hi! so i have just gotten the true ending and really enjoyed the game! i just had this one question because i noticed i still missed ending 37, i wonder if i choose to play again with the cat, will all of my former progress be lost? 😥
As someone currently stuck in a position where it's either abuse or homelessness, this hits close to home. This is an amazing game, I devoured it in one session. Thank you
Hello! Is there an email or any other way I could contact you privately regarding a Hungarian translation for the game? If you're open to it, I'd be happy to contribute so more players can enjoy it!
Hi! I’d love to help with Russian localization for your project. I’m passionate about making content accessible to a wider audience and happy to translate, proofread, or test the game. I’d be excited to contribute and be part of the process!
This game is amazing, i never thought I would find something that was as fun and spoke to me like slay the princess did and this game did! I wish I had more to say but everything about this game is great! from the cute art to the haunting music to the gameplay! Amazing!! I can't wait to see what you make next!
Found this on a whim while trying to download a clicker game that wouldn't run on my PC, so I just went and played this instead. Glad I did that, I was pretty hooked. I did spoil myself on the main theme of the game as I decided to look at the comments before downloading it, but it didn't ruin the experience at all. It really took me through an experience of demoralization mixed in with fatigue, wrath, and the occasional bits of pride that refused to let me get in. Yet at the end of it all, despite the MC's abuser literally being something other than subhuman, I still kind of hope that eventually *it* does become a good kitty. That *it* learns to love and that the next person that comes across *it* will be happy. In *it* I see something that I see inside of both myself and the MC. Loneliness. The inability to truly connect with someone, and yeah, it hurts to see someone go through that. At the same time, no one should have to suffer just because you're sadistic and lonely. Sucks to suck stupid cat :P
I also do appreciate the message that some people's love is meaningless. So what if an abuser loves you? So what if they care for you and depend on you? They can love you all they want but if they aren't capable of doing that without intentionally hurting you, they don't deserve you. You don't owe anyone anything just because they like you.
If I had any critiques of the game, I'd say:
1. It's a tad bit too long. 40 endings? Yeesh. I get that I don't have to do all of them to reach the good ending, and I didn't because in true bad bitch fashion, once I got the good ending and left that hoe, It, I committed and didn't go for other endings. Like, I suppose it does make for a good overall interactive experience for the point of what it's trying to do, which is put you in the shoes of someone in an abusive relationship, that being said, going back and getting those endings to reach that point felt a tad bit tedious.
2. Perhaps it does lean a bit into negative stereotypes about cats. The idea that they don't really care about us. They just want food and shelter. That's not true though, some of the most motherly, kindest animals I've been around are cats. The game maker would probably agree with me, I mean the game literally ends with the MC adopting a new cat that's actually in need, but it was something I was thinking about while playing the game. It makes me wonder if the themes would've worked better if we were lured in with a puppy instead of a cat, since dogs are generally seen as more loyal and protective.
All that being said, honestly, when taking everything into account, my criticisms are really nitpicks on an overall great VN. 9/10 < ( : * 3 ) <
Oh wow, thank you so much for your in-depth comment! :D
I'm really glad you tried out the game and ended up enjoying it. The hope of IT growing and eventually finding happiness is a sweet one. Sometimes that hope is really all we can offer until someone decides to change for the better. It meant a lot to me that the idea of love being meaningless in an abusive relationship came through in the story and I'm glad it resonated with you too.
If I ever do a story like this again though, I'll have to go easy on the endings so the message isn't buried or lost X'D
I definitely agree with you about negative stereotypes forced onto cats. I did worry that especially I was reinforcing them for black cats that are often seen as unlucky. So it was really important to me that the kitten in the end looked similar to IT. Not just for the themes of personal healing after bad relationships, but because I wanted a black cat for a happy ending :')
Back here after a year or more. That game is actually the best thing I ever played. Graphics is so pretty, even scary moments looks absolutely stunning. Amount of endings is crazy, I'm very glad I did it all. The true endng act shocked me, ngl..
Jumpscares? Actually scary. It's always different and you never know when it will appear. I still have trauma from "Dog person" ending🎉
Soundtrack..Oh gosh, I love it. I have almost the whole OST in my music library, it's so nice to listen, it fits the vibes. I never regretted playing it, but I hope there will be an android port sometime..
I won't spoil much from the game but I've watched gameplays of it, and plan to play all of it myself, but this game crushed me in the best way possible. It's not a horror game relying on cheap jumpscares, it deeply messes with your feelings, especially for someone who has had a similar experience with cold and distant parents and toxic friendships and/or romantic relationships. A good horror game is something you CAN'T get used to, and this is definitely a perfect example of that. Severely underrated, please add it to your horror game list!
9/10, it is an amazing and very interesting game. My only con which intertwines itself into a pro is the fact it acts like a traditional "oh my god spooky scary thing ahhh" horror movie or game. But the way it does it so well is the fact it weves psychological horror and deeper meaning into it. Each ending feels like if two friends were together, stoned asf and were writing the game but after finishing it, it truley feels like a complicated, interesting story. Even though the main character is YOU it feels like their own seperate character aswell with their own emotions and feelings and life. I love how they took a simple game program, renpy, and turned it into something so interesting and fun (and also terrifying the dog park ending HAUNTS ME-)
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked the game and I can't wait to tell my family that I have a "Stoner Pals" writing style XD
I'm happy you were able to find something meaningful in the story and that the MC resonated with you despite being their own separate character. It was a lot of fun and I hope to be able to work with Ren'Py again soon!
(I gave myself the creeps working on the dog park ending XD)
It was originally supposed to be a short game with 5 or so endings to familiarize myself with Ren'Py, but then the ideas kept increasing until it became this XD
Holy shit finished this game but goddamn i did not expect much of a masterpiece to come out of it!! Havent seen anyone discuss this but spoilers!! this was an absolutely amazing psychology horror and i did not expect it be a metaphor for abusive relationships, so well written that it can stand both ways. I will def be on the lookout for any games you release because this was just so beautifully done and so well told. Love love love the game!!
omg i just stumbled across this masterpiece of a game , i think i left a comment here a while ago on an old account , but i just wanted to say how much i love this game !!! it was one of the first VNs ive ever played and its what has lead to me playing more and more VNs!!! awsome game!1
i might be a lil late but depending on what you mean there are two options:
1: to make a save file in game just click on the save button at the bottom and pick a file
2: to play the game again after beating it click the "..." option on the main menu and the cat will ask to play again and you have to select yes all 3 (i think) times
You'll have to delete the two Persistent folders (one the game folder and one in the computer system folder). If you only delete one or only the save files it won't work:
If you want to play again with a full reset, you'll have to delete ALL save/persistent data from TWO game files:
-- one in the folder where you installed the game
Delete ALL save/persistent data in the save folder
-- AND one in these platform-specific locations on your computer:
Windows: %APPDATA%\RenPy
Macintosh: $HOME/Library/RenPy
Linux: $HOME/.renpy
Look for the 'DoNOTTakeThisCatHome' folder and delete ALL save/persistent data in it
how to play don't take this cat home firstly a cat that basically disturbing cat by hurting or spare the mouse it's killing fiercly with her claws that doesen't want it to disturb no one it's own claws on the box side or the edge's since the cat killed and spared or killing it's good voilence's good sensitive earing stalking it's goodians that don't go crazy with the trust could the game do not take this cat home because it kill's you by your disturb saying for a reason it's not a good a horror game some time's a cat with killing violence die or killing all the time in that game it's dangerous no trouble's with the cat no reasoning the cat because it's dead for a real time no running yeah we need to the door is also locked no cat in the chair it's scratche's and killin for a 3.pm it's never killed the guy he has no violence's cuz the knife where the table at 9.pm it's never killed guy's on the whole time it's never been like that so no trust :game could: do not take this cat home: game :mode horror :violence sound chin the cat doll chomp! never trust :game could don't take this cat home:(
This is not a gameplay video, but instead just a funny story I have about having Literal Nightmares while editing the footage of this game, just wanted to share the story with the creator and the community ^-^
ACUTALLY ONE OF THE FIRST GAMES ON HERE TO MAKE ME ALMOST CRY. I swear, my tears were about to fall. that ending was great and i cant wait for other games u make (if u plan on making more). I LOVED THIS, i partly feel bad for killing IT which what hurt the most. this game differently makes me think
1: The game is fully complete :D Any updates are just to fix any issues that might pop up or to add translations for other languages if I can!
2: I'm working on a project right now but it's definitely going to take a while since I'm a solo dev + full time worker TTwTT
3: The cat's gender is meant to be however the player sees fit, just like with the Player character in the game. Some people of other languages have defaulted to male since they lack gender-neutral pronouns, but anything's fine :D
4: I made the OST using Beepbox. It was my first time making soundtrack music, but it was a lot of fun!
5 / 6: I drew nearly everything myself with help from references. The backgrounds I didn't draw myself were photos on Pexels.com that I edited using Medibang
7a: The player character? Can be anything the player wants :D
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...I took the cat home...
hi! so i have just gotten the true ending and really enjoyed the game! i just had this one question because i noticed i still missed ending 37, i wonder if i choose to play again with the cat, will all of my former progress be lost? 😥
I love cats and this game.
um... no 'load' button?
cool gam
As someone currently stuck in a position where it's either abuse or homelessness, this hits close to home. This is an amazing game, I devoured it in one session. Thank you
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"This game is not suitable for children or the easily disturbed." then you KNOW it's gonna be good
Hello! Is there an email or any other way I could contact you privately regarding a Hungarian translation for the game? If you're open to it, I'd be happy to contribute so more players can enjoy it!
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I forgot if I shared Part 1 here
The NOPE Part, covered my eyes :D
I kinda like your ark style tbh keep it up buddy :D
Hi! I’d love to help with Russian localization for your project. I’m passionate about making content accessible to a wider audience and happy to translate, proofread, or test the game. I’d be excited to contribute and be part of the process!
This game is amazing, i never thought I would find something that was as fun and spoke to me like slay the princess did and this game did! I wish I had more to say but everything about this game is great! from the cute art to the haunting music to the gameplay! Amazing!! I can't wait to see what you make next!
MAJOR SPOILERS:
Found this on a whim while trying to download a clicker game that wouldn't run on my PC, so I just went and played this instead. Glad I did that, I was pretty hooked. I did spoil myself on the main theme of the game as I decided to look at the comments before downloading it, but it didn't ruin the experience at all. It really took me through an experience of demoralization mixed in with fatigue, wrath, and the occasional bits of pride that refused to let me get in. Yet at the end of it all, despite the MC's abuser literally being something other than subhuman, I still kind of hope that eventually *it* does become a good kitty. That *it* learns to love and that the next person that comes across *it* will be happy. In *it* I see something that I see inside of both myself and the MC. Loneliness. The inability to truly connect with someone, and yeah, it hurts to see someone go through that. At the same time, no one should have to suffer just because you're sadistic and lonely. Sucks to suck stupid cat :P
I also do appreciate the message that some people's love is meaningless. So what if an abuser loves you? So what if they care for you and depend on you? They can love you all they want but if they aren't capable of doing that without intentionally hurting you, they don't deserve you. You don't owe anyone anything just because they like you.
If I had any critiques of the game, I'd say:
1. It's a tad bit too long. 40 endings? Yeesh. I get that I don't have to do all of them to reach the good ending, and I didn't because in true bad bitch fashion, once I got the good ending and left that hoe, It, I committed and didn't go for other endings. Like, I suppose it does make for a good overall interactive experience for the point of what it's trying to do, which is put you in the shoes of someone in an abusive relationship, that being said, going back and getting those endings to reach that point felt a tad bit tedious.
2. Perhaps it does lean a bit into negative stereotypes about cats. The idea that they don't really care about us. They just want food and shelter. That's not true though, some of the most motherly, kindest animals I've been around are cats. The game maker would probably agree with me, I mean the game literally ends with the MC adopting a new cat that's actually in need, but it was something I was thinking about while playing the game. It makes me wonder if the themes would've worked better if we were lured in with a puppy instead of a cat, since dogs are generally seen as more loyal and protective.
All that being said, honestly, when taking everything into account, my criticisms are really nitpicks on an overall great VN. 9/10 < ( : * 3 ) <
Oh wow, thank you so much for your in-depth comment! :D
I'm really glad you tried out the game and ended up enjoying it. The hope of IT growing and eventually finding happiness is a sweet one. Sometimes that hope is really all we can offer until someone decides to change for the better. It meant a lot to me that the idea of love being meaningless in an abusive relationship came through in the story and I'm glad it resonated with you too.
If I ever do a story like this again though, I'll have to go easy on the endings so the message isn't buried or lost X'D
I definitely agree with you about negative stereotypes forced onto cats. I did worry that especially I was reinforcing them for black cats that are often seen as unlucky. So it was really important to me that the kitten in the end looked similar to IT. Not just for the themes of personal healing after bad relationships, but because I wanted a black cat for a happy ending :')
Thank you so much for playing!
this is the second game that actually works on this forsaken device
Phew! Thank goodness :D Hopefully everything runs smoothly!
SPOILERS?
I really didnt expect this game to be about domestic abuse from an eldritch being, i just thought the cat was going to be evil
Same omg. So many endings tho.
I'm glad the story managed to surprise you XD Thank you for playing!
Back here after a year or more. That game is actually the best thing I ever played. Graphics is so pretty, even scary moments looks absolutely stunning. Amount of endings is crazy, I'm very glad I did it all. The true endng act shocked me, ngl..
Jumpscares? Actually scary. It's always different and you never know when it will appear. I still have trauma from "Dog person" ending🎉
Soundtrack..Oh gosh, I love it. I have almost the whole OST in my music library, it's so nice to listen, it fits the vibes. I never regretted playing it, but I hope there will be an android port sometime..
Welcome back to the game! :D
Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you still enjoy the story and I apologize for any lingering trauma XD
I can't play 😱😫😭😭😭
Are you having problems with downloading?
10/10
I won't spoil much from the game but I've watched gameplays of it, and plan to play all of it myself, but this game crushed me in the best way possible. It's not a horror game relying on cheap jumpscares, it deeply messes with your feelings, especially for someone who has had a similar experience with cold and distant parents and toxic friendships and/or romantic relationships. A good horror game is something you CAN'T get used to, and this is definitely a perfect example of that. Severely underrated, please add it to your horror game list!
Thank you so much for playing! :'D
9/10, it is an amazing and very interesting game. My only con which intertwines itself into a pro is the fact it acts like a traditional "oh my god spooky scary thing ahhh" horror movie or game. But the way it does it so well is the fact it weves psychological horror and deeper meaning into it. Each ending feels like if two friends were together, stoned asf and were writing the game but after finishing it, it truley feels like a complicated, interesting story. Even though the main character is YOU it feels like their own seperate character aswell with their own emotions and feelings and life. I love how they took a simple game program, renpy, and turned it into something so interesting and fun (and also terrifying the dog park ending HAUNTS ME-)
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked the game and I can't wait to tell my family that I have a "Stoner Pals" writing style XD
I'm happy you were able to find something meaningful in the story and that the MC resonated with you despite being their own separate character. It was a lot of fun and I hope to be able to work with Ren'Py again soon!
(I gave myself the creeps working on the dog park ending XD)
i took the cat home :3c
OwO
I don't know how you thought of so many ending
It was originally supposed to be a short game with 5 or so endings to familiarize myself with Ren'Py, but then the ideas kept increasing until it became this XD
Gente... Que jogo bom amigos PELA AMKDE DEUS VIROU MEU FAVORITO 😿😿😿😿😿
Translated with Google:
Obrigado por jogar! Fico feliz que tenha gostado do jogo! :'D
This game is genuinely underrated. one of the best games i've played in a while.
Thank you so much! :'D
Holy shit finished this game but goddamn i did not expect much of a masterpiece to come out of it!! Havent seen anyone discuss this but spoilers!! this was an absolutely amazing psychology horror and i did not expect it be a metaphor for abusive relationships, so well written that it can stand both ways. I will def be on the lookout for any games you release because this was just so beautifully done and so well told. Love love love the game!!
Thank you so much for playing and for your kind words :D I'm happy you enjoyed the game and its story!
omg i just stumbled across this masterpiece of a game , i think i left a comment here a while ago on an old account , but i just wanted to say how much i love this game !!! it was one of the first VNs ive ever played and its what has lead to me playing more and more VNs!!! awsome game!1
I'm so glad to hear that! I hope you're enjoying a lot of good VNs :D Thank you so much for playing!
What the heck.
I like happy endings???
I'm glad you do! :D
Oh maybe I'll or you'll redesign this guy (NOT MY OC) in this game's style.
how to download on Linux
Sorry for the late reply! I believe it should be the pc zip file you download, but I don't have Linux to check myself
okay good to know
how can i create a new save
i messed up the first thing i wanna look back
i deleted the whole game and reinstalled it did not work
i tried the method given too
i might be a lil late but depending on what you mean there are two options:
1: to make a save file in game just click on the save button at the bottom and pick a file
2: to play the game again after beating it click the "..." option on the main menu and the cat will ask to play again and you have to select yes all 3 (i think) times
You'll have to delete the two Persistent folders (one the game folder and one in the computer system folder). If you only delete one or only the save files it won't work:
If you want to play again with a full reset, you'll have to delete ALL save/persistent data from TWO game files:
-- one in the folder where you installed the game
-- AND one in these platform-specific locations on your computer:
Look for the 'DoNOTTakeThisCatHome' folder and delete ALL save/persistent data in it
amazing game
Thank you so much! :D
how to play don't take this cat home firstly a cat that basically disturbing cat by hurting or spare the mouse it's killing fiercly with her claws that doesen't want it to disturb no one it's own claws on the box side or the edge's since the cat killed and spared or killing it's good voilence's good sensitive earing stalking it's goodians that don't go crazy with the trust could the game do not take this cat home because it kill's you by your disturb saying for a reason it's not a good a horror game some time's a cat with killing violence die or killing all the time in that game it's dangerous no trouble's with the cat no reasoning the cat because it's dead for a real time no running yeah we need to the door is also locked no cat in the chair it's scratche's and killin for a 3.pm it's never killed the guy he has no violence's cuz the knife where the table at 9.pm it's never killed guy's on the whole time it's never been like that so no trust :game could: do not take this cat home: game :mode horror :violence sound chin the cat doll chomp! never trust :game could don't take this cat home:(
Had a stroke trying to read this. Thanks
same ;-;
This is not a gameplay video, but instead just a funny story I have about having Literal Nightmares while editing the footage of this game, just wanted to share the story with the creator and the community ^-^
Oh no! I'm sorry it gave you nightmares XD Thanks for the story, I really appreciate the effort you put into your video!
I enjoyed the game! While I was recording my gameplay, I didn't realize I was recording for nearly an hour lol. This game can hypnotize someone lol.
Thank you so much for trying out the game! I hope you enjoyed it :D
ACUTALLY ONE OF THE FIRST GAMES ON HERE TO MAKE ME ALMOST CRY. I swear, my tears were about to fall. that ending was great and i cant wait for other games u make (if u plan on making more). I LOVED THIS, i partly feel bad for killing IT which what hurt the most. this game differently makes me think
Thank you so much for playing! I'm glad you liked the ending :'D
top (whatever number) questions i have:
1: is there going to be any update of DNTTCH
2: what other games do you plan on making?
3: what gender is the cat (i know its an IT but i need like a proper pronoun)
4:what music was created by?
5:how do you make these images?
6:where some of the background images real places?
FINAL QUESTION... the most unanswered one ive been trying to think of SINCE 5 MONTHS
...
...
what GENDER are you?
Sorry for the late reply!
1: The game is fully complete :D Any updates are just to fix any issues that might pop up or to add translations for other languages if I can!
2: I'm working on a project right now but it's definitely going to take a while since I'm a solo dev + full time worker TTwTT
3: The cat's gender is meant to be however the player sees fit, just like with the Player character in the game. Some people of other languages have defaulted to male since they lack gender-neutral pronouns, but anything's fine :D
4: I made the OST using Beepbox. It was my first time making soundtrack music, but it was a lot of fun!
5 / 6: I drew nearly everything myself with help from references. The backgrounds I didn't draw myself were photos on Pexels.com that I edited using Medibang
7a: The player character? Can be anything the player wants :D
7b: Me? OwO..
i need tro know what gender you are becuase ive been wondering.. FOR 7 MONTHS I NEED THE ANSWER... THE ANSWER WILL COMPLETE MY QUESTIONALITY..
Thank you so much for trying out the game! :D I hope you enjoyed it!
Hello Pixeliminal. We send you an email regarding the Italian localization. :)