Suzy Says! story explained: Suzy, the special friend and the man on the radio

What happens in Suzy Says!?

• October 2003. A child gets home at 9 PM. Mom is working until 11 and has left a note.
• The note says an uncle sent over something he found at work: an interactive DVD game with a floor mat.
• The host, Suzy, plays Simon Says with you, then starts naming things in your house: the sunflower painting, the rubber duck, the drawing on the fridge.
• The drawing has gained a tall dark figure. Suzy calls it “a special friend”.
• The front door opens by itself. Mom phones, the line dies, the lights go out, and the figure appears in the house.
• Suzy says “we” about the hunt: “We couldn’t find you anywhere.”
• Four candles on the corners of the mat finish a ritual. You end up in a dark void; Mom comes home to an empty house.

Who is Suzy?

On screen: a red-haired cartoon girl in a purple dress, the host of a children’s DVD game. She knows the layout of your house, knows where you are standing, and can switch the lights off.

After the rubber duck her tone changes:

It’s pretty dark out there, huh? Do you feel it calling to you? I know I do.

Theory: Suzy was a real child taken by the creature, and now fronts the game to bring it more children. The line above and the images that flash on the TV are the evidence people cite. The game does not confirm it.

What is the “special friend”?

A tall, black, faceless figure. It first appears in your own drawing on the fridge, coming toward the house; then at the front door; then inside, during the blackout and the hide and seek.

The radio voice calls it “the creature” and says it has to be invited in. The game gives it no other name.

What are the images on the TV?

For a few moments the TV stops showing Suzy and flashes other pictures. Players describe a forest, a child, and what looks like the aftermath of a killing. The game never returns to them. Theory: they show what happened to Suzy.

Who is the man on the radio?

In the full version, a radio in the living room plays five short messages in a man’s voice:

The creature. Don’t invite it in. It’s already in your house. It’s coming for you, too. I’m not insane. I had to do it. I still remember their faces… and the smell.

Then he reads the colour code that breaks Suzy’s game.

Theory: he is the uncle. The only thing the game says about the uncle is that he found the disc at work and passed it on. Nothing in the game names the voice.

Has the developer explained it?

Not that we have found. The two devlog posts cover a subtitle fix and new languages, and end with “More updates to come!”. Players in the itch.io comments are asking for a sequel that explains Suzy and the creature.