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Look Away
"They are still there. They just cannot find you."
How do I install Look Away?
Download the free ProjectMods desktop app, then install Look Away for Nightmare of Decay in one click.
</>What does Look Away do?
Every room in Nightmare of Decay is a decision about whether you can afford the fight. Look Away lets you decline. While it is on, the things in the house stop hunting you - they lose interest, forget where you were, and go back to shuffling about while you walk past. It clears what they already know as well as stopping them noticing you again, so flipping it on mid-chase actually calls the chase off rather than waiting for it to time out. Good for getting through a corridor you have died in twice, for exploring an area properly with nothing on your heels, and for lining up a shot of the place without something walking into frame. Turn it off and the house starts hunting you again straight away.
</>What is Look Away?
Look Away makes the manor in Nightmare of Decay stop hunting you. One switch keeps zombies and creatures from noticing you and wipes what they already knew, so a chase ends the moment you flip it on rather than waiting to time out. Free on ProjectMods, the community-first PC mod manager for 400+ games including DREDGE, Subnautica and Lethal Company.
</>Common questions about Look Away
What does Look Away do in Nightmare of Decay?
Look Away stops the things in the manor from noticing you in Nightmare of Decay. While the Nobody Notices You switch is on, zombies and creatures do not pick you up, do not chase, and go back to shuffling about while you walk past them. It also clears what they already know, so enabling it during a chase ends that chase immediately rather than leaving you waiting for their interest to fade. Everything is still physically there - you can still walk into them, and they still occupy the corridor - they simply cannot find you.
Does Look Away work if something is already chasing me?
Yes, and that is its most useful trick. The simpler version of this idea would only block fresh detection, which still leaves you sprinting down a Nightmare of Decay corridor waiting for a pursuer to forget about you. Look Away clears their existing awareness as well as stopping fresh detection, so flipping the switch mid-chase calls the whole thing off on the spot. It is the difference between hiding and simply not being there. That makes it a genuine panic button for the moments when a room goes wrong and you would rather leave than fight it out.
Can I still attack enemies while Look Away is on?
Yes. Look Away changes what the manor notices, not what you can do. Enemies in Nightmare of Decay stay solid and damageable, so you can walk right up to something and hit it, or shoot it, while it remains entirely unaware of you. That makes for very one-sided encounters, which is useful when you want a room cleared without the usual risk. If your aim is to end fights faster rather than avoid them altogether, Heavy Hands multiplies your damage instead, and the two work together comfortably.
What happens when I turn Nobody Notices You back off?
The manor starts hunting you again straight away. Turning the Look Away switch off in Nightmare of Decay restores normal detection immediately, and anything with line of sight on you at that moment will pick you up as it usually would. Because there is no cooldown, it works best as a situational tool rather than something you leave on all run - off for the stretches you want tense, on for the corridor that has already killed you twice. The change takes effect where you stand, so flip it off somewhere you are happy to be seen.
Why use Look Away instead of a damage or health mod?
Because it changes the shape of the game rather than the numbers. Every room in Nightmare of Decay is a decision about whether you can afford the fight, and Look Away lets you decline instead of win. That suits exploring an area properly with nothing on your heels, getting through a stretch that keeps ending your run, and capturing footage of the manor without something wandering into frame. It also sits well alongside the no-healing and knife-only challenge runs, where surviving a fight matters far more than shortening it.
What options does Look Away include?
Nobody Notices You
Master switch. Turn it off and everything starts hunting you again.
Look Away is a free Nightmare of Decay mod from ProjectMods that stops zombies and creatures noticing you and clears what they already know, so switching it on mid-chase actually calls the chase off.
System Requirements
What features does Look Away include?
- Stops everything in the manor from spotting you, turning fightable rooms into walkable ones
- Wipes what is already chasing you, so flipping it on mid-chase genuinely calls the chase off
- Leaves every enemy exactly where it was, still shuffling about while you stroll past them
- Nothing gets deleted, so the house looks and sounds every bit as unsettling as it should
- Turn it off and the whole place starts hunting you again from that second on
Best For
- Getting through a corridor that has already killed you twice with nothing left to fight it with
- Explorers who want to read every note and open every drawer with nothing breathing on their neck
- Creators framing a clean shot of a room without something wandering into the middle of it
- Players down to their last shell who need to reach a save point far more than they need a win
- Anyone who fell in love with the atmosphere of the house rather than the combat inside it
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