Hide, Hart

Cover and title screen

**Hide, Hart** is a 2017 American horror game developed by Courtney Calle, under her sole-production studio **Moon Child Games**, using the RPG Maker MV program.

## Premise

A second-year college student named Kate Hart, who havestayed in a girl's dorm with her roommate Anne. They heard an announcement that the serial killer, under the name Jacob Miller, is on the loose after two college girls were murdered in cold blood yesterday. She warned Kate to always lock inside in secure, but not for long. The following day, the serial killer arrives. Kate decides to hide somewhere in a room and escape from the serial killer.

## Gameplay

The player moves a character through two-dimensional fields, interacting with and examining various objects. The game can be saved by accessing the menu.

The gameplay consists mostly of choice-driven, from Kate finding places to hide from Jacob, to choosing the things she wants to say, which can change the ending. There are also many chase scenes, in which Kate has to flee from Jacob as fast as she can when hiding is not an option.

## Characters

### Kate Hart

A second-year college student who has escaped a traumatic past by transferring to a private university far away from the one she attended before.

### Jacob Miller

A serial killer, who was convicted for the double homicide of his girlfriend and her best friend, escaped from the prison in attempt to murder another from the same dorm.

### Mindy

Another second-year college student, lives in the same dorm as her roommates Kate and Anna, was murdered in cold blood by Jacob.

**NOTE**: In one of the endings, she is a girlfriend of Jacob Miller, being the subject of estranged relationship and double homicide.

## Endings

Ending 1: Maybe It's Better Not to Know
If Kate decides to hide in the cabinet, she rushes out of the dorm. When she finished chasing at 60 seconds, she got caught by Jacob outside, held hostage by him with a knife; the police shoot him.
At the hospital, Kate talks with her therapist and wonders why she was targeted by Jacob.

Ending 2: Kate Hart, The Survivor
If Kate decides to go hide the bathroom, breathe three times and breathe one time and again before Jacob left the dorm. She's surprised to find her friend outside, worried for her. They explain her that Jacob got arrested by the police.
Later, Kate is seen visiting her therapist. He's happy that Kate is learning to make friends and asks if she considers them to be close friends. She doesn't think she's ready to trust people yet, but is aware that from them all, Anna cares the most for her.

Ending 3/4:
If Kate decides to hide in the vent, she finds another room. She realizes it's the same room that belonged to Jacob's girlfriend, Mindy. After investigating the room, Kate saw a desktop with a video recorded one of the girls left. After watching the video, two of them was the serial killer and his girlfriend Mindy ended up in argument; the latter ended up breaking their relationship with him, but Jacob murdered her mercifully with a kitchen knife, but it was caught by Mindy's roommate, who was also murdered by him. In shock, she finds out how Mindy and her friend died. She also finds a letter Mindy intended to give Jacob. Just as she's finishing reading, Jacob appears, chasing Kate outside the dorm.
Kate tries to reason with Jacob, explaining that he didn't intent to murder Mindy and he just acted on impulse. She also gives him Mindy's letter, making Jacob realize his girlfriend still loved him. At that moment, the police arrives and shots Jacob dead.
At the hospital, Kate is visited by Anna, and she has the option to tell her about her past or not.

Ending 3: Some Secrets, Stay Secrets
If she chose not to, Anna tells her that she'll be always there for her.

Ending 4: You No Longer Have to Hide, Hart

Kate decides to confide Anna about her past. Turns out Kate was bullied in school for being overweight and body shaming. She lost weight and transferred to another school, but some of her bullies were there. One day, they took an embarrassing photo of her in the lockers and started teasing her over it. Kate snapped and tried to strangle one of the bullies. Afterwards, everyone started avoiding her.
Kate is worried that Anna will change her opinion of her, but much to her surprise, Anna is very understanding. The two then take a selfie together.

## Trivia

* Hide, Hart unknowingly established Calle's career as a pioneer use of horror genre for her games, led her developed several horror games including the unfinished episodic game *The Ones Were Waiting* and current project *The Errand*.