

This Child Of Mine
BeetleFish Studios · March 12, 2018 · Indie, Adventure, Platformer, Sci-fi, Free to Play
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About This Child Of Mine
Features:
- Survival Horror: You are a mother and her baby in a hostile environment, outsmart or outrun the threat to survive
- Grapple Slug: Obtain an alien slug that functions as a grappling hook
- The Virus: Get infected by a smart mouthed alien parasite
- Quiet Beauty: Gorgeous, hand-drawn characters and environment textures
This Child Of Mine — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
This Child Of Mine is a short narrative-driven adventure that attempts to deliver emotional impact through its unique premise of a mother protecting her child during an alien invasion, but players consistently criticize the sluggish character movement, unskippable cutscenes, and slow pacing that undermine the experience. While the game's atmospheric storytelling and moral themes resonate with some players, the frustrating controls and lack of mechanical depth make it feel more tedious than engaging for most.
This Child Of Mine is a compact 2.5D adventure platformer that combines science-fiction storytelling with survival-horror tension and an unusually personal premise. Developed and published by BeetleFish Studios, the game approaches an alien invasion from the perspective of a mother attempting to keep herself and her baby alive. Rather than presenting another heavily armed hero tasked with eliminating an extraterrestrial army, it concentrates on vulnerability, escape, and parental determination. The result is a small-scale adventure whose strongest qualities come from its atmosphere and ideas rather than mechanical complexity. The story places the protagonist in a hostile world transformed by an alien presence. Her responsibility for a child gives the journey an emotional dimension that distinguishes it from more conventional science-fiction platformers. Survival is not simply about reaching the next location because the character has someone else depending on her. This creates an underlying sense of urgency even during relatively straightforward traversal sequences. The protagonist is not designed as an unstoppable fighter, so avoiding danger, escaping threats, and making intellig…1 found this helpful
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This game is really NOT great, and I think most people played it just for its one and only achievement. Between the really long, cringe blabla of the "thing" trying to possess us, the absolutely terrible controls, and the SLOW character who can’t even run… honestly, there’s nothing worth saving. Thankfully it only lasts a few dozen minutes!
Painfully slow character movement and unskippable cutscenes make it feel more frustrating than fun.
Игра 'This Child Of Mine' - это душераздирающий и запоминающийся опыт, который не оставит никого равнодушным. Она погружает игрока в роль приемного родителя, пытающегося дать ребенку, пережившему тяжелую травму, нормальную жизнь. Симулятор жизни ребенка с травмой создает уникальную атмосферу. Удовлетворение базовых потребностей переплетается с попытками помочь ребенку справиться с эмоциональными проблемами. Каждый выбор имеет последствия, и игрок постоянно сталкивается с моральными дилеммами, от которых зависит будущее ребенка. Визуальный стиль может показаться простым, но он отлично передает эмоциональное состояние персонажей. Музыкальное сопровождение создает меланхоличную атмосферу, усиливающую эффект от происходящего на экране. Несмотря на то, что игра может быть эмоционально тяжелой, она предлагает важный и трогательный опыт. Она заставляет задуматься о трудностях и радостях воспитания детей, особенно тех, кто нуждается в особой поддержке. Если вы готовы к непростому, но глубокому игровому опыту, 'This Child Of Mine' обязательно стоит вашего внимания.
Fun little demo, although the snail's pace was killin' my vibe!
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