The Park

"The Park" thrusts players into a psychological horror experience as Lorraine, a mother searching for her missing son in an amusement park with a dark secret. Against the backdrop of dilapidated rides and sinister tales, players explore the park's eerie depths, unraveling a chilling narrative about the park's tragic history and her own terrifying nightmare. Narrative themes include abuse, death, and hallucinations.

• Release date: 10-27-2015
• Developer: Funcom
• Publisher: Funcom
• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One

Triggers for this game

Animals & Wildlife

• Birds

  Birds fly at the screen occasionally, a swan ride

  • Can't be avoided

• Rodents

  The theme park's mascot is a large chipmunk

  • Can't be avoided

Crime

• Murder

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  END GAME SPOILERS: Lorraine murders Callum with an ice pick in cut scene guided by the witch

  • Can't be avoided

Death & Loss

• Death of Child

  Shows up in multiple reports throughout the park such as at the Ferris Wheel (avoidable by avoiding reports)

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  END GAME SPOILERS: Lorraine murders Callum with an ice pick in cut scene guided by the witch

  • Is avoidable
  • Can't be avoided

• Death of Spouse or Partner

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  Lorraine's husband dies three months into her pregnancy

  • Can't be avoided

• Drowning

  Mentioned in a report at the Ferris Wheel (avoidable)

  • Is avoidable

• Family Estrangement

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  Lorraine's mother ran off when she was young and refuses to help her

• Loss of Child

  Callum was in foster care for a while

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  This was while Lorraine was in-patient getting treatment for her mental health

  • Can't be avoided

• Missing Person(s)

  Callum is missing (unavoidable), other missing children are mentioned in a report at the Ferris Wheel (can be avoided)

  • Is avoidable
  • Can't be avoided

• Single Parenting

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  Lorraine's husband dies three months into her pregnancy

  • Can't be avoided

• Suicide

  Alleged suicides mentioned in a report at the Ferris Wheel (can avoid by not reading)

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  Self-harm scars appear following the sideshow escape in an unskippable cut scene

  • Is avoidable
  • Can't be avoided

Disturbing Sounds & Sound Design

• Distorted Voices

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Eerie Noises

  Disembodied baby crying

  • Can't be avoided

• Wet Sounds

  • Can't be avoided

Drugs & Alcohol

• Alcoholism

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  Mentions of Lorraine's alcoholic father following his divorce

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Drugs & Alcohol Content

  Discussion of drugs in a report about a death

  • Is avoidable

• Prescribed Medication

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  Discussion of Lorraine undergoing electroshock therapy, forced medication for depression and hallucinations

  • Can't be avoided

Financial & Resource Management

• Poverty

  Discussion of hunger

  • Can't be avoided

Gore

• Blood

  • Can't be avoided

• Cannibalism

  The real story of Hansel & Gretel is told on the swan ride

  • Can't be avoided

• Dismemberment

  Dismembered body

  • Can't be avoided

Hate & Discrimination

• Ableism

  Sanism

  • Can't be avoided

Horror Themes

• Chase & Pursuit

  • Can't be avoided

• Ghosts & Hauntings

  • Can't be avoided

• Jump Scares

  • Can't be avoided

• Monsters

  A witch

  • Can't be avoided

• Psychological Horror

  • Can't be avoided

• Witchcraft

  The real story of Hansel & Gretel is told on the swan ride; Lorraine hallucinates a witch

  • Can't be avoided

Mental Health

• Depression

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  Discussion of Lorraine undergoing electroshock therapy, forced medication for depression and hallucinations

  • Can't be avoided

• Family References

  • Can't be avoided

• Grief

  • Can't be avoided

• Hallucinations

  Shadows, visual hallucinations (including visual flashes of light during, monsters), auditory hallucinations

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Mental Health

  Guilt

  • Can't be avoided

• Psych Ward

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  Discussion of Lorraine undergoing electroshock therapy, forced medication for depression and hallucinations

  • Can't be avoided

Natural Events

• Storms

  Fog

  • Can't be avoided

Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence

• Child Abuse

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  Lorraine talks about seeing bruises and fingerprints on Callum, but that he won't say who did it. The implication is that Lorraine did it.

  • Can't be avoided

• Child Endangerment

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  Lorraine recounts a time she left Callum in a car and police were contacted

  • Can't be avoided

• Domestic Violence

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  Lorraine talks about seeing bruises and fingerprints on Callum, but that he won't say who did it. The implication is that Lorraine did it.

  • Can't be avoided

Phobias

• Megalophobia

  Large statues & rides

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Phobias

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  Agateophobia (Fear of insanity), Atychiphobia (Fear of failure), Bogyphobia (Fear of bogeys or the bogeyman), Dystychiphobia (Fear of accidents), Homichlophobia (Fear of fog), Hylophobia (Fear of wooded areas), Illyngophobia (Fear of vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking down), Nyctohylophobia (fear of dark wooded areas or of forests at night), Phasmophobia (fear of ghosts or phantoms), Psychophobia (fear of mental illness), Selaphobia (fear of light flashes), Spectrophobia (Fear of mirrors or what may be reflected in them), Tokophobia (Fear of childbirth or pregnancy), Tremophobia (Fear of trembling)

  • Can't be avoided

• Nyctophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Ommetaphobia

  Details shared in a report found at the whirly ride (can be avoided by not reading this report)

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  An eyeball is removed from a teenager with an ice pick and lands on top of an ice sculpture

  • Is avoidable

Religion & Sects

• Cults

  • Can't be avoided

Traumatic Events

• Accidents

  Discussed in reports

  • Can't be avoided

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