'Liars must be punished': Dyping Escape looks creepy as hell, pitting you against a pair of eyes that seem to be taking over your PC

Dyping Escape gameplay trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct - YouTube

Horror has always been a genre that pushes boundaries. It toys with our ideas of what a game can actually be. In Dyping Escape, rather than simply selecting conversation options from a drop down box, you have to type out predetermined responses. Sounds easy, but as the trailer in the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct shows, things quickly unravel.

However, things take a sinister turn when the eyes get you to type "Liars must be punished" and "I offer you my left eye." PSA: Don't offer the weird eyes in your computer your own peepers, that won't go well for you.

What follows makes it look as though the eyes are trying to take over your computer, attempting to shut down your CPU, disabling your mouse cursor, and telling you they want to "take over your empty shell." It's like an evil version of Clippy.

In the full trailer you can even see it wearing your own left eye, and it creates a very disconcerting effect.

I wonder if Dyping Escape is trying to teach us something about the consequences of simply following instructions given to us in video games, like BioShock did. Whatever the case, I'm excited to dig deeper into its weird world.

Dyping Escape is coming next year, so you've got plenty of time to install a good piece of antivirus software. You can wishlist it right now, on Steam.

Check out every game, trailer, and announcement in the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct.

Issy van der Velde has been writing about video games professionally for five years, contributing to Rolling Stone, NME, GamesRadar+, IGN, and many more. He's been freelance and held editorial roles across news, guides, and features, and is now the deputy editor of the PC Gaming Show.

A lifelong gamer, Issy won the MCV 30 under 30 award for his work covering queer, Arab, and women's representation in the gaming industry.

His favourite games are narrative, story-driven adventures, arcade racers, roguelites, and soulslikes.

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