Community:SamsonXVI/Camping

Camping is a horror story adventure game, built and scripted by. It is the first game in the "Camping" series, where players must survive 3 nights and avoid being killed by a monster. The game has since been followed up with two sequels (Camping 2 and Camping 3) and 2 prequels (Hotel and Mansion).

Characters

 * Daniel (debut)
 * Park ranger Steve (debut)
 * The Son (debut)
 * Zach Nolan (debut, only mentioned)

Gameplay
The gameplay consists of three nights. The players are ordered to interact based on the current events, as well as survive in certain events and avoid being killed. Once their health is depleted, the player dies, where they can either respawn for 20 Robux or be sent back to the lobby.

Perks, either found around the campground or bought with gamepasses, can aid the player in their survival.

Story
Warning: This section contains spoilers of the game. Press the "Expand" button to read.

Day 1
The game begins within Specky Woods, the primary location of the game. During this time period, two survival items are spawned throughout the map. A poster can be found pinned to a tree, explaining a story about a family of five who went camping in the same woods you're currently in. Four were found dead with one missing, and the murderer, Zach Nolan, was caught and pled guilty. This story is the set-up for the entirety of the series.

​​​​​

Nightfall
After night falls, the game prompts everyone to enjoy the campfire before the Monster appears above the campfire, forcing everyone to flee. Eventually the Monster disappears and it begins to rain and the players must seek shelter. Later the screams of an animal (in some cases, a loud thunderclap and a flash of the Monster can be seen). Shortly after, it transitions to the next day.

Day 2
The group returns to the campsite to find one of the tents collapsed. Two park rangers are introduced, revealing to have found a mutilated deer corpse, setting up bear traps throughout the forest under the belief that the attacker was a bear.

Nightfall
Due to the heavy storm and the spare tent being unable to fit everyone, the group retreats to the cave for the night, only later realizing they had forgotten to bring a food supply with them. A player must be locate the basket (which is back at camp), with the present danger of the rain and the bear trap. While the group is eating sandwiches after their return, it's revealed that one of them was poisoned. Regardless of whether they have eaten a sandwich or not, one player is poisoned, only being saved if someone uses a medkit on them.

The cave's entrance collapses, trapping everyone inside. The group finds an alternate route out of the cave, though they have to choose a slide that does not hold spikes at the end and either evade a flood through an obstacle course or exit a maze while being pursued by a bear.

If a player throws a lucky coin into the well on Night 2, they are treated to a cutscene of a little boy, wearing a white hoodie, sitting in a corner of the shack. The Monster's face suddenly appears on the back of his head and the player is treated to a jumpscare, before being sent back to the lobby.

Day 3
The group is safely back at the campsite, with it being explained that a rescue team is on their way. A black leg is found stuck in a bear trap, followed with a trail of blood leading to the spare tent, where the words "I'M STILL ALIVE" are written in blood.

Nightfall
One of the campers is kidnapped and the players must search for them. When the camper is untied from the tree, rain begins to fall and the players must return to the tent. Black mist soon starts to consume the campgrounds, forcing the group up a rock pillar in safety.

The Monster suddenly appears on the opposite pillar, who creates a bridge between them to cross. As he slowly limps across, day breaks and he collapses. When a player calls out him for the villainous actions, he explains how he never poisoned anyone and was only attacking to protect the campers from a murderer, having gone insane after the events of Zach Nolan's attack and his drive to prevent it from happening again.

The camera reveals a backpack with a player's name written on it, inside containing a bottle of rat poison, revealing them to be the murderer. After the reveal they take out a knife and the game fades to black as a scream is heard.

An alternate ending occurs if only one player remains, with the Monster instead appearing behind and killing them, it being hinted that they were the Murderer.

Trivia

 * Camping inspired numerous games, often following the game with a very similar format. Notable examples include High School, Field Trip, and Overnight.
 * The music that used to play in the lobby and during the daytime was "Let's Meet in the Mysterious Forest" (the Dimble Woods theme) from Mario &amp; Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.
 * Moto Moto from Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa can be found sitting in the lake as an Easter egg.
 * Prior to the release of Camping 2, a countdown timer was placed in the lobby of Camping. When the timer reached zero, fireworks went off celebrating the release of the game's sequel.
 * The boy featured in the secret ending (obtained by throwing the lucky coin in the well on Night 2) is later revealed to be the Son, who was the sole survivor of Zach Nolan's attack.