"A child not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth."

_When God closes a door, He opens a window._ But, apparently, when God opens the door... *you* need to close the window.

Man, there was a wild ride to be had just in figuring out the story. _"Mother contracted the illness in the spring and carried it with her until winter."_ Aw, cancer? Rocky start to any story. _"After she expelled it, you watched her cut it into pieces. She flushed it down."_ Oof, tapeworm? Good thing it's out. _"In the closet, you find a bent and rusty hanger."_ oh

"metaphorical toilet" is not something I thought I'd hear today

kid: *jumps from the window* *slowly falling in 3 frames per second*

That demon just like "sorry bout ya mom" "heres a knife and a story"

Manly: “A rpg horror game.” Me: Ok Manly: “Where you flush your mom down the toilet.” Me: What.....

9:00 “These are your mother's arms,they are things that never held you,they do not know comfort” ....That's....depressing...

🗑️ _This is Manly's soul_ _It is empty and hollow, there's no love inside_

Flushed Away: Kid Edition. (No rats were harmed)

I dont know why but when i saw the title of this game i just pictured in my head like a stock image photo of a woman slowly rotating in the toilet while flushing sounds were going on

This guy has saved my life in quarantine.

manly: I'll keep quiet until we receive confirmation of the plot- game, immediately: rusty hanger.

i believe that "hallway" at 11:28 is meant to represent her spine

the stories the creature has told weren't just happy and scary ones, it's the life of the character; the happy one is the story about the beginning of the life, and the scary one is the current situation of your character and after. the mother from the happy story is your mother, and the boy with hate is you

As an IRL victim of childhood neglect and psychological and emotional abuse from my mother, I just want to tell you guys a joke. And better tell it fast before my mom beats me to it.

Getting quite the Lisa: The First vibes from this with a different central theme and similar motifs. Neglectful, abusive parent, traumatized child with a younger/baby sibling that's been killed, the parent's actions and words invading the imagined space that the player walks though. Oh, and toilets.

The texture is water colour paper.

The mother is a monster. You need a bucket for each set of teeth, eyes, and tongue. A total of 3 bucket. How big it is?

I JUST KNEW THERE WAS A "like my soul" IN THIS .

Here's what I got from the story, somewhat: The mother was an alcoholic, and was neglectful to her children. The voice from the toilet was the character you play as's baby sister, who I assume the mother killed or something? After you kill the mother, and put her in the toilet to be with your baby sister, you think you'll join them soon? Which probably means you go to the attic god and ask to be with your sister and mother? I'm unsure.

As soon as I saw the bent clothes hanger I was like oh god I know what this is about now too.

12:13 "despite everything, it's still you"

Im pretty sure 11:35 represents an spinal cord, and the next one an umbilical chord... Damn this game is tough...

Played this the other week. Short but great execution and music/art style in general. And about the right amount of disturbing and lonely, maybe a bit much. If it were longer it could probably be paced better. Or have a few more endings aside from the secret one (more about that below). I like the protagonist’s long sweater and overall design though (same with other few characters). *spoilers ahead* Alcoholism and abuse issues in a lot of these stories I have mixed feelings on. It makes me sad but also I kind of block it out or not fully absorb it due to my own personal trauma, if that makes sense. The toilet scenes with the dead baby/child were really well done and the murder segment at the end while repetitive was unnerving but could possibly imagined by the protagonist. The ending itself is ambiguous. A lot of mixed emotions. I’ve tried to access the tumblr in the game’s notepad file using the secret death ending (from stepping on bottle glass) password multiple times but haven’t be able to for some reason.

“These are your mothers eyes. They never looked at you with love.”

"... and the house began to smell like your mess." _oh fuck, i think i understand the metaphorical toilets_

As soon as I saw the description that this wasn't a comedy, I had a hunch of where this was going. The mother's "illness" made it obvious. It's about as dark as the story could be with this premise, but it's executed well. Such a tragedy, the poor children.

This game was made in about a month! And I'm pretty sure most, if not all, of the art was done by hand using watercolor!

quick note: in the bones section, I think the girl was running thru a spine, not a corridor

"A chair that has fallen over. You can't even pick it back up." *screams in Alantutorial"

the fallen chair you can't pick up miiiiiiiiight be a reference to the web series "AlanTutorials" where theres a "tutorial" on how to pick up a blue chair.

The mother's illness was the baby sister... Mother cut the protag's baby sister into pieces and flushed her down the toilet... The protag then killed the mother in the same way her mother killed her baby sister... Then the protag was gonna commit die in the toilet, oof... This story certainly is very dark.......

I appreciate you playing random games most people don't play even as hard as this one was to watch

I haven't watched too far in, but it makes me think this is about an alcoholic parent and the horror of it. Quite understandable. Alcoholic parents are a hard situation.

Yeah it was...kinda understandable even before the explanation she got rid of a fetus. Sad, very sad. Unfortunately are also things that still happen.

Ayyyy "God Opens The Door" bc the door remained locked after the mother abandoned her child and they had to use the window

No one: My brain : He used the wrong “to” it should be “too”. “I love you too”

I FOLLOW THE ARTIST FOR THIS ON TUMBLR OMG, THEY'RE REALLY GOOOODDD

Did i... read that title right??? Should i be worried??

I watched the artist’s day by day progression of making this game during October and ngl I was almost shocked to see it have a playthrough!

Tragedy is the beating heart of drama. While we naturally don't wish to see tragedies, I feel they are still important in both expression and message. A story like this could never have been told in a happy way without the same strength. It shows the artistry behind it, the passion. It's a good thing it doesn't leave itself too vague and doesn't go on very long, it is a short one that gives enough details to piece together the story without keeping you in a low note for so long. I personally find it a very compelling very well made one-note story but I totally understand people who wouldn't agree and I believe that is valid.

Manly's channel is blowing up! 50k more subs in a month. Keep up the good work! 👍

"No! There's just a lot of cracks in this house." You missed a perfect opportunity to call it a crack house.

Someone in the comments mentioned LISA, and I think it's an interesting comparison to make. Dark stories like this are hard for a lot of people to 'enjoy', but when they're done right - Like in the LISA series, in my opinion - they become such an emotional experience, you end up really FEELING for everything that's happening, whether you're 'enjoying' what's going on or not. I really liked this game because of that emotional experience. It's really dark and slowly figuring out what's going on definitely makes you feel a sense of dread and discomfort. I wouldn't say I enjoyed myself, but the game made me feel how it wanted me to feel, and therefor I think it's pretty good. I'd love to see what else this person makes, I feel like they have potential to create something really amazing someday.

_A cute happy game with 🐰bunnies and 🐤chicks_ The game presents a tragic conclusion to a tragic situation. I appreciated showing the perspective of a sibling who was probably too young to understand what they were seeing thru the crack in the door (and no, I won’t use the visual poetry style to show the word crack). Witnessing that, along with the mother’s obvious neglect, was enough to drive them over the edge of sanity. I’m not sure if the game worked for me, but I acknowledge the bravery of trying to bring this subject to a game format.

I wonder why toilets have so many horror stories about them

when it said engraved into her teeth i really thought he was gonna eat his mother for something like "you didn't fill me with love, but now you will fill the hunger/hatred you caused" lol

11:29 The hallway kinda looks like a spine.

You upload so much and I love that.

Oof damn a lesson from this, don't be a parent if you don't have the mindset or etc to deal with them

Yes... I too, have a god in my attic

This is Manly's mouth Once a calm and soothing voice in his playthroughs, now just a fraction of those he entertained

ah yes, *t o i l e t m o m*

" * You think you'll join them tommorrow* " Ok, I have a baby sister and a mom and im scared of this happening.

Idk why so many people said they realised after the hanger because I thought it's obvious since when it talked about the mom's "sickness". On the other hand, I didn't know about the hanger thing and really can't even imagine how they even used it.

I want to be noticed but has nothing clever to say...;-;

Bro that has to be the best toilet in the world to flush all that stuff

6:16 Manly: you got a knofe Me : ☠️

"What if it's a metaphorical toilet" -Manly, 2020

1:27 I got blown away from this sounding like the start of a Minecraft song.

I knew this style seemed familiar, this game is by one of my favourite artists! I'm really excited to see more games from them 💙

as dark as the subject matter is the art, poetry and... philosophy, i guess? are quite gorgeous. very intimate story.

I just instantly thought of Toilet in Wonderland as the child went and looked for all of them

omg lol, manly is being chased by someone to make him play smile for me game ngl its kinda hilarious to see that comment in almost every chat😂

To enjoy something is not necessarily to be made happy by it. Maybe in a literal sense, but not colloquially. In most contexts, it seems that to enjoy something now means to be pleased emotionally - in this case by intrigue and Schadenfreude. To explore negative emotions is often interesting despite the sadness, fear or anger it might bring, which is why you can enjoy stories regardless of their subject matter.

alright, 'i'm not sleeping tonight again' gang wya

Wow the art in this was so good, very well executed all around (also always a sucker for low detail faces and scribbly eyes) 👏

So basically the mom became pregnant a second time, hence her "sickness", but she didn't want it so she had either given birth, or cut it out of herself, and then chopped the baby into bits and flushed it down the toilet.

Love this channel feels like old youtube with the all the indie video games

Right after Manly says he gets where the story is going (Same at this point), but doesn't want to guess yet, he finds a bent, rusty hanger. Good times.

I saw the coat hanger and was instantly like "Oh no... _Oh no no no nononononononononononoooooooooooo..."_

um mum what are you doing in the loo

Manly: "ill keep my speculation it could be something else..." "You find a bent and rusty hang........." I could hear the affirmation.

So the mother was an abusive drunk who murdered her unborn child?! I feel bad for the main character.

why do these horrific games have thE CUTEST ART STYLES EVER THEY ARE SO ADORABLE IM GONNA DIEEEE

I too would like to have a toilet everywhere around my house

I love the way you talk/voice act it's so nice to hear

This game is great! Im so glad you're playing it!

tbh i love games like this more than games with a happy ending.

Where do you find stuff like this Manly, I’m concerned.

Woah it is so cool to see someone did a playthrough of this! I follow the creator and was super bummed that I wasn't able to play it myself.

Idk who God’s opening the door for but it’s defiantly not a New Yorker

I love manly so much I’ve been here since 20k subs and now he’s almost at 500k!!! Can’t wait till he reaches a milli!!

“IIISAAAAAAAAAC!!!!!!”

FUN FACT: The texture you are seeing is that of watercolour paper. It’s made especially so the the water doesn’t rip or tear it immediately, like printer paper or even some sketch papers.

Man... this game had such a gripping, existential vibe to it that it stands out to me so much. It's like it's telling the scary story it was going to tell, but in such a poetic way, with the imagery, the text, and basically everything else combined, it almost makes you feel exactly what our main character is going through.

Honestly thank you manly for just being chill and showing me awesome games I otherwise wouldn't have heard of! You're a vibe😎

So the mother killed the baby sister ( im guessing putting her remains in the toilet ) the mother obviously wasnt a good woman and locked her kid in the room so then the kid killed the mother and put her with her baby sister ( possibly again in toilet )

Most people's days consist of working, some recreational time, and sleep, however manly's day consists of playing games and flushing moms

so was it a fetus or a murdered newborn? i think its a new born given how the mother cut her up but im seeing alot of coments who think its an aborted fetus

The "god" had its guts torn open, with its intestines pouting out. Yeah, that's probably what the kid thought of "the incident."

Welp, this game is an experience huh

6:15 “you got a knoif” PLS THIS BRINGS ME SO MUCH SEROTONIN

Interesting litte game, really liked the art style. You should've listened to the god more, I wanted to hear its stories.

"This is far from a comedic game" *a game where you flush your birth giver down a sh-t hole*

This game reminds me of that scene in family guy where Brian had a bag of shrooms.

Manly: **picks up story immediately, but still has hope in his voice** “I think I know where this is going, but I’ll wait for better confirmation.” Manly: **immediately finds hanger, words clip off at the end** You can just hear his non-existent soul die a little right there. 💔

Folks we call that: I can click fast. Don’t have anything to really say but good evening

Man, I'm so happy to see splicekid/Vincent's work showcased on a large platform like this - I've been a huge fan of his art & storytelling since high school. For anyone who enjoyed this I'd definitely recommend his comic The Violet Child (I think it's on Tapas?) which is referenced in the game. He had another comic called And The Dim Streets They Walk which was also fantastic, although I'm not too sure if it's available online anymore :/ Super excited to see what he creates next!