This is AMAZING game design!!! Also… when I read a Kidna pper say “ All that shivering is PISSING me off” I must have fallen off my chair because THAT WAS A DARK LINE TO READ, Friend! faints again

this is so well made! i love the stressful vibe of the game, and it was good enough to reach the ending! the gameplay is a bit bugged, like i once was talking to someone and a guy in the back kidnapped the kid in the middle of the dialogue, and the fact that it's almost impossible to understand who is evil and who is good. very well made! 

I love yours art and it's so cool to play. The vibe that's really scare me.

The idea and the premise are so unique. And the sound effects were nerve wracking. 

Really GREAT game

Really cool idea for a game! I think there should be some clues about which stranger is good or bad. Maybe the way that they walk? The anxiety meter goes a little bit too fast, but that might be just me.

A gameloop so simple but with so much depth if you wanna make it to the end. Had me strategizing and taking into account where the nearest hiding spot is, where would be a good spot to talk to a stranger etc.
Plus the pixel art is incredible here.
Really good work!

This has to be one of my favorites. We were planning on making something similar but with social anxiety instead of being a child with rest stops to relax your anxiety. At first i was disappointed there were no clues to look out for to tell a good person from bad. Then i started talking to people only near the hiding spots and managed to get through. This really feels very similar to the kind of games my team makes as well so it felt very nice playing this from that aspect too! Good Luck. Do check our game too we're trying to reach 20 ratings 

Damn its a cool game gameplay is very good nice work

Solid game loop! I got kidnapped at first because I didn't realize kidnappers could be running! I also didn't realize that moving my character left would auto-run. So that was pretty spooky when they got me so fast. Second time around I got home safe. I read your spoiler on a different comment, and I honestly totally missed the mom being gone overall, and the dumpster part. I love that there was a lot of character lore, I should have looked more closely at that end scene!
I thought the writing was really nice, it provided good contrast between the tense walk and warm/friendly characters. I think the experience succeeded with the theme and associated anxiety. The gameplay and level design reminded me of my own experiences walking in a city alone late at night, keeping an eye on my surroundings and noting where my exits (for the game, hiding spots) might be.