DO NOT PLAY News

It’s me. Employee A.

On the way home, I was standing near the door on the train when I felt someone stop right behind me.
Thinking I might be in the way, I turned slightly—and through the window, I met someone’s eyes.
Their lips moved slowly. The moment I wondered what they were saying,
I could’ve sworn I heard the words, “I found you.”
When I turned around, no one was there.

This weekend, at Nazotoki Market, an event hosted by SCRAP,
we’ll be distributing flyers for DO NOT PLAY.

It’s a gathering of puzzle creators from all over,
so if you’re interested, please come visit Nazotoki Market.

Event Name: Nazotoki Market
URL: https://www.scrapmagazine.com/s/nazomarket/

Date & Time:
November 8 (Sat), 2025 — 10:00–18:00
November 9 (Sun), 2025 — 10:00–18:00
Last admission at 17:30 each day
Location:
Tokyo Dome City Prism Hall [SCRAP Booth: A3]
1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0004


Employee A

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It’s me. Employee A.

Lately, when I get home, I sometimes hear footsteps that are slightly out of sync with mine.
The moment I insert the key into the door, it feels like someone is standing right behind me.
When I turn around, no one is there.
Only the sound of footsteps echoes through the apartment hallway.
It’s probably just someone from another floor returning home around the same time... or so I hope.

Now, onto the main topic.
We reviewed several audio files and found that some were corrupted beyond complete restoration.
However, we managed to recover about ten seconds of analyzable data and decided to play it back.
It sounds like someone breathing... unsettling, to say the least.
I’m not sure which scene this audio was used in.
The damage is severe, so it may not be usable in the main game—but I wanted to share this as part of our progress report.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Employee A

Add DO NOT PLAY to your wishlist if you haven't already.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3502970/

It’s me. Employee A.

Lately, when I get home, I sometimes hear footsteps that are slightly out of sync with mine.
The moment I insert the key into the door, it feels like someone is standing right behind me.
When I turn around, no one is there.
Only the sound of footsteps echoes through the apartment hallway.
It’s probably just someone from another floor returning home around the same time... or so I hope.

Now, onto the main topic.
We reviewed several audio files and found that some were corrupted beyond complete restoration.
However, we managed to recover about ten seconds of analyzable data and decided to play it back.
It sounds like someone breathing... unsettling, to say the least.
I’m not sure which scene this audio was used in.
The damage is severe, so it may not be usable in the main game—but I wanted to share this as part of our progress report.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
SCRAP Employee A
Add DO NOT PLAY to your wishlist if you haven't already.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3502970/

It’s me. Employee A.

Lately, I’ve found myself closing the browser I’m working in without realizing it.
I reopen the tabs from my history, but every time I do, I feel disgusted with myself for interrupting something that isn’t finished yet.
When I work late at night, I sometimes hear a voice saying, “It’s not done yet.”
Of course, there’s no one else in the room.
But occasionally, my reflection on the monitor seems to waver—just slightly.

Now, to the main issue.
Recently, I suddenly lost contact with the developer who used to join and leave our online meetings, laughing as they did.
He was working on multiple projects, yet always found time to help when we were in trouble.

We’ve been dividing up tasks like restoring data and piecing together scattered fragments,
and he mainly handled debugging when errors started appearing.

According to his colleagues, he hasn’t shown up to work for about a week.
It’s happened again.
We now have to find someone else to test and manage the bugs he was responsible for.

Are our efforts slowly beginning to fall apart—one gap at a time?

Employee A

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It’s me. Employee A.

Late at night, the ticking of the clock sometimes feels strangely slow, as if the sound is overlapping with itself.
During a thunderstorm the other day, the fluorescent lights flickered for just a moment—and that kind of “waver,” even as an adult, I can’t seem to get used to it.
Even in the office during the day, I sometimes sense a presence in the far corner where no one should be.
Maybe I just haven’t been getting proper rest lately.

That aside, part of the data we’ve been restoring has started to move—just a little.
I opened it up to check, but… it’s not something you should be looking at in the middle of the night.
I recorded it as documentation, so please feel free to take a look.

Whatever you do, please don’t watch it late at night.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Employee A
Add DO NOT PLAY to your wishlist if you haven't already.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3502970/