Keep Calm

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**Keep Calm** is one of the basic gameplay mechanics in *The Dark Pictures Anthology*.

## Overview

Keep Calm occurs when the protagonist must be unnoticed. The segments are made as heartbeats and require the player to press the correct button when the moving line touches a heartbeat space, which keeps their character still and quiet. If the player presses the button too early or too late, their character gives away their location. Failing a segment has various consequences, ranging from the loss of a valuable object to the protagonist's death.

In Shared Story, both players do the Keep Calm segments if the characters they are controlling are next to each other. If one of the players fail the segment, the failure counts for both players, though some segments have consequences only for the player who is directly responsible for failing it.

The speed of the segments, the number of buttons, and the frequency of clicks are determined by the difficulty setting. The number of segments never changes, and also differs in each installment.

## Trivia

* Keep Calm is analogous to Don't Move from *Until Dawn*, where the protagonist had to stay still so they won't be noticed, and Don't Breathe from *The Quarry*, where the protagonist had to hold their breath to avoid detection.
* Keep Calm segments are similar to hiding segments, except Keep Calm segments take place during cutscenes while hiding segments take place while the player is exploring.

## Gallery

### Season One

#### *Man of Medan*

Joe and Charlie hiding from the sergeant in Chinese MarketConrad hiding from the pirates in IntrusionThe protagonists hiding from Junior in TrappedBrad hiding from Junior in Finding FriendsConrad hiding from the Sailor Girl (Fliss/Brad) in Glamor GirlThe protagonists hiding from Olson as he panics in DepthsThe protagonists hiding from Olson as he searches for them in JuniorThe protagonists as they keep hiding from Olson in JuniorAlex hiding from Olson in Matters of the Heart

#### *Little Hope*

Anthony sneaking up on James in FamilyTanya eavesdropping on Megan in FamilyAndrew inspecting the shack in Off TrackDaniel hiding in Another WayAndrew, John, and Angela hiding from Vince in LostDaniel and Taylor hiding from the Hanged/Burned Demon in PursuedDaniel hiding from the Impaled Demon in SurroundedTaylor hiding from her demon in ReflectionsDaniel hiding from his demon in Ruined

#### *House of Ashes*

Balathu hiding in CursedJason hiding from a vampire in The TempleRachel hiding from Dar in Breaking UpNick hiding from a vampire in The TruceEric hiding from The Ancient One in The Ancient OneNick hiding from a vampire in The VaultNick planting the mines on the motherlode quietly in The Vault

#### *The Devil in Me*

Jeff and Marie hiding from Holmes in The World's Fair HotelCharlie eavesdropping on Kate and Mark in CigarettesKate and Mark hiding from Jamie in MannequinsMark hiding from Du'Met in WorkshopCharlie hiding from Du'Met in Waste DisposalKate hiding from Du'Met inside a locker in ChaseErin hiding from Du'Met in MazeCharlie hiding from Du'Met in Cliffside