How many minutes does it take to play?

Yo hi uhhhhh

I've recently been making a wiki for a roblox game that may or not become an actual Project and I have decided to put The Cat from this game whose going to be the most expensive monster and the monster with the most abilities, but I have looked into the Deconfirmed Monsters page from a certain wiki (To which I requested a Do NOT Take This Cat Home rep, but it was denied for being too similar to Cartoon Cat? What) and there I have seen that the creator of the game, Pixeliminal has been in some kind of controversy, which I am unaware of and can't find, can someone tell me what it is? Is it small or huge big?

Damn u were right i really shouldn't have taken that cat home

do you have to get to a certain spot to load your save? 

i finished the game, got all the endings, but sadly, can't befriend cat, my friend shape, if dangrous :(

I LOVE THIS!! but could you make it playable on Browser🥺 I've really wanted to play this but can't cause I own a Chromebook, and can only playthings on here with browser. please make it playable on browser If you can.🥺

qwf

This cat reminds me of cartoon cat for no reason :-)

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You managed to make an adorable little kitty into a truly terrifying eldritch horror. There's an incredibly heavy sense of dread mid-game, that no matter what you do it's never right. Coupled with dialogue of just giving up and succumbing to whatever was happening made the horror feel so much more real. I also like that a lot of the horror is implied and not explicitly showed. It allows the player to imagine something personally terrifying to them. 

I loved the animation and sound design. Clearly a lot of love was put into this game. The mini games were a fun touch, although the final game went on a touch too long imo. The maze was a very unique mini game that was perfectly balanced, not super long or easy to the point it became boring, but not prohibitively difficult either. The prologue fake-out was clever and definitely had me confused for a sec there.

I appreciate that the endings felt pretty intuitive, if you just go through all the choices you'll get everything. And the true ending...oh boy. As someone who left an abusive relationship, it was so familiar. It really helped me reframe some of my experiences and, in some small part, helped me heal. 

One of itchio's finest games, without a doubt.

Every now and then you find the indie game that you cannot stop talking about and that stays with you completely. The horror elements felt absolutely masterfully crafted I knew what I signed up for when I started playing the game but the hair on the back of my neck was on END when you're in the cinema and try to get home and everyone is just staring at you my god.

** the rest of this comment contains spoilers for people who haven't played the game yet **

This being a metaphor for abuse absolutely blew me away. I kept playing and playing every horrible end, in the beginning it felt like maybe the cat doesn't know maybe it's adjusting to our world and when it became clear the cat absolutely does know what its doing to you, I kept searching for redemption in it. Having been in a 5 year abusive relationship, the cyclical looking for positives only to be hurt again felt very fresh and raw and so incredibly captured in this format. I'm doing a creative writing degree, and I hope to keep this as an inspiration point for how story can be told and played with and how to properly understand your genre and tropes while still being unique and innovative.

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OMG I loved it!!!

Nice art, very creative horror and it was such a blast to find all the ways this tiny defenseless creature could harm and terrorize us! Brilliant! And the way the game keeps track of some of your choices??? It was soo immersive! (chocolate, anyone?) I still get chills from it!

Even some of the "cheap jumpscares" endings were thematically cohesive, like the one where you choose to watch a bad horror movie, so you get one ingame! 

The MC felt very humane, and the cat was both lovely and nightmare inducing haha. I was always on edge during the nicer moments, knowing it was just a matter of time until the cat decided to take things too far for my poor heart (T-T)

Got nothing but praises and to say that this was a very enjoyable VN and that the creator is very talented!!

Do Not Take the Cat Home is one of those rare games that lingers in your mind long after the credits roll. From the moment my friend Lushie and I started playing, we knew we were in for something special—though, admittedly, we probably shouldn’t have played it given the trigger warnings. But in a way, that made the experience even more meaningful.

The game isn't just about making choices; it’s about confronting uncomfortable truths and understanding perspectives that might not be easy to face. Instead of just shocking for the sake of it, Do Not Take the Cat Home uses its unsettling themes to paint a much bigger picture. For both Lushie and me, it became a game that allowed us to open up about things we might not have otherwise discussed.

The atmosphere, the storytelling, the way it all comes together—it’s an emotional rollercoaster that leaves you thinking. If you’re in the right mindset for it, this game is absolutely worth experiencing. Just be prepared for something that isn’t afraid to challenge you.

Part 2 aka the last 30+ endings

I mean, this is so well written.
A wordsmith has without a doubt forged this book with much love and great attention to detail.
I did a few endings if you want to take a look its undere here, somewhere.
GG.

this game traumatizes me how the hell does a game even

[the new cinema part traumatizes me the most]

Here's some Fan Art I did! Please read the 'About' section ('Cuz it's like the about button from the game.

About:
The Fan Art is supposed to match the game, so there's some warnings...Just play the game before opening the link...

Spoilers:
The Fan Art has things that are not meant for children to see...because it's supposed represent the ga- here's ONE thing I can list about the Fan Art:
This Fan Art has a biiiiiit of religion (Because I'm a religious person and have my own theory on how god was made)

The Link:

Once Again, play the game first and then look at the art!!!

Here's your art, just click here!


Totally Not Off Track A Meme From The Game With Spoilers:
Also this is not part of the meme, it's true. I've been a FAN of this game before I downloaded it and was aware of it being on itch.io!!!

wow this was amazing. The writing, the art, the story. Very good

WARNING! This comment contains SPOILERS! Read at your own risk...:
I was able to get ALL endings and beat the mirrors mini-game. if there's anything  else that I missed, please tell me!
(Also 'F' in the chat for memorial of The Cat from do NOT take thIs caT home)

the game is simply perfect I loved the endings and even more so the real one in which I really felt sorry for him. The game has a good story, good drawings, I love cats and horror so when I saw the game I couldn't resist and downloaded it and didn't regret it at all. anyway, perfection and thank you for creating something so good

I can't give enough praise for this fucking phenomenal game!

I can probably gush about this thing for hours..the art style and writing are off the top. I'm not gonna lie when I first started I thought it'd be one of those slop "Mandela catalogue" games. Nothing of that sort when you play the entire game.

Spoilers(also yap session):

The way you hinted things for the allegory themes of an abusive relationship was crazy.  I initially thought it was simple classic eldritch horror, but I love you banged in something realistic. I thought it was cheap for a second since it felt like only the late game showed this allegory but you can see all the signs since the beginning.

"It" makes you feel constantly inadequate, and always smaller than itself

"It" makes you like you're alone constantly and tries to get you off the hivemind warning you off "It" (the eyes hivemind might be the support in your life or your rational thoughts rejecting "It"? I actually couldn't tell. But then again it was overly mentioned MC had no one to go to :(....)

"it" putting thoughts of doubt in your head so you'd see reality in an imagined light of his image (Gaslighting and Love bombing blah blah blah all that good stuff)

"it" believing this is all an act of love in its delusion, that you need all of this

The last bit of the game where he lies there as crying sludge in a box as it declares its love for the player was very haunting! It very much mirrors how people act when their partners simply walk away. I almost felt pity for it until it declared hatred... 

(I don't believe "It" ever understood hatred and love. Like most toxic and abusive partners it was doing what it thought was right for its OWN selfish loneliness and "love")

The ending was SO great tho. When we walk into another kitty that looks similar to "It". You realize the main character finally healing enough to move into another relationship, not rejecting the idea of a connection in the end, and continues with his/her life. It was all very amazing to see.

I like the little tidbit that you can always go back to "It"... reminds me how some people will always walk back into the grasp of those who hurt..

ANYWAYS 10/10 

SHIT GOT ME CRYING

:P

Puedo jugar este juego porfis 😢😢😢😢

me encanta. Me gustaria que estuviera en español :3