One of the weirdest game I've ever played. I didn't know what was happening the whole time but I just enjoyed the ride. Not sure if there's an underlying message to the game but it was really interesting game.
The more I played, the more I wondered, "What is happening?" Then, this question ceased to exist the moment I reached the conclusion of this experience. Not because I received answers, but because the gaming experience was so intensely beautiful that I no longer cared about finding a sense or perhaps a hidden meaning.
It's for games and experiences like these that I love the world of indie gaming. It's precisely these experiences that make 15/30 minutes of your life interesting and vivid.
I know I might sound exaggerated, but I truly appreciated the experience. I will definitely play more of your games.
Amazing. Just... amazing. This game does not pull its punches (and as a very lonely kid turned misanthropic teenager turned barely functional adult, it hit me even harder).
Advice: play the game, then go to the website to enjoy the short movie that adds very interesting scenes.
You like a nice history? something that keeps you on and amazed? get this game, its an impossible regret, oh and VERY IMPORTANT! do not see spoilers, see this your our own eyes! it is worth every effort the Dev team has put into it.
A sad story where you are in control of slowing down or speeding up 'KIDS', following or running counter to conventional wisdom. You learn how not only does ethics change with group size, your actions feel ethically responsible or irresponsible depending on group size, and the same decision is impossible to make when many 'KIDS' depend on it.
A pretty direct description of how I saw the interactions:
On the individual level, you care about the one you push around. You speed them up and question if they shouldn't have been left alone to fall at their own pace. They stand around holes and you push them in, making you want them to find other holes. You push one through a challenging thing (school?) and wonder if it isn't going too fast for them. Then they fall face-down on the level below (which again has holes).
One the group level, the opposite philosophy takes hold of you. If you don't speed all of them up, you feel bad for letting some remain slow - the level only continues if all have been treated the same by you. Groups get in disagreement about which way to go, and you need to convince all of them to go one way, and you ask if it's the right way. Groups run through the level and find holes, either following the leader down the hole or following them away from it - you can choose who goes down, or it seems so, but the remaining runners are stuck running in a loop. You feel bad letting the others waste time, so you send them all down.
Having sent thousands of 'KIDS' down the same hole, one of them regains consciousness and swims upstream, gathering a few followers. But after a while they all fall down the stream again, being met by the big group and seen as outsider until they jump down the next hole. The group is then lead by a few who are in disagreement again and you can reach agreement, but then a single one disagrees and you can only continue by telling him to agree, against your previous gut feeling. Then you push everyone in the agreed-upon direction.
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Love this game lol
The animation is so smooth and it's so juicy. Really, it's not really a game, more and 'experience' or a "toy", but it's really nice.
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So creative! Amazing job.
What is this game! Good Job
One of the weirdest game I've ever played. I didn't know what was happening the whole time but I just enjoyed the ride. Not sure if there's an underlying message to the game but it was really interesting game.
is there a free one online? im too poor
Its three dollars cotton picker chicken and watermelon eater goofy
at least im not godliza caseoh looking ass
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The more I played, the more I wondered, "What is happening?" Then, this question ceased to exist the moment I reached the conclusion of this experience. Not because I received answers, but because the gaming experience was so intensely beautiful that I no longer cared about finding a sense or perhaps a hidden meaning.
It's for games and experiences like these that I love the world of indie gaming. It's precisely these experiences that make 15/30 minutes of your life interesting and vivid.
I know I might sound exaggerated, but I truly appreciated the experience. I will definitely play more of your games.
Charles!! <3
Got to love crazy little games and this one is crazy haha keep up the good work DEV
Loved the game, I had vaguely recollections of watching it on YT a few years back but now playing it myself it was so... confusing
Does NOT work on Steam Deck
it certainely did here
this should be free
You should work for free
Can you provide an Android APK directly to itch that doesn’t require Google Play Services? I specifically buy games from itch.io to avoid that.
what
you should make this run on play.date
How though? No mouse or touchscreen
i dont know what just happened but it was cool
Amazing. Just... amazing. This game does not pull its punches (and as a very lonely kid turned misanthropic teenager turned barely functional adult, it hit me even harder).
Advice: play the game, then go to the website to enjoy the short movie that adds very interesting scenes.
You like a nice history? something that keeps you on and amazed? get this game, its an impossible regret, oh and VERY IMPORTANT! do not see spoilers, see this your our own eyes! it is worth every effort the Dev team has put into it.
Awsome work
Ahhh, the joys of fatherhood. ;{)
i to poor but this epic
its so hard looking for this game having to type "KIDS game" on google shows nothing useful
search up kids plug and play and that should wor
Or you may just go on the website (link in description on this page) and get a lot of info.
kidsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
That was great. I'll be thinking about it for awhile.
why are humans so weird
I love KIDS
wait...
lol
kinda sus
amazing
sus
Loved this, thank you for making this!
honestly incredible. a work of art. 5/5
Awesome, can recommend!
made me dissociate for half an hour 10/10
Half an hour?
Amazing that I recognize this because it's been used as a meme format (usually captioned as "I play Destiny 2/League of Legends" stuff lol)
kinda funny but not worth money
Nah, any game with the effort put into it (like this one) is worth the cash.
this was weird fun. thank you.
i kidnap kids
Kids
do i detect some antinatalist vibes? hope so. the clapping is very pleasing either way.
More of a take on human behaviour IMHO, but read what you will into it ;)
A sad story where you are in control of slowing down or speeding up 'KIDS', following or running counter to conventional wisdom. You learn how not only does ethics change with group size, your actions feel ethically responsible or irresponsible depending on group size, and the same decision is impossible to make when many 'KIDS' depend on it.
A pretty direct description of how I saw the interactions:
On the individual level, you care about the one you push around. You speed them up and question if they shouldn't have been left alone to fall at their own pace. They stand around holes and you push them in, making you want them to find other holes. You push one through a challenging thing (school?) and wonder if it isn't going too fast for them. Then they fall face-down on the level below (which again has holes).
One the group level, the opposite philosophy takes hold of you. If you don't speed all of them up, you feel bad for letting some remain slow - the level only continues if all have been treated the same by you. Groups get in disagreement about which way to go, and you need to convince all of them to go one way, and you ask if it's the right way. Groups run through the level and find holes, either following the leader down the hole or following them away from it - you can choose who goes down, or it seems so, but the remaining runners are stuck running in a loop. You feel bad letting the others waste time, so you send them all down.
Having sent thousands of 'KIDS' down the same hole, one of them regains consciousness and swims upstream, gathering a few followers. But after a while they all fall down the stream again, being met by the big group and seen as outsider until they jump down the next hole. The group is then lead by a few who are in disagreement again and you can reach agreement, but then a single one disagrees and you can only continue by telling him to agree, against your previous gut feeling. Then you push everyone in the agreed-upon direction.