10 Smartest Horror Video Game Decisions
6. Until Dawn – Avoiding The Trap Door
Until Dawn is a game designed with replayability in mind, utilising a butterfly effect system that changes the story outcome, not revealing all details within one sitting. As a result, there are many scenarios in which cast members can die - and one such instance occurs in Chapter 9 with Ashley.
Seeing Ashley gets separated from the group after descending into an underground passageway, she then hears a voice coming from a side tunnel, presenting a new choice to either investigate this or ignore it and rejoin the others.
If you choose investigate, you’ll discover a trap door and banging can be heard from this. At this point, you can either open it or head back but there’s no good result that comes from opening it, as a Wendigo emerges and decapitates Ashley.
Unsurprisingly, following the mysterious voice is a poor decision, and whilst the party is forced to split up in this instance, prioritising your friends meant Ashley lives to see another day.