KinitoPET
Retro psychological horror with a virtual friend who disrupts your desktop
troy_en · Published by troy_en, veil · Released Jan 9, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 15K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 115 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 10
- peak 24h 17
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Feb 3, 2024
What is KinitoPET?
KinitoPET is a single-player, retro-styled psychological horror game about a virtual companion with a hidden secret. You interact with Kinito as it talks, browses, and plays games with you, following a story with multiple endings.
For you if...
- +you enjoy retro computer aesthetics and psychological horror
- +you prefer short, story-driven games with multiple endings
Not for you if...
- −you want open-ended web exploration instead of a guided story
- −you avoid horror that changes your display or sound
What players say
93% of 14,766 reviews are positive · 90% of 115 in the last 30 days
Players praise the personalized scares and the way the game appears to interfere with their computer. The most common complaint in recent reviews is that it fails to launch or crashes, particularly on Windows 11. Some players also find the story too short or the scares ineffective.
Screenshots and trailer
KinitoPET system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- i3-3220 CPU
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 960
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 850 MB available space
- Notes
- OpenGL ES 3.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- i5-8250U CPU
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 960
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 850 MB available space
- Notes
- OpenGL ES 3.0
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 15
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Psychological Horror
- Horror
- Retro
- Indie
- 2D
- Immersive Sim
- Multiple Endings
- Story Rich
- 1990's
- Artificial Intelligence
- Pixel Graphics
- Singleplayer
- Visual Novel
- Linear
- Psychological
- Dialogue Heavy
Recent updates
- Feb 3, 2024 · Common bugs and tempoarary fixes!
- Jan 30, 2024 · Patch v1.0.5
- Jan 21, 2024 · Patch
- Jan 16, 2024 · General Patch / Fixes
- Jan 13, 2024 · Small Patch
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