He bacame bat boy, after having been beaten with a bat several times.

Kid: *throws beach ball* Dad: "...and i took that personally"

when the kitty broke his ball and he said "I'm not like father" Im crying

In all seriousness the poop mechanic is actually pretty tragic and true to life. Abused children often display behaviours associated with playing with feces, either eating it or smearing it on the walls. Obviously not every kid who does it is necessarily being abused, but that behaviour is heavily associated with abuse victims.

My brain every time ''father'' was angry: ''TRY HIDING IN THE FRIDGE!"

I realized that the reason the kids footsteps sound so weird is because he might be walking on all fours, because, you know. bat boy.

26:07 Oh, that's just cruel. They gave him a message stating that his mom's dead, also calling him a freak and telling him to rot down in the basement, never to go out.

4:25 "I tawt I taw a puddy tat." I can't- Manly saying this is so wholesome.😭

I wasn't expecting the supernatural angle, but I'm not against it here. Monstrous bat child or not, the kid doesn't deserve any of this nightmarish life. I'm glad the best ending is just where you escape, refusing to seek revenge proves the kid is better than his horrible father. And hey, being the local cryptid as you chill with a bunch of cats isn't the worst fate.

The child's perspective is so perfect with the situation.

This game is honestly haunting. The kid screaming in pain for the loss of his best friend... that hit me in the gut. As someone who came from neglect and abuse, having had a bird like how this boy had a cat... it hit me. Really close to home, even if it was a lot more dramatized. Very beautiful game, well executed. The suspense and dread every time you make noise is very well done. I'd love to have more games like this. Involves you with the story, makes you attached to a character, and then forcefully makes you feel helpless and sad. Fucking 10/10. Would fund more games like this.

I love the fact that in the good ending the kid becomes a chill cryptid, the townsfolk even don't seem to be afraid of them very much.

being a Bat Boy or not, the kid actually had a heart and didn't hurt Smelly. That was the only friend the boy had, and I would have cried like that if I found my cat dead.

The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth

I think him turning monstrous is a metaphor for how, because the father treated him like a beast - inhuman - he didn't feel human anymore and his mindset degraded through the brutal isolation and starvation. He could always make the choice to become a monster (act like his father) or to escape without engaging, but he could never choose to become human, so far removed from what he feels is "normal".

I love how he tried to curve his cursing- “WHAT THE FUCQURA-“

I found this to be a horrifying depiction of severe child abuse, and is perfect for either realistic or symbolic interpretation. Poor kitty! :(

This father is giving Uncle Ruckus father a run for his money. Manly: Plays with beach ball~ Father: *Boy, did I catch you having fun!?*

As someone who suffered abuse from their parents for years on end, this game is horrifying to me. When we knocked over those paint cans at the beginning I was just about ready to have a heart attack because I knew what was coming after that. I had to pause the vid multiple times because I was honestly so scared I wanted to pee my pants lol. Great game

This entire playthrough was incredibly heartbreaking to witness, I hate that children are legitimately abused like this around the world, it hurts. The part where smelly died and the kid starting crying broke me... I started bawling like a baby... Rough subject matter, but excellent game for that very reason.

Weird monster kid: [gets beat up by their dad and loses their only friend] Me: [tearfully filling out adoption papers]

Holy shit the opening caught me SO off guard

As somebody who was abused by my dad similar to this, it was a horrifying experience to re-live but it was done so well. The little kids imagination trying to make the best of things but still being punished for making any noise...so spot on. I loved it. Heartbreaking and painful but so well done.

This is hard to watch. I can relate to the fear. I remember the first time I slammed my door cause I was frustrated and I remember hearing him stomp upstairs so fast. I backed into a corner as he practically ripped my door open and grabbed my wrist. I was so scared, I begged him not to punish me. I was crying, my wrist felt like it was twisting, burning. It didnt bruise but I did have redness. Ive coped by playing music really loud and crying in my pillow so no one would hear. When doors slammed I jumped, scared he would think it was me, I always opened my door, apologizing for something that wasnt my fault or to let him know it wasn't me. I was so scared of it happening again, sometimes I curl myself in a corner, hoping he wouldnt think it was me. It worked, I never slammed a door ever again and my fear of my dad continued to increase. I was 13. Now, 20 years later, I still jump when doors slam apologies. Even when I didnt do it. It's an automatic reaction I cant really stop, I just kinda live with it. He never apologized or realised what that did to me and I dont have the energy to bring it up so I just kinda live with it now. In case your wondering, no, it unfortunately wasnt the only time. His rage always got the better of him, even if he meant well. Be very careful how you treat children, even teens. What you think is in your right to act or treat them may scar them mentally for life. It sticks, is doesnt go away and they have to live with it. Weather it was your best intentions or not.

Kid: **hits a bucket with a beach ball** Dad: _YOU KNOW THE RULES, IT'S TIME TO DIE_

"I lost 27 pounds." "Oh my God, what's your secret?" "I had both my arms ripped off."

His reaction when cockroaches got out of the fridge was great :D I don't see ManlyBadassHero getting scared much after all.

Boy: Makes the noise of a atom moving Father: cease to exist

Hi, developer here! This gameplay was very interesting. Thanks for playing and your honest opinions! Greetings from Spain!

My dad's not abusive, he just likes to relive his highschool baseball days... and I'm the baseball

This was so hard to watch.. my heart sunk watching how he was treated and when smelly passed my heart just shattered

if you treat someone like a monster, they'll become a monster

“Left click to dissolve with acid” Oh, yea, just a normal thing that kids do.

dude... this game was already hard to watch, and at parts I felt physically ill... but at 33:40... I was already feeling so sad for this kid, but the crying... the pain and sorrow in his voice when he finds Smelly... I started crying myself. Truly heartwrenching. The child's perspective is so innocent, he just wants to be happy, it's so unfair.

this game teaches us a lesson,that if your child has severe genetic mutations,you have to do all you can to make him a good person, especially if he can spit acid and walk on celling

The moral of the story is that people are defined by their actions, not by who they are. The father was a monster despite being a perfectly normal human, and the monstrous bat child was a good person.

_This isn't horror. It's just depressing_ It was a well-done cruelty simulation. It was fascinating and sad. Your reading of the dialogue the kid remembered between his father and mother made me cry. I liked the execution of the game, but it was sad. :(

This is an interesting game. I expected the strange powers to be the kids imagination to cope with the circumstances but I was surprised to find that that wasn’t the case. The story was very sad still and I like this game especially how all the “powers” are unlocked after struggling or failing

I really like the endings. The first ending shows how some children of abuse separate themselves from their abuser/s and are able to heal and be themselves in a safe environment. The second shows how others cause the cycle of abuse. They do not learn from the horrors they had been inflicted upon and do not deal with their trauma and instead lash out and become abusive themselves. The last one I think is the most tragic one, some victims don’t make it out alive. They are just killed off literally or metaphorically by their abuser/s Also the bat boy thing is literal but I like to think of it as a metaphor. Abusers usually convince us that we are inherently wrong and are undeserving of their “love”. Also such traumatic experiences shape us into who we are. In the beginning bat boy is referred to as a monster. But he isn’t, he’s a child with an abusive parent who is negligent or downright physically abusive. Survivors have to try and change the effects their environment have had on them. We all go from thinking about ourselves as a “monster” to just bat boy.

Every time the dreams happen, the father gets in the child’s head (the black figures with glowing eyes found in the color code dream) he fights it off and feels more determined

This game actually scares the shit out of me, you can hear how distressed the kid is. I have trauma with getting locked in dark places and this hit hard man. I think about the poor cat a lot. Poor smelly OG kitty u da man.

honestly being a child sucks. It's a lot of boredom and fear because you don't have any perspective on how the world is. Being trapped in a basement would be bad as an adult, but as a kid, it's just hell

Manly: *scores* "Ok, I'm satisfied"

Jesus, this game is heart-breaking and, in some aspects, hauntingly real. The pace of the game made you feel for the kid as you delve into his imagination to keep some form of sanity. Then there's Smelly. His only friend in the world. When you found Smelly, I audibly gasped and found myself crying with him. Rarely do games invoke raw emotions like that from me.

Idk why but hearing the child cry when he found the cat made me almost tear up, i have no clue why but it was just so sad to Me

I really enjoy these types horror games that decide to cover extremely disturbing subjects through the eyes of the victim and not some detective

Indie game: **exists** Manlybadasshero: now that looks like a game for me

This gets real deep, because the kid starts dreaming of him fighting back, and starts recreating scenarios of his abusive dad and how he would beat him and his mom.

Imagine the Bat Boy legend becomes something like a Boogeyman for adults. Instead of kidnapping bad kids he's kidnapping abusive parents.

Alright, question time: -what species could the mom have been? -could the boy have been born a monster from his mom's genetics or was he experimented on? -did the scene with the multiple dad figures imply there were scientists who experimented on the boy? -seriously, what was with the shitting mechanic??

Haven't watched yet but I smell a developer's deep seated childhood trauma

The environmental storytelling was crazy. The things in the basement told a story of someone who was a regular man once. Owned a big ass marshall stack guitar amp. Either was in the army or has an interest in history.

Welcome to the No More Gameboy For You Club, how No More Gameboy For You are ya?

I saw "survive your angry dad" and I was instantly like, is this about abuse-

The way he said 'Mhm Tasty' He sounded like he was a weird tv salesman with a smooth voice.

Now THAT is what I call an outstanding game. It's so sad too. Poor Smelly :(

Before the actual endings I had the feeling all the powers were his imagination and you'd get different a ending depending on whether you avoided making noise and getting bonked, but surprisingly it was all real. Kinda hoped your actions mid-game mattered more instead of just choosing an ending at the very last part, but overall really interesting game.

Ummmm, did the town literally burn the mom? We hear people shouting burn the witch, there’s letter they threw in and the memory of the father asking why she gave him such a child or whatever.

god as someone who's gone through child abuse and a story that's similar to this for the most part, even including the cat, i feel. god its hard to express how this game makes me feel. heard? I don't know. some type of release. for anyone else who's gone through similar, i hope you're in a much better place now.

I found myself flinching every time the father swung the bat. I've been in a slight state of dissociation and only near the end did i realise I've been shutting down and begin crying. I won't say I've been in this kids exact position. but i know what it's like to lose all hope and to know there is nothing you can do while the adults in your life can do whatever they wanted to you and no one would listen or care. I know what it's like to be shunned and beaten and made to feel like i'm a freak not deserving of love. I know what its like to be locked in a small room as punishment. And even though i experienced emotional ,psychological, physical, and sexual abuse as a child i still say abuse is abuse and i don't believe any kind should be okay you grow up scarred from that. But still i appreciate games like this covering such topics especially from the eyes of the victim. It hopefully helps others to understand what some kids go through.

Oh wow can't believe I got to play this game with early access as a kid.

This reminds me a lot of Kafka’s “Metamorphosis,” both from the obvious transformation and cockroaches but also how the boy transformed. It has no explanation, but it is brought about by the pressures of other people in their lives (the father and other kids). Idk if this is what it was going for, but it’s a pretty cool style

Oh, traveler! You've made it! Please, sit. We are currently holding Smelly's funeral. We ask you to be respectful, and to pay your respects in the replies. Rest in peace.

Things I wanna know: Can you not spit acid at the living room grater you watched the ABC show on the TV from? Does anything change if you eat the last disgusting meal instead of feeding the cat with it?

Me: Yeah spit on him, Kid! Kid: *proceeds to get progressively giant* Me: throwing him works too

you can just see the kid crawling like a demon on the ceiling staring at the father in a raspy gremlin voice saying: "Daddy... MEAT!!!" and viciously devouring the man's entrails for years of abuse, neglect and pain.

When Smelly got stuck in the vent, my cat kept staring at the computer like "Mother, where is the cat? Mother where is cat?"

The kid’s crying when Smelly died was literally heartbreaking I started _sobbing._

Manly: knocks over bucket Dad: PEANUT BUTTER JELLY AND A BASEBALL BAT

19:34 Legit my boyfriend named his cat "Stinky" because her first day home she pooted in his face any chance she got

I thought this game was gonna be comedy but this is just tragic and it's giving me flashbacks of how my parents treated me when I was a hopeless weak girl... I'm really holding my tears rn.

i was very sad when smelly died and he starts crying , i feel like crying too because of his pain voices 💔

Aww, the kid is so sweet that he adopted the cats meybe in the name of his lost friend. Someone should make comics about cute creatures trying to enjoy normal human stuff.

I already knew something was up when the kid was able to survive a blast from a metal bat with little to no injury (broken bones, fractures, etc...things you would expect to get by being hit by a metal bat).

This was horribly disturbing because of the brutal truth to it. The inhumanity of it all is some next level ish. I really enjoyed it for all the wrong reasons and this was your best one I've ever seen. We need more horror games like this that work on relating and subconscious rather than jump scares. These types of game angles are truly horrifying.

The fact that skme kids have to live like this makes it even more upsetting

I'm honestly surprised by how much I love this game. I love bat boy.

Im like 5 minutes in and just realized something is wrong with how the child walk. It sounds off.

reminds me of that weird book that the guy suddenly becomes a cockroach without explanation and everyone just rolls with it

He was trying to practice his ball park skills so he used a little skull the size of a baseball... that explains why he was hit

You know the game hits hard when manly goes silent.

I literally started sobbing when the cat was found dead, I'm so going to get a black cat named Smelly ;-;

Straight from the beginning, I could tell the kid wasn't "normal" per say. You could hear skittering as he walks, signaling many legs(like an insect.) The rest of him developing powers was a result of his abuse speeding his rapid growth. If the father would have just showed him loved. The child could have grown to be amazing and outdone regular humans.

Prob one of my favorite horror games out there. The mix between realism, as well as the more fantastical elements really make this one stand out. It also focuses on a real issue, which is nice to see depicted.

There's actually a lot I love about this game. For one thing, it's interesting to see someone use the idea of a full game (or at least the majority of it) taking place in one room, without that being PT inspired or something done before. Instead of coming back to the same thing over and over, you really do get that feeling of containment and isolation, as if besides from the window the kids never been allowed to see the world. Secondly, I love the playstyle of this, it's so unique! The feeling of gradually becoming stronger and more monstrous as the game progresses helps the flow a lot and makes a lot of unique mechanics you gain over time. It really feels like you're becoming harder and harder to contain with each moment, and that adds to the atmosphere. Thirdly, the fact this creators first language isn't English is both surprising and... Honestly, good? I kind of like how the English used in this is a bit different from how people typically speak English. I know that sounds weird but from the perspective of a weird kid who's been trapped in a basement with nothing but cockroaches and a ball for God knows how long, it actually works well at adding to the feeling of alienation and isolation. Like as a whole, I just love this game. It seems so unique and interesting and I hope to see more from this guy in the future.

The fact that in most instances you have so much control over when the dad comes with the bat really makes me fear for my bloddy life when I've realised I fucked up when I make the slightest noise.

"Save me crayons!" Ahh yes. pick up the crayons and make a sniper of out them

5:18 rare footage of manlybadasshero getting scared

SON?! HAVE YOU BEEN READING HERESY?! UNACCEPTABLE. *dink*

Is it possible to save Smelly? Is it possible to do the 'levels' 'perfectly' without making noise and attracting the monster? I wonder...

This is so sad...I mean it was scary too, but...I found it very much depressing... Great video bro !

The fact that I’m watching an anime about a spider being born in a labyrinth with terrifying and powerful beasts, being forced to run away from her siblings to avoid being eaten, and then becoming powerful enough to destroy her mother and becoming a freaking god

The part where he finds smelly dead and starts crying made ME cry, I couldn’t handle it..it’s ironic, a bit too, especially sense ‘smelly’ said IT WAS TIME TO GO before begin found dead. I’m gonna cry.

Damm, I felt the shivers when the notification popped up saying that I was grounded. I was like "wait what? Why?"

About the ending having a news of a monster being loose, i think the 3 victims they where referring to is the mother, the father and the child, but no body or evidence of the child is found so they assumed the kid was killed as well, basically the kid never killed anyone and only defended for himself against hes father, but of course all the blame will be on him since to them hes a monster now, because of what the father did to him.

My cat died 10 days befor Christmas and watching u makes me feel like she is laying on me in the spirit world like she used to do when I watched ur other vids

This game really should be Titled: Someone Call Child Protective Services!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can we talk about how perfect 1:08 is? Thats a damn good cut

You can hear the mother yelling when it’s lunch time

I found this channel recently and I loved it ever since