introduced me to your channel, so double the greatness. :)

I love how your so committed to the horror vibe in your vids that you even edited your google search so it wouldn’t break the flow.

I saw the notification and immediately clicked, even from the intro the game looks amazing. Keep up the amazing work man

23:10 That thing just got flashed right in the eye... Nice going IGP, you've blinded a sea monster. Also, judging by the texture of its face it's most likely related to some reptiles. So you've got a really big Lizard on your hands.

21:24 that could be a the light from an angler fish, which it uses to attract it's prey. So in other words a massive ass fish

I kinda hope this gets made into a bigger game, I love the concept behind it

"I'm limited on time now. Is it filling up? *looks down, sees the interior filling with blood/water* Yep it's filling up. I have to hurry." "Wait." *stops* *looks around* "I kinda want to go down here." NO RUSH MAN, TAKE YOUR TIME, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU JUST ESTABLISHED YOU'RE LIMITED ON TIME!

I really hope David decides to give the game expanded lore, and multiple ending based on whether you do everything you're supposed to. It'd be cool to have an ending where you escape.

I swear to God it's only when you think about the fact that the photos taken on the sub are ACTUALLY INFRONT OF YOUR SUB is when it gets scary. Try just picturing it! This game gives me chills and inspiration to make a game at the same time! And I dont even know how to make games. VERY WELL DONE!

Your reactions to this game could not be more accurate. I watch another LP of it so I knew what to expect. I can’t play games like this. I’m way too much of a wuss puss but I’m definitely subscribing to you. I love your vibe 😁

Love the editing on the google search segment, really helped to not break the atmosphere.

Love your videos man they are always so well put together and just outstanding and can make me so immersed in alot of the games you play

I played this game the day after release. Went in blind. Was awesome, was epic, no bullshit, great atmosphere, creative, unique, interesting, and most importantly, terrifying.

I love everything in this game I really hope the developer makes another game or atleasts updates the game, the lore and back story is so fascinating and the fact that there are underwater ruins, fauna and other horrors in a dying universe where these mysterious creatures thrive. this area is only part of the blood sea like around the size of a big lake not the whole ocean

If you go frame by frame at the end, you can actually see the creature's face as it breaks into the submarine. And oh god it's horrifying.

This was a _great_ horror game. The dev took everything that made some of the best horror movies and games so terrifying in the first place. The suspense of Alien, letting your mind do the work on the monster like Jaws, the mystery and hopelessness of The Thing, and the total isolation and mind-bending of Amnesia. This game has so much potential.

I once saw a video on how Snowpiercer was a sequel to Willie Wanka and the Chocolate Factory. Iron Lung's backstory is clearly a sequel to Katamari Damacy. Humanity has to suffer because the King of All Cosmos got drunk again.

I played this. I like how when it got weird I stopped saying "I need to" and replaced it with "we need to" these kind of existential games are wonderful.

I would Love to see the full map without the blood or being in the iron lung, been watching tons of this one guy who goes into game and looks at maps for fun so would be cool to see.

Remember Indie, we'll be more pissed off if you don't take care of yourself before you worry about uploading, than if you don't upload at all. Most of us aren't mindless drones slamming our fists and demanding content, especially when you don't have the bandwidth for it. IGP needs to take care of IGP, and we can entertain ourselves in the meantime.

The old busted down ship you are riding, the ambience, the system failures, the creature roaming around, and the tight space...it gives you the "all is lost" feeling. This is what makes the game scary, the developers were so smart enough to put up my phobias.

Got jump-scared by a damn Toyota ad right after the fish appeared on the photo. Also you editing the Google image search into the game was great.

Loving the countless underwater horror games you have played far changing tides has beautiful underwater sections and shinsekai into the depths has horror elements and boss fights

IGP: How am I supposed to survive down here? Game: That's the neat part; you don't.

Man. As terrified of this kinda stuff as I am, I'd figure even though I know I'm gonna die, I may as well see all I can before it happens. The deep sea Google search! This is why I love IGP videos. They keep you immersed! Even the blood transitions and everything!

25:50 I thought my headphones broke

Im terrified of the ocean, deep ocean, stuff like that. But I keep finding myself clicking on underwater games, watching underwater movies, and playing underwater games. It sucks but it doesn’t at the same time. Love you IGP! ❤️

Ok just watched the game and this indie game had more hopelessness and more dread and despair then I think nearly anything Lovecraft came out with. Excellent work David I hope he expands on this game and excellent playthrough IGP. Respect and keep up the epic work.

This premise is in itself horrifying, but add the incredible sound design, and the dread can be felt through the screen. David Szymanski is a genius!

I heard alot of good things about this game. The sea is absolutely terrifying for me. And I played subnautica. I thought this would be a five nights type game similar to sunken iron. But this is more scary imo with the old Polaroid camera taking the pictures being your only way to see anything

Man this is such a cool game, there needs to be more like it out there

God I love watching your videos, you always make my day when you post:)

As soon as I started playing the game my brain said “warning entering ecological dead zone” and “detecting multiple leviathan class creatures are you sure whatever you are doing is worth it” at the same time

As someone deeply afraid of the ocean, this was not fun for me

22:42 IGP: What can you possibly surprise me with now. Game: How about a Reaper Leviathan? IGP: Listen here you little shit.

I'd like to appreciate for a moment the filter over your web browser session where you looked up deep sea creature skulls; edited to not break the immersion. That was a really nice touch, and I appreciate it.

This concept has so much potential. I really hope it gets explored further.

That's a trippy game. Lol, and your emotional rollercoaster through this gameplay video was quite entertaining, thank you.

When IGP uploads, i feel joy and happiness

David’s a god damn genius. That was one of the best concepts for a horror game I’ve ever seen.

15:23 that part was so well made that when I first watched this video I thought it was apart of the game

This game seems really good. I've always loved horror games which have something to do with water and diving and knowing I am in a small space unable to do anything makes it even better. I also like the grapihc and sound design.

I love how you embellish all these cinematic elements into your videos. It really sets the vibe for your content and increases the atmosphere of these already great games.

the simplest and most likely answer to the buildings being there that you failed to come to for some reason is they were there before the blood ocean existed. So the real question is how the blood got there, not how the building and skull that had flat teeth. The other question is, if that blood was analyzed, what creature or creatures, would it be linked to?

First vídeo that I watched from the channel. Good stuff man

It's just gone back midnight here, and that angler-like fish being there in one picture and gone in the next genuinely made my spine feel like it was turning.

Oh man I love games like these. This gave me serious anxiety that I haven't felt in a game since Subnautica. I didn't know I was afraid of underwater until Subnautica but this game brought that all back. Glad for you to be back IGP. We missed you.

Loved this video! Always when IGP posts a video, its great day once again.

The game sums all the fears you could have imagined under the water like Thalassophobia (the fear of large mass of water), the lack of vision, the unknown living animals that could be living in the depths of the water, and so on. I would love it if there would be a next chapter to this mystery behind the pool of blood, alot of plot twist could be added to more extend the plot and deepend the lore. Props to the maker and his/her team for making a good representation of having no other option than to either die or die trying and make the best of what you have in your final moments.

First video I've seen on this channel and that's some top notch editing