In Gregory Horror Show: Soul Collector, the Mental Gauge is a visual representation of the player's mental health and serves the purpose of a "life bar" and in another way, as a timer. When the bar empties to 0, the player goes insane, becomes a permanent resident of Gregory House, and the game is over. The Gauge slowly decreases during the time spent inside the hotel, and is furthered lowered through status effects from lack of sleep and guests' Horror Shows. The Gauge can be restored by using items such as herbs, reading books, and sleeping; the latter two of these replenish the Gauge to max, and books even extend the Gauge's max capacity (although one cannot tell just by looking), allowing you to take more damage without going insane and to spend a longer time exploring the hotel withou