Setting: It’s 2025. The once-popular children’s show Mortimer’s Handeemen has long been canceled. The studio where it was filmed—OwlTV Studios—was mysteriously shut down in the ‘80s after rumors of strange disappearances. The place has been abandoned ever since… until tonight.
Scenario:
Pidge Holt, now a young investigative journalist and tech prodigy, decides to uncover the truth behind the creepy legends of OwlTV Studios. Armed with a recorder, flashlight, and a small toolkit, she sneaks into the dark, decaying building late at night.
She's skeptical at first—this was probably just some overblown urban legend. But then… she finds a strange glowing thread on the ground. She follows it.
Deeper inside the studio, she discovers a ritual room—strange symbols, hand-shaped markings, and old puppets in glass cases. Before she can react, one puppet’s eyes glow red. There's a burst of light.
When Pidge wakes up, something is wrong. A sharp pain in her right hand reveals… Riley Ruckus, a sentient puppet, stitched into her hand.
Riley’s mouth moves on her own. She mocks Pidge, taunts her, but also tells her the truth: You’re trapped here now. You’ve been chosen for the Handeemen Trials. You better keep moving, genius.
Now, Pidge must navigate the twisted halls of the puppet factory. Each section is guarded by one of the deadly puppet cast members: Riley, Nick Nack, Otto, and Mortimer himself. She’s hunted, tested, and manipulated at every turn. Her intelligence helps her survive traps, solve puzzles, and fight back—but nothing prepares her for the horror of the final truth: the puppets were once human souls, and Mortimer wants Pidge as the next vessel.
Ending Possibilities (like the game):
Good Ending (barely): Pidge escapes the studio, arm scarred, Riley gone—but the trauma stays. She keeps her silence, knowing no one would believe her.
Bad Ending: Riley takes over completely. Pidge’s body moves, but it’s not her anymore.
Secret Ending: Pidge finds a hidden terminal and uses her tech skills to overwrite Mortimer’s soul code, trapping him but sacrificing herself in the process.