There are a lot of interesting themes taking place in this game. While it speaks of someone with a really specific history stepping into the positioning of finding It in the alley, I think the feelings of loneliness and desperation can be applied to a lot of connections with form and lose with others. I got every ending (I think!)
I am unfortunately someone who would continue trying to take the cat home until I got absorbed I think. I just.. understand loneliness and having a desperate need to fill a vacancy not with self love and purpose but turning my affection outwards. I have three cats of my own, all rescues or adopted from rescues, so I really enjoyed the true ending. I just wish I could take It from the box and show it how to be real friends. True friends. What love is, and how to return it, and hopefully less of the pain that comes with that kind of connection.
I really like the message at the start of the story as well. I appreciate you, author. I hope you are doing well. Thank you for this experience.
Thank you so much for playing the game! I'm excited to watch your gameplay of it!
I can empathize with your point of view too! The idea that one might have to choose to save their self rather than someone else feels so horrible. It goes against one's own empathy too; the more we understand someone's pain, the more we want to help them! While I don't think it's something everyone can or should do themselves, I believe that kind of self-sacrifice does have its place as a course of action when the time is right and I admire the type of person willing to take that risk -- and I hope that if the time ever comes, I'd be able to do the same.
The times where someone should walk away from a toxic situation that could have had a good outcome, or are forced to walk away due to circumstance are utterly tragic. But I really think that if it didn't end in death, there's hope beyond that tragedy that can sometimes lead to enlightenment in the other person and spark the beginning of them changing, even if it's without the help of the one they hurt or pushed away. At least I'd hope so. We can only ever control our own will to change; we can't force it in others -- not even to save them.
Sorry for the long reply! This game kind of took over my life for nearly a year so I have a lot to say about it and its themes, haha! Thanks again for trying out my game, I'm glad you enjoyed it and its story. I'm doing well and I hope you are too!
Not into horror, but I happened to see this streamed on Twitch and I really enjoyed the art, the creativity in horror aspects, and especially the ending. It made me a little emotional, honestly.
I'm glad you liked it even if you're not into horror! I usually shy from horror myself out of fear, but sometimes something will draw me in and then I can't look away.
I like the choice of random cApiTAL letters to cause uneasiness in the viewer. You could also bring down the saturation on the green text just a little (not too much so it keeps the pop of color) to help it fit more with the background.
Do you plan on releasing more similar games with this style and/or plots? Visual novels with a good plot, deep story, beautiful graphics, and others that genuinely got my blood pumping are treasures. If you do make more games like this on itch.io PLEASE LET ME KNOWWW RAHHHHHHH
I hope to! I really enjoyed the process so I'm definitely hoping to make more visual novels or games in general. Next thing might not be horror or a visual novel, but I've grown to love both too much to not come back to them eventually!
oki thank you for responding! Also after the (last?) ending (the one with the new cat) the option to continue the game changes to '...' and after that, the last 4 endings (37,38,39,40) aren't there. Is that the end of the game or am I mistaking anything maybe im just pretty dumb :') Should I continue on with the game? (if that wasn't the ending that is)
ooo, a horror game including human/animal violence and death, abuse/abusive relationship(s), disturbing images and loud noises.. perfect to play at 2;23 AM so i can get traumatised just before i go to sleep!
it was AMAZING. Thank you for this masterpeice of a game. The last ending made me cry because it was so sweet how the player finally got had peace. The game was a mix of sweet and scary at the same time. 10/10 game. I wish i could find more like this
It depends on what you want to use the variables for -- like storing numbers and persistent data or music and images. Depending on what you want the variables to do, there's different ways to implement them in Ren'py.
I read forums and stuff to see if there were certain things I could do but I started with watching the videos in these playlists:
If i make a fan "DLC" of the game should i post the entire game or just put the rpy files in a zip and a folder with the custom image the fan dlc would use with a notepad instruction on installing it
Simply.
option 1: put it as a simple download (entire game)
option 2: put the rpy files in a zip, add the Image folder called "DLC" and have a notepad request to move it to your game folder and if it asks to replace anything hit "yes"
**Sorry this is so late! I wrote this days ago but then came back and saw that itch.io had saved my reply, but I hadn't actually pressed "Post reply"!
For most of the backgrounds, I found reference photos on Pexels.com and redrew them at bizarre angles. I heavily edited all of them in Medibang: blurred them out, added chromatic aberration, inverted colors, added overlays with saturated colors or noise for fuzzy effect, etc.
Very few games get emotions out of me. This was one of them. Very well written and it had me on the edge of my seat but somehow ended with me feeling hopeful about my real world decisions. This is a rare gem of a game.
That the story would make anyone feel something (especially hope), is always the thing that makes me the happiest to hear. Thank you so much for your kind words and thank you for playing my game.
The game code is something only a mother could love -- I had a lot of fun playing trial and error with Ren'py though! I was always so happy whenever I basically went "What if I tried doing this, now?" and it managed to work, haha!
Also thank you for the fanart! It was really cute and creepy!
Came here for a scare, now I'm cutting onions in my room. And by the way, I created this account just to comment here, the way the story unravels at the ending is way to relatable to not have so much of experience and life happening around oneself attached to it. I enjoyed it. Thank you. Nothing much more to say there
Okay I just now finished the game (I have 2 endings left but regardless "finished") and it actually made me cry,,, wtf,,, I was expecting like a shitty little VN that'll take maybe 15 minutes but instead I spent like a handful of hours playing a VERY well written & crafted game, I'm so genuinely shocked that this was made by one person bc of how intricate and finished it is. Very very good story </33,, 10/10 recommend, the whole time I was playing it I was actively going like "holy shit this is crazy", it's so creative & does such a good job of driving the point across it's INSANE
i usually don't write comments and stuff for games or anything at all, but this fucking game. man. just finished streaming it and the last endings made me cry so hard, which hasn't happened to me in such a long time, so i'm just blown away lol.
thank you for making this game! it's amazing, i look forward to any other projects you have in store!
OMG?? This game is absolutely phenomenal?? I went into this game expecting a short experience that I would forget about quickly. I was NOT ready for what happened. The ending completely caught me off guard (and even made me cry a little bit) !! AMAZING GAME!! I recommend 100% !
Just read over 32k words in under 24 hours... like seriously, finished this entire game ( WHILE READING OUTLOUD TO MY FRIENDS ) in 6 hours.. it was absolutely.. perfect.
Awesome game. I really enjoyed it. Game has good minimalistic art style with small animated parts that add life to it. Story is well written and can be quite deep. Some endings are terrifying (looking at you 10 and 27) and all of them are enjoyable. Nothing bad that i can say about it. But most importantly cat is sure cute :3.
I absolutely love this game! i have been playing it with my girlfriend and it has been a fun and engaging experience! I am yet to get all endings, but i had to leave a review. i never leave reviews on games and this one clearly deserves it. Amazing work Pixeliminal!! I love it!
LOVE the game so far I got about a little more then half way into the game and had a blast doing so. Keep it up! heres the long video if you wanna watch lmao
I found this in the yandere tag and downloaded it. I am happy that I did because this is one of the best VNS I have read. For a title like this, I found myself crying reading the last ending. Looking forward to your next project! :)
Istg i didn't expect this game to make me cry. It looks like just another creepy horror game and is, granted a creepy horror game but the overall story and theme make it a REALLY good metaphor for an abusive relationship. Near the end where it's looking at you after you've defeated it and says "i love you" only to switch up immediately after you tell it that you don't believe it hit hard. 10/10 would recommend this game
Great game! I loved the art style and story! Turning my love for cats against me was an evil thing to do xD I would've loved seeing more than one "true" or "good" ending with the adorable kitty, but I love stories that play with your heartstrings... It makes them more memorable. Great work, I hope you'll release another great story like this one!
Loving a creature you don't quite understand -- it's a reality and horror we cat lovers must contend with! Usually worth it, though :D Thank you for playing my game, I'm glad you liked it!
This game is cool.... (just finished it 3 minutes ago, i'm so emotionally drained, but it is really cool! it's just much more dark then i thought, hahaha--)
This game... oogh... this game was amazing. i was NOT expecting this from a free game i found randomly on itch. it had a lot of hard work into it, and some times i actually felt scared/fearful of the "cat". probably the ending that got my hairs to go up the most would probably be the mystery food ending, ooogh... okay, but back on track, i just finished the game, and my mind is blown. i almost cried when getting my final ending. this is soooo much more than just a silly little horror game with a cat. i thought the mc was very cool too, i was very suprised when i would get little tidbits of lore from getting certain amounts of endings (in a good way!). its actually kinda connects to me too, because i also am friends with a little stray black cat who ALSO has big yellow eyes (but i guess, that cat isn't an all consuming evil creature). theres plenty more i could say about this game, but im not really that good at ranting haha- really, i got more than i asked for from this game, in a good way. 8.5/10. really, really good. (this sounds so weird, im really just some random guy online who really liked a certain game.)
Thank you so much for your kind words! The mystery food ending was one of my favorites to write -- I kept thinking "How can I make this part put a pit in someone's stomach?" I'm glad that the game was able to feel scary for you, but also that you saw more beyond the horror. I really appreciate you giving my game a try. Thanks again!
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There are a lot of interesting themes taking place in this game. While it speaks of someone with a really specific history stepping into the positioning of finding It in the alley, I think the feelings of loneliness and desperation can be applied to a lot of connections with form and lose with others. I got every ending (I think!)
I am unfortunately someone who would continue trying to take the cat home until I got absorbed I think. I just.. understand loneliness and having a desperate need to fill a vacancy not with self love and purpose but turning my affection outwards. I have three cats of my own, all rescues or adopted from rescues, so I really enjoyed the true ending. I just wish I could take It from the box and show it how to be real friends. True friends. What love is, and how to return it, and hopefully less of the pain that comes with that kind of connection.I really like the message at the start of the story as well. I appreciate you, author. I hope you are doing well. Thank you for this experience.
Thank you so much for playing the game! I'm excited to watch your gameplay of it!
I can empathize with your point of view too! The idea that one might have to choose to save their self rather than someone else feels so horrible. It goes against one's own empathy too; the more we understand someone's pain, the more we want to help them! While I don't think it's something everyone can or should do themselves, I believe that kind of self-sacrifice does have its place as a course of action when the time is right and I admire the type of person willing to take that risk -- and I hope that if the time ever comes, I'd be able to do the same.
The times where someone should walk away from a toxic situation that could have had a good outcome, or are forced to walk away due to circumstance are utterly tragic. But I really think that if it didn't end in death, there's hope beyond that tragedy that can sometimes lead to enlightenment in the other person and spark the beginning of them changing, even if it's without the help of the one they hurt or pushed away. At least I'd hope so. We can only ever control our own will to change; we can't force it in others -- not even to save them.
Sorry for the long reply! This game kind of took over my life for nearly a year so I have a lot to say about it and its themes, haha! Thanks again for trying out my game, I'm glad you enjoyed it and its story. I'm doing well and I hope you are too!
It's in screens.rpy file and starts at line 710
I copied the code for the About page and then edited it and added code to make it change as the player got various endings
GAH It finally works
Awesome! I hope you're having fun with your mod!
This was such an exciting game to play and I love the ending!!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
Not into horror, but I happened to see this streamed on Twitch and I really enjoyed the art, the creativity in horror aspects, and especially the ending. It made me a little emotional, honestly.
Thank you very much!
I'm glad you liked it even if you're not into horror! I usually shy from horror myself out of fear, but sometimes something will draw me in and then I can't look away.
I made a banner for Do not take this cat home Third choice, i think i did good?
That looks good!
I like the choice of random cApiTAL letters to cause uneasiness in the viewer. You could also bring down the saturation on the green text just a little (not too much so it keeps the pop of color) to help it fit more with the background.
Do you plan on releasing more similar games with this style and/or plots? Visual novels with a good plot, deep story, beautiful graphics, and others that genuinely got my blood pumping are treasures. If you do make more games like this on itch.io PLEASE LET ME KNOWWW RAHHHHHHH
I hope to! I really enjoyed the process so I'm definitely hoping to make more visual novels or games in general. Next thing might not be horror or a visual novel, but I've grown to love both too much to not come back to them eventually!
oki thank you for responding! Also after the (last?) ending (the one with the new cat) the option to continue the game changes to '...' and after that, the last 4 endings (37,38,39,40) aren't there. Is that the end of the game or am I mistaking anything maybe im just pretty dumb :') Should I continue on with the game? (if that wasn't the ending that is)
You don't have to! It's just a way for people to replay parts of the game without having to start ALL the way over or losing their saves.
ooo, a horror game including human/animal violence and death, abuse/abusive relationship(s), disturbing images and loud noises.. perfect to play at 2;23 AM so i can get traumatised just before i go to sleep!
Maybe get a night light and emergency hot cocoa ready! I hope you enjoy the game!
it was AMAZING. Thank you for this masterpeice of a game. The last ending made me cry because it was so sweet how the player finally got had peace. The game was a mix of sweet and scary at the same time. 10/10 game. I wish i could find more like this
Thank you so much!
Ok i kinda found out how to add stuff, though im still having trouble adding variables
It depends on what you want to use the variables for -- like storing numbers and persistent data or music and images. Depending on what you want the variables to do, there's different ways to implement them in Ren'py.
I read forums and stuff to see if there were certain things I could do but I started with watching the videos in these playlists:
Visual Novel Design's "Ren'Py Essentials":
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMdFGlfdL57MSSForRZZBJtS-N9thXSA6&si=keI05hqF...
Zeil Learnings's "Visual Novel using Ren'Py":
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZCSNfSKux2hXoo46rbBIVzl-7pZFRQh&si=F4tSIpid...
Learning the basics makes it easier to see what the code in mine and others' Ren'Py games is trying to do. I hope that helps! Good luck!
If i make a fan "DLC" of the game should i post the entire game or just put the rpy files in a zip and a folder with the custom image the fan dlc would use with a notepad instruction on installing it
Simply.
option 1: put it as a simple download (entire game)
option 2: put the rpy files in a zip, add the Image folder called "DLC" and have a notepad request to move it to your game folder and if it asks to replace anything hit "yes"
I think option 2 would be best. Thank you for asking!
Curious how is the backgrounds made?
**Sorry this is so late! I wrote this days ago but then came back and saw that itch.io had saved my reply, but I hadn't actually pressed "Post reply"!
For most of the backgrounds, I found reference photos on Pexels.com and redrew them at bizarre angles. I heavily edited all of them in Medibang: blurred them out, added chromatic aberration, inverted colors, added overlays with saturated colors or noise for fuzzy effect, etc.
Very few games get emotions out of me. This was one of them. Very well written and it had me on the edge of my seat but somehow ended with me feeling hopeful about my real world decisions. This is a rare gem of a game.
I'm so very happy to hear that, you have no idea.
That the story would make anyone feel something (especially hope), is always the thing that makes me the happiest to hear. Thank you so much for your kind words and thank you for playing my game.
This game honestly scared the crap out of me. I mean, like covering my eyes and covering the screen scared. Amazing job <3
Thank you so much!
welp.... just found out how
and uhh.
ok im not sure if im able to with your spaghetti code lmao
XD Haha! Sorry to hear that!
The game code is something only a mother could love -- I had a lot of fun playing trial and error with Ren'py though! I was always so happy whenever I basically went "What if I tried doing this, now?" and it managed to work, haha!
Also thank you for the fanart! It was really cute and creepy!
Anyways Jokes Aside.
What should i use if i wanted to mod this as in add my own options to the game?
Just curious
also i made some fanart for fun
Can i explode the cat with 10 nuclear bombs? thank you
I loved the game! i played for 3 days, was a very good! My favorite part was [redacted]! So creepy!
Thank you so much!
Did anyone get a random file downloaded to their pc named "Persistent" ? When I open it, it's just gibberish but maybe it's a code?
That's the file Ren'py uses that helps the game remember your progress outside of manually saving.
I have never felt more discomforted, afraid, and scared simultaneously. 10/10 would recommend.
Haha! Glad to hear it! Thank you so much!
Came here for a scare, now I'm cutting onions in my room.
And by the way, I created this account just to comment here, the way the story unravels at the ending is way to relatable to not have so much of experience and life happening around oneself attached to it.
I enjoyed it. Thank you. Nothing much more to say there
I'm honored to hear that!
Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm glad the game and its story resonated with you and that you enjoyed it!
Okay I just now finished the game (I have 2 endings left but regardless "finished") and it actually made me cry,,, wtf,,, I was expecting like a shitty little VN that'll take maybe 15 minutes but instead I spent like a handful of hours playing a VERY well written & crafted game, I'm so genuinely shocked that this was made by one person bc of how intricate and finished it is. Very very good story </33,, 10/10 recommend, the whole time I was playing it I was actively going like "holy shit this is crazy", it's so creative & does such a good job of driving the point across it's INSANE
Your comment just made a my day! :D
I'm happy that the game managed to exceed your expectations, haha! Thank you so much for giving it a try!
didn't have other choice to take **IT** home? at final choice. i wanna see what going happend
i usually don't write comments and stuff for games or anything at all, but this fucking game. man. just finished streaming it and the last endings made me cry so hard, which hasn't happened to me in such a long time, so i'm just blown away lol.
thank you for making this game! it's amazing, i look forward to any other projects you have in store!
Is it mean if I'm happy to hear that it made you cry?
Honestly though, thank you so much for trying out the game! I'm really glad that you liked it and that its story resonated with you that much!
no, not mean at all lol! i would also be happy if someone cried bc of a thing i made (depending on if it was positive crying ofc)
and of course! i was immediately interested in it when i saw it under the yandere tag bc a yandere cat is an interesting concept!
OMG?? This game is absolutely phenomenal?? I went into this game expecting a short experience that I would forget about quickly. I was NOT ready for what happened. The ending completely caught me off guard (and even made me cry a little bit) !! AMAZING GAME!! I recommend 100% !
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that -- you made me tear up a little bit too!
this was such a good game. I usually don't like horror games on itch.io but this one was actually worth downloading
Thank you so much for giving the game a try! I'm glad you liked it!
Just read over 32k words in under 24 hours... like seriously, finished this entire game ( WHILE READING OUTLOUD TO MY FRIENDS ) in 6 hours.. it was absolutely.. perfect.
Thank you so much! I hope you and your friends had fun with the game and enjoyed its story!
Awesome game. I really enjoyed it. Game has good minimalistic art style with small animated parts that add life to it. Story is well written and can be quite deep. Some endings are terrifying (looking at you 10 and 27) and all of them are enjoyable. Nothing bad that i can say about it. But most importantly cat is sure cute :3.
Thank you for your kind words and for trying out the game! I'm glad you liked the game and its story and appreciated the art/animation!
I'm really glad people find the cat cute and memorable! I'm sure
itwould appreciate that too!I absolutely love this game! i have been playing it with my girlfriend and it has been a fun and engaging experience! I am yet to get all endings, but i had to leave a review. i never leave reviews on games and this one clearly deserves it. Amazing work Pixeliminal!! I love it!
Thank you so much! I hope you and your girlfriend enjoy the rest of the game and finding all the endings!
MANN I WISH I COULD PLAY IN BROWSER
I had a lot of fun watching you play! I hope you enjoy the rest of the game!
I found this in the yandere tag and downloaded it. I am happy that I did because this is one of the best VNS I have read. For a title like this, I found myself crying reading the last ending.
Looking forward to your next project! :)
Thank you so much! That's very kind of you to say. I'm happy that you enjoyed the game!
Spoilers:
Istg i didn't expect this game to make me cry. It looks like just another creepy horror game and is, granted a creepy horror game but the overall story and theme make it a REALLY good metaphor for an abusive relationship. Near the end where it's looking at you after you've defeated it and says "i love you" only to switch up immediately after you tell it that you don't believe it hit hard. 10/10 would recommend this game
I'm happy to hear that the story resonated with you! Thank you so much for playing to the end. I really appreciate you giving the game a try!
Great game! I loved the art style and story! Turning my love for cats against me was an evil thing to do xD
I would've loved seeing more than one "true" or "good" ending with the adorable kitty, but I love stories that play with your heartstrings... It makes them more memorable. Great work, I hope you'll release another great story like this one!
Loving a creature you don't quite understand -- it's a reality and horror we cat lovers must contend with! Usually worth it, though :D Thank you for playing my game, I'm glad you liked it!
This game is so cool, finished it minute ago
Thank you! I'm happy to hear you liked it!
This game is cool.... (just finished it 3 minutes ago, i'm so emotionally drained, but it is really cool! it's just much more dark then i thought, hahaha--)
Thank you for trying out my game! I'm glad you had fun with it!
You know, making a game where the monster is a small, adorable kitten this genuinely unnerving is a hell of a feat. Good job!
Thank you so much!
SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS WEE-OO-WEE-OO
This game... oogh... this game was amazing. i was NOT expecting this from a free game i found randomly on itch. it had a lot of hard work into it, and some times i actually felt scared/fearful of the "cat". probably the ending that got my hairs to go up the most would probably be the mystery food ending, ooogh... okay, but back on track, i just finished the game, and my mind is blown. i almost cried when getting my final ending. this is soooo much more than just a silly little horror game with a cat. i thought the mc was very cool too, i was very suprised when i would get little tidbits of lore from getting certain amounts of endings (in a good way!). its actually kinda connects to me too, because i also am friends with a little stray black cat who ALSO has big yellow eyes (but i guess, that cat isn't an all consuming evil creature). theres plenty more i could say about this game, but im not really that good at ranting haha- really, i got more than i asked for from this game, in a good way. 8.5/10. really, really good. (this sounds so weird, im really just some random guy online who really liked a certain game.)
Thank you so much for your kind words! The mystery food ending was one of my favorites to write -- I kept thinking "How can I make this part put a pit in someone's stomach?" I'm glad that the game was able to feel scary for you, but also that you saw more beyond the horror. I really appreciate you giving my game a try. Thanks again!
I enjoyed listening to you play! I hope you had fun with the rest of the game!
Found this by pure random but Slay The Princess is one of my favourite Steam games ever! This is just as good.
That is a big compliment! Thank you so much!
Can you add it to Android please?
they literally can't
good game
Thank you!
I TOOK THE CAT HOME...I'm still hiding ever since I made this video...send help
The cat is pretty hard to resist, huh? Good luck and stay safe!
这是我玩过的最好的视觉小说之一！^o^
(Google Translated) 谢谢你！我很高兴你喜欢这个游戏！