The Man in the Fields

The Man in the Fields is a ritual game in which you try to earn wealth and safety by preparing your house before midnight. During the ritual, every door and item in the house that can be opened starts open. You must close everything before midnight to keep The Man in the Fields out; even one small box left open lets it enter and take something you need to get ahead.

Prepare the house

You race against time to close the house, choosing how best to use your equipment and safe room. The locations of items vary each time you play, across six locations, so they are not always in the same places. The reward for completing the ritual is not straightforward, and the ritual can end in many ways, some more fortunate than others.

Watch for danger

You may encounter a shadowy man in the house during the ritual. He is a herald, not The Man in the Fields. Looking into the fields reveals a man with elongated limbs moving toward your house; you must lock yourself in a safe room with a crucifix before he finds a way inside.