Don't Move

“	Don't move... don't fucking move a muscle...	”
	— Mike

Don't Move is a gameplay mechanic present in Until Dawn and the 2024 remake where the player must keep the control stationary for a certain period of time. The successful/unsuccessful completion of segments results in alternative scenarios that can lead to variations in the course of the story or even the death of a character.

Segments[]

Chapter	Played by	Condition	Concluded	Failed
Prologue (Remake only)	Beth	Always happens	Beth can touch the deer	The deer runs away
1	Sam		Sam feeds a squirrel	Segment repeats
2			Josh fixes the heater	Segment repeats
5		Sam got to the basement; Sam chose to hide; Sam switched off the flashlight	Sam can choose to stay or run	The Psycho finds Sam
5		Sam got to the hotel; Sam chose to hide; Chris didn't shoot the squirrel; Sam switched off the flashlight	Sam escapes the Psycho	Sam is caught by the Psycho
7	Emily	Always happens	Emily escapes the flamethrower guy	Emily is caught by the flamethrower guy
8	Emily	Emily chose to go to the right previously; Emily is alive	No consequences	The Wendigo gets near Emily
8	Chris	Always happens	No consequences	The flamethrower guy is killed immediately (fixed event)
9	Mike	Mike wasn't caught by the Wendigos previously	The Wendigo doesn't notice Mike	The Wendigo attacks Mike
10	Matt	Matt is alive; Matt chose to hide	Matt and Jessica (determinant) continue their escape	Matt and Jessica (determinant) are killed by the Wendigo
	Matt	Matt is alive; Matt chose to hide together/break through	Matt and Jessica (determinant) survive until dawn	Matt and Jessica (determinant) are killed by the Wendigo
	Jessica	Matt is dead; Jessica is alive; Jessica chose to hide	Jessica continues her escape	Jessica is killed by the Wendigo
	Jessica	Matt is dead; Jessica is alive; Jessica chose to break through	Jessica survives until dawn	Jessica is killed by the Wendigo
	Sam	Always happens	No consequences	Mike is attacked by the Wendigo
		Always happens	Chris/Emily/Ashley escapes the lodge (determinant)	Sam is killed by the Wendigo; Chris (determinant), Ashley (determinant), Emily (determinant) and Mike (determinant) escape the lodge; Mike sets the lodge on fire
		Sam is alive; Sam didn't choose run for the switch	Emily/Ashley escapes the lodge (determinant)	Sam is killed by the Wendigo; Ashley (determinant), Emily (determinant) and Mike (determinant) escape the lodge; Mike sets the lodge on fire
		Sam is alive; Sam chose to hide	Ashley/Emily escapes the lodge (determinant)	Sam is killed by the Wendigo; Ashley/Emily (determinant) and Mike (determinant) escape the lodge; Mike sets the lodge on fire
		Sam is alive; Sam chose to hide again	Mike escapes the lodge (determinant); Sam escapes the lodge; Sam sets the lodge on fire	Sam is killed by the Wendigo; Mike escapes the lodge (determinant); Mike sets the lodge on fire

Trivia[]

Overall, the player can have 16 "Don't Move" segments in total.
Out of all protagonists, Sam has the most "Don't Move" segments (with 9), followed by Emily, Matt, and Jessica (with 2), while Beth, Chris, and Mike have one "Don't Move" segment each.
- Ashley and Josh are the only protagonists without "Don't Move" segments.
Chapter 3, Chapter 4, and Chapter 6 are the only chapters that don't feature “Don't Move” segments.
Jessica, Matt, Mike and Sam are the only protagonists who can die from failed "Don't Move" segments.
"Don't Move" is analogous to "Keep Calm" from The Dark Pictures Anthology and "Don't Breathe" from The Quarry.
In the 2024 remake, the PC version allows an alternate working mode of the "Don't Move" segments for controls with no gyro support, where the player needs to bring a white bar to the center of the ellipse using the analog stick.

Gallery[]

Game Mechanics
Butterfly Effect	Clues	Totems	Trophies	Don't Move