A photo becomes a headline
The core loop runs on a single action: frame a subject with POINT & CLICK, snap the photo, and watch the park monitor air that image. What appears on screen is whatever sat inside your viewfinder, but the red # caption belongs to the station. Big Media frames the shot to provoke an immediate crowd reaction.
This loop starts before any player input. When a run loads, the monitor displays # A PERFECTLY NORMAL PARK beside a SKIP button. Every subsequent photograph replaces that baseline with a new headline.
Who is in the park
The game publishes no character names or stats. Cast members are identified strictly by visible shape:
- Round-headed crowd: Civilian visitors with smooth round heads who react to panic broadcasts.
- Square-headed crowd: Civilian visitors with sharp angular heads walking alongside round heads.
- The man in the hat: A visitor wearing a tall brimmed hat and mustache.
- The man in the suit: A formal figure near the broadcast perimeter.
- The lovers: A couple resting together on park benches.
- The cricket: A tiny insect sitting low in the grass.
The station responds to silhouettes in the frame rather than personal identities.
Every headline seen on screen
Documented walkthrough footage captures fifteen distinct hashtag headlines on the park monitor:
| Headline | Where it appeared | What the frame shows / still unknown |
|---|---|---|
# A PERFECTLY NORMAL PARK |
opening broadcast | Dark monitor before player movement / Crowd impact unquantified |
# OOH NICE HAT |
Hat Ending (#9) | Man in tall hat as crowd copies look / Crowd impact unquantified |
# HATS |
Hat Ending (#9) | Monitor focused on the man in the hat / Crowd impact unquantified |
# CIRCLES HATE SQUARES |
not recorded | Broadcast showing friction between crowd shapes / Crowd impact unquantified |
# LIL' CRICKY <3 |
Cricket Ending (#2) | Closeup of the cricket in grass / Crowd impact unquantified |
# WOWWEE, IT'S NOTHING |
TV Ending (#3), Breaking News Ending (#4) | Rainbow text showing empty park scenery / Crowd impact unquantified |
# ONE MORE NOTHING AND WE'RE DONE |
not recorded | Screen showing empty grass after framing / Crowd impact unquantified |
# BE SCARED. BE ANGRY. |
Viral Ending (#1) | White-eyed round head on park screens / Crowd impact unquantified |
# BE AFRAID OF EVERYONE |
Scared Ending (#6) | Panicked crowd fleeing in all directions / Crowd impact unquantified |
# THANK YOU PARK |
Good Ending (#7) | Calm crowd gathered without panic / Crowd impact unquantified |
# SQUARE SAVES LOVERS! |
Peace Ending (#8) | Square head shielding lovers from crowd / Crowd impact unquantified |
# EVERYONE HATES EVERYONE |
Eyes Closed Ending (#10) | Antagonism across park before camera turns away / Crowd impact unquantified |
# SAY CHEESE |
Reverse Ending (#5), Say Cheese Ending (#11) | Camera turned on photographer or rushing crowd / Crowd impact unquantified |
# SUIT HAS NOWHERE TO RUN |
Follow The Money Ending (#12) | Crowd confronting suited man outside station / Crowd impact unquantified |
# MEN THIS WEEK GOT ANNOYED |
not recorded | Visitors reacting with agitated expressions / Crowd impact unquantified |
The four that are not tied to an ending
Four headlines are not tied to a numbered ending card in the footage checked:
# A PERFECTLY NORMAL PARK: Opening baseline monitor before any photo is snapped.# CIRCLES HATE SQUARES: Intermediate broadcast documenting friction between groups.# ONE MORE NOTHING AND WE'RE DONE: Monitor message when framing empty scenery without activity.# MEN THIS WEEK GOT ANNOYED: Reaction broadcast showing frustration among park visitors.
None of the four appears together with an ending N of 12 card in the footage, so they read as editorial beats rather than final resolutions.
What is still unknown
The game publishes no mathematical formulas, hidden thresholds, or scoring weights. While specific headlines coincide with ending cards—such as # SUIT HAS NOWHERE TO RUN at Ending #12 or # LIL' CRICKY <3 at Ending #2—observed co-occurrence is not an algorithmic formula.
The logic choosing each caption remains unexposed. You cannot inspect whether the system tallies pixel coverage, proximity, or broadcast counts. Any guide claiming exact numeric triggers is guessing. To see how these headlines coincide with ending cards, check /endings. For basic camera operation, see /guides/how-to-play.
FAQ
Can you choose which headline appears on the television?
No. You choose what subject sits inside the viewfinder, but the game assigns the caption automatically. The logic mapping photos to hashtags is unverified.
Does every headline unlock one of the 12 endings?
No. Eleven headlines coincide with the twelve numbered ending resolutions. Four headlines—# A PERFECTLY NORMAL PARK, # CIRCLES HATE SQUARES, # ONE MORE NOTHING AND WE'RE DONE, and # MEN THIS WEEK GOT ANNOYED—air during ongoing play without issuing an ending card.
Why is "# nvm hats aren't cool anymore" missing from this list?
That phrase appears only in external promotional thumbnail captions. It is not one of the fifteen headlines recorded on the park monitor during gameplay, so it is omitted from this register.