Harbor College

Harbor College
Type	Urban
Map Name	c_college1-2 c_college1dark
Inhabitants	Faceless

Harbor College is a minor location in Cry of Fear that contains one of the fuses to power a door the Doctor fled through. The Faceless first appearance is in this area.

Background

Harbor College is an average urban college that initially appears brightly lit and relatively welcoming, providing a stark contrast to the hardships Simon faces up to that point. Upon his first visit, the college is eerily empty. However, after retrieving the fuse needed to open the door at the train station, the power to the entire college cuts out. The environment quickly transforms into a dark, foreboding, and hostile place, with a horde of Faceless attacking Simon in every corridor.

Relevance to Simon

Harbor College is most likely the college Sophie referenced when discussing school with Simon. It is possible that Sophie left the college before Simon, leaving him isolated, or that Simon faced bullying prior to meeting her. Either way, Given Simon’s physical disability and severe mental health struggles, it is plausible that he experienced difficulty fitting in and may have been subjected to bullying. This could explain why the college, after initially seeming welcoming, rapidly transforms into an extraordinarily dark and hostile place.

Trivia

• Like most locations in Cry of Fear, the college is based on a real life college known as Cyber Gymnasiet Odenplan that ruMpel attended (which has now been closed).
  • According to ruMpel the map was first created for a school project that later on was re-used for Cry of Fear.
• The road leading up to the college (Harbor Road) is based on Norrtullsgatan 4-6.