>>719759890
I forgot, Dread DOES have a pretty well-known Unmarked-Secret-on-the-Critical-Path, it even has a fan-name: the Jaffe Room ! named after David Jaffe (you probably saw him mocked for his gaming capabilities). I don't know if this has reached the Pigeon VS game journalist level of infamy, but here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OZqmWB0wXo

The design logic is similar to Fusion/Super where the player is restricted to a limited amount of rooms (because Dread is very good at hiding when it closes paths). +enemies and room shape to incentivise you to shoot where the path opens