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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Kid:

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

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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.

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-“