The Bad Kids
Psychological horror adventure about a student investigating unsettling mysteries
Aluba Van+ · Published by LightOn Game · Released Jan 17, 2023
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 633
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 3
- peak 24h 5
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Feb 22, 2023
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is The Bad Kids?
In this psychological horror adventure adapted from the TV series Cat's Cradle, you play junior-high student Zhu Chaoyang as he faces troubling events involving family and friends. You explore 3D scenes, search for clues, and solve puzzles to piece together what happened.
For you if...
- +you enjoy unsettling mysteries told through exploration and puzzles
- +you want a single-player story with multiple endings
Not for you if...
- −you dislike games centered on investigation and logic puzzles
- −you prefer to avoid psychological horror and family conflict
What players say
76% of 633 reviews are positive
Players praise the unsettling atmosphere, visuals, and variety of puzzles.
Screenshots and trailer
The Bad Kids system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel CPU Core i3
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750Ti
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 41
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. Text only: English.
Tags
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Indie
- Psychological Horror
- Mystery
- Horror
- Exploration
- Thriller
- Multiple Endings
- Singleplayer
- Atmospheric
- Realistic
- Story Rich
- Puzzle Platformer
- Satire
- Quick-Time Events
Recent updates
- Feb 22, 2023 · Update Information on 22nd February
- Feb 1, 2023 · Update Information 2 on 1st February
- Feb 1, 2023 · Update Information on 1st February
- Jan 29, 2023 · Update Information on 29th January
- Jan 23, 2023 · 23th January Update Information丨Fix special jam
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