Needless to say, if you didn't expect it, it's pretty shocking. After following a hidden path, you get a beautiful Shout-Out to Ben Drowned.Downer Ending: After finally catching up to him at the end of the last level, Ed proceeds to violently and brutally devour Ben, apparently having only seen him as another meal.Even as he gets cut up and slapped silly by the traps, he just won't stop to get to Ben. Deadly Game: Well it would be if our protagonist wasn't already dead to begin with.Death of a Child: The game has probably one of the most shocking and hard-hitting moments yet.The only real punishment for dying is having to do a section of level again. Death Is a Slap on the Wrist: If Ed falls off the stage or has his head destroyed, the player simply needs to hit Enter and he'll respawn no problem.

Ed had never been trying to save him, he was a dog racing after a juicy rabbit.

Everything seems happy until Ed starts eating Ben.

Cruel Twist Ending: Hans Showmaster is defeated in the final level and Ben and Ed are back together again, embracing each other upon being reunited.

The only other human character encountered in the game holds him hostage for the sake of baiting a zombie into performing and being sliced and smashed apart for the public's entertainment.

Crapsack World: Ben is explicitly stated to live 'in a crappy world', which by look alone is a destroyed wasteland.

Given that he's willing to kidnap a child for the sake of creating a television show.

Corrupt Corporate Executive: Hans Showmaster.

Where you play as a post-ending Ben trying to escape out into the city.

And Then John Was a Zombie: Bencalypse mode.

But you can't die from blood loss or anything silly like that! You're a zombie!

An Arm and a Leg: Getting cut to bits in this game is an inevitability.

All for Nothing: After enduring many levels of Platform Hell, the player expects a happy ending after Ed and Ben are reunited, only to discover that Ed never intended to rescue Ben, he just wanted a human meal.

A Boy and His X: A Boy and His Zombie, as showcased in the opening sequence, which looks similar to a kid playing with their dog.

Ben and ed free play