Ahh, this game made me cry so much. The final ending hit really close to home for me, but not in a bad way! In fact I think it healed me just a bit :') This was a terrifying and interesting game to play, I had a lot of fun getting all the endings <3 Thank you for creating such a wonderful game.
I cant play it help it says 'this computer is using software rendering its graphics drivers may be out of date or not operating correctly." when i try to run it everytime
Who knew this would become a weekly series lol Fantastic game highly recommend to all! I don't want to spoil anything but the new cinema ending really got to me so so creepy!
I'm not able to hire a translator at the moment, so it wouldn't be fair of me to ask officially. But if you really want to, then I wouldn't mind at all! It'd be nice to see other people react to the game and story!
Thank you very much for your response! I understand completely. I'm doing the translation purely out of personal interest and passion for the game. I would love to help more people enjoy your game and its story as much as I have.
woohoo! I finished the game in over 2 hours and oh my gosh... I was absolutely blown away by how detailed this game is! And the fact that it's free too... you've done an absolutely amazing job!!!!!
-SPOILERS-
the entire i was playing, I was trying to look for symbolism or reasons for what IT is, and after playing through all the endings, here is my take on the game:
the MC is portrayed throughout the game as lonely, riddled with social anxiety, and maybe even depressed. they're insecure and often down in the dumps, things only changing when they hear someonesomething call out to them, IT.
IT is a mystery. IT says they love us, yet we die over 30 times in different ways linked back to IT. sure, there are some endings where they show 'kindness' to us, such as the dog park ending where IT warns us to leave, and if we don't, we end up dying. but IT is in control of the universe and thus it wasn't the dog who killed us, it was IT. despite that, IT is also kind as times. in one of the endings, the MC talks to IT about how lonely they feel, and IT comforts them. ofc the MC ends up sleeping next to them forever, but it's one of the more wholesome endings.
i believe that IT symbolizes an abuser, while the MC is the victim. just how MC felt a 'calling' to IT, in real life, abusers will often seek out 'prey' in order to fulfill their sick and twisted fantasies. and once they entrap the MC in a relationship with them, they won't let go. sure, at times they can seem 'cute' or 'innocent-looking' or even 'kind' in order to entice their victim to stay, but it will always end in the victim being harmed one way or another, just like how the MC is in most of the endings.
when MC finally 'kills' IT, only for IT to come back, i believe it represents how a victim may try to forget about their experiences, go to therapy, etc, but they will always live with the trauma they went through.
thus, they can either drown in their trauma and misery (just like in the 'join IT ending') alongside their abuser's other victims, or they can fight for a better future where they don't think about what's happened to them all the time.
hence, in the true ending, MC says that they rarely think about IT or the things they've gone through anymore. and at the end, it's shown that they've even taken in a little black kitten that looks incredibly similar to IT, though not completely the same (scar on its right eye, green eyes). i believe this represents how MC has finally accepted their trauma, and is willing to take risks again and open up to other people (or animals).
also, when MC questions IT about what they mean by 'daydreaming', i believe that represents either how victims daydream about what they could've done differently to prevent what happened to them, or how some victims, in order to cope with their trauma, reimagine the abuse happening to them again and again. for example, some SA survivors imagine themselves having a relationship with their assaulter in order to feel like they have some control, and if they're in a relationship with this person, then surely what happened to them isn't so bad.
but of course, this is all my speculation! i'd love to hear the creator's thoughts on my comment and what their actual intentions were, but once again, brilliant job! one of the best games i've played on itch.io for sure <3
I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on the game's story and meaning, and they're pretty spot on! I don't remember seeing anyone else make the connection of the significance of MC taking in a kitten that looks similar to IT -- and how it shows that they're at a point where they're willing to take the risk to open up to new relationships.
The daydreaming was also pretty much what I had mind: The MC had been trying to imagine ways in which their encounter with IT could've turned out better. Better if they'd left IT alone, or better if they'd done something different when taking IT home -- anything at all to make the situation they'd found their self in better. But of course IT wasn't willing to let go of them so easily.
Thank you so much for your thoughts and for playing the game!
THIS GAME IS SO GOOD! my toxic trait is i finished it in 4 hours and would still take i t the cat home, don't really see how its different from a normal cat tbh
I have a question? is the protagonist Male Or Female, What are their hobbies, I could use this Info For my fan fictions! and btw I'm giving these ideas for you! So maybe you could use this! But anyway! Back to questions what are their favorite color, singer, food?
Neat story idea! The MC is meant to be mostly a blank slate for the reader to slip in so I made sure there weren't that many personal details about them, not even a gender -- just that they were a socially anxious, depressed and lonely introvert.
Remember that old fan fiction? Well I made a part 2! If you need to remeber btw you basically save the cat from evil corruption and there are a ton of evil "other worldly Beasts" out there here it is- MC:*You wake up in the alley With the cats Laying on you, Ever since you've adopted it it's always been pretty weird, And the kitten with green eyes isn't named yet* *you decide to go out to your home, besides why are you here?* MC:Come on Cats! your legs won't move themselves! *chuckles him/herself* *They move with a purr* *They walk across the dog park* MC:Ugh You know? I don't really like dogs anymore.. I feel like. They're brain dead Animals eh? But we should get goin-... *A weird dog with the same corruption and fierce yellow glowing eyes Stares in the distance* MC:RUN! ugh I wish IT could still talk I shouldn't have saved It... *Thinks* No! I shouldn't think that it was just a poor cat.. *At the hotel* Safety? The End?
this game was incredible, I spent all my sunday on it and it was pretty scary despite the pretty cute art style. I swear I started getting genuinely scared of the cat's appearance xD. It was overall a great game (even if some deaths/descriptions felt a bit repetitive). Definitely would recommend it (to people who are looking to have a great time and an existential crisis).
If you want to play again with a full reset, you'll have to delete ALL save/persistent data from TWO files -- one in the folder where you installed the game AND one in these platform-specific locations on your computer:
Was not expecting this game to actually scare me. I don't play a lot of visual novel games but this is super intriguing. How come a cute cat can become so terrifying? Good job on the writing.
The catastrophic events you have just witnessed are, in all likelihood, less severe than the destruction that would actually occur in the event of a full nuclear strike against the United States.
It is hoped that the images of this film will inspire the nations of this earth, their peoples and leaders, to find the means to avert the fateful day.
There might be something wrong with me, I still wanted to take the cat home at the very very end, even if it wasn't cat like anymore and near the end where it was about to stop chasing you. The meows :( broke my itty bitty heart. I somehow managed to get all the endings without looking at the guide, my last one before THE LAST task was the one where you turn back to the cat after saying you were going to leave it, and just trauma dump on the baby. Also when you ate the chocolate after committing the deed, was hilarious. For completionism, I may have chosen to kick, kill and eat the dog. MY BAD lol! I found the dog ending funny and the guy that kept sitting in front of you at the movie theater, my brother said there should have been an option to spite him by pulling out a really tall hat from no where and sitting in front of him instead. This is most definitely the longest comment I have ever made for a game, you clearly spent a lot of time on this game and it shows with how well its written. The game was perfect and thank you for making it. :)
I'm glad the story resonated with you so deeply and enjoyed the little moments of humor in it as well as the horror. Choosing to sit in front of the stranger in the theater would've been it's own kind of terror, just thinking about the staring the whole time !*shudder* I like reading long comments, so I appreciate it!
Also, fun fact! The OST playing while the MC is trauma dumping on the cat is called 'fickle confidant'
(spoilers) im using a translator) i'll be honest, i don't like games with horror and jumpscare that much, especially if it's extreme, i was searching for a specific type of visual novel game and then this one came up, i didn't read the synopsis, i just downloaded the game, at first i realized it wasn't what i thought it was (because, duh i didn't read the synopsis so i thought it was another type of game) but i ignored it and kept playing, bro you have no idea, I was scared, I was anxious, it was very good, the story makes you curious, afraid, angry, hopeful, you identify with the mc,when the voices first appeared, my interpretation was that the cat was actually meant to represent a human being who was a negative person in someone's life, so the person saw the cat as a representation of that, but that wasn't the case haha, even with the jumpscares etc it didnt made me want to stop playing, in fact i wasn't bothered by it after i keep playing, I've already recommended this game to 3 friends, although I'm not fluent in English I just had to look up some words on google, but it did not interfere in any way, as I mentioned before "confusing the type of game" that was the best mistake I made, it was the best experience I've ever had, thank you very much!
I'm glad you enjoyed the game even though you don't like horror! The genre has always been tough for me too, so it was surprising to me that the first game I wanted to make was a psychological horror. I'm happy that the story and MC connected with you too. Thank you for the recommendations and for playing my game!
Okay, I'll be honest, I haven't played this game because I don't know English (I'm using Google Translate) I don't have a functional computer and I don't have money :(
But I have seen all the gameplays, images, I have read some pages that talk about the game and I read the comments on this page from time to time. And I can only say that I am obsessed with this game, it makes me very angry that it is not known at all, it seems that it has no fandom, I have thought about making a video for yt about the game but I don't know how to edit very well XD
A curious story is that I found out about the game through a YouTuber who made some videos about the game, he left it halfway and didn't make any more videos about the game, so because I found the plot interesting and I adore evil cats I decided I started researching more about him and I don't regret it.
I love IT, I don't understand why, it's just that he seems so cute and huggable, he reminds me of my cat :3
When I have a computer and money I will buy this game and play it.
And well, I hope you make more games and that things go well in your life.
That's so cool that you found about the game in that way since I'd always assumed at first that only people looking itch.io would ever find it. Word travels fast that way, huh?
Like Kaori said, the game is free, so you don't have to worry about paying for it! I hope you enjoy it playing on your own!
I appreciate the well wishes and hope things are going well in your life too!
got some more cool endings to this game! Cant wait until i complete the entire thing! Thank you for creating this game and i cant wait to see what you do next!
I've played through the game and achieved all 40 ending in over 8 hours, and I went through an emotional rollercoaster with the adorable cat on a thrilling note. I even cried a little before doing the last few endings since I was very attached to it. Overall, I'd give this a 5-star rating.
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VERY GOOD 10/10, I really feel bad for the cat, it was REALLY a part of us
Thank you so much!
Ahh, this game made me cry so much. The final ending hit really close to home for me, but not in a bad way! In fact I think it healed me just a bit :') This was a terrifying and interesting game to play, I had a lot of fun getting all the endings <3 Thank you for creating such a wonderful game.
Thank you very much! I'm always happy to hear that the game and its story resonates with people in a positive way!
Your reaction gameplays are always fun to watch! I'm glad you're enjoying the game so far!
Thanks for making an incredible game!
I cant play it help it says 'this computer is using software rendering its graphics drivers may be out of date or not operating correctly." when i try to run it everytime
You might have to update your computer's video or graphics driver. Hope that helps!
This is from far the best game I've ever played on this plataform
10/10!!!
Thank you so much! That's very kind of you to say!
tbh chilling with "IT" would be such a vibe
it would not take long for you to be Taken
LINUX RUN HOW-TO
For Linux Mint/any "flavor" of Ubuntu
Firstly, download and extract game (duh) to downloads folder
Secondly, open terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T)
Now type in "cd ~/Downloads/DoNOTTakeThisCatHome-1.0-pc" (without the quotes.)
Then type "chmod +x DoNOTTakeThisCatHome.sh" (This makes the shell file executable.)
Finally, to execute, type "./DoNOTTakeThisCatHome.sh" ( you may also type "./DoNOT" and press tab.)
Reply if there is any trouble!
I appreciate you posting this! Thank you!
yw :)
great game but why are the TW as long as a shopping list?
played game, understand why now.
this CHOMPing thing is getting a bit annoying..
The persist thing was a bit cheesy but this is a very good game 👍
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
bro answered his own question lol
I need this to be available for Android aaaaaaa!
I really enjoyed your game! It’s both cute and scary, which I loved.
Could I have your permission to translate the game into Korean? I think many Korean players would enjoy it as much as I did.
Thank you for creating this amazing game!
I'm not able to hire a translator at the moment, so it wouldn't be fair of me to ask officially. But if you really want to, then I wouldn't mind at all! It'd be nice to see other people react to the game and story!
And thank you very much for playing!
Thank you very much for your response! I understand completely. I'm doing the translation purely out of personal interest and passion for the game. I would love to help more people enjoy your game and its story as much as I have.
Thanks again!
woohoo! I finished the game in over 2 hours and oh my gosh... I was absolutely blown away by how detailed this game is! And the fact that it's free too... you've done an absolutely amazing job!!!!!
-SPOILERS-
the entire i was playing, I was trying to look for symbolism or reasons for what IT is, and after playing through all the endings, here is my take on the game:
the MC is portrayed throughout the game as lonely, riddled with social anxiety, and maybe even depressed. they're insecure and often down in the dumps, things only changing when they hear
someonesomething call out to them, IT.IT is a mystery. IT says they love us, yet we die over 30 times in different ways linked back to IT. sure, there are some endings where they show 'kindness' to us, such as the dog park ending where IT warns us to leave, and if we don't, we end up dying. but IT is in control of the universe and thus it wasn't the dog who killed us, it was IT. despite that, IT is also kind as times. in one of the endings, the MC talks to IT about how lonely they feel, and IT comforts them. ofc the MC ends up sleeping next to them forever, but it's one of the more wholesome endings.
i believe that IT symbolizes an abuser, while the MC is the victim. just how MC felt a 'calling' to IT, in real life, abusers will often seek out 'prey' in order to fulfill their sick and twisted fantasies. and once they entrap the MC in a relationship with them, they won't let go. sure, at times they can seem 'cute' or 'innocent-looking' or even 'kind' in order to entice their victim to stay, but it will always end in the victim being harmed one way or another, just like how the MC is in most of the endings.
when MC finally 'kills' IT, only for IT to come back, i believe it represents how a victim may try to forget about their experiences, go to therapy, etc, but they will always live with the trauma they went through.
thus, they can either drown in their trauma and misery (just like in the 'join IT ending') alongside their abuser's other victims, or they can fight for a better future where they don't think about what's happened to them all the time.
hence, in the true ending, MC says that they rarely think about IT or the things they've gone through anymore. and at the end, it's shown that they've even taken in a little black kitten that looks incredibly similar to IT, though not completely the same (scar on its right eye, green eyes). i believe this represents how MC has finally accepted their trauma, and is willing to take risks again and open up to other people (or animals).
also, when MC questions IT about what they mean by 'daydreaming', i believe that represents either how victims daydream about what they could've done differently to prevent what happened to them, or how some victims, in order to cope with their trauma, reimagine the abuse happening to them again and again. for example, some SA survivors imagine themselves having a relationship with their assaulter in order to feel like they have some control, and if they're in a relationship with this person, then surely what happened to them isn't so bad.
but of course, this is all my speculation! i'd love to hear the creator's thoughts on my comment and what their actual intentions were, but once again, brilliant job! one of the best games i've played on itch.io for sure <3
I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on the game's story and meaning, and they're pretty spot on! I don't remember seeing anyone else make the connection of the significance of MC taking in a kitten that looks similar to IT -- and how it shows that they're at a point where they're willing to take the risk to open up to new relationships.
The daydreaming was also pretty much what I had mind: The MC had been trying to imagine ways in which their encounter with IT could've turned out better. Better if they'd left IT alone, or better if they'd done something different when taking IT home -- anything at all to make the situation they'd found their self in better. But of course IT wasn't willing to let go of them so easily.
Thank you so much for your thoughts and for playing the game!
woohoo! I'm so happy that my interpretation of the lore was pretty accurate! ^__^ this game is an absolute gem, thank you for making it!
this game was so fun and loved how the endings are so unique
Thank you very much!
Thank you for your kind words and for playing to the end! I'm glad you enjoyed the game and its story too!
ohh dude, i love these! really brings me back the old times with the concept of fever dreams. all endings are SO SPOT ON!! (i got all of them <3)
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed all the endings!
THIS GAME IS SO GOOD! my toxic trait is i finished it in 4 hours and would still take
i tthe cat home, don't really see how its different from a normal cat tbhThank you very much!
Thank you so much! Glad to see you picked up the game again!
hi, how do i start the game? i downloaded the files but idk how to start it. pls help me!!
Sorry this is so late!
Once you download the files, extract them and then the game application will read: DoNOTTakeThisCatHome
Double-click that to start the game
what are you? my mom?/j
I have a question? is the protagonist Male Or Female, What are their hobbies, I could use this Info For my fan fictions! and btw I'm giving these ideas for you! So maybe you could use this! But anyway! Back to questions what are their favorite color, singer, food?
Neat story idea! The MC is meant to be mostly a blank slate for the reader to slip in so I made sure there weren't that many personal details about them, not even a gender -- just that they were a socially anxious, depressed and lonely introvert.
Alright thank you!
Remember that old fan fiction? Well I made a part 2! If you need to remeber btw you basically save the cat from evil corruption and there are a ton of evil "other worldly Beasts" out there here it is- MC:*You wake up in the alley With the cats Laying on you, Ever since you've adopted it it's always been pretty weird, And the kitten with green eyes isn't named yet* *you decide to go out to your home, besides why are you here?* MC:Come on Cats! your legs won't move themselves! *chuckles him/herself* *They move with a purr* *They walk across the dog park* MC:Ugh You know? I don't really like dogs anymore.. I feel like. They're brain dead Animals eh? But we should get goin-... *A weird dog with the same corruption and fierce yellow glowing eyes Stares in the distance* MC:RUN! ugh I wish IT could still talk I shouldn't have saved It... *Thinks* No! I shouldn't think that it was just a poor cat.. *At the hotel* Safety? The End?
Welll hello again! pixie, I've seen all your sound tracks on YouTube They're really nice! I would subscribe but parental controls won't let me.
Nice game but toooooooooooooooooooo disturbing
Thank you!
this was an amazing game! we had a lot of fun playing it on stream. proud to say we got all 40 endings! great game with an even greater message :3
Thank you very much! I'm glad you had fun playing!
this game was incredible, I spent all my sunday on it and it was pretty scary despite the pretty cute art style. I swear I started getting genuinely scared of the cat's appearance xD. It was overall a great game (even if some deaths/descriptions felt a bit repetitive). Definitely would recommend it (to people who are looking to have a great time and an existential crisis).
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
If there was a word like "kino" for games I'd use it right here
Thanks so much for playing!
What does 'kino' mean? I only know it from that 2003 anime Kino's Journey
i've been trying to do a true reset on the game but when i follow the steps, the game won't open at all. is there a solution to this?
If you want to play again with a full reset, you'll have to delete ALL save/persistent data from TWO files -- one in the folder where you installed the game AND one in these platform-specific locations on your computer:
## Windows: %APPDATA\RenPy\<config.save_directory>
## Macintosh: $HOME/Library/RenPy/<config.save_directory>
## Linux: $HOME/.renpy/<config.save_directory>
If it's not opening at all, something might have been deleted, so try reinstalling the game.
did you record the "nya-a-a" chant yourself
I did, and it's always embarrassing to hear when I watch let's plays XD Sometimes I have to skip that part entirely, haha!
ehe
Was not expecting this game to actually scare me. I don't play a lot of visual novel games but this is super intriguing. How come a cute cat can become so terrifying? Good job on the writing.
Thank you very much! I hope you the story and the rest of the game!
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the rest of the game!
The catastrophic events you have just witnessed are, in all likelihood, less severe than the destruction that would actually occur in the event of a full nuclear strike against the United States.
It is hoped that the images of this film will inspire the nations of this earth, their peoples and leaders, to find the means to avert the fateful day.
Yes, this is the ending disclaimer to The Day After.
Just don't take the cat home and we'll all be fine.
Ooh! This sounds like the makings of an analog/digital horror!
The Day After is a serious movie produced during the Cold War which discusses nuclear war. Definitely not analog horror.
There might be something wrong with me, I still wanted to take the cat home at the very very end, even if it wasn't cat like anymore and near the end where it was about to stop chasing you. The meows :( broke my itty bitty heart. I somehow managed to get all the endings without looking at the guide, my last one before THE LAST task was the one where you turn back to the cat after saying you were going to leave it, and just trauma dump on the baby. Also when you ate the chocolate after committing the deed, was hilarious. For completionism, I may have chosen to kick, kill and eat the dog. MY BAD lol! I found the dog ending funny and the guy that kept sitting in front of you at the movie theater, my brother said there should have been an option to spite him by pulling out a really tall hat from no where and sitting in front of him instead. This is most definitely the longest comment I have ever made for a game, you clearly spent a lot of time on this game and it shows with how well its written. The game was perfect and thank you for making it. :)
Same. The cat immediately got my pity. Bruh i was willing to take it home but IT is a good liar lol. My only weakness! cats.
And thank YOU for playing!
I'm glad the story resonated with you so deeply and enjoyed the little moments of humor in it as well as the horror. Choosing to sit in front of the stranger in the theater would've been it's own kind of terror, just thinking about the staring the whole time !*shudder* I like reading long comments, so I appreciate it!
Also, fun fact! The OST playing while the MC is trauma dumping on the cat is called 'fickle confidant'
guys dont download this game! when i did it the cat went out of my pc screen and sacrificed me to the gods! horrible experience! 10/10
Oh no, I thought I took care of that bug! Hope you had a swift recovery!
(spoilers) im using a translator) i'll be honest, i don't like games with horror and jumpscare that much, especially if it's extreme, i was searching for a specific type of visual novel game and then this one came up, i didn't read the synopsis, i just downloaded the game, at first i realized it wasn't what i thought it was (because, duh i didn't read the synopsis so i thought it was another type of game) but i ignored it and kept playing, bro you have no idea, I was scared, I was anxious, it was very good, the story makes you curious, afraid, angry, hopeful, you identify with the mc,when the voices first appeared, my interpretation was that the cat was actually meant to represent a human being who was a negative person in someone's life, so the person saw the cat as a representation of that, but that wasn't the case haha, even with the jumpscares etc it didnt made me want to stop playing, in fact i wasn't bothered by it after i keep playing, I've already recommended this game to 3 friends, although I'm not fluent in English I just had to look up some words on google, but it did not interfere in any way, as I mentioned before "confusing the type of game" that was the best mistake I made, it was the best experience I've ever had, thank you very much!
I'm glad you enjoyed the game even though you don't like horror! The genre has always been tough for me too, so it was surprising to me that the first game I wanted to make was a psychological horror. I'm happy that the story and MC connected with you too. Thank you for the recommendations and for playing my game!
It was a cute cat from start to finish, even if it kept killing ya. Loved the game.
Thank you so much for playing!
Aftr I played this game, something weird happened
I had a dream of adopting a possesed demonic cat, i can't remember any of the details, sadly.
BRO ;skull;
(=ↀωↀ=) Ooo! Ominous!
I hope it was more of a weird quirky dream and not a full blown nightmare though!
chat, is it worth taking this cat home?
Okay, I'll be honest, I haven't played this game because I don't know English (I'm using Google Translate) I don't have a functional computer and I don't have money :(
But I have seen all the gameplays, images, I have read some pages that talk about the game and I read the comments on this page from time to time. And I can only say that I am obsessed with this game, it makes me very angry that it is not known at all, it seems that it has no fandom, I have thought about making a video for yt about the game but I don't know how to edit very well XD
A curious story is that I found out about the game through a YouTuber who made some videos about the game, he left it halfway and didn't make any more videos about the game, so because I found the plot interesting and I adore evil cats I decided I started researching more about him and I don't regret it.
I love IT, I don't understand why, it's just that he seems so cute and huggable, he reminds me of my cat :3
When I have a computer and money I will buy this game and play it.
And well, I hope you make more games and that things go well in your life.
Chao :)
you don't need money to download ^^ it's only for the donations
That's so cool that you found about the game in that way since I'd always assumed at first that only people looking itch.io would ever find it. Word travels fast that way, huh?
Like Kaori said, the game is free, so you don't have to worry about paying for it! I hope you enjoy it playing on your own!
I appreciate the well wishes and hope things are going well in your life too!
got some more cool endings to this game! Cant wait until i complete the entire thing! Thank you for creating this game and i cant wait to see what you do next!
I've played through the game and achieved all 40 ending in over 8 hours, and I went through an emotional rollercoaster with the adorable cat on a thrilling note. I even cried a little before doing the last few endings since I was very attached to it. Overall, I'd give this a 5-star rating.
P.S. Ending 33 was my most favorite
Ending 33 was a fun one to write and script too!
Thank you so much for playing the game! I'm happy to hear that you resonated with the story that much and that you enjoyed playing!