Even when it was literally a pile of goop with one eye, I still felt bad for it when it finally died, either I'm way too empathetic, or very susceptible to (previously) cute animals, and manipulation tactics. The little kitten at the end was way too cute, though!
Seriously amazing game, with a love of love and attention put into it. Loved how imaginative (and disturbing) the endings were and they will have me spooked walking around my house for a solid couple days!
I didn't feel bad but my hatred softened a bit. "If you weren't so evil, maybe there could have been another ending" kinda thought. But alas, it lost it's chance. I'm also weak to cute animals though, wanted to pat the forbidden cat do bad.
It's a challenge for empathetic people to be stern and make boundaries and cut ties with people who hurt you, especially when they appeal to that empathy in order to get what they want from you. I'm glad I was able to portray that a little!
making the decision between "get hopes up and not deliver" or "have no evidence that i wanted to do anything" -- i've gotta say i'm interested in making a fangame or at least some fancontent of this game
reading through all the Word Of God (pixeliminal comments) and paying attention to everything you can see ingame, i think i could pull something off with enough lore-accuracy
my mind is stuck on a Decaying Winter X Do Not Take This Cat Home crossover somehow but it might be something else
pixeliminal, if you can see this, i'd like to share whatever i make here if i get it done (here specifically since this is where you seem to be most present)
I wouldn't mind you making fancontent for the game and sharing it here! So long as you don't use the OST music as is from the game, I'd be excited to see what you come up with!
It's the first time that I played a game/ visual novel that features horror elements . It's quite impressive and has appropriate level of difficulty. Apart from the plot, the most thrilling thing for me, as an English learner, is the rich and amazing utilization of vocabulary.
Absolutely brilliant and imaginative game! I know this is a horror game, but I honestly found the route where the cat comforts the player when the player is venting to it super sweet... until it does you-know-what lol
This game? Oh god, absolutely fun and uncomfortable at the same time. I've always found games like this to be insane good, be it very unsettling. If you got a few hours to spare, give this game a go!
Wow I didnt expect this, I really feel this game is one of the most amusing games I played so far, I love cats lol this scared the sh-t out of me I thought it would be a yandere/romance game, god I was wrong.
I personally think more people should play this game, its an eyes opening experince? (I wrote that wrong lol). SOMEHOW it gave me more awareness.
I'm so glad that I've stumbled upon this gem by accident.
This is one of the best indie horror games that I've played in a long time. I can't even believe it's free. It really feels like a ton of effort was put into it. But more impressive was the fact that it was really unpredictable most of the time. It took me a long time to learn all the patterns. I love the surreal outcome of some of the choices and even some dark humor here and there. I guess the game was inspired by 4th wall breaking games such as Doki Doki and the work of Junji Ito?
Either way, not all games manage to touch me deeply and keep my eyes glued to the screen till the very end, but this one did. I can't wait for future work from you. Also, good luck to me sleeping well tonight...
I did take inspiration from Doki Doki and other meta horror games for it's unnerving reactions to player choices. I also took inspiration from works like Junji Ito for the cosmic and existential horror so that it feels alien and surreal, but also strangely personal and emotional.
Thanks again! I'm glad you were to able to enjoy the game until the end!
Absolutely adored this game. The art style drew me in because I thought it was cute and simple yet effective, and decided to stay after each ending. The final endings and leading up to the true ending was quite sad though, and it did feel bittersweet when it was all over. Despite that the game was very fun! The cat in game reminded me lots of my own cat while playing... minus the horror aspects. Thank you for creating this game!
Perfect game! Loved how the game honestly looks, its really nice! Loved how put together an amazing story. Honestly felt sorta bad for the cat in the end, but the cat was clearly trying to manipulate the player into staying with it. Over all 10/10!
I saw the cat as a yandere because its love for the protagonist was violent, overbearing, possessive and obsessive -- just in a platonic way.
That's what it does with all its victims until they're robbed of their lives and bodies; then the cat keeps their wills to strengthen itself (and also because they 'belong' to the cat) and looks for new victims.
I really enjoyed this game, totally worth it. My friend and I was talking about the game, and we came up with a lot of teories. I want to ask something, ¿Does the protagonist have anything to do with the missing people at the beginning of the game?
I admit that I hated the cat at the beginning, but after I saw the true ending... I felt so sorry for it, what a pity that we didn't stayed with it in the end.
But, I really liked the game! I was expecting a simple romance/yandere game, but it was much more than that.
i beat your game under 2 hour.Not gonna lie it was very fun,i all so have a ginger tabby kitten.she just stare at me play this game.i want to say keep up the good work ...
Already left a review but wanted to write a public comment alongside it to recommend it to anyone who might be on the fence about the game and looking in the comments to see how others feel about it. It's a surprisingly unsettling time with a lot of care put into it and is a fairly short but sweet ride, taking me about 4hrs to get all endings.
just got your game like an hour ago, and HOLY SHIT!
i havent yet finished it but from what ive seen so far it is one of the best horror games i have ever had the pleasure of playing! it is genuinely unsettling to the point i have had to take a break and play more tomorrow. this cat is one of the most horrifying horror game antagonists i have EVER ENCOUNTERED! with the way that the more you play the more the game becomes even more self aware is just immaculate!
I sat down with my friend and despite the estimated 3-4 hour gameplay, we spent 7 hours on it, getting all 40 endings in one sitting and the best part is, it only felt like 3-4 hours.
We liked the art style, it was super cute (yet terrifying when it needed to be) and with us both being cat owners it really captured the experience of owning a cat (and it plotting against me..). The writing was great, I won't spoil too much but some of those endings made me squeamish (particularly having to do with food).
If we had anything we want to point out it would be the grammar and spelling mistakes we found here and there. Outside of that, it was a 10/10!🎉
Thank you for making the game, would love to see what else you have in store! (You should like totally put this on Steam 💅 I mean, I'd buy it)
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you and your girlfriend enjoyed the game since I did make it with cat owners in mind. I have a cousin with two cats that she loves like her children. She was side-eyeing me real hard when I pitched this game to her! I did want to show non-cat parents what it's like being owned by a cat, though I definitely exaggerated a bit. Just a bit, though.
I really really loved the game it was awesome but I have a question how do I get the last 4 endings I have 36 out of 40 endings and I have no clue how to get the last 4 I did click at the 3 dots after finishing the game and basically redid everything am I missing something ? should I have given up in the middle of the chase scene
That's strange, there's no way to beat the game without getting 39 out of 40 endings (Ending 37 isn't necessary to beat the game).
Getting 36 out of 40 endings should lead you to where you choose to take the cat home or not. If you choose, 'Do not take the cat home', the 'You are ready' option should now be available. Once you get Ending 36 (Endings are unaligned since the first ending you get is Ending 0), you'll be locked into the endgame endings. You can only see Endings 38 and 39 in the Endings Menu list after the credits roll.
If you're still having trouble, let me know! You can also check the guide for help!
I loved this, however I really did not like how many endings it took to get to the main final end. While all the endings are different, it all leads to the same outcome, which I assume to be death, or maybe it just loops after that I am not sure but it got a little tedious. And I was not sure how it connected to the true end. Great game, I just thought the ending amount could be toned down a bit.
Thank you! And yeah, I definitely got a bit carried away with the endings; I want to try to make any multiple endings I might write for a game more thematic to the story next time.
it was beautifully made! just downloaded it today and finally finished it, loved it very much! I love the graphics and your design. it was very cute, interesting, and deep. the illustration was wonderful!
intriguing, beautiful, disgusting, deep, bloodthirsty, traumatizing, cute, terrifying, shocking, among dozens of other adjectives and emotions that this experience will give you
few mentioned this, but I wanted to highlight more than the art, the soundtrack of this visual novel, all perfectly fitted into each situation with mastery,
a lot of effort and dedication to this work, i love it
My last part of the playthrough, the last 16 endings, including the endgame endings! the ending was seriously the best thing ever and so unexpected i choked up a bit
I really enjoyed your playthrough and your reactions to all the different endings! It was fun and relaxing and I'm glad that the true ending had an impact. Thank you for playing to the end!
thank you so much for making this gem! I was curious if there was a way to get in touch with you privately? i had a couple questions i wanted to run by you if thats okay?
I'm not on any social media other than TikTok and YouTube right now and I'm not sure if they have private messaging available. I'll try setting up a Twitter account and let you know when.
I think the easiest place to miss a few extra bits of dialogue is the dog park, since it only has one ending. They don't effect the endings or the end of the game, but you'd see something interesting if you let the timers run out on the two choices~ It's just a bit of extra fun though!
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Even when it was literally a pile of goop with one eye, I still felt bad for it when it finally died, either I'm way too empathetic, or very susceptible to (previously) cute animals,
and manipulation tactics. The little kitten at the end was way too cute, though!Seriously amazing game, with a love of love and attention put into it. Loved how imaginative (and disturbing) the endings were and they will have me spooked walking around my house for a solid couple days!
I didn't feel bad but my hatred softened a bit. "If you weren't so evil, maybe there could have been another ending" kinda thought. But alas, it lost it's chance. I'm also weak to cute animals though, wanted to pat the forbidden cat do bad.
It's a challenge for empathetic people to be stern and make boundaries and cut ties with people who hurt you, especially when they appeal to that empathy in order to get what they want from you. I'm glad I was able to portray that a little!
Thank you for trying out the game!
No way laurenzside played this, this should get you so many more players!!!!!!!
Just saw her play this lol
I only just saw it a few days ago! I was pretty shocked!
hey Just wanna ask if this is a virus cus when I opened it it said Windows protected your pc
this happens for like almost every game on itch io and its fine so d
It's not a virus, don't worry!
making the decision between "get hopes up and not deliver" or "have no evidence that i wanted to do anything" -- i've gotta say i'm interested in making a fangame or at least some fancontent of this game
reading through all the Word Of God (pixeliminal comments) and paying attention to everything you can see ingame, i think i could pull something off with enough lore-accuracy
my mind is stuck on a Decaying Winter X Do Not Take This Cat Home crossover somehow but it might be something else
pixeliminal, if you can see this, i'd like to share whatever i make here if i get it done (here specifically since this is where you seem to be most present)
I wouldn't mind you making fancontent for the game and sharing it here! So long as you don't use the OST music as is from the game, I'd be excited to see what you come up with!
made fanart because i think this game is a new hyperfixation / obsession https://www.deviantart.com/samxboo/art/take-the-cat-home-1016398642
It's the first time that I played a game/ visual novel that features horror elements . It's quite impressive and has appropriate level of difficulty. Apart from the plot, the most thrilling thing for me, as an English learner, is the rich and amazing utilization of vocabulary.
Thank you very much! I wanted a good balance of descriptive prose while keeping it from being too wordy, so I appreciate it!
Absolutely brilliant and imaginative game! I know this is a horror game, but I honestly found the route where the cat comforts the player when the player is venting to it super sweet... until it does you-know-what lol
Thank you very much! I wanted the cat's disturbing nature to be present, even when it's trying to be sweet in its own way, haha!
This game? Oh god, absolutely fun and uncomfortable at the same time. I've always found games like this to be insane good, be it very unsettling. If you got a few hours to spare, give this game a go!
Thank you! Those are the feelings I was going for, so I'm glad you had a fun and unsettling time!
Queria que desse para colocar o idioma para português br, no entanto o jogo continua incrível mesmo eu não entendendo algumas partes ( maioria 😓)
Traduzido com o Google:
Muito obrigado! Estou feliz que você tenha gostado do jogo. Espero um dia conseguir traduzi-lo para outros idiomas
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Wow I didnt expect this, I really feel this game is one of the most amusing games I played so far, I love cats lol this scared the sh-t out of me I thought it would be a yandere/romance game, god I was wrong.
I personally think more people should play this game, its an eyes opening experince? (I wrote that wrong lol). SOMEHOW it gave me more awareness.
loved the ending with the stray cat :)
Thank you so much! I wrote this game inspired by my cousin's cats, so it's pretty much for cat lovers. So I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
I'm so glad that I've stumbled upon this gem by accident.
This is one of the best indie horror games that I've played in a long time. I can't even believe it's free. It really feels like a ton of effort was put into it. But more impressive was the fact that it was really unpredictable most of the time. It took me a long time to learn all the patterns. I love the surreal outcome of some of the choices and even some dark humor here and there. I guess the game was inspired by 4th wall breaking games such as Doki Doki and the work of Junji Ito?
Either way, not all games manage to touch me deeply and keep my eyes glued to the screen till the very end, but this one did. I can't wait for future work from you. Also, good luck to me sleeping well tonight...
Thank you for your kind words!
I did take inspiration from Doki Doki and other meta horror games for it's unnerving reactions to player choices. I also took inspiration from works like Junji Ito for the cosmic and existential horror so that it feels alien and surreal, but also strangely personal and emotional.
Thanks again! I'm glad you were to able to enjoy the game until the end!
Absolutely adored this game. The art style drew me in because I thought it was cute and simple yet effective, and decided to stay after each ending. The final endings and leading up to the true ending was quite sad though, and it did feel bittersweet when it was all over. Despite that the game was very fun! The cat in game reminded me lots of my own cat while playing... minus the horror aspects. Thank you for creating this game!
Thank you very much for playing all the way to the end! I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
Perfect game! Loved how the game honestly looks, its really nice! Loved how put together an amazing story. Honestly felt sorta bad for the cat in the end,
but the cat was clearly trying to manipulate the player into staying with it.
Over all 10/10!
Thank you so much! The ending is meant to be bittersweet because the feelings are complicated but the outcome is ultimately for the best.
why is this tagged as yandere?
Spoilers:
I saw the cat as a yandere because its love for the protagonist was violent, overbearing, possessive and obsessive -- just in a platonic way.
That's what it does with all its victims until they're robbed of their lives and bodies; then the cat keeps their wills to strengthen itself (and also because they 'belong' to the cat) and looks for new victims.
This was fun to watch! I'm glad you're enjoying the game so far!
will there be a dog version
There aren't any plans for it at the moment. This game was mostly inspired by my cousin's cats and what I thought would be terrifying for a cat owner!
thank you for answering
I really enjoyed this game, totally worth it. My friend and I was talking about the game, and we came up with a lot of teories. I want to ask something, ¿Does the protagonist have anything to do with the missing people at the beginning of the game?
Thank you, I'm glad you both enjoyed the game! The protagonist didn't have anything to do with the missing people.
...But the cat certainly did.
I admit that I hated the cat at the beginning, but after I saw the true ending... I felt so sorry for it, what a pity that we didn't stayed with it in the end.
But, I really liked the game! I was expecting a simple romance/yandere game, but it was much more than that.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked the story!
reading the content warnings list i am already terrified holy shit nahh this game boutta be terrifying
I hope you enjoyed the game and that it was scary and unsettling enough! But not TOO unsettling!
i beat your game under 2 hour.Not gonna lie it was very fun,i all so have a ginger tabby kitten.she just stare at me play this game.i want to say keep up the good work ...
Thank you so much and I'm glad you had fun playing!
Already left a review but wanted to write a public comment alongside it to recommend it to anyone who might be on the fence about the game and looking in the comments to see how others feel about it. It's a surprisingly unsettling time with a lot of care put into it and is a fairly short but sweet ride, taking me about 4hrs to get all endings.
Thank you for the review and the comment! I'm glad the game was able to surprise and entertain you!
Take it.
Your let's play videos were really funny! I'm glad you're enjoying the game!
just got your game like an hour ago, and HOLY SHIT!
i havent yet finished it but from what ive seen so far it is one of the best horror games i have ever had the pleasure of playing! it is genuinely unsettling to the point i have had to take a break and play more tomorrow. this cat is one of the most horrifying horror game antagonists i have EVER ENCOUNTERED! with the way that the more you play the more the game becomes even more self aware is just immaculate!
15/10 you have completely outdone yourself!
Thank you! I really appreciate that! I hope you enjoy the rest of the game!
Thank you so much! That's really kind of you to say.
I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
I sat down with my friend and despite the estimated 3-4 hour gameplay, we spent 7 hours on it, getting all 40 endings in one sitting and the best part is, it only felt like 3-4 hours.
We liked the art style, it was super cute (yet terrifying when it needed to be) and with us both being cat owners it really captured the experience of owning a cat (and it plotting against me..). The writing was great, I won't spoil too much but some of those endings made me squeamish (particularly having to do with food).
If we had anything we want to point out it would be the grammar and spelling mistakes we found here and there. Outside of that, it was a 10/10!🎉
Thank you for making the game, would love to see what else you have in store!
(You should like totally put this on Steam 💅 I mean, I'd buy it)
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you and your girlfriend enjoyed the game since I did make it with cat owners in mind. I have a cousin with two cats that she loves like her children. She was side-eyeing me real hard when I pitched this game to her! I did want to show non-cat parents what it's like being owned by a cat, though I definitely exaggerated a bit. Just a bit, though.
Thanks again!
i made an account just to comment because i found this game at like 1 am and stayed up til 6 am playing this and it changed my brain chemistry
In a good way, I hope! Thank you so much for giving the game a try!
I really really loved the game it was awesome but I have a question how do I get the last 4 endings I have 36 out of 40 endings and I have no clue how to get the last 4 I did click at the 3 dots after finishing the game and basically redid everything am I missing something ? should I have given up in the middle of the chase scene
Spoilers!
That's strange, there's no way to beat the game without getting 39 out of 40 endings (Ending 37 isn't necessary to beat the game).
Getting 36 out of 40 endings should lead you to where you choose to take the cat home or not. If you choose, 'Do not take the cat home', the 'You are ready' option should now be available. Once you get Ending 36 (Endings are unaligned since the first ending you get is Ending 0), you'll be locked into the endgame endings. You can only see Endings 38 and 39 in the Endings Menu list after the credits roll.
If you're still having trouble, let me know! You can also check the guide for help!
I loved this, however I really did not like how many endings it took to get to the main final end. While all the endings are different, it all leads to the same outcome, which I assume to be death, or maybe it just loops after that I am not sure but it got a little tedious. And I was not sure how it connected to the true end. Great game, I just thought the ending amount could be toned down a bit.
Thank you! And yeah, I definitely got a bit carried away with the endings; I want to try to make any multiple endings I might write for a game more thematic to the story next time.
it was beautifully made! just downloaded it today and finally finished it, loved it very much! I love the graphics and your design. it was very cute, interesting, and deep. the illustration was wonderful!
Thank you, I'm glad you liked the game!
intriguing, beautiful, disgusting, deep, bloodthirsty, traumatizing, cute, terrifying, shocking, among dozens of other adjectives and emotions that this experience will give you
few mentioned this, but I wanted to highlight more than the art, the soundtrack of this visual novel, all perfectly fitted into each situation with mastery,
a lot of effort and dedication to this work, i love it
Thank you so much! This was my first time making a soundtrack like this, so I really appreciate it!
i cant wait to see the other endings
I hope you enjoy the game!
This game is amazing ! Happy happy
Thank you so much!
My last part of the playthrough, the last 16 endings, including the endgame endings! the ending was seriously the best thing ever and so unexpected i choked up a bit
I really enjoyed your playthrough and your reactions to all the different endings! It was fun and relaxing and I'm glad that the true ending had an impact. Thank you for playing to the end!
thank you so much for making this gem! I was curious if there was a way to get in touch with you privately? i had a couple questions i wanted to run by you if thats okay?
I'm not on any social media other than TikTok and YouTube right now and I'm not sure if they have private messaging available. I'll try setting up a Twitter account and let you know when.
Okay, I've added the link to my twitter account on the itch.io profile!
I love how fun and cute the game is, especially the kittens in this game
and I liked it so much, I wish I had IT as my real life cat (: anyways great job making this game 👍
Also, I wonder if there is a secret ending or easter egg I have missed, if there is that would be cool
Thanks so much, I'm glad you had fun!
I think the easiest place to miss a few extra bits of dialogue is the dog park, since it only has one ending. They don't effect the endings or the end of the game, but you'd see something interesting if you let the timers run out on the two choices~ It's just a bit of extra fun though!
5/5 grate game!
took me a couple hours but i got all the endings, and enjoyed my time to!
thank you for making this game and keep it up
Thanks so much!
4.5/5. restarting the game to get a new ending was tedious, but it had a very good storyline. Would recommend!
Thanks for the feedback! Next time I'll think more about how to limit that sort of thing unless it connects to the story in a deeper way.
Alright. Thanks. I would've played for longer then 45 minutes, but I really disliked clicking rapidly to resume where I was.
Why is this game so good, and so much content as well. Its been two days and I'm still missing ending 31.
Thank you, I appreciate you giving the game a try!
This game was very good and had a lot fun playing the game
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Part 3 is up! its roughly half of the leave the cat endings