Nordgren says the team leaned heavily on playtesting to make sure people didn't feel entirely stuck. There are multiple possible ways to approach the second half of the game, and while they may be challenging to find, there are routes available for those who don't want to embrace the quest given to them. The second half of Everhood gives you a very different goal - one some players may not want to carry out. The first half of the game consists of you meeting the game's cast and seeing the sights while you try to get your arm back. In the opening of the game, your arm is stolen from you by Blue Thief, and delivered to a greedy villain named Gold Pig. Without spoiling Everhood: you play as a puppet-like character who simply goes by Red. Having played it through to one of its multiple endings, it's more appropriate to call Everhood a response to Undertale, especially with regards to how the player interacts with the beings they encounter throughout the titular world. “It would do Everhood a massive disservice, however, to accuse it of being some kind of copy of Undertale.
