creepy dream

this is a freaky dream i had wherein i was watching a longplay of some obscure adventure game called Owl Barrel Industries

the game takes place in some kind of post-steampunk cyberpunk era where you are investigating the abandoned remains of the game's titular company. they were apparently known for producing lots of clothing items during the steampunk era, but the company's presence had ceased to exist for no apparent reason

throughout the game you would explore a lot of abandoned factories and laboratores, frequently encountering these beings which resemble puppets or crash test dummies. you would always find that these puppets have mild "injuries" all along thier bodies, such as claw marks or an area that's been slightly melted. if you spent too much time around one, you would learn that they are in fact alive and dangerous

at a certain point in the game, it is revealed that the company's owner had a weird fascination with hats that double as torture devices. there was one hat in particular which they wanted to make involving some substance i forget (nitrogen? napalm?) but attempting to perfect its design drove them insane. it is not known what excatly the puppet-like beings are, only that they are a byproduct of everything that went into making such hats