History VideoGame / LakeviewCabinCollection

** One of the toilets at the movie theater obviously hasn't been cleaned for a long, ''long'' time, and is backed up to the point of being completely unusable. There's also spiderwebs overhead. [[spoiler:The Spiderwebs hold a shotgun shell, and repairing the toilet so someone can use it to acquire the shell is a necessary step to beating the hub world's BonusBoss.]]

* DaylightHorror: The monsters can come at any time, even during daylight. In ''III'', you can invoke this by ringing the bell.

Following the success of the original ''VideoGame/LakeviewCabin'', ''[[http://www.lakeviewcabingame.com/ Lakeview Cabin Collection]]'' presents a loving tribute to the horror movies of the 70's and 80's, through the guise of a Horrorfest playing a collection of movies from the ''Lakeview Cabin'' series.

* MindScrew: There's an overarching plot to the entire collection, and trying to make sense of it all can easily result in this.
** [[spoiler:The Epilogue is nothing but this. It appears to be a recreation of Lakeview Cabin I, only with a different protagonist and [[WhamShot the wife is still alive.]] However, things quickly go to hell when the player jumps into the lake, leading to a long series of [[NightmareSequence nightmares]] in which he sees his wife as various monsters, sees scenes from the other Lakeview Cabin Collection episodes, sees his wife [[HumanSacrifice being sacrificed]], and more, with only the protagonists' expressions of terror to give any idea of what's going on; it culminates in him making that same expression of terror around his wife in the apparent waking world, before taking an axe and killing her with a gleeful expression… only for ''[[DreamWithinADream this too]]'' to appear to be a dream, with the protagonist getting a few glimpses of life with his wife still being alive before waking up for the last time on the island with his wife missing and what appear to be his children running around. The player picks up the axe again, approaches one of the kids, swings… cue SmashToBlack just before the blow connects, complete with one last ScareChord.]]
*** MindScrewdriver: [[https://steamcommunity.com/app/361990/discussions/0/392184522718952056/ Fans have made large detailed essays on what the story may possibly be]].

* TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether: Featured in ''III'' and ''IV''. The killer in ''V'' is part of the same family from ''III'', who are also revealed to be distantly related to the cannibal family from ''IV''.
* TheManyDeathsOfYou: There's lots of ways to die in these movies…

** One of the killers is a naked man with a pigs head as a mask, possibly a reference to Jigsaw's henchmen in the ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' films, or perhaps even Piggsy from ''VideoGame/{{Manhunt}}''. Most likely (since the game is inspired by '70s and '80s horror movies), he's a reference to the chainsaw wielding pig-headed killer in ''Film/{{Motel Hell}}''.

* DifficultButAwesome: The moped can be rammed into one of the killers, causing an explosion and a ton of damage- but the sheer size of the blast means that the [[SuicideAttack character riding the moped will almost certainly die.]] The moped ''can'' be leapt off of, however, and while it won't explode if it goes too long without a rider, it ''will'' go off if it still has some momentum behind it. This turns the aforementioned SuicideAttack into a DeathOrGloryAttack, do to the incredibly tight timing- but manage to land it, and it will do massive damage to the target, making the rest of the fight considerably easier.

Four episodes ''Lakeview Cabin Collection'' are planned. The game was completed, with all four episodes and an Epilogue, on May 27th, 2016. A bonus mini-episode, "Last Christmas", was added in 2017, over a year after the game's final release.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent:
** ''IV'' is about fighting cannibals in a mansion, ala ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'', loosely tied into the other films aside from being near said lake.
** ''V'' is about a group of teenagers trying to avoid and defeat a masked knife-wielding killer with seemingly-supernatural powers, akin to ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}''.
** ''VI'' is (aesthetically, at least) ''Franchise/{{Alien}}''.
** Beating each of the main movies unlocks access to an alternate movie mode featuring a different sort of threat and [[EndlessGame a shift in priorities]].

* ImprovisedWeapon: Cardboard boxes, backpacks, flyswatters, guitars, chickens... [[GrievousHarmWithABody your companions]]... if you can pick it up, you can throw it.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: If you weren't already aware that the original ''Lakeview Cabin'' was a bit more than just a cabin simulator, well... surprise!

* ManOnFire: Be careful around campfires, matches, flares, flare guns, or gasoline... They can be used to burn the enemies to a crisp if they don't enter the water first, though.

** [[spoiler:The Epilogue is nothing but this. It appears to be a recreation of Lakeview Cabin I, only with a different protagonist and [[WhamShot the wife is still alive.]] However, things quickly go to hell when the player jumps into the lake, leading to a long series of [[NightmareSequence nightmares]] in which he sees his wife as various monsters, sees scenes from the other Lakeview Cabin Collection episodes, sees his wife [[HumanSacrifice being sacrificed]], and more, with only the protagonists' expressions of terror to give any idea of what's going on; it culminates in him making that same expression of terror around his wife in the apparent waking world, before taking an axe and killing her with a gleeful expression...only for ''[[DreamWithinADream this too]]'' to appear to be a dream, with the protagonist getting a few glimpses of life with his wife still being alive before waking up for the last time on the island with his wife missing and what appear to be his children running around. The player picks up the axe again, approaches one of the kids, swings... cue SmashToBlack just before the blow connects, complete with one last ScareChord.]]
*** MindScrewdriver: [[https://steamcommunity.com/app/361990/discussions/0/392184522718952056/ Fan's have made large detailed essay on what the story may possibly be]].

** ''V'' is about a group of teenagers trying to avoid and defeat a masked knife-wielding killer with seemingly-supernatural powers, akin to ''{{Franchise/Halloween}}''.
** ''VI'' is (aesthetically, at least) ''{{Franchise/Alien}}''.

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: There's lots of ways to die in these movies...

* UnInstallment: While the original game is implied to be the first entry in the ''Lakeview Cabin'' movie series, thus far, there's no signs of a ''Lakeview Cabin'' '''II'''. The first episode of Collection is '''III'''. [[spoiler:Averted after ''VI'''s release, where beating all of the episodes will allow you to play ''Lakeview Cabin II'' as an epilogue.]]
* VideoGameCaringPotential: Ensuring that EveryoneLives, including ''III'''s cute little dog.

* DeathFromAbove: Using the zipline in ''III'' will cause the weather vane on the next house to fall down. If anyone is standing beneath it when it falls, whether enemy or friend, they will take massive damage. [[AwesomeButImpractical This requires such precise timing that it's impractical to use in actual gameplay, though...unless you use the guitar to stun the first killer long enough to switch to another character who's already ready to use the zipline]].

** If you throw the dead bodies of your fellow camp councilors into the lakes, they will eventually return as zombies, similar to the AllJustADream ending of the first ''Film/FridayThe13th1980'' where [[spoiler:an undead Jason jumps out of the water to grab the FinalGirl.]]

* FanDisservice: The Bathroom of the mansion is occupied by two naked women, at least one of which is bathing... in a tub filled with filthy brown water and a decrepit corpse. Many of the cannibals are nude, and you can find two of them engaging in, uh...''recreation'' in one of the rooms. Of course, they're all psychopathic cannibals and the rooms themselves are often covered in gore or other horrific imagery.

* {{Permadeath}}: Characters who die in Episodes ''III'', ''IV'', and ''VI'' die permanently, and can't be brought back until a restart. {{Averted}} for ''V'', where dying and coming back is a major part of the game.

* PregnantHostage: You can find a pregnant woman and [[VideogameCaringPotential try to save her]].

* SanitySlippage: Implied by ''IV'''s {{Interface Screw}}age, when your heroines get covered in blood -- whether it's their own or someone else's.

* BrotherSisterIncest: Two of the four teenagers are siblings, according to the painting, and can strip their clothes and [[{{Squick}} have sex on beds]]. [[spoiler:In order to fulfill the ritual to defeat the maske killer, this action is needed for the clown doll aspect of the ritual based on a newspaper segment that involved this topic.]]
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: [[spoiler:When a character dies in ''V'', they get sent to the underworld where they remain controllable, and can even escape back to the world of the living. A number of puzzles involve dying in a specific way or exploring the underworld for key objects.]] There's no way to "lose" the game, unlike in ''III'' and ''IV''.

* NewMediaAreEvil: Parodied. The game has certain elements evocative of the "video games turn people into psycho killers" argument, but they're clearly used in a very tongue-in-cheek manner. The killer begins his killing spree after losing at a video game (though, given his messed up family history, the video game was less a cause and more of an excuse), and one of the trolling messages that appears [[spoiler: when you die and are sent to the underworld]] is "video games are rotting your brain".

* ContinuityNod: [[spoiler:The redheaded girl player character from ''Lakeview Cabin III'']] returns, having been kept stored in cryogenic freezer by The Company. This seems to lend credence to the theory that [[spoiler:she's the daughter in the Red family photo, which means the entire family is now accounted for]].

* NonstandardGameOver: If you have any number of the characters evacuate via the escape pod (which renders those characters unplayable, treating them as if dead), then upon the remaining character(s) dying, the game will cut to the escape pod arriving with the survivors in an "Intergalactic Refugee Center" where they can be controlled again [[spoiler:for just a few seconds before the Alien Queen and a swarm of aliens suddenly spawn and start slaughtering them. It won't even play out until everyone is dead; after a few seconds of this it cuts directly to the Game Over screen, even if some of the survivors haven't died yet]].

* RevisitingTheRoots: ''VI'' is a return to the gameplay formula of ''III'' as well as the original ''Lakeview Cabin''; you start off in a mundane situation and are free to goof around in a variety of ways or even go on a crazed rampage. Then, after a while, the situation abruptly goes to hell...

* TheEndOrIsIt: After getting the good ending, the CEO of The Company comes out to congratulate the survivors on getting out alive [[spoiler: before it zooms in on him as the face of the father character flashes over him.]]

* GlassCannon: Each of the killers go down in one hit, however unlike the inbred family from ''IV'' or the killer from ''V'' they can NoSell most regular attacks.
* FullFrontalAssault: The two reindeer-men are buck naked. [[spoiler:Charging at Santa while naked will cause him to be stunned in surprise for a couple seconds, leaving him vulnerable to attack]].

* FinalDeath: Characters who die in Episodes ''III'', ''IV'', and ''VI'' die permanently, and can't be brought back until a restart. {{Averted}} for ''V'', where dying and coming back is a major part of the game.

* SequelDifficultySpike: When the episode opens with a screaming, naked, mutilated woman running at you before falling into a deathtrap, you know this is going to be more intense than the last episode.
** The mansion and especially the slaughterhouse are FILLED with deathtraps. Failing to peek before entering rooms can lead to an unavoidable death.
** The killers are far weaker, but there are also far more of them; again, failing to peek before entering rooms can lead to a swift end.
** There are freaky mutant rats that lurk in the vents, and can appear in a room with very little warning. They're far faster and deadlier than the killers. There are a few safe places where they won't appear (any room without a vent) but as they're nearly impossible to kill, they effectively mean you can't feel safe in a room with a vent, EVER.
** Enemies once alerted to the player will set off alarms that will put all of the other killers on alert, making progressing FAR more difficult.
** [[spoiler:The final gas can in the hidden room of the slaughterhouse is guarded by "Pigsy", a nude masked killer wielding a chainsaw; once awakened, he'll relentlessly pursue the player from room to room until killed. He's as hardy as the killers in ''III'', can kill you in just a couple of hits, and can break down locked doors and destroy traps. The only upsides is that he'll fight the cannibals and rat monsters, and that he can lose sight of the player forcing him to wander randomly until he catches wind of them again.]]

* SequelDifficultyDrop: Unlike in previous episodes, dying does ''not'' result in FinalDeath, although the episode is much more puzzle-centric ([[GuideDangit some to the point they're difficult to decipher]]) than the previous two.

** The whole thing is a big one to ''Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'', mainly through the use of a Hillbilly Horror mansion full of cannibalistic murderers, presented through a grainy exploitation-style filter. A chainsaw is even a usable weapon in the game.

** ''IV'' is about fighting cannibals in a mansion, ala ''Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'', loosely tied into the other films aside from being near said lake.

** One of the public restrooms in ''III'' has been completely boarded up and left to rot. Averted as it's actually the toilet next door that's disgusting. [[spoiler:Again, finding a way to break down the boards and use the toilet can lead to an item that helps in beating the boss.]]

* FinalDeath: Characters who die in Episodes ''III'', ''IV'', and ''VI'' die permanently, and can't be brought back until a restart. Averted for ''V'', where dying and coming back is a major part of the game.

** The end of Episode 1, ''III'', features a photo of the family of the protagonist of the original game, showing that they had a son and daughter. [[spoiler:Their son is the primary antagonist of ''Lakeview Cabin V'', and the daughter plays a role in "VI".]]

* NoNameGiven: None of the cast members seem to have anything in the way of official names. Even in [[AllThereInTheManual the manual]] for Lacus Lamia, the closest to a name the Witch gets is "Saint Mother".

** [[spoiler:The wife]] in ''Lakeview Cabin 6'' turns into a giant monster that's a cross between a demon and the alien queen from ''Aliens'' after you kill her first form.

* HarmlessVillain: The elderly cannibal in the rocking chair will trigger the alarm like anyone else, but they have very low health, and their attacks will not damage or even knock down the player characters. [[spoiler: They're key to a major puzzle, however.]]

** [[spoiler: The final gas can in the hidden room of the slaughterhouse is guarded by "Pigsy", a nude masked killer wielding a chainsaw; once awakened, he'll relentlessly pursue the player from room to room until killed. He's as hardy as the killers in ''III'', can kill you in just a couple of hits, and can break down locked doors and destroy traps. The only upsides is that he'll fight the cannibals and rat monsters, and that he can lose sight of the player forcing him to wander randomly until he catches wind of them again.]]

* AllThereInTheManual: The manual for ''Lakeview Cabin'' is actually the manual for Lacus Lamia, which gives hints to the [[GuideDangIt obtuse puzzles]] and even explains the game's story, which is said to be a reenactment of a church's founding, and gives some backstory to the lake of the series itself.
* BottomlessMagazines: The pistol you can acquire [[spoiler: by stealing it from the cop]] has infinite ammo; probably because it plays a key role in one of the puzzles.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Two of the four teenagers are siblings, according to the painting, and can strip their clothes and [[{{Squick}} have sex on beds]]. [[spoiler: In order to fulfill the ritual to defeat the maske killer, this action is needed for clown doll aspect of the ritual based on a newspaper segment that involved this topic.]]
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: [[spoiler: When a character dies in ''V'', they get sent to the underworld where they remain controllable, and can even escape back to the world of the living. A number of puzzles involve dying in a specific way or exploring the underworld for key objects.]] There's no way to "lose" the game, unlike in ''III'' and ''IV''.

* TheMostDangerousVideoGame: Playing the Lacus Lamia [=NES=] game will summon the Witch from the game into the real world. [[spoiler: Subverted in the sense she's non-hostile to the teens and is necessary to help defeat the killer.]]

* SummonBiggerFish: You're unable to defeat the killer on your own, as he has infinite health and can teleport away every time he takes damage. [[spoiler: In order to defeat him, you need to solve a series of puzzles to summon a Demon, a Killer Doll, and a Witch to defeat him for you.]]

* AlmightyJanitor: Quite literally. The player characters(or at least one of them) are just janitors charged with cleaning up after a party, who then go to save what's left of humanity.
* ApocalypseHow: Something caused the Earth to explode, and you're given the message "Humanity is Doomed" upon getting a game over

* ContinuityNod: [[spoiler: The redheaded girl player character from ''Lakeview Cabin III'']] returns, having been kept stored in cryogenic freeze by The Company. This seems to lend credence to the theory that [[spoiler: she's the daughter in the Red family photo, which means the entire family is now accounted for.]]

* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Security guards (redshirts) will start picking up and using weapons once they see an alien and realize the station is under attack. Problem is they have atrocious firearms discipline and will often mow down their fellow station personnel as well as your own characters while shooting at the aliens. Fortunately, the game starts with most weapons safely stored away where the redshirts can't get at them unless you decide to start handing them out.

* NonstandardGameOver: If you have any number of the characters evacuate via the escape pod (which renders those characters unplayable, treating them as if dead), then upon the remaining character(s) dying, the game will cut to the escape pod arriving with the survivors in an "Intergalactic Refugee Center" where they can be controlled again [[spoiler: for just a few seconds before the Alien Queen and a swarm of aliens suddenly spawn and start slaughtering them. It won't even play out until everyone is dead; after a few seconds of this it cuts directly to the Game Over screen, even if some of the survivors haven't died yet.]]

* ShoutOut: A massive one to {{Film/Aliens}}.
** The concept of the killer being [[RecycledINSPACE brought to space]] to have their regenerative abilities studied is more of less the plot of {{Film/JasonX}}. Not to mention the looming front view of the poster for Lakeview Cabin VI is very similar to Jason X's poster.
** Droids were visually based on Huey, Dewey, and Louie from Film/SilentRunning.

* FullFrontalAssault: The two reindeer-men are buck naked. [[spoiler: Charging at Santa while naked will cause him to be stunned in surprise for a couple seconds, leaving him vulnerable to attack]].

* WouldHurtAChild: The killers are apparently part of a cult that engages in child sacrifice, their goal being to kidnap your baby to sacrifice him later.

* TwistedChristmas: The protagonist of ''Last Christmas'' comes home to find that his wife has committed suicide and entrusted the care of their infant daughter to him. Said daughter soon becomes the target of a Christmas-themed trio of child-killing serial murders.

Four episodes ''Lakeview Cabin Collection'' are planned. The game was completed, with all four episodes and an Epilogue, on May 27th, 2016. Followed by ''VideoGame/LakeviewValley''.

* TheEndOrIsIt: After getting the good ending, the CEO of The Company comes out to congratulate the survivors on getting out alive [[spoiler: before it zooms in on him as the face of the father character flashes over him.]]