Character Relationship Map: DreadOut

Characters

• Linda (played by Caitlin Halderman) — protagonist

  The protagonist and sole survivor initially trapped in the haunted abandoned school. She is relentlessly pursued by ghosts and must navigate supernatural trials. Depending on player choices, she eithe...

• Erik (played by Jefri Nichol) — protagonist
• Alex (played by Ciccio Manassero) — supporting
• Jessica (played by Marsha Aruan) — supporting
• Dian (played by Susan Sameh) — supporting
• Beni (played by Irsyadillah) — supporting
• Satpam Heri (played by Mike Lucock) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Satpam Heri → Linda (Power Authority And Defiance) — Heri attempts to keep Linda and the others away from the restricted area, but Linda joins the exploration.

  Satpam Heri warns the group, including Linda, not to cross the police line in the building.

• Satpam Heri → Erik (Power Authority And Defiance) — Heri's warning establishes a boundary that Erik and the group disregard when they continue exploring.

  Satpam Heri warns the group not to cross a police line in the building, but Erik goes along with the exploration.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Dian → Beni (Social Friends) — They are part of the same expedition, though the synopsis provides no specific interaction between them.

  Dian and Beni both accompany the group into the abandoned building.

• Jessica → Alex (Social Friends) — They are together among the companions caught up in the building's strange events; the synopsis does not specify a more particular bond.

  Jessica and Alex both join the group exploring the abandoned building.

• Jessica → Erik (Social Friends) — They participate in the same livestream expedition, which turns into a dangerous encounter with the supernatural.

  Jessica and Erik both go with the group to the abandoned building for the livestream.

• Linda → Dian (Social Friends) — Dian is among Linda's companions in the building and may be one of the friends left behind in the other realm.

  Dian accompanies Linda and the others into the abandoned building, and some members of the group disappear after the portal opens.

• Linda → Alex (Social Friends) — Alex is part of the group whose fate remains uncertain after the portal opens, contributing to Linda's resolve to return for her friends.

  Alex goes with Linda and the others to explore the abandoned building, where the group becomes separated.

• Linda → Erik (Social Friends) — Erik accompanies Linda on the exploration, and his possible entrapment becomes part of her decision not to leave her friends behind.

  Erik joins the group exploring the abandoned building with Linda, and the group later fears that some members may be trapped in the other realm.

• Linda → Beni (Conflict Ally Turned Adversary) — Beni initially helps Linda escape, but his demand to reopen the portal puts him in direct conflict with her refusal to abandon their friends.

  Beni helps Linda find a way back, then demands that she reopen the passage because he says she is the only one who can.

• Linda → Jessica (Social Friends) — Jessica tries to involve Linda in the livestream, which brings Linda into the group's supernatural crisis.

  Jessica encourages Linda to join the livestream at the abandoned apartment building.

Story Analysis

A livestream expedition opens a passage to a hostile mystical realm, leaving Linda torn between escaping and returning for her friends.

Plot Progression

1. A Ritual and an Invitation — A family reads from a mysterious text while police attempt to intervene. The ceremony appears to open a passage, before the story turns to Linda's daily pressures and Jessica's livestream proposal.
2. Warnings at the Building — Linda joins Jessica and the others at an abandoned apartment building. They proceed despite Satpam Heri's warning, become separated, and discover papers marked with unfamiliar writing.
3. The Portal Opens — Linda sees words appear in photographs, and the group reads a passage that apparently opens a portal. Some members disappear, leaving the survivors to search for a way to reach them.
4. Threat in the Other Realm — Clues point to a pool connecting the building to another realm, prompting a rescue attempt. A hostile woman claims the realm and threatens to keep the survivors there forever.
5. The Unresolved Demand — Linda and Beni return, but the portal closes with friends possibly still trapped inside. Beni reveals his family's history with the portal and demands that Linda reopen it, leaving her choice unresolv...