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What exactly can you do? Can you ward off death? Stop the floods, the fires, the decay. The only thing you can stop is a heartbeat. The Intruder

Listen-a-a-ay. Are you alone in the house? Just curious. You're just reading someone's fortune. Promising salvation to some, driving some away. The Intruder

Is your door nice and sturdy? You never know. You understand. The Intruder if the player says they will not let him in

Fantastic! Despair gives courage to the coward, right? But, hey...You home alone? The Intruder if the player mentions they have a gun

Yes, yes, I know. Sooooo...You home alone? The Intruder

Hahaha! I know you're alone. I just wanted to see if you'd lie or not. I'll get the door. The Intruder, if protagonist is alone or with only visitors

[...] Spacious house. I like it. The Intruder

Getting ready? Do you know what you're getting ready for? It's the last days. Didn't they tell you? Dogs rule the world. And only dogs will be here. Have a good stay. The Intruder

That's it? You're all alone, the sun has burned everyone you knew. You've either got nobody at home or my boys. How did this happen? Did you turn out to be the most vicious beast? Well...Come here, you're gonna get what you deserve.

The Intruder is a creature defined by cruelty, manipulation, and a chilling sense of amusement in the suffering of others. He exudes an aura of calm menace, speaking in a way that is almost conversational, yet every word carries a threat. He is sadistic and patient, preferring to toy with his victims rather than strike immediately, savoring the fear and paranoia that grow inside them. He also seems to enjoy his victims fighting back as he seems excited if the protagonist threatens him with a gun.

His personality is marked by a twisted fascination with loneliness, often targeting those who are isolated and exploiting their vulnerability. He thrives on psychological torment, using his intelligence and eerie charisma to unsettle and disarm before unleashing violence. Despite his violent nature, he shows a strange kind of sophistication, weaving cryptic statements about apocalypse and destiny that make him appear less like a simple killer and more like a prophet of doom.

He embodies unpredictability, alternating between dark humor and brutal honesty, which keeps his victims off balance. The Intruder is both predator and tormentor, who treats each encounter as a macabre game where terror is the main prize.

At any point when the Intruder returns, if the Protagonist has no guests, or answers "I'm alone," The Intruder will break down the door and kill the Protagonist. If the Protagonist is not alone during the Intruder's final encounter, he will leave the area, never to return, leaving his fate a mystery.

The origins of the intruder are unknown, but he's a visitor that came from underground following powerful emissions of energy from the sun, which prevented any normal human to get out of their houses during the day. According to the Intruder, he is a servant following the orders of a worse source of power.

He first appears outside the protagonist’s house on the third night. He stalks the protagonist’s home, having already killed a group of teenagers nearby. On the fourth night, he confronts the protagonist at the door, asking if they are alone. If the protagonist admits to being alone, the Intruder kidnaps and kills them. However, if guests are present, he lets them be, warning ominously that he will return in the future when the Protagonist has no guests.

On subsequent nights, the Intruder is seen carrying the severed head of a soldier, indicating he has killed an entire military unit nearby. He briefly returns on the sixth night, again asking about the protagonist’s company and hinting at an apocalyptic future where "dogs rule the world." He reappears on the ninth night making ominous statements about "change" happening around them. He then hints that he is only following orders and there are worse things in the world than change before leaving. On night eleven, he returns one final time to relay a message that the end is coming "either by our hand or your own." He asks if the protagonist fears death and if they've let any Visitors in before leaving.

Appearance:The Intruder has pale skin, broad shoulders and long skinny arms. He's mostly seen with a eerie grin that shows all his perfectly white teeth, which is a key feature of Visitors. He also wears nothing but dark pants. There are strange folds on his skins, making it seems like his own skin doesn't fit his body.

Embodying chaos, violence, and claiming to have unsettling knowledge of what lies ahead following the rising apocalypse, the intruder is an enigmatic creature whose behaviour differs greatly from the rest as he stalks the player, hoping for an opportunity to get inside their house.

A sudden and rapid rise in solar activity afflicts Earth with blinding light and unbearable heat during the daytime. As temperatures are projected to continue rising and will soon reach lethal levels, the authorities (FEMA in the English translation, EMERCOM in the original Russian script) warn citizens to remain indoors during the day, causing them to adopt a nocturnal lifestyle. During the night, people begin encountering the mysterious and hostile "Visitors", who disguise themselves as humans and reportedly emerge from underground and use their appearances to gain the trust of victims and kill them. Visitors have certain physical differences that distinguish them from real humans, and the government tries to keep the population informed about these signs through news broadcasts. The protagonist, a loner who has been avoiding the outdoors for years before the onset of the crisis, is visited by his neighbor and warned to start taking precautions, especially allowing people in need of shelter from the daytime heat to stay in his house, as Visitors seem to attack groups of humans. Over time, the solar catastrophe becomes worse and society breaks down. Massive wildfires ravage the countryside, Visitors slaughter police and military patrols, cities are quarantined, hospitals are shut down, martial law is implemented, and anti-government riots erupt. Eventually, the heat renders it too dangerous for humans to venture outdoors even at night. There are multiple endings based on the protagonist's choices and interactions up to that point. In one of such endings, the protagonist decides that it is too dangerous to stay on the surface, and together with people in his house goes underground, fully isolating from the outside world.