Don't Open the Door

This article is about the 2021 interactive horror video. For other uses, see Don't Open the Door.

"Don't Open the Door"
Release date	February 23, 2021 (YouTube members) April 28, 2021 (public)
Length	0:46
Editor(s)	Lixian
Link	Don't Open the Door
Live Action Guide
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Video Guide
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"Don't Open the Door" is a live action interactive video presented by Markiplier and edited by Lixian. The video was originally a part of Markiplier's Big Ass Bake Sale, a YouTube members fundraiser; However, Mark later decided to release it to his general audience.

Description

You hear a knock from your closet. A voice on the other side asks you to open the door...

Don't open the door...

Summary

The scene opens up to a still shot of a closed door leading to Mark's office closet. Mark can be heard from behind the door, deliberating with the viewer if they would like to help him open the door and let him into the room, all while reassuring them that there's nothing to be worried about, as well as promising them a consolation prize for their assistance.

From this point, the viewer can interact with the video's end screen templates and pick their own path to see where each of them leads. Deciding to open the door at any given point will result in a jump scare of Mark's edited face from one of his 3 Scary Games episodes, as well as a prompt for the viewer if they wish to start over. Refusing to open the door will lead to an endless loop of the same eight videos.

Flowchart

Note: The table is read from top to bottom. Its left column represents the main flowchart, while the right column indicates alternative endings for each of them. After the eighth and final choice in the main flowchart, the video-embedded links will loop back to the starting video. For further details on each choice, see the Routes section.

"Don't Open the Door"	"Open the Door" (1)
"Don't Open the Door" (1)	"Open the Door" (2)
"Don't Open the Door" (2)	"Open the Door" (3)
"Don't Open the Door" (3)	"Open the Door" (2)
"Don't Open the Door" (4)	"Open the Door" (3)
"Don't Open the Door" (5)	"Open the Door" (2)
"Don't Open the Door" (6)	"Open the Door" (3)
"Don't Open the Door" (7)	"Open the Door" (2)
"Don't Open the Door" (8)	"Open the Door" (1)

Routes

Don't Open the Door

Route	Summary
Don't Open the Door (1)	After refusing to open the door, Mark wonders if the viewer can understand English, before discussing the value of trust. Route: "Don't Open the Door"
Don't Open the Door (2)	Mark offers the viewer money in exchange for them opening the door. Despite supposedly being locked, Mark temporarily opens the closet door and dangles the money in front of the viewer. Route: "Don't Open the Door" → (1)
Don't Open the Door (3)	After expressing his disappointment with the viewer, Mark promises to be their friend in exchange for the viewer opening the door. Route: "Don't Open the Door" → (1) → (2)
Don't Open the Door (4)	Mark grows impatient and aggressively asks the viewer to reach out to the door handle and open the door. Route: "Don't Open the Door" → (1) → (2) → (3)
Don't Open the Door (5)	Mark compares himself to Santa Claus, promising the viewer eternal happiness, a brand new car, and a toy of their choosing, in exchange for opening the door. Route: "Don't Open the Door" → (1) → (2) → (3) → (4)
Don't Open the Door (6)	Mark pretends to be the viewer's worrying father, asking them to open the door, so that the two can have a family-related discussion. Route: "Don't Open the Door" → (1) → (2) → (3) → (4) → (5)
Don't Open the Door (7)	Mark pretends to be the viewer's mother, shouting, rattling the handle, and aggressively knocking on the door, while asking them to open it, so that the two can discuss the viewer's supposed report card. Route: "Don't Open the Door" → (1) → (2) → (3) → (4) → (5) → (6)
Don't Open the Door (8)	After several failed attempts, Mark gives up and pretends to leave, telling the viewer that it is now safe for them to open the door, as he is no longer present. This is the final choice in the "Don't Open the Door" path, with the following video link looping to the first one. Route: "Don't Open the Door" → (1) → (2) → (3) → (4) → (5) → (6) → (7)

Open the Door

Route	Summary	Origin of the jump scare
Open the Door (1)	As the closet door slowly opens, a knock can be heard coming from the door to the left. The camera then quickly pans to the side, as Mark thanks the viewer for opening the door, before jump scaring them with an edited cutout of his deformed face fused to a body of a giant spider. The end cards reads "YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE OPENED THE DOOR," with an embedded link leading to the starting video. Associated routes from "Don't Open the Door": "Don't Open the Door," (8)	3 SCARY GAMES #64
Open the Door (2)	As the door slowly opens, the viewer is jump scared by an edited cutout of Mark's face fused with large photorealistic eyes. The end cards reads "YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE OPENED THE DOOR," with an embedded link leading to the starting video. Associated routes from "Don't Open the Door": (1), (3), (5), (7)	3 SCARY GAMES #62
Open the Door (3)	As the door slowly opens, the viewer is jump scared by an edited cutout of Mark's distorted face. The end cards reads "YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE OPENED THE DOOR," with an embedded link leading to the starting video. Associated routes from "Don't Open the Door": (2), (4), (6)	3 SCARY GAMES #53

Trivia

• The closet door of Mark's home office tends to open by itself due to a faulty hinge. As this would often happen during Mark's recording sessions and livestreams, it became a running gag within his community that his closet is either haunted or inhabited by a creature of folklore.