Today I wanted to talk about a small indie game that I came across a while back called "Knock-Knock!" by Ice-Pick Lodge. Among their other works such as "Pathologic" and "The Void", this game stands out as a more miniature, visually unique, and equally mysterious project. Sadly, I believe that it's often overlooked when looking at this studio's wide portfolio, which is why I wanted to give it a proper introduction in the form of a cohesive video essay that incorporates the most important parts of the game, and showing off why I think it's a hidden masterpiece.
Due to the limited and faint information on this game, I was forced to trudge through various corners of the internet in order to try to understand the game's meaning and, most importantly, fit it into an under-one-hour video that is fairly engaging.
I have read many people's comments and theories on this game and its tangled narrative, which influenced the video and brought me to the conclusions featured within.
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©Credit:
•All of the background music featured in this video is part of the "Knock-Knock!", "Pathologic", and "Pathologic 2" OSTs composed by various artists (Mushroomer, Andriesh Gandrabur, Theodor Bastard): [ Ссылка ]
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•Some information to help put this video together was taken from the Knock-Knock! Wiki: [ Ссылка ]
•Also, while doing my research, I accidentally stumbled upon this video by @J0paJack which (after many hours of translation) managed to influence my own theories on the narrative, and helped me build my own opinion of the game. If you are part of the Russian-speaking community of Knock-Knock!, I highly recommend checking this video out: [ Ссылка ]
•Outro Song: [ Ссылка ] (Artist: [ Ссылка ])
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0:00 - Intro
3:02 - Development
5:13 - Gameplay
22:09 - Deciphering The Story
39:20 - Outro
The Best Horror Game You've Never Played - Knock-Knock!
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