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5 min readIn 2010, a post appeared on a popular horror forum detailing the rules to a game called the Subway Game. Within a single day, the post was deleted and the account that posted it became completely unreachable. A few people who had saved copies of the instructions later played the game themselves. Some never came back. One anonymous survivor eventually reposted the rules, along with a firsthand account of what happened.
The game is described as extremely dangerous, with a chance of failure exponentially higher than the chance of success. Winning requires deep determination, grit, willpower, and physical strength. The reward is a single wish, which the player must write on a piece of paper and bring with them. Failing means a gruesome death, followed by the player's soul being tortured in the same location for eternity.
The player who wrote the account—let's call him Ethan—had been diagnosed with lung cancer and given six months to live. He found the game's instructions while searching for dubious cancer cures on the dark web. Skeptical but desperate, he decided to attempt the ritual anyway.
The Ritual Begins
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- 1 (02:00) **The Subway Game: Origins and Stakes** - A popular horror forum post from 2010 detailing a dangerous game is deleted within a day; survivors of the game preserve the rules, and one anonymous player decides to share their story as a warning.
- 2 (04:56) **Setup and Ritual Initiation** - The player must arrive at a remote subway station between 1-2 AM, alone, with a wish written on paper and a silver wristwatch to repel entities and track time.
- 3 (07:43) **Game Begins: The Security Guard Appears** - As the 33-minute mark passes, lights flicker and dim, and the narrator feels a strong sense of being watched, then spots a security guard with his back turned.
- 4 (10:37) **First Task: Boarding the Train** - A train arrives within 15 minutes of the game's start; the player must board and avoid any interaction with passengers, no matter what.
- 5 (12:25) **Mistake on the Train: Breaking the Silence** - The narrator trips over a baby stroller and instinctively apologizes, causing all passengers to freeze and stare; they throw their silver watch as a distraction to escape.
- 6 (13:52) **Dimension Shift and Second Task: Find the Door** - After departing the train, the narrator realizes they are in a parallel dimension; the station is a safe medium, but leaving it means death from outside entities.
- 7 (15:52) **Voices and the Guard's Attack** - As the narrator searches the platform, they hear familiar voices, including their deceased mother, trying to lure them outside; they lose track of the guard.
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Show Notes
Have you ever played the subway game? DONT DO IT
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