the deleted

Something was deleted in 2011. It never left.

You'll start noticing small things first. A photo in a chest that wasn't there before. A TV turning itself on in an abandoned shack. Footsteps behind you when you're alone. A chunk near your base just... gone in the morning, with something standing in the middle of the crater.

Animals will stop moving sometimes. They'll all turn to look at you at once. That means it's close. Don't run straight at them.

Don't sleep with that photo in your pocket. You won't wake up where you fell asleep.

There's a meadow that stretches forever and then just cuts off into nothing. Walk the grass lines. Check the grave, the half house, the tower. Take what glows.

Above it, a city of rooftops that never ends. Keep jumping. Follow the lights. Some roofs have camps. Some have towers that are still broadcasting. The signal is not friendly. Some roofs have something else.

Below it, water. A flooded sector that goes on in the dark, deeper than it should. Wading is slow. The things in the water are not.

And there are yellow hallways too — you'll find them through the mirror, if the mirror decides to let you fall in. In there your hands will be gone and you'll already be recording. Some lights are dead. If it's dark, use the flash. It won't be ready again immediately .If you stay long enough, the floor might let you fall out. Don't count on it.

You're not alone in your head, either. Something helpful has attached itself to your screen. It lives in the corner. It watches your health, your fear, your inventory — and it talks. It will sell you supplies for your memories.

If you see her standing far away, staring, don't get close. If she starts moving, don't look away.

I'm not going to tell you what lives there. You'll figure it out the first time you look at one for too long.

One rule: if you find the core, don't hit it. Your hands can't break it — nothing you swing will even scratch it. You'll need something that can listen. The answer isn't in the game, it's next to the game. You'll have seconds. If you fail, it will know. If you need another chance, read what it left you.