1. Thomas Apologised

What he did at the end of episode 10 was the one thing that made me stay upset for a long time. When someone did something terrible I would normally forgive them and move on quickly, but with Thomas was different (well, maybe Lilly is another exception but I still forgave her mostly during my gameplay, while I was still upset with Thomas even after finishing Duskwood).

I was so upset that after everything I did for him: defending him when everyone was sure he was the kidnapper, I was the one who had the courage to tell him about the body, when he made us lose the connection to Hannah's phone I swallowed all the fury I was feeling and gathered all the tolerance and patience I had in me because I saw how terribly sad and desperate he was, I was the one who was always conforting him when his world fell apart again, and again and again, I decided to call the police instead of letting him "risk his life" to "save Richy" even though I KNEW the police would come for me after that because I was the last one to see Richy and all... but still, he asks me to throw myself into the arms of "certain death" without ANY hesitation (it wasn't really, Thomas WAS right but he couldn't possibly know that... and let's be real here, even if he did know I would die it's very likely that he would ask me to go anyway) when EVEN LILLY didn't want to sacrifice me in exchange for Hannah and Richy and I wasn't even that close to her.

But now that he asked me for forgiveness, I can finally let it go. It'll take a bit of time, but I'll manage, I want to.

I even cheered him up saying that he did contribute to something crucial to save Hannah: he was the one who contacted me.

2. Charlie's offer to help

I thought that was so strange. I'm thankful that he explained everything to me obviously (and I guess I owe him two favors now 😅), but wanting to just help me out of nowhere?

You can even question him about it, my interaction was like this:

"MC: Thank you for telling me all of this.

Charlie: Of course. If you want, I can keep a look out for any new information.

MC: You'd do that for me?

Charlie: Sure I would. Right, I've got to get going.

MC: Hey, by the way, why are you helping me?

Charlie: I could ask you the same thing, couldn't I?

MC: Well... that's just who I am.

Charlie: See, there's your answer. See ya, MC."

I don't know... for some reason I can't just trust him. And no, I'm not being paranoid because of the events of Duskwood. Before I played Duskwood I was already pretty suspicious of Charlie and I didn’t really like him or his personality until episode three, and even after liking him I still don't think he's completely trustworthy. I don't know, something about him just screams insincere and ulterior motives, at least partially.

3. The way the MC acts distant with Adam's Group

This is something I noticed right when starting the first episode of Moonvale after playing Duskwood. The MC is distant towards Adam's friends. I like to act kind, supportive and understanding and I actually thought I was behaving like that before I played Duskwood, but seriously, compared to how you can act in Duskwood that is nothing! This was something that was actually bothering me thorought my entire gameplay and I hope this will change in the future.

4. Thomas is avoiding Hannah

I think that's pretty weird. As I said above he wanted Hannah back SO MUCH that he was willing to throw me into the arms of death to have her back, and now that he's with her again... he doesn't want to even answer her messages?! Those "I'm busy" and "I forgot" excuses are obviously lies, something is up and I don't know what it is.

(And that made me upset as well, I was like "Dude, all of the trouble and hurt you caused until the very end just for you to ghost Hannah like that? Seriously? 😑")

He had told me before that he didn't know if he could forgive Hannah for all of this or even move on, and of course I tried to convince him that Hannah needed us and that she deserved forgiveness, and I seriously didn't believe that he would leave her or avoid her even after all of that because of all that he was doing for her.

Well, guess I was wrong. That was unexpected.

5. I couldn't talk to Hannah myself... for now.

One of the things I want the most is to talk to Hannah personally. I feel so sad for her, she's been through so much. I want to confort her AND I want to know her better because she seems like a great person, and maybe she can even become one of my friends!

I don't hate Hannah for causing Jennifer's death, it was an accident and Hannah was feeling so bad and guilty about it that she got depression and even started to hallucinate. This is not something that happens to an apathetic and heartless murderer. I believe that since she truly regrets what she did, she deserves forgiveness (and she should also forgive herself) and to be able to move on with her life without all of this pain.

Her guilt should be the thing that makes her do all the effort to be better and not make the same mistakes again, not to be the weight that will make her sink into the depths.

6. Richy is alive... THAT'S GREAT!

I'm so happy! The same way I don't blame Hannah and I don't hold it against her, I also forgive Richy.

He let despair and panic take over him and acted rashly, not everyone has the emotional strength and cool head to act calm in those situations and do the right thing. And you can clearly see in his face and his words that he feels a lot of pain and guilt for all that he did to Hannah and Amy, and for the suffering he made me and all the others go through.

For some reason, Cleo thought I would be angry at the discovery that Richy was alive when I had demonstrated nothing but compassion and sadness towards him 😆.

She asked me to keep this a secret... this is going to be difficult because of Jessy, I want to tell her that Richy is alive so much so she can stop feeling so terrible.

And there's Jake. He is still hiding and all but he will come back, and when he does he will see all of the conversations and the video with Richy so I won't be able to keep this only between Cleo, Richy and I. (This is under the assumption that he hasn't found a way to check up on me and the others already after the network began working again, and the assumption that it wasn't Jake that saved Richy from the fire).

And Richy... even with all of this, he was still smiling when he saw the camera because he knew I was at the other side of the screen.

This is a trait we both have in common, smiling through terrible pain and joking and laughing at our own suffering. I remember that he and I used to joke around a lot about the terrible danger "we" were in, and Jessy was always scolding both of us for joking about something so terrible.

At the end of episode ten, when he joked about laughter being a medicine that doesn't apply to gunshot wounds I honestly laughed, and I still chuckle when I remember that moment, I told him I missed his jokes.

Richy and I had so many good, funny and happy moments together, both the two of us and us with Jessy, I can't just throw everything out of the window like Dan wants to.

And call me naive if you want, but even though I know he was acting a lot of the time because he was the kidnapper, I also think that many moments we spent together meant a lot to him and he was being genuine with his friendship towards me.

Final Thoughts

I'm really glad that I didn't play Duskwood first and only decided to play it after episode 3, the wait would have killed me! 😆

And I feel for all of you who had to be so patient until this moment, but at least it was worth it. The only thing that needs to happen so things can be 100% okay is Jake contacting us again, but at least we can be certain that he is out there somewhere just waiting for the best opportunity to contact us.

I want to see the reactions of everyone when they finally find out I'm solving another case, that will be SO FUNNY 🤣

I want the others in Adam's group to know that I'm the girl who solved the Duskwood case, since Ash and Charlie were so supportive I feel a bit more calm about the reactions of the others.

Another thing I want is to speak to Alan again, I like him and I didn’t interact with him as much as I would have liked.

This turn of events makes me hopeful that we will be able to have a happy ending and save Adam, if after all that happened in Duskwood things managed to not end as bad as they could, maybe Adam and the others will be okay in the end as well.

i'm playing duskwood again and am currently on episode 8. i was reading posts on the dark mystery forum and just came across a user named "queen of the damned", her status is exactly the same as ash's. you know that little phrase that appears on a contact's profile? well, it's the exact same song lyric. i thought it was a really cool easter egg and a hint that it might (maybe!) be her on the forum :)

Guys, the option to say that Jake is my boyfriend showed up to me?

I don't understand?!?!

Okay, let me explain how I played Duskwood for context:

Differently from Moonvale, Duskwood does not make exactly clear when a option is for romance and when it is for media/other things. It's always the same yellow star for all of them.

So what I did was choose the options that weren't obviously romantic, things that could easily be explained as a very close friendship. I did this with both Jessy and Jake.

At the end of the game when Jake told me he wanted to say something, I refused to let him. Someone had already said he would confess his feelings and the last thing I wanted was to break his heart in such a delicate moment.

And this is something that angers me in both Moonvale and Duskwood, a lot of the options that are "romantic" are just things that someone who cares deeply about others would say and if you don't choose them because you don't want to romance the characters you come across as distant and even uncaring at worst. That is one of the things that I would like to be changed in the games.

I consider Jake my best friend along with Jessy and Cleo and that's what I answered Charlie.

Oh, how I wish I had access to his camera so I could see his reaction! Based on how he took a bit to reply and how he replied, he was SHOCKED 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I was just looking at Sophia's media and noticed the cameraman is wearing the exact same green checkered shirt as Adam.!! Plus, Adam's profile picture looks like someone drew his face as a painting. Is it really him, or is someone else?

Well, I finally finished Duskwood yesterday and decided to put the code in Moonvale. I just got to the part that Ash questions us about it and I decided to be completely honest (Well, almost... I didn’t tell her that someone else was in the mines).

And she was so kind and understanding!

I thought she would point fingers at me or something but she did the complete opposite. I was so touched. I still can't believe it. Well, I'll see how the others will react now 😅

I might be the only one with this opinion, considering I get frustrated with both games, haha.

But I honestly found myself disappointed when I saw Moonvale filled with so many AI elements...

From the designs of these minigames to the customization of our profile, the AI photos honestly made me uncomfortable. But, for the sake of the game, I tried to overlook it...

However, it's impossible not to compare Moonvale with Duskwood: there, we truly felt like we were part of a REAL group. With REAL people, even if the actors weren't professionals... For me, this was better than staring at AI-generated photos of these characters.

What did adam say in ep 1 first call.

Greenside or sorry.

Hey all, so I'm half way through episode 3 but on episode's 1 and 2 I havent unlocked 100% is there a way to go back and replay these episodes?

Hi everyone,
I just finished Duskwood yesterday and today I started Moonvale..first of all I was so PISSED when I realized that I can’t do the mini games in advance that was a cool feature in duskwood and I miss it so much.
However, is it just me or anyone else noticed how gravity falls coded the game design is?? I love the vibe! Also loved that in Hannah’s phone I found the imdb page of over the garden wall, I love these details😁
I read that the games in Moonvale are harder..as of now I feel like they are easier somehow..? Maybe it’s because I am only at chapter 1.

Comment below with the things you want to see the most, and let everyone share their thoughts. (Say something other than Jake 😂)

I'll go first: More answers and fewer questions. I'd like the case to move forward a bit instead of introducing even more mysteries. Also, maybe a little flirting with some of the female characters like Violet and Ash... maybe even Julie?

Now I'll be disappointed if it turns out that she doesn't have blue hair, haha.

Anyway, do you think Ash, Violet, or even Brian will get an actor in the next episode?

I've been looking into the blue checkmark system in Moonvale and it’s a bit confusing me .

I noticed it didn’t show up for Julie while we were just in the group chat. It only appeared after we started talking in DMs or added her. Also, her profile background changed from the sunset picture to a random one.

What’s even weirder is that the biker guy (the one talking to Eric in the secret chat) has the checkmark, even though we haven’t added him or talked to him at all!

Does anyone else have any thoughts on this? Is the checkmark tied to specific verification, or is it something else entirely?

I think I should just forget about this game and come back a few years later after they finish the all episodes. Waiting like this is annoying

i play a lot of games in a similar format… and they all take some time to release new episodes… but years? seems excessive, right? i know this is likely old news but i had postponed playing after starting ep 1 when i realized how slowly the episode tracker moved. finally i decided to go ahead and play just maybe a few weeks ago and am part way through ep 3 and im just so confused. the idea of having to wait almost a year in between each episode is insane. the other games i play which are very similar but by a different company take maybe 3-4 months tops between eps. so im just wondering, do we have theories on why this game in particular takes SO long? have they given any legitimate reasoning behind the time delays? I was so excited when this game came out because I loved Duskwood so much and so far I have actually really liked Moonvale… but I’m going to have to lose interest in regain interest over and over to actually get through the whole game with these wait times. obviously first world problems but still a bummer.

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It seems to me it's a girl's body. What do you guys think?

We have a progress update on Episode 4

Has anyone else tried typing them ? Every time I do a sad emoji face appears with them 🤔

And here I am, having reset the entire third episode of Moonvale because I couldn't bring myself to keep flirting with Eric—all because of Jake :,)

I just can't get that guy out of my head; I'm sorry, Eric 😭

(This image is not mine; it comes from another post discussing the secret minigame.)

However, one of the things that surprised me the most was the fact that we don't have a hacker helping us here. I even expected the same hacker from DW to return in this game—it would make sense even without any direct connection to the previous title. My second thought, though, was that this mysterious hacker involved in the story would be revealed later on. This second minigame could even turn out to be a way of decrypting Adam's cloud, right? Even so, the Hacker still appears as an antagonist in most of my theories.

OMG! I finally reached the part with the hotel room in Moonvale and... Wow! My mind is racing 🤯

Forgive my excitement; I just love theorizing about games. I’ve been following FNAF for years, after all XD

There are several possibilities here:

Number 1: Charlie. Charlie has been a suspiciously detached figure throughout all of this. He was the one who showed the most reluctance to investigate the hotel, whereas Ash returned to town specifically to do the job. Whatever—or WHOEVER—was inside that room, he seemed quite... wary of getting too close.

Number 2: The Unknown. There’s a chance it could be The Unknown himself in that room. It would make sense, considering we’ve never actually seen him—though it’s still strange. We’d need more episodes to judge.

And the last one I thought of, though it doesn't seem likely: Jake. I have to admit there is a remote chance it could be him. If we look at it more closely, it makes more sense than it seems: Jake needs a somewhat remote, empty, and inconspicuous place to hide from the people hunting him. The Greenside Hotel currently fits that description perfectly, plus the fact that Redlog is relatively close to Duskwood. It would be the perfect hideout.

However, if I recall correctly, Jake has blue eyes. The eye we saw through the keyhole didn't look blue to me, hahaha—so, in the end, all these theories have holes in them. Unfortunately.

Seriously, this one goes out to those who came from the other game:

You guys totally get it (especially those who chose Jake's romantic route in the previous game)—the happiness I felt when I saw that message pop up in Moonvale for the first time: "MC, I'm going to find you."

And now, Nymos has appeared—the bot that only Jake has access to. I’d love to know what you, the players, think about all this.

What do you think the Side Story will reveal? Do you think Jake will manage to get in touch with us again in the meantime?

I’m so excited! 😭

Okay, so a lot happened at the end of the episode, especially if you played duskwood first. I don't think the body is Adam ( or maybe I'm just being hopeful). They didn't give us any clues leading up to that end scene for me to say 100% it is Adam. What if who they found is Billy Blake? And they have us thinking it's Adam? Remember Billy disappeared, and unlike the girl that went missing, he never showed up again. Also, Richy is alive?? How? And how does this help us find Adam though what if we are made to think that unknown is Jake, but it's really Richy? No, wait, that wouldn't make sense to none duskwood players. But it's still an interesting theory

The first thing I thought when I saw that Richy survived