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  • Abandonware: As of 2016, Scratches has been pulled from Steam and GOG.com distribution (due to Augustin Cordes losing rights to the IP). Some fans say that this only makes the game even more unsettling.
  • Colbert Bump: After Civvie 11 covered it for his 2021 Halloween video, it has caused a slight resurgence of interest in the game. Although understandably quite a few people bemoan the fact that it's Abandonware.
  • Creator Backlash: Augustin said in a Q&A that he wasn't too fond of The Last Visit, preferring to not think of it as canon.
  • Mythology Gag:
    • Jonathan Boakes seems to throw around several references to Dark Fall, as if him being the voice of Jerry wasn't enough.
    • One of Eva Mariani's photography books also makes an appearance in Lights Out.
    • Catherine's Maiden name is Dowerton, the name of the train station and hotel from the first game.
  • What Could Have Been: According the the designer, Agustin Cordes, the ending was going to lean more to the supernatural side, with Michael using the amulet to drive the mask's evil god from Robin and revert him into a human form, with the possibility of him failing to do so and dying in the process; this was changed because he felt it broke with the entire feeling of the game.

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