The Bad Kids on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

As an adaptation of the popular suspecse TV series, Cat's Cradle, this game combines investigation, solving puzzles and reasoning with original stories, which can build a more Immersive experience. Game will build new stories based on original setting and focus on the inner world of the character.

The Bad Kids is a adventure, indie and puzzle game developed by Aluba Studio and published by LightOn Game.
Released on January 17th 2023 is available on Windows and MacOS in 3 languages: English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 543 reviews of which 412 were positive and 131 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 7.70€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel CPU Core i3
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750Ti
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS 10
  • Processor: Intel CPU Core i5
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 6100
  • Storage: 10 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
For a simple puzzle horror game, this game does last longer than I thought, but not too long. Somehow it is just right and has a system to change most important choices to get you all of the different endings (of which there are 3). The game itself is a little confusing at first but, like in true horror mystery fashion, you will find out the more you go. The puzzles are typical for the genre, but I did struggle with quite a few of them and had to check a guide because the info was not really clear what to do. The ambience is very good, but I did have a few sound bugs regarding the TV working in the background. It was too loud during those moments. The characters are alright but the MC is a little dumb for someone being presented as an A-class student ... and even the top of the school. Still, the story was interesting, the endings are solid and the ambience is well made. The QTEs could be skipped and the bugs are minimal. I only got locked with a bug once and had to kill the game. Autosaves work as well. Had a solid time.
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Nov. 2024
Amazing game that kept me on edge and in awe for the great majority of it while I played.
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Nov. 2024
A great game with a great and engrossing storyline. This game deserves more recognition.
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Aug. 2024
The story kept me engaged and the puzzles, although simple, were interesting. Recommended
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June 2024
Good game, lovely day for it
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The Bad Kids
7.2
412
131
Online players
0
Developer
Aluba Studio
Publisher
LightOn Game
Release 17 Jan 2023
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