Omocat’s slowly rising cult hit was a six-year labor of love for longtime fans, and the Christmas present that everyone needed. During a year that was trying and isolating for everyone, it was nice to get some catharsis from a game all about trauma and isolation.
While there’s so much to pick out of Omori’s story in terms of themes and character analysis, the horror RPG is also a well of the types of secret content and Easter eggs that the gaming community lives for. While it’s easy enough to play this game over and over again, there are plenty of secrets that even some of the most dedicated players can miss.
Updated June 24, 2022 by Leah Isobel: Omocat’s spooky cult-favorite RPG has finally made the jump to home consoles. Omori is available now for the PS4 and Nintendo Switch, allowing a whole new legion of players to experience the game’s mixture of cozy aesthetics, turn-based battling, and dark, disturbing story. Accordingly, we’ve added even more secrets that first-time players should keep a watchful eye out for… that is, if you’re not too creeped out.
15 The WTF Value
Fans of Undertale are already aware of a developer’s propensity for hidden-yet-alluring RNG interactions. In Undertale, there are different interactions and secrets attached to what has been dubbed the “Fun Value” — the player is given a random number at the start of the game that determines what secret experiences they may enjoy (if any).
Omori has its own random experience generator — known as the “WTF Value” — that activates after leaving Neighbor’s Room for the first time. Much like in Undertale, this can dictate some new interactions and even change certain scenes.
14 Humphrey Loves Air Conditioning
One of the weirdest uses of the WTF Value comes around the middle portion of the game. At this point, you’ll travel into the belly of a whale named Humphrey, who has… a bunch of smaller Humphreys running around inside of him. (Just go with it.)
If your WTF Value is high enough, talking to one of the Humphreys will prompt him to say “I ** love air conditioning” — apropos of absolutely nothing. If you get this dialogue on your playthrough, just know that there’s weirder stuff on the way.
13 It References Omocat’s Most Famous Comic
Before creating Omori, Omocat gained a following on Tumblr for her artwork, which mixed tragic themes with a sentimental style. Her comic Pretty Boy was one of her most successful pieces during that time, and it introduced many users to her work.
The comic follows a jock who first bullies and then falls in love with the titular Pretty Boy, coming to his defense against homophobic bullying. The two eventually marry and live happily ever after. In Omori, we see the two while they’re still in high school; in Faraway Town, Pretty Boy sits on a bench and muses about his life, while the jock plays basketball a few feet away. It’s a cute easter egg for longtime fans of Omocat’s art.
12 You Can Fight A Tree
One of the earliest areas you’ll explore in Omori is the Vast Forest, a colorful and inviting dungeon full of trees and violent rabbit enemies. There isn’t really a boss battle in this area, and you’ll quickly outlevel all of the enemies you’ll encounter. Well… except for one.
In the western side of the forest, you might notice one tree that stands slightly apart from the others, and which turns translucent after you finish a battle. This is the Big Strong Tree, a secret optional boss. The tree doesn’t actually attack you, so you might think that the battle is easy. However, it also has the highest defense of any boss in the game, making it nearly impossible to defeat. Winning the battle nets you a bunch of experience points, but no other reward. Was it worth it?
11 Headspace Existed Before Sunny?
Omori features two separate worlds: the real world and Headspace, which exists in the imagination of Sunny, the main character. There are several details that seem to indicate that Headspace was created by Sunny, for him alone. You’ll meet characters and visit locations that are reminiscent of Sunny’s hometown and its denizens.
However, particularly if you play the game’s alternate Hikikomori Route, dialogue will imply that Headspace actually existed before Sunny, and that each person who enters it recreates it according to their whims and needs. Maybe it’s sort of a nexus point for people who are too traumatized to interact with everyday life.
10 The Tentacles Aren’t Just For Show
One of the weirdest details in Omori is the tentacles. Throughout Headspace, you’ll see small holes in the ground where tentacles poke through. They’re a strange and unsettling environmental detail, but for the most part interacting with them doesn’t do anything. At least, not on the Normal Route.
On the Hikikomori Route, however, if you defeat Headspace’s final, optional boss and spare her life when given the chance, you’ll discover that all of these tentacles are actually connected to her body. From this point on, interacting with them will give you powerful items.
9 The Save Screen Is Sunny’s Wallpaper
While the exact meaning or intention of this detail may be lost on people still playing the game, those who have experienced at least the ending of the Normal Route know how subtle details like this can mean so much to the main protagonist.
Throughout the game, the background for the save screen will be this ascending array of vines and flowers. This is actually the wallpaper found in Sunny’s house; and if fans catch it, these are very apparent in Basil’s hidden photos.
8 You Can Name Yourself Omocat
While the naming screen may not seem that special for longtime fans of video games, Omori actually does lock the player from choosing certain names, namely those of the main cast.
However, the game does allow for one internal reference to slip through by allowing the player to name themselves after the developer herself, Omocat. Doing so even unlocks an achievement for cheeky players.
7 The TV In Neighbor’s Room Has A Pokemon/Stand By Me Reference
It’s no secret that Omori is heavily influenced by Omocat’s favorite RPGs and is littered with a few inspired materials and references here and there. One that may fly right by the player is found just within Neighbor’s Room. Looking at the TV prompts the simple statement:
Some fans may simply notice this as a reference to the acclaimed film, Stand By Me. However, this scene more directly references a moment in the Japanese version of Pokémon Red and Blue, where the player can interact with a TV and a similar piece of dialogue appears.
6 Hector Can Be Found At Dino’s Dig
While on the surface, Omori’s main plot may revolve around finding Basil and having Sunny face his inner demons. However, true fans know what the real story is all about: Helping Kel find his pet rock, Hector. Despite Kel initially crying about this a couple of times and the loss of a Charm being sorely missed during the game’s early stages, this side quest isn’t mentioned much throughout the game.
It isn’t until the player finds Dino’s Dig and searches in the plot to the upper right of the first level that they’ll reunite the two…kind of. An extended sequence plays here, and Kel eventually ends up with a successor to his beloved pet rock.
5 The Floating Mirror Jump Scare
One of the nicest, subtle touches to the game is the inclusion of the various, floating mirrors scattered across the dream world. These interactable pieces allow for brief, albeit often repetitive, moments for the player to appreciate Omori’s time with his friends.
However, smarter players may realize that, in a horror game, this kind of a repetition can only lead to a jump scare. For those willing to go back to the mirrors again and again across the game, they’ll eventually be rewarded during the late game with the unique animation that they were looking for.
4 There’s A Secret Ending For Watering Basil’s Plants
This one’s deceptively easy to miss yet incredibly important towards enhancing the ending of the Normal Route. During the tutorial, the game hints that the player may need to water Basil’s plants later; but given that Omori and co. never really need to go back to the garden until later in the game, many players often leave Basil’s plants to die.
Consistently watering them not only grants the player more heart but allows them to experience an extended sequence to the ending.
3 The Slime Girls’ Mystery Potion Turns Omori Into A Girl
Plenty of secrets within the game are hidden behind its illustrious Hikikomori Route. For those willing to forego the down-to-earth, nostalgic adventures in the real world, the game opens up so many more activities and secrets for the player to enjoy. One of the interesting changes happens when the player returns to Humphrey.
After helping Medusa, Omori will receive a Mystery Potion that will turn his character into a girl. Besides the aesthetic change, this will also allow Omori to enter the girls’ bathroom at Last Resort. While there, the player can notice a string of pictures and plants at the top similar to one found at Basil’s house.
2 The Old Black Space Rooms Are Scattered Across The Hikikomori Route
The rooms in Black Space were haunting and distorted fragments of Sunny’s past and imagination that the player gets to interact with after winning the Hangman game. While one might think that Sunny would be done with these for good after continuing with the Hikikomori Route at the end, the past just won’t quit haunting him.
In the “One Day Left…” portion of the Hikikomori Route, the various rooms from Black Space are hidden in different parts of the map and can only be interacted with once more before disappearing.
1 The Original Track From Undertale’s Toby Fox
While the two games are fundamentally different across different areas, one can’t deny that there are certain thematic and tonal similarities between Omori and Undertale. One of the clearest indications of the kindship between the two games is found behind the Jackson poster in Hobbeez.
After interacting with it and “defeating” Jackson, the Merry CD will fall out behind the poster. Playing it in a jukebox will play an original track from the creator of Undertale himself, Toby Fox.
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